| Rang | Land | Bevolking | Gebied (km²) | Digtheid (Bev./km²) |
| — | Wêreld (insl. Antarktika) | 7,902,786,000 | 136,162,000 | 58 |
| 1 | Macau (Volksrepubliek China) | 631,636 | 30 | 21,055 |
| 2 | Monaco | 38,682 | 2 | 19,341[1] |
| 3 | Singapoer | 5,757,499 | 716.0 | 8,041 |
| 4 | Hongkong (Volksrepubliek China) | 7,371,730 | 1,104 | 6,677 |
| 5 | Gibraltar (VK) | 33,718 | 6 | 5,620 |
| 6 | Vatikaanstad | 453 | 0.49 | 2,394 |
| 7 | Bahrein | 1,501,635 | 303 | 1,913 |
| 8 | Maldive-eilande | 515,696 | 300 | 1,719 |
| 9 | Malta | 439,428 | 316 | 1,390 |
| 10 | Bermuda (VK) | 64,174 | 53 | 1,211 |
| 11 | Bangladesj | 141,822,300 | 143,998 | 985 |
| 12 | Kanaaleilande (VK) | 149,463 | 195 | 766 |
| 13 | Nauru | 13,635 | 21 | 649 |
| 14 | Republiek China (ook bekend asTaiwan) | 22,894,384 | 35,980 | 636 |
| 15 | Barbados | 269,556 | 430 | 627 |
| 16 | Saint-Martin (Frankryk) | 33,102 | 53.2 | 622 |
| 17 | Palestina (Israel) | 3,702,212 | 6,020 | 615 |
| 18 | Mauritius | 1,244,663 | 2,040 | 610 |
| 19 | Aruba (Nederland) | 99,468 | 180 | 553 |
| 20 | Mayotte (Frankryk) | 180,610 | 374 | 483 |
| 21 | Suid-Korea | 48,846,823 | 99,538 | 480 |
| 22 | San Marino | 28,117 | 61 | 461 |
| 23 | Puerto Rico (VSA) | 3,954,584 | 8,875 | 446 |
| 24 | Tuvalu | 10,441 | 26 | 402 |
| 25 | Nederland | 16,299,170 | 41,528 | 392 |
| 26 | Martinique (Frankryk) | 395,932 | 1,102 | 359 |
| 27 | Comore-eilande | 797,902 | 2,235 | 357 |
| 28 | Libanon | 3,576,818 | 10,400 | 344 |
| 29 | Rwanda | 9,037,690 | 26,338 | 343 |
| 30 | Marshalleilande | 61,963 | 181 | 342 |
| 31 | België | 10,419,050 | 30,528 | 341 |
| 32 | Japan | 128,084,700 | 377,873 | 339 |
| 33 | Indië | 1,103,371,000 | 3,287,263 | 336 |
| 34 | El Salvador | 6,880,951 | 21,041 | 327 |
| 35 | Sint-Barthélemy (Frankryk) | 6,852 | 21 | 326 |
| 36 | Amerikaans-Samoa (VSA) | 64,869 | 199 | 326 |
| 37 | Maagde-eilande (VSA) | 111,818 | 347 | 322 |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 20,742,910 | 65,610 | 316 |
| 39 | Réunion (Frankryk) | 785,139 | 2,510 | 313 |
| 40 | Guam (VSA) | 169,635 | 549 | 309 |
| 41 | Haïti | 8,527,777 | 27,750 | 307 |
| 42 | Sint Vincent en die Grenadines | 119,051 | 388 | 307 |
| 43 | Israel | 6,724,564 | 22,145 | 304 |
| 44 | Sint Lucia | 160,765 | 539 | 298 |
| 45 | Filippyne | 83,054,480 | 300,000 | 277 |
| 46 | Burundi | 7,547,515 | 27,834 | 271 |
| 47 | Grenada | 102,924 | 344 | 260 |
| 48 | Trinidad en Tobago | 1,305,236 | 5,130 | 254 |
| 49 | Viëtnam | 84,238,230 | 331,689 | 254 |
| 50 | Guadeloupe (Frankryk) | 405,000 | 1,628 | 248 |
| 51 | Verenigde Koninkryk | 59,667,840 | 242,900 | 246 |
| 52 | Jamaika | 2,650,713 | 10,991 | 241 |
| 53 | Duitsland | 82,689,210 | 357,022 | 232 |
| 54 | Nederlandse Antille (Nederland) | 182,656 | 800 | 228 |
| 55 | Liechtenstein | 34,521 | 160 | 216 |
| 56 | Pakistan | 157,935,100 | 796,095 | 198 |
| 57 | Italië | 58,092,740 | 301,318 | 193 |
| 58 | Noord-Korea | 22,487,660 | 120,538 | 187 |
