United Kingdom - Population Density 2020
275.9
+0.5 from 2019
United Kingdom's population density was 275.9 in 2020, increased +0.5 from 275.4 in 2019. This was the 172nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2020▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greenland | 0.1 | 0.3% |
| 2nd | Mongolia | 2.1 | 1.8% |
| 3rd | Namibia | 3.3 | 3.0% |
| 4th | Australia | 3.3 | 1.2% |
| 5th | Iceland | 3.6 | 1.6% |
| 6th | Suriname | 3.8 | 1.1% |
| 7th | Guyana | 3.8 | -6.8% |
| 8th | Libya | 4.0 | 1.4% |
| 9th | Botswana | 4.2 | 1.4% |
| 10th | Canada | 4.2 | 1.1% |
| 11th | Mauritania | 4.5 | 3.0% |
| 12th | Kazakhstan | 7.2 | 1.4% |
| 13th | Central African