Data for 2000

Population Density, 2000

2000, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Population Density, 2000 covers 222 countries. Monaco is highest, at 21,781.54; Greenland is lowest, at 0.14. The middle country reads 73.61. Against 1999, 222 values changed (192 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.

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Population Density · Data for 2000

HighestMonaco

21,781.54

LowestGreenland

0.14

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
2000the year it describes
222distinct values4 decimals, as published
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01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Population Density, 2000, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Population Density, 2000: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

MonacoMCOWestern Europe	21,781.54
MacauMACEastern Asia	13,665.91
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	6,100.70
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	5,908.12
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	2,770.90
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	1,570.45
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1,269.51
BermudaBMUNorthern America	1,139.82
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,033.60
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	940.06
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	905.10
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	855.15
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	630.69
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	609.45
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	599.32
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	565.96
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	523.55
NauruNRUMicronesia	508.38
ArubaABWCaribbean	493.12
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	476.93
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	472.66
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	439.33
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	438.32
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	423.20
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	355.82
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	343.23
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	339.28
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	338.59
JapanJPNEastern Asia	337.10
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	318.13
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	316.03
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	310.22
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	307.68
HaitiHTICaribbean	301.18
GuamGUMMicronesia	295.87
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	291.14
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	288.06
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	286.84
American SamoaASMPolynesia	284.27
IsraelISRWestern Asia	282.36
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	281.70
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	265.42
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	257.49
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	257.27
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	249.33
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	246.18
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	243.29
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	240.80
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	234.67
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	206.96
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	200.91
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	196.54
ItalyITASouthern Europe	193.50
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	182.32
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	179.64
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	177.69
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	174.03
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	170.25
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	168.39
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	166.78
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	165.29
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	164.62
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	160.06
TongaTONPolynesia	157.97
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	150.02
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	149.58
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	143.78
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	139.76
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	138.76
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	132.60
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	132.27
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	132.25
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	131.44
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	128.79
AnguillaAIACaribbean	127.01
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	125.95
PolandPOLEastern Europe	124.95
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	123.33
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	122.06
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	120.12
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	119.68
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	115.56
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	113.07
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	112.57
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	112.49
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	111.79
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	109.81
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	109.72
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	109.70
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	109.16
FranceFRAWestern Europe	107.88
CubaCUBCaribbean	104.06
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	102.56
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	100.27
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	98.90
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	98.66
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	97.10
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	95.82
DominicaDMACaribbean	91.35
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	90.57
TogoTGOWestern Africa	87.95
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	86.30
UkraineUKREastern Europe	85.54
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	85.01
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	82.58
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	82.42
SpainESPSouthern Europe	81.66
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	81.25
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	77.40
Costa RicaCRICentral America	77.12
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	73.81
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	73.42
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	69.91
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	69.33
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	68.84
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	67.41
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	66.06
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	66.01
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	65.24
SamoaWSMPolynesia	64.20
BeninBENWestern Africa	64.04
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	63.69
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	62.83
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	62.29
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	61.66
JordanJORWestern Asia	60.67
BahamasBHSCaribbean	60.44
HondurasHNDCentral America	60.31
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	59.98
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	58.27
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	56.62
IraqIRQWestern Asia	56.26
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	55.90
QatarQATWestern Asia	55.67
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	55.66
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	55.62
KenyaKENEastern Africa	52.77
SenegalSENWestern Africa	51.78
EcuadorECUSouth America	51.09
MexicoMEXCentral America	50.34
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	50.11
BelarusBLREastern Europe	49.24
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	49.19
MontserratMSRCaribbean	48.82
FijiFJIMelanesia	46.03
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	45.92
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	43.92
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	43.91
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	43.59
NicaraguaNICCentral America	41.74
PalauPLWMicronesia	41.69
IranIRNSouthern Asia	40.78
PanamaPANCentral America	40.58
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	38.68
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	38.63
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	38.06
YemenYEMWestern Asia	37.17
ColombiaCOLSouth America	34.79
GuineaGINWestern Africa	34.30
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	32.97
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	32.24
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	32.14
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	32.00
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	31.00
United StatesUSANorthern America	30.77
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	30.74
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	30.40
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	28.39
VenezuelaVENSouth America	26.76
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	26.20
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	25.07
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	23.53
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	23.05
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	22.28
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	21.78
BrazilBRASouth America	20.82
PeruPERSouth America	20.78
ChileCHLSouth America	20.59
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	19.72
UruguayURYSouth America	18.86
EritreaERIEastern Africa	18.55
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	17.12
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	15.76
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	15.55
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	15.30
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	15.28
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	14.76
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	14.56
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	14.09
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	13.48
ArgentinaARGSouth America	13.33
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	12.99
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	12.98
ParaguayPRYSouth America	12.61
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	12.23
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	12.20
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	10.69
BelizeBLZCentral America	10.56
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	9.75
MaliMLIWestern Africa	9.47
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	9.23
NigerNERWestern Africa	9.09
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	8.96
BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.94
NiueNIUPolynesia	7.87
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	7.53
OmanOMNWestern Asia	7.37
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	6.76
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	6.15
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	5.74
GabonGABMiddle Africa	4.95
GuyanaGUYSouth America	3.89
CanadaCANNorthern America	3.40
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	3.16
SurinameSURSouth America	3.06
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	2.96
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.81
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	2.54
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2.49
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	2.21
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1.58
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.14

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Monaco21,781.54
Macau13,665.91
Hong Kong6,100.70
Singapore5,908.12
Gibraltar2,770.90

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 73.61. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

What changed between 1999 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
192 · 30rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Macau13,445.39 → 13,665.91+220.52
Singapore5,807.55 → 5,908.12+100.57
Hong Kong6,020.50 → 6,100.70+80.20
Monaco21,751.34 → 21,781.54+30.20
Bahrain836.03 → 855.15+19.11

Fell most

Vatican City1,581.82 → 1,570.45−11.36
Kosovo171.62 → 165.29−6.33
Montserrat54.94 → 48.82−6.12
Timor-Leste56.13 → 50.11−6.03
Sint Maarten911.07 → 905.10−5.97

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

Read before you use

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

The site’s method

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 2000.
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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What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

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UN DESA Population Division (2000). Population Density, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-density/2000

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