Data for 1950

Population Density, 1950

1950, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Population Density, 1950 covers 222 countries. Monaco is highest, at 13,198.3221; Greenland is lowest, at 0.0565. The middle country reads 28.8425.

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Population Density · Data for 1950

HighestMonaco

13,198.3221

LowestGreenland

0.0565

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

222countries
1measure
1950the year it describes
222distinct values4 decimals, as published
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of Population Density, 1950, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Population Density, 1950: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

MonacoMCOWestern Europe	13,198.3221
MacauMACEastern Asia	6,145.4219
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	2,165.6000
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	2,000.0000
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,800.1297
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	1,483.6215
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	935.4905
BermudaBMUNorthern America	689.1389
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	488.1779
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	316.5618
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	300.3700
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	284.6106
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	258.8958
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	256.4529
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	248.1600
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	240.0236
ArubaABWCaribbean	237.4333
JapanJPNEastern Asia	229.3996
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	227.2382
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	214.5306
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	212.2541
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	206.4794
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	200.3896
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	199.6839
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	181.6615
NauruNRUMicronesia	170.3500
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	158.8167
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	158.1115
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	156.9142
ItalyITASouthern Europe	156.7419
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	150.9594
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	149.7612
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	131.9013
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	129.9359
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	126.4667
MontserratMSRCaribbean	125.6650
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	124.5682
HaitiHTICaribbean	118.4558
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	117.3395
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	116.4671
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	115.4969
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	114.5056
GuamGUMMicronesia	112.3410
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	105.3816
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	103.2807
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	103.1468
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	100.6842
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	96.3086
American SamoaASMPolynesia	95.2125
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	92.3240
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	91.5244
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	89.0994
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	87.0167
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	86.8955
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	86.0219
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	84.0588
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	83.7724
PolandPOLEastern Europe	80.9296
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	80.0894
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	78.3101
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	77.3743
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	76.8919
TongaTONPolynesia	76.3992
FranceFRAWestern Europe	75.9605
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	72.2000
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	71.8223
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	71.3875
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	71.2690
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	70.6819
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	69.1461
DominicaDMACaribbean	66.9280
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	66.8706
UkraineUKREastern Europe	64.4046
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	63.4099
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	62.8318
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	61.2188
IsraelISRWestern Asia	59.5682
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	58.4855
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	57.0495
AnguillaAIACaribbean	56.8409
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	56.6713
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	56.3019
SpainESPSouthern Europe	55.8910
CubaCUBCaribbean	55.4948
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	53.4492
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	52.5501
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	52.1288
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	50.3301
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	50.1217
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	49.2619
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	48.5840
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	47.8669
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	46.5043
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	45.8989
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	45.8657
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	45.5453
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	42.6471
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	42.6032
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	40.9357
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	39.9859
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	38.8527
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	37.8907
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	36.0029
BelarusBLREastern Europe	35.1269
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	31.2029
SamoaWSMPolynesia	31.1945
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	30.8342
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	30.3098
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	29.1422
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	29.0539
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	28.9026
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	28.7823
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	27.8925
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	27.8732
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	27.3142
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	27.1504
TogoTGOWestern Africa	25.7330
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	25.3541
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	24.1680
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	23.2194
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	22.8621
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	22.3287
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	21.2448
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	20.0212
BeninBENWestern Africa	19.9581
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	19.6619
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	19.3324
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	19.0893
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	18.5612
Costa RicaCRICentral America	18.1504
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	17.6704
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	17.4654
NiueNIUPolynesia	17.2962
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	17.2253
FijiFJIMelanesia	16.9411
United StatesUSANorthern America	16.8572
PalauPLWMicronesia	16.2489
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	15.6456
BahamasBHSCaribbean	15.5817
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	15.5591
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	15.3989
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	14.6683
HondurasHNDCentral America	14.2925
EcuadorECUSouth America	14.1601
MexicoMEXCentral America	14.0809
SenegalSENWestern Africa	13.2726
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	13.2562
IraqIRQWestern Asia	13.0223
UruguayURYSouth America	12.9011
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	12.7574
GuineaGINWestern Africa	12.2626
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	11.9763
PanamaPANCentral America	11.6053
NicaraguaNICCentral America	11.0640
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	10.7328
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	10.6802
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	10.6800
ColombiaCOLSouth America	10.4718
IranIRNSouthern Asia	10.1369
KenyaKENEastern Africa	9.9344
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	9.5401
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	9.2910
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	9.1300
ChileCHLSouth America	8.8034
YemenYEMWestern Asia	8.7444
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	8.6406
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	8.6082
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	8.6012
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	8.3777
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	8.0771
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	7.5157
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	7.2987
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	7.2150
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	7.2144
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	6.7998
EritreaERIEastern Africa	6.7264
BrazilBRASouth America	6.3900
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	6.3138
ArgentinaARGSouth America	6.0957
PeruPERSouth America	5.9976
VenezuelaVENSouth America	5.9893
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	5.4230
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	5.3037
JordanJORWestern Asia	4.9418
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	4.4273
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	4.4195
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	4.2282
MaliMLIWestern Africa	3.8493
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	3.7865
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	3.7725
ParaguayPRYSouth America	3.7194
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	3.6511
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	3.5278
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	3.5069
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	3.4896
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	3.4082
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	3.1226
BelizeBLZCentral America	3.0282
BoliviaBOLSouth America	2.8524
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	2.7008
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	2.6890
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	2.5140
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	2.4459
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	2.3084
GuyanaGUYSouth America	2.1236
QatarQATWestern Asia	2.0959
NigerNERWestern Africa	2.0508
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	2.0056
GabonGABMiddle Africa	1.8351
CanadaCANNorthern America	1.5112
OmanOMNWestern Asia	1.4765
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	1.4232
SurinameSURSouth America	1.2536
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.0644
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1.0491
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.7923
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.7300
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.6750
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.6381
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.6250
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.5019
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.0565

02In 1950

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Monaco13,198.3221
Macau6,145.4219
Gibraltar2,165.6000
Vatican City2,000.0000
Hong Kong1,800.1297

Lowest

Greenland0.0565
Mongolia0.5019
Namibia0.6250
Mauritania0.6381
Libya0.6750

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 28.8425. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1950.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

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UN DESA Population Division (1950). Population Density, 1950 [data set], describing 1950. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-density/1950

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