Afghanistan - Population Density 1986
17.5
−0.0 from 1985
Afghanistan's population density was 17.5 in 1986, decreased +0.0 from 17.5 in 1985. This was the 45th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1986▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greenland | 0.2 | 0.6% |
| 2nd | Mongolia | 1.3 | 2.6% |
| 3rd | Namibia | 1.4 | 3.1% |
| 4th | Mauritania | 1.7 | 2.9% |
| 5th | Botswana | 2.0 | 3.4% |
| 6th | Australia | 2.1 | 1.5% |
| 7th | Libya | 2.3 | 3.0% |
| 8th | Iceland | 2.4 | 0.7% |
| 9th | Suriname | 2.4 | 1.4% |
| 10th | Canada | 2.9 | 1.0% |
| 11th | Gabon | 3.4 | 2.8% |
| 12th | Guyana | 3.9 | -0.4% |
| 13th | Saudi Arabia | 4.0 | 5.8% |
| 14th | Chad | 4.2 | 3.0% |
| 15th | Central African Republic | 4.2 | 1.3% |
| 16th | Oman | 4.6 | 6.6% |
| 17th | Niger | 5.8 | 3.1% |
| 18th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.0 | 2.1% |
| 19th | Congo, Republic of | 6.2 | 3.0% |
| 20th | Mali | 7.0 | 1.9% |
| 21st | Belize | 7.3 | 2.3% |
| 22nd | Papua New Guinea | 7.8 | 2.2% |
| 23rd | Angola | 8.1 | 3.7% |
| 24th | New Caledonia | 8.9 | 1.7% |
| 25th | Paraguay | 9.1 | 2.9% |
| 26th | Zambia | 9.4 | 3.0% |
| 27th | Algeria | 9.5 | 3.3% |
| 28th | Solomon Islands | 10.4 | 3.3% |
| 29th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.5 | 4.4% |
| 30th | Vanuatu | 11.0 | 2.6% |
| 31st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 11.1 | 4.2% |
| 32nd | Bhutan | 11.2 | 3.1% |
| 33rd | Argentina | 11.3 | 1.6% |
| 34th | Norway | 11.4 | 0.4% |
| 35th | New Zealand | 12.3 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 14.2 | 3.2% |
| 37th | Equatorial Guinea | 14.4 | 5.0% |
| 38th | Peru | 15.7 | 2.4% |
| 39th | Finland | 16.1 | 0.3% |
| 40th | Mozambique | 16.2 | 1.8% |
| 41st | Brazil | 16.6 | 2.1% |
| 42nd | Lao PDR | 16.7 | 2.9% |
| 43rd | Chile | 16.9 | 1.6% |
| 44th | Uruguay | 17.3 | 0.5% |
| 45th | Afghanistan | 17.5 | -0.1% |
| 46th | Djibouti | 18.4 | 5.9% |
| 47th | Madagascar | 18.5 | 2.9% |
| 48th | Sweden | 20.5 | 0.2% |
| 49th | United Arab Emirates | 20.7 | 6.5% |
| 50th | Cameroon | 21.3 | 3.1% |
| 51st | Yemen, Republic of | 22.5 | 3.9% |
| 52nd | Zimbabwe | 23.2 | 3.4% |
| 53rd | Guinea | 23.4 | 2.5% |
| 54th | Liberia | 24.0 | 3.0% |
| 55th | Bahamas, The | 25.7 | 1.7% |
| 56th | United States | 26.2 | 0.9% |
| 57th | Tanzania | 26.3 | 3.4% |
| 58th | Colombia | 26.9 | 2.1% |
| 59th | South Africa | 29.8 | 3.2% |
| 60th | Burkina Faso | 30.1 | 2.9% |
| 61st | Panama | 30.3 | 2.3% |
| 62nd | Nicaragua | 31.5 | 2.4% |
| 63rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 31.6 | 3.8% |
| 64th | Guinea-Bissau | 32.4 | 1.6% |
| 65th | Côte d'Ivoire | 32.8 | 4.0% |
| 66th | Qatar | 32.9 | 4.5% |
| 67th | Jordan | 33.0 | 4.7% |
| 68th | Faroe Islands | 33.0 | 0.9% |
| 69th | Ecuador | 34.5 | 2.5% |
| 70th | Kenya | 35.0 | 3.6% |
| 71st | Cambodia | 35.6 | 4.0% |
| 72nd | Senegal | 35.7 | 2.9% |
| 73rd | Iraq | 36.8 | 2.5% |
| 74th | Mexico | 39.4 | 2.1% |
| 75th | Honduras | 39.8 | 2.9% |
| 76th | Fiji | 40.5 | 2.1% |
| 77th | Benin | 41.5 | 3.0% |
| 78th | Eswatini | 42.7 | 4.0% |
| 79th | Brunei Darussalam | 43.0 | 3.5% |
| 80th | Timor-Leste | 47.6 | 1.5% |
| 81st | Malaysia | 48.0 | 3.3% |
| 82nd | Tunisia | 48.9 | 2.6% |
| 83rd | Morocco | 50.6 | 2.2% |
| 84th | French Polynesia | 50.7 | 2.6% |
| 85th | Ireland | 51.4 | 0.0% |
| 86th | Sierra Leone | 51.7 | 2.5% |
| 87th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 52.4 | 2.9% |
| 88th | Lesotho | 54.9 | 2.6% |
| 89th | Costa Rica | 55.2 | 2.7% |
| 90th | Myanmar | 57.1 | 1.9% |
| 91st | Samoa | 59.0 | 0.1% |
| 92nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 59.9 | 3.5% |
| 93rd | Ghana | 61.4 | 2.2% |
| 94th | Togo | 65.2 | 3.1% |
| 95th | Türkiye | 67.3 | 2.2% |
| 96th | Guatemala | 75.3 | 2.8% |
| 97th | Spain | 77.3 | 0.3% |
| 98th | Greece | 77.3 | 0.3% |
| 99th | Uganda | 77.4 | 3.0% |
