Data for 1991

Population Density, 1991

1991, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Population Density, 1991 covers 222 countries. Monaco is highest, at 20,553.356; Greenland is lowest, at 0.136. The middle country reads 70.471. Against 1990, 222 values changed (200 up, 22 down), the same countries are covered.

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Population Density · Data for 1991

HighestMonaco

20,553.356

LowestGreenland

0.136

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
1991the 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, 1991, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Population Density, 1991: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

MonacoMCOWestern Europe	20,553.356
MacauMACEastern Asia	11,320.859
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	5,121.105
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	4,591.934
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	2,689.800
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	1,647.727
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1,178.830
BermudaBMUNorthern America	1,073.778
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	883.691
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	874.142
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	772.672
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	679.270
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	603.192
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	586.889
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	543.406
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	543.370
NauruNRUMicronesia	492.500
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	450.093
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	449.139
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	411.145
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	390.123
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	370.258
ArubaABWCaribbean	369.683
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	366.620
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	358.643
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	330.239
JapanJPNEastern Asia	328.774
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	310.903
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	297.600
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	297.299
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	296.450
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	295.249
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	287.747
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	265.206
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	262.744
GuamGUMMicronesia	260.764
HaitiHTICaribbean	253.743
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	253.153
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	246.037
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	244.791
American SamoaASMPolynesia	239.410
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	237.105
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	230.386
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	226.494
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	221.687
IsraelISRWestern Asia	220.852
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	219.802
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	214.608
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	213.433
ItalyITASouthern Europe	192.839
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	183.894
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	182.991
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	177.964
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	169.958
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	163.712
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	155.745
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	155.223
TongaTONPolynesia	153.685
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	151.101
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	149.350
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	146.791
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	144.061
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	136.135
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	135.533
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	133.472
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	130.934
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	126.967
PolandPOLEastern Europe	124.604
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	122.043
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	121.957
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	121.582
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	120.569
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	119.812
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	114.638
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	113.255
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	109.490
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	108.903
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	108.692
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	108.378
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	107.782
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	105.188
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	105.110
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	104.114
FranceFRAWestern Europe	103.870
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	102.521
MontserratMSRCaribbean	101.325
CubaCUBCaribbean	100.392
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	99.738
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	99.275
AnguillaAIACaribbean	98.892
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	97.742
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	97.140
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	95.431
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	94.004
DominicaDMACaribbean	92.395
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	90.867
UkraineUKREastern Europe	90.056
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	88.489
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	87.082
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	86.530
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	86.466
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	86.324
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	82.527
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	80.223
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	78.785
SpainESPSouthern Europe	78.036
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	77.414
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	75.845
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	74.077
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	72.123
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	70.659
TogoTGOWestern Africa	70.282
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	69.383
Costa RicaCRICentral America	62.714
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	61.832
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	60.684
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	60.303
SamoaWSMPolynesia	59.847
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	59.190
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	59.108
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	56.391
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	55.829
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	55.566
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	54.699
BahamasBHSCaribbean	52.395
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	52.339
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	52.306
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	51.695
BelarusBLREastern Europe	50.239
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	49.717
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	49.278
BeninBENWestern Africa	48.306
HondurasHNDCentral America	46.975
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	45.550
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	45.146
JordanJORWestern Asia	44.093
MexicoMEXCentral America	43.093
EcuadorECUSouth America	43.092
FijiFJIMelanesia	42.674
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	42.569
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	42.461
SenegalSENWestern Africa	41.256
IraqIRQWestern Asia	40.926
KenyaKENEastern Africa	40.719
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	39.886
QatarQATWestern Asia	39.259
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	38.723
IranIRNSouthern Asia	36.830
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	36.014
NicaraguaNICCentral America	35.397
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	35.371
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	34.337
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	34.148
PalauPLWMicronesia	33.945
PanamaPANCentral America	33.815
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	33.802
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	30.233
ColombiaCOLSouth America	29.455
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	28.253
United StatesUSANorthern America	28.037
YemenYEMWestern Asia	27.332
GuineaGINWestern Africa	27.255
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	27.226
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	26.896
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	25.034
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	23.629
VenezuelaVENSouth America	22.156
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	21.350
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	21.154
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	20.313
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	19.216
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	18.850
BrazilBRASouth America	18.153
ChileCHLSouth America	18.145
UruguayURYSouth America	18.028
PeruPERSouth America	17.564
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	17.548
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	16.979
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	16.729
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	16.581
EritreaERIEastern Africa	15.845
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	15.622
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	14.008
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	13.140
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	12.952
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	12.731
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	12.452
ArgentinaARGSouth America	11.903
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	11.868
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	10.911
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	10.861
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	10.737
ParaguayPRYSouth America	10.247
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	9.915
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	9.644
NiueNIUPolynesia	9.429
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	9.126
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	8.881
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	8.573
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	8.205
BelizeBLZCentral America	8.200
MaliMLIWestern Africa	7.673
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	7.172
NigerNERWestern Africa	6.747
BoliviaBOLSouth America	6.721
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	6.400
OmanOMNWestern Asia	5.982
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	5.192
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	4.928
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	4.757
GabonGABMiddle Africa	3.923
GuyanaGUYSouth America	3.799
CanadaCANNorthern America	3.096
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	2.711
SurinameSURSouth America	2.660
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.572
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	2.368
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2.259
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	1.950
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	1.720
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1.414
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.136

02In 1991

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Monaco20,553.356
Macau11,320.859
Hong Kong5,121.105
Singapore4,591.934
Gibraltar2,689.800

Lowest

Greenland0.136
Mongolia1.414
Namibia1.720
Mauritania1.950
Australia2.259

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 70.471. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031990 → 1991

Since 1990

What changed between 1990 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
200 · 22rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Macau10,972.594 → 11,320.859+348.266
Monaco20,374.832 → 20,553.356+178.523
Singapore4,450.353 → 4,591.934+141.581
Hong Kong5,059.688 → 5,121.105+61.417
Sint Maarten825.324 → 883.691+58.368

Fell most

Gibraltar2,720.000 → 2,689.800−30.200
Kuwait94.557 → 75.845−18.713
Liberia23.086 → 20.313−2.774
Montserrat103.660 → 101.325−2.335
Bulgaria81.390 → 80.223−1.168

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.

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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 1991.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

05The files

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UN DESA Population Division (1991). Population Density, 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-density/1991

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