| 59 | Nepal | 27,132,630 | 147,181 | 184 |
| 60 | Antigua en Barbuda | 81,479 | 442 | 184 |
| 61 | Dominikaanse Republiek | 8,894,907 | 48,671 | 183 |
| 62 | Luxemburg | 464,904 | 2,586 | 180 |
| 63 | Seychelle | 80,654 | 455 | 177 |
| 64 | Switserland | 7,252,331 | 41,284 | 176 |
| 65 | Noordelike Mariana-eilande (VSA) | 80,801 | 464 | 174 |
| 66 | Kaaimanseilande (VK) | 45,017 | 264 | 171 |
| 67 | Sint Kitts en Nevis | 42,696 | 261 | 164 |
| 68 | Sao Tome en Principe | 156,523 | 964 | 162 |
| 69 | Federale State van Mikronesië | 110,487 | 702 | 157 |
| 70 | Koeweit | 2,686,873 | 17,818 | 151 |
| 71 | Britse Maagde-eilande (VK) | 22,016 | 151 | 146 |
| 72 | Andorra | 67,151 | 468 | 143 |
| 73 | Nigerië | 131,529,700 | 923,768 | 142 |
| 74 | Volksrepubliek China | 1,315,844,000 | 9,596,961 | 137 |
| 75 | Tonga | 102,311 | 747 | 137 |
| 76 | Kiribati | 99,350 | 726 | 137 |
| 77 | Gambië | 1,517,079 | 11,295 | 134 |
| 78 | Anguilla (VK) | 12,205 | 91 | 134 |
| 79 | Man (eiland) (VK) | 76,538 | 572 | 134 |
| 80 | Transnistria | 555,347 | 4163 | 133 |
| 81 | Tsjeggië | 10,219,600 | 78,866 | 130 |
| 82 | Denemarke | 5,430,590 | 43,094 | 126 |
| 83 | Kaap Verde | 506,807 | 4,033 | 126 |
| 84 | Thailand | 64,232,760 | 513,115 | 125 |
| 85 | Moldawië | 4,205,747 | 33,851 | 124 |
| 86 | Pole | 38,529,560 | 312,685 | 123 |
| 85 | Uganda | 28,816,230 | 241,038 | 120 |
| 86 | Indonesië | 222,781,500 | 1,904,569 | 117 |
| 87 | Guatemala | 12,599,060 | 108,889 | 116 |
| 88 | Tokelau (Nieu-Seeland) | 1,378 | 12 | 115 |
| 89 | Portugal | 10,494,500 | 91,982 | 114 |
| 90 | Europese Unie | 494,070,000 | 4,422,773 | 112 |
| 91 | Slowakye | 5,400,908 | 49,033 | 110 |
| 92 | Frankryk | 60,495,540 | 551,500 | 110 |
| 93 | Albanië | 3,129,678 | 28,748 | 109 |
| 94 | Malawi | 12,883,940 | 118,484 | 109 |
| 95 | Hongarye | 10,097,730 | 93,032 | 109 |
| 96 | Togo | 6,145,004 | 56,785 | 108 |
| 97 | Serwië | 9,396,411 | 88,361 | 106 |
| 98 | Dominika | 78,940 | 751 | 105 |
| 99 | Sirië | 19,043,380 | 185,180 | 103 |
| 100 | Kuba | 11,269,400 | 110,861 | 102 |
| 101 | Armenië | 3,016,312 | 29,800 | 101 |
| 102 | Oostenryk | 8,189,444 | 83,858 | 98 |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 8,410,801 | 86,600 | 97 |
| 104 | Slowenië | 1,966,814 | 20,256 | 97 |
| 105 | Turkye | 73,192,840 | 783,562 | 93 |
| 106 | Ghana | 22,112,810 | 238,533 | 93 |
| 107 | Roemenië | 21,711,470 | 238,391 | 91 |
| 108 | Ciprus | 835,307 | 9,251 | 90 |
| 109 | Spanje | 43,064,190 | 505,992 | 85 |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 4,327,228 | 51,100 | 85 |
| 111 | Griekeland | 11,119,890 | 131,957 | 84 |
| 112 | Kroasië | 4,551,338 | 56,538 | 81 |
| 113 | Noord-Masedonië | 2,034,060 | 25,713 | 79 |
| 114 | Turkse Republiek van Noord-Siprus | 264,172 | 3,355 | 78 |
| 115 | Kambodja | 14,071,010 | 181,035 | 78 |
| 116 | Wallis en Futuna (Frankryk) | 15,480 | 200 | 77 |
| 117 | Sierra Leone | 5,525,478 | 71,740 | 77 |
