Data for 2003
Population Density, 2003
2003, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Population Density, 2003 covers 222 countries. Monaco is highest, at 21,727.85; Greenland is lowest, at 0.14. The middle country reads 76.08. Against 2002, 222 values changed (190 up, 32 down), the same countries are covered.
Population Density · Data for 2003
HighestMonaco
21,727.85LowestGreenland
0.14Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Population Density, 2003, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort
MCOWestern Europe | 21,727.85 |
MACEastern Asia | 14,657.91 |
HKGEastern Asia | 6,241.04 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 6,058.92 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 2,827.40 |
VATSouthern Europe | 1,509.09 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 1,295.96 |
BMUNorthern America | 1,155.30 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 1,082.97 |
BHRWestern Asia | 1,036.11 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 988.30 |
SXMCaribbean | 921.38 |
TWNEastern Asia | 640.05 |
BRBCaribbean | 618.08 |
MUSEastern Africa | 611.87 |
MAFCaribbean | 611.23 |
PSEWestern Asia | 564.46 |
ABWCaribbean | 512.83 |
NRUMicronesia | 502.95 |
NLDWestern Europe | 486.08 |
KOREastern Asia | 480.22 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 456.45 |
LBNWestern Asia | 442.38 |
PRICaribbean | 437.88 |
INDSouthern Asia | 375.62 |
RWAEastern Africa | 354.68 |
CUWCaribbean | 348.85 |
BELWestern Europe | 342.70 |
JPNEastern Asia | 338.81 |
TUVPolynesia | 323.18 |
GRDCaribbean | 320.25 |
LKASouthern Asia | 318.18 |
HTICaribbean | 317.75 |
VIRCaribbean | 309.06 |
COMEastern Africa | 306.18 |
GUMMicronesia | 301.55 |
ISRWestern Asia | 300.46 |
VCTCaribbean | 290.11 |
SLVCentral America | 289.51 |
MHLMicronesia | 286.88 |
ASMPolynesia | 284.85 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 282.44 |
BDIEastern Africa | 271.41 |
LCACaribbean | 264.57 |
TTOCaribbean | 260.96 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 253.87 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 246.44 |
JAMCaribbean | 245.30 |
DEUWestern Europe | 235.57 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 216.78 |
LIEWestern Europe | 212.88 |
PRKEastern Asia | 200.07 |
ITASouthern Europe | 195.08 |
SYCEastern Africa | 190.45 |
DOMCaribbean | 185.89 |
CHEWestern Europe | 183.37 |
CYMCaribbean | 182.30 |
KNACaribbean | 177.60 |
ATGCaribbean | 177.01 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 174.54 |
LUXWestern Europe | 174.45 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 167.49 |
TONPolynesia | 160.71 |
FSMMicronesia | 160.41 |
STPMiddle Africa | 160.22 |
GMBWestern Africa | 155.89 |
NGAWestern Africa | 150.64 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 147.84 |
VGBCaribbean | 143.72 |
MNPMicronesia | 143.15 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 136.45 |
AIACaribbean | 134.94 |
CHNEastern Asia | 134.85 |
CZEEastern Europe | 132.75 |
UGAEastern Africa | 131.89 |
KIRMicronesia | 129.72 |
MWIEastern Africa | 128.83 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 127.16 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 126.97 |
POLEastern Europe | 124.77 |
MDAEastern Europe | 124.55 |
KWTWestern Asia | 118.41 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 117.77 |
CPVWestern Africa | 117.46 |
GTMCentral America | 116.89 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 113.81 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 113.65 |
HUNEastern Europe | 111.66 |
FRAWestern Europe | 110.16 |
SVKEastern Europe | 109.64 |
CYPWestern Asia | 108.18 |
ARMWestern Asia | 106.77 |
CUBCaribbean | 105.00 |
AZEWestern Asia | 101.63 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 98.94 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 98.92 |
AUTWestern Europe | 98.43 |
SYRWestern Asia | 97.38 |
TGOWestern Africa | 94.76 |
ROUEastern Europe | 93.85 |
GHAWestern Africa | 93.60 |
DMACaribbean | 91.37 |
TURWestern Asia | 88.14 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 84.61 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 83.55 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 83.46 |
UKREastern Europe | 83.40 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 81.62 |
CRICentral America | 81.06 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 78.21 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 77.05 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 75.12 |
ETHEastern Africa | 73.83 |
SLEWestern Africa | 72.17 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 72.09 |
BGREastern Europe | 72.00 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 71.43 |
BENWestern Africa | 70.18 |
PYFPolynesia | 68.31 |
MARNorthern Africa | 66.26 |
WSMPolynesia | 65.52 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 65.38 |
HNDCentral America | 65.27 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 64.80 |
JORWestern Asia | 64.66 |
QATWestern Asia | 64.27 |
BHSCaribbean | 62.64 |
COKPolynesia | 62.61 |
IRQWestern Asia | 61.74 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 61.66 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 61.44 |