| 100th | Cyprus | 80.4 | 1.6% |
| 101st | Bulgaria | 81.0 | 0.0% |
| 102nd | Malawi | 83.9 | 3.8% |
| 103rd | Kiribati | 84.0 | 2.4% |
| 104th | Cabo Verde | 87.4 | 1.4% |
| 105th | Gambia, The | 88.3 | 4.1% |
| 106th | British Virgin Islands | 91.5 | 3.4% |
| 107th | Austria | 91.7 | 0.1% |
| 108th | Cayman Islands | 92.5 | 4.1% |
| 109th | Indonesia | 93.9 | 2.0% |
| 110th | Dominica | 95.2 | -0.5% |
| 111th | Cuba | 95.4 | 0.9% |
| 112th | Nigeria | 95.8 | 2.8% |
| 113th | Andorra | 97.3 | 4.4% |
| 114th | Romania | 99.1 | 0.5% |
| 115th | Thailand | 100.2 | 1.8% |
| 116th | France | 105.7 | 0.5% |
| 117th | Portugal | 109.6 | 0.1% |
| 118th | Albania | 110.3 | 2.0% |
| 119th | Kuwait | 110.7 | 4.1% |
| 120th | Isle of Man | 113.5 | 0.5% |
| 121st | China | 113.6 | 1.5% |
| 122nd | European Union | 115.5 | 0.3% |
| 123rd | São Tomé and Principe | 115.8 | 2.3% |
| 124th | Hungary | 118.3 | -0.2% |
| 125th | Poland | 122.3 | 0.7% |
| 126th | Nepal | 125.0 | 2.2% |
| 127th | Denmark | 128.0 | 0.1% |
| 128th | Pakistan | 131.8 | 3.4% |
| 129th | Dominican Republic | 136.0 | 2.2% |
| 130th | Tonga | 136.1 | 0.0% |
| 131st | Seychelles | 142.7 | 0.6% |
| 132nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 146.1 | -0.5% |
| 133rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 160.1 | -0.6% |
| 134th | Switzerland | 164.5 | 0.5% |
| 135th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 165.4 | 1.5% |
| 136th | Liechtenstein | 170.2 | 1.3% |
| 137th | Viet Nam | 185.4 | 2.2% |
| 138th | Philippines | 190.0 | 2.6% |
| 139th | Italy | 192.4 | 0.0% |
| 140th | Israel | 198.7 | 1.6% |
| 141st | Burundi | 199.7 | 1.9% |
| 142nd | American Samoa | 202.9 | 3.8% |
| 143rd | Jamaica | 213.5 | 0.9% |
| 144th | Comoros | 214.6 | 2.8% |
| 145th | St. Lucia | 215.1 | 1.6% |
| 146th | Germany | 222.6 | 0.0% |
| 147th | Haiti | 229.2 | 2.0% |
| 148th | United Kingdom | 234.3 | 0.2% |
| 149th | Trinidad and Tobago | 234.5 | 1.3% |
| 150th | Guam | 235.1 | 2.3% |
| 151st | El Salvador | 241.0 | 2.0% |
| 152nd | Sri Lanka | 250.9 | 1.2% |
| 153rd | Rwanda | 264.8 | 3.4% |
| 154th | India | 265.9 | 2.3% |
| 155th | Tuvalu | 273.9 | 2.1% |
| 156th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 280.2 | 0.7% |
| 157th | Grenada | 284.7 | 0.7% |
| 158th | Virgin Islands (US) | 288.1 | 0.1% |
| 159th | Lebanon | 322.6 | 2.6% |
| 160th | Aruba | 333.0 | -2.9% |
| 161st | Japan | 333.1 | 0.5% |
| 162nd | San Marino | 377.3 | 0.7% |
| 163rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 384.4 | 1.0% |
| 164th | Korea | 427.3 | 1.0% |
| 165th | Netherlands | 431.6 | 0.6% |
| 166th | Nauru | 437.1 | 2.2% |
| 167th | Mauritius | 506.6 | 0.8% |
| 168th | Barbados | 596.8 | 0.3% |
| 169th | Bahrain | 646.8 | 3.7% |
| 170th | Maldives | 656.5 | 3.6% |
| 171st | Channel Islands | 694.0 | 1.0% |
| 172nd | Bangladesh | 788.5 | 2.4% |
| 173rd | Bermuda | 1,035.0 | 0.6% |
| 174th | Malta | 1,069.1 | 1.7% |
| 175th | Gibraltar | 2,832.8 | -0.6% |
| 176th | Singapore | 4,079.7 | -0.1% |
| 177th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5,580.4 | 1.3% |
| 178th | Monaco | 14,352.7 | 1.3% |
| 179th | Macao SAR, China | 14,802.5 | 2.2% |
FAQ
What was Afghanistan's population density in 1986?▾
Afghanistan's population density in 1986 was 17.5. This ranked 45th globally.
How did Afghanistan's population density change in 1986?▾
Afghanistan's population density decreased by 0.1% in 1986 compared to 1985.
Which country had the highest population density in 1986?▾
Macao SAR, China had the highest population density in 1986 at 14,802.5.
What is the population density of Afghanistan in 1986?▾
The population density of Afghanistan in 1986 was 17.5. This ranked 45th globally.
How does 1986 compare to 1985 for Afghanistan's population density?▾
Afghanistan's population density went from 17.5 in 1985 to 17.5 in 1986, a 0.1% decrease.
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