| 118 | Oekraïne | 46,480,700 | 603,700 | 77 |
| 119 | Maleisië | 25,347,370 | 329,847 | 77 |
| 120 | Bosnië-Herzegowina | 3,907,074 | 51,197 | 76 |
| 121 | Cookeilande (Nieu-Seeland) | 17,954 | 236 | 76 |
| 122 | Benin | 8,438,853 | 112,622 | 75 |
| 123 | Myanmar | 50,519,490 | 676,578 | 75 |
| 124 | Egipte | 74,032,880 | 1,001,449 | 74 |
| 125 | Katar | 812,842 | 11,000 | 74 |
| 126 | Marokko | 31,478,460 | 446,550 | 70 |
| 127 | Ethiopië | 77,430,700 | 1,104,300 | 70 |
| 128 | Bulgarye | 7,725,965 | 110,912 | 70 |
| 129 | Irak | 28,807,190 | 438,317 | 66 |
| 130 | Samoa | 184,984 | 2,831 | 65 |
| 131 | Brunei | 373,819 | 5,765 | 65 |
| 132 | Honduras | 7,204,723 | 112,088 | 64 |
| 133 | Georgië | 4,474,404 | 69,700 | 64 |
| 134 | Franse Polynesia (Frankryk) | 256,603 | 4,000 | 64 |
| 135 | Jordanië | 5,702,776 | 89,342 | 64 |
| 136 | Oos-Timor | 947,064 | 14,874 | 64 |
| 137 | Turks en Caicos Eilande (VK) | 26,288 | 417 | 63 |
| 138 | Tunisië | 10,102,470 | 163,610 | 62 |
| 139 | eSwatini | 1,032,438 | 17,364 | 59 |
| 140 | Oesbekistan | 26,593,120 | 447,400 | 59 |
| 141 | Senegal | 11,658,170 | 196,722 | 59 |
| 142 | Lesotho | 1,794,769 | 30,355 | 59 |
| 143 | Republiek van Ierland | 4,147,901 | 70,273 | 59 |
| 144 | Neia | 34,255,720 | 580,367 | 59 |
| 145 | Ivoorkus | 18,153,870 | 322,463 | 56 |
| 146 | Meksiko | 107,029,400 | 1,958,201 | 55 |
| 147 | Verenigde Arabiese Emirate | 4,495,823 | 83,600 | 54 |
| 148 | Litaue | 3,431,033 | 65,300 | 53 |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 13,227,840 | 274,000 | 48 |
| 150 | Belarus | 9,755,106 | 207,600 | 47 |
| 151 | Ecuador | 13,228,420 | 283,561 | 47 |
| 152 | Fidji | 847,706 | 18,274 | 46 |
| 153 | Bhutan | 2,162,546 | 47,000 | 46 |
| 154 | Afghanistan | 29,863,010 | 652,090 | 46 |
| 155 | Tadjikistan | 6,506,980 | 143,100 | 45 |
| 156 | Montenegro | 630,548 | 14,026 | 45 |
| 157 | Montserrat (VK) | 4,488 | 102 | 44 |
| 158 | Guinee-Bissau | 1,586,344 | 36,125 | 44 |
| 159 | Palau | 19,949 | 459 | 43 |
| 160 | Panama | 3,231,502 | 75,517 | 43 |
| 161 | Nicaragua | 5,486,685 | 130,000 | 42 |
| 162 | Iran | 69,515,210 | 1,648,195 | 42 |
| 163 | Tanzanië | 38,328,810 | 945,087 | 41 |
| 164 | Sint Helena (VK) | 4,918 | 122 | 40 |
| 165 | Colombia | 45,600,240 | 1,138,914 | 40 |
| 166 | Jemen | 20,974,660 | 527,968 | 40 |
| 167 | Suid-Afrika | 47,431,830 | 1,221,037 | 39 |
| 168 | Guinee | 9,402,098 | 245,857 | 38 |
| 169 | Eritrea | 4,401,357 | 117,600 | 37 |
| 170 | Letland | 2,306,988 | 64,600 | 36 |
| 171 | Kameroen | 16,321,860 | 475,442 | 34 |
| 172 | Djiboeti | 793,078 | 23,200 | 34 |
| 173 | Faroëreilande (Denemarke) | 47,017 | 1,399 | 34 |
| 174 | Zimbabwe | 13,009,530 | 390,757 | 33 |
| 175 | Nagorno-Karabakh | 145,000 | 4,400 | 33 |
| 176 | Madagaskar | 18,605,920 | 587,041 | 32 |
| 177 | Verenigde State | 298,212,900 | 9,629,091 | 31 |
| 178 | Republiek van Abkhazia | 215,972 | 7,138 | 30 |
| 179 | Estland | 1,329,697 | 45,100 | 29 |