UZBCentral Asia | 60.44 |
CIVWestern Africa | 60.14 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 60.13 |
AREWestern Asia | 59.03 |
GEOWestern Asia | 58.79 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 58.40 |
KENEastern Africa | 57.95 |
SENWestern Africa | 55.69 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 54.54 |
ECUSouth America | 53.84 |
MEXCentral America | 52.56 |
BLREastern Europe | 48.31 |
BFAWestern Africa | 47.82 |
FJIMelanesia | 47.42 |
GNBWestern Africa | 46.90 |
TJKCentral Asia | 46.53 |
MNESouthern Europe | 45.87 |
MSRCaribbean | 43.60 |
NICCentral America | 43.30 |
PANCentral America | 43.00 |
PLWMicronesia | 42.74 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 42.22 |
TZAEastern Africa | 41.87 |
YEMWestern Asia | 40.64 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 39.73 |
LVANorthern Europe | 36.78 |
COLSouth America | 36.43 |
GINWestern Africa | 36.10 |
DJIEastern Africa | 35.10 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 35.01 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 34.68 |
FRONorthern Europe | 34.24 |
LBRWestern Africa | 32.39 |
USANorthern America | 31.69 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 31.62 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 31.54 |
MDGEastern Africa | 31.06 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 30.23 |
VENSouth America | 28.25 |
KGZCentral Asia | 26.90 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 24.69 |
MOZEastern Africa | 24.66 |
CODMiddle Africa | 24.41 |
TCACaribbean | 22.87 |
SWENorthern Europe | 21.99 |
BRASouth America | 21.61 |
PERSouth America | 21.55 |
CHLSouth America | 21.28 |
ERIEastern Africa | 20.59 |
URYSouth America | 18.94 |
FINNorthern Europe | 17.24 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 16.94 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 16.61 |
VUTMelanesia | 16.47 |
SLBMelanesia | 16.19 |
SOMEastern Africa | 15.80 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 15.19 |
NORNorthern Europe | 15.00 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 14.78 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 14.39 |
ARGSouth America | 13.76 |
PNGMelanesia | 13.52 |
DZANorthern Africa | 13.51 |
PRYSouth America | 13.17 |
NCLMelanesia | 12.95 |
SSDEastern Africa | 12.24 |
BLZCentral America | 11.56 |
MLIWestern Africa | 10.40 |
TKMCentral Asia | 10.35 |
NERWestern Africa | 10.10 |
COGMiddle Africa | 10.09 |
RUSEastern Europe | 8.90 |
SAUWestern Asia | 8.74 |
BOLSouth America | 8.35 |
OMNWestern Asia | 7.64 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 7.53 |
NIUPolynesia | 7.34 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 6.59 |
KAZCentral Asia | 5.83 |
GABMiddle Africa | 5.36 |
GUYSouth America | 3.88 |
CANNorthern America | 3.50 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 3.35 |
SURSouth America | 3.25 |
BWASouthern Africa | 3.13 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 2.89 |
MRTWestern Africa | 2.72 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.58 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 2.33 |
MNGEastern Asia | 1.62 |
GRLNorthern America | 0.14 |
02In 2003
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
Greenland0.14
Mongolia1.62
Namibia2.33
Australia2.58
Mauritania2.72
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 76.08. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032002 → 2003
Since 2002
What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 190 · 32rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
Monaco21,759.40 → 21,727.85−31.54
Vatican City1,526.14 → 1,509.09−17.05
Singapore6,071.58 → 6,058.92−12.66
Northern Mariana Islands146.12 → 143.15−2.97
Moldova125.99 → 124.55−1.44
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.
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 2003.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.
05The files
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The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.
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The publisher’s original
UN DESA Population Division’s own file, on its own site.
WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
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.
Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO · what it allows, in plain words
Cite this edition
UN DESA Population Division (2003). Population Density, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-density/2003
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07Questions
Population Density, 2003: questions and answers
Which country has the highest population density in Population Density, 2003?
Monaco, at 21,727.85, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Population Density, 2003 describe?
2003.
How many countries does Population Density, 2003 cover?
222.
Where can I download Population Density, 2003?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Population Density, 2003 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Population Density, 2023.