Data for 1959

Population Density, 1959

Name: Population Density, 1959
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

1959, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Population Density, 1959 covers 222 countries. Monaco is highest, at 14,527.52; Greenland is lowest, at 0.07. The middle country reads 34.01. Against 1958, 222 values changed (214 up, 8 down), the same countries are covered.

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Population Density · Data for 1959

HighestMonaco

14,527.52

LowestGreenland

0.07

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

222countries
1measure
1959the year it describes
222distinct values4 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of Population Density, 1959, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Population Density, 1959: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	14,527.52
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	5,575.78
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2,706.59
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2,295.39
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	2,186.85
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	2,090.91
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1,048.74
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	771.16
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	532.05
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	387.51
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	337.03
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	327.50
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	305.29
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	300.60
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	299.90
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	298.76
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	296.86
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	271.83
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	269.45
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	255.68
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	253.76
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	247.10
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	222.68
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	215.15
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	213.34
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	210.64
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	207.26
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	202.96
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	185.08
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	175.40
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	170.36
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	166.30
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	160.82
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	150.39
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	150.34
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	149.92
India`IND`Southern Asia	143.21
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	137.46
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	131.60
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	131.16
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	125.88
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	123.92
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	123.16
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	121.12
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	120.48
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	117.59
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	109.76
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	107.29
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	104.42
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	104.40
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	101.06
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	100.78
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	99.54
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	99.00
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	96.11
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	95.14
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	95.12
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	92.92
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	91.46
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	90.54
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	89.69
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	87.89
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	86.91
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	86.47
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	85.00
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	84.85
France`FRA`Western Europe	83.36
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	82.90
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	79.06
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	79.05
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	78.87
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	77.58
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	77.48
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	74.82
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	74.13
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	72.92
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	72.05
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	71.90
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	70.09
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	67.99
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	67.53
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	66.43
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	65.65
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	65.52
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	63.43
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	63.42
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	63.27
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	62.75
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	62.18
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	60.00
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	59.51
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	58.22
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	57.72
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	57.30
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	56.88
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	51.20
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	51.06
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	50.74
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	48.49
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	46.73
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	44.95
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	43.48
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	41.53
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	39.83
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	38.71
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	38.29
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	37.48
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	37.15
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	36.83
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	35.77
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	34.31
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	33.70
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	33.66
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	32.55
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	31.15
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	31.02
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	30.22
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	29.60
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	29.46
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	27.84
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	27.16
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	26.35
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	25.36
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	25.04
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	24.68
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	24.30
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	23.61
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	23.55
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	22.23
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	21.98
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	21.50
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	20.88
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	20.70
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	20.45
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	19.78
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	19.44
United States`USA`Northern America	19.37
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	18.66
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	18.65
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	18.59
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	18.48
Honduras`HND`Central America	18.38
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	18.30
Mexico`MEX`Central America	18.18
Ecuador`ECU`South America	17.98
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	17.22
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	16.87
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	15.83
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	15.69
Panama`PAN`Central America	14.75
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	14.54
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	14.53
Uruguay`URY`South America	14.42
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	14.37
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	14.29
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	14.23
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	13.66
Colombia`COL`South America	13.47
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	13.12
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	12.80
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	12.78
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	11.68
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	11.55
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	11.21
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	11.16
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	10.88
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	10.87
Chile`CHL`South America	10.60
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	10.26
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	9.55
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	9.45
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	9.10
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	8.99
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	8.81
Venezuela`VEN`South America	8.59
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	8.56
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	8.41
Brazil`BRA`South America	8.40
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	7.85
Peru`PER`South America	7.72
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	7.22
Argentina`ARG`South America	7.18
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	6.57
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	5.83
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	5.67
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	5.14
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	5.12
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	4.73
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	4.70
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	4.59
Paraguay`PRY`South America	4.55
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	4.47
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	4.36
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	4.29
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	4.23
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	4.13
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	4.11
Belize`BLZ`Central America	3.90
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	3.58
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	3.39
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	3.38
Bolivia`BOL`South America	3.35
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	3.02
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	2.90
Guyana`GUY`South America	2.81
Niger`NER`Western Africa	2.69
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	2.68
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	2.37
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	1.97
Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.93
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.76
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.72
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	1.68
Suriname`SUR`South America	1.64
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.31
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	1.09
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.89
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.86
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.78
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.71
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.61
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.07

02In 1959

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Monaco14,527.52
Macau5,575.78
Hong Kong2,706.59
Singapore2,295.39
Gibraltar2,186.85

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 34.01. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031958 → 1959

Since 1958

What changed between 1958 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
214 · 8rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Monaco14,365.10 → 14,527.52+162.42
Hong Kong2,589.17 → 2,706.59+117.42
Singapore2,219.22 → 2,295.39+76.17
Taiwan289.36 → 300.60+11.24
Bangladesh377.84 → 387.51+9.66

Fell most

Macau5,739.63 → 5,575.78−163.84
Gibraltar2,188.55 → 2,186.85−1.70
Isle of Man88.33 → 86.91−1.42
Montserrat118.51 → 117.59−0.92
Saint Lucia150.51 → 149.92−0.59

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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

How values are stored

One year of the 2024 release
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 1959.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

05The files

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UN DESA Population Division (1959). Population Density, 1959 [data set], describing 1959. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-density/1959

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