| 180 | Liberië | 3,283,267 | 111,369 | 29 |
| 181 | Venezuela | 26,749,110 | 912,050 | 29 |
| 182 | Kirghizstan | 5,263,794 | 199,900 | 26 |
| 183 | Laos | 5,924,145 | 236,800 | 25 |
| 184 | Mosambiek | 19,792,300 | 801,590 | 25 |
| 185 | Demokratiese Republiek van die Kongo | 57,548,740 | 2,344,858 | 25 |
| 186 | Somaliland | 3,500,000 | 137,600 | 25 |
| 187 | Saint-Pierre en Miquelon (Frankryk) | 5,769 | 242 | 24 |
| 188 | Die Bahamas | 323,063 | 13,878 | 23 |
| 189 | Brasilië | 186,404,900 | 8,514,877 | 22 |
| 190 | Peru | 27,968,240 | 1,285,216 | 22 |
| 191 | Chili | 16,295,100 | 756,096 | 22 |
| 192 | Swede | 9,041,262 | 449,964 | 20.0 |
| 193 | Uruguay | 3,463,197 | 175,016 | 19.8 |
| 194 | Ekwatoriaal-Guinee | 503,519 | 28,051 | 18.0 |
| 195 | Suid Ossetia | 70,000 | 3,900 | 17.9 |
| 196 | Vanuatu | 211,367 | 12,189 | 17.3 |
| 197 | Solomoneilande | 477,742 | 28,896 | 16.5 |
| 198 | Soedan | 30,894,000 | 1,886,068 | 16.4 |
| 199 | Finland | 5,249,060 | 338,145 | 15.5 |
| 200 | Zambië | 11,668,460 | 752,618 | 15.5 |
| 201 | Paraguay | 6,158,259 | 406,752 | 15.1 |
| 202 | Nieu-Seeland | 4,028,384 | 270,534 | 14.9 |
| 203 | Argentinië | 38,747,150 | 2,780,400 | 13.9 |
| 204 | Algerië | 32,853,800 | 2,381,741 | 13.8 |
| 205 | Pitcairn Eilande (VK) | 67 | 5 | 13.4 |
| 206 | Somalië | 8,227,826 | 637,657 | 12.9 |
| 207 | Angola | 15,941,390 | 1,246,700 | 12.8 |
| 208 | New Caledonia (Frankryk) | 236,838 | 18,575 | 12.8 |
| 209 | Papua New Guinee | 5,887,138 | 462,840 | 12.7 |
| 210 | Noorweë | 4,620,275 | 385,155 | 12.0 |
| 211 | Belize | 269,736 | 22,966 | 11.7 |
| 212 | Republiek van die Kongo | 3,998,904 | 342,000 | 11.7 |
| 213 | Saoedi-Arabië | 24,573,100 | 2,149,690 | 11.4 |
| 214 | Niger | 13,956,980 | 1,267,000 | 11.0 |
| 215 | Mali | 13,518,420 | 1,240,192 | 10.9 |
| 216 | Turkmenistan | 4,833,266 | 488,100 | 9.9 |
| 217 | Rusland | 143,201,600 | 17,098,242 | 8.4 |
| 218 | Bolivia | 9,182,015 | 1,098,581 | 8.4 |
| 219 | Oman | 2,566,981 | 309,500 | 8.3 |
| 220 | Tsjad | 9,748,931 | 1,284,000 | 7.6 |
| 221 | Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek | 4,037,747 | 622,984 | 6.5 |
| 222 | Niue (Nieu-Seeland) | 1,445 | 260 | 5.6 |
| 223 | Kasakstan | 14,825,110 | 2,724,900 | 5.4 |
| 224 | Gaboen | 1,383,841 | 267,668 | 5.2 |
| 225 | Guyana | 751,218 | 214,969 | 3.5 |
| 226 | Libië | 5,853,452 | 1,759,540 | 3.3 |
| 227 | Kanada | 32,268,240 | 9,970,610 | 3.2 |
| 228 | Botswana | 1,764,926 | 581,730 | 3.0 |
| 229 | Mauritanië | 3,068,742 | 1,025,520 | 3.0 |
| 230 | Ysland | 294,561 | 103,000 | 2.9 |
| 231 | Suriname | 449,238 | 163,820 | 2.7 |
| 232 | Australië | 20,155,130 | 7,741,220 | 2.6 |
| 233 | Namibië | 2,031,252 | 824,292 | 2.5 |
| 234 | Frans Guiana (Frankryk) | 187,056 | 90,000 | 2.1 |
| 235 | Mongolië | 2,646,487 | 1,564,116 | 1.7 |
| 236 | Wes-Sahara | 341,421 | 266,000 | 1.3 |
| 237 | Falklandeilande (VK) | 3,060 | 12,173 | 0.25 |
| 238 | Groenland (Denemarke) | 56,916 | 2,175,600 | 0.026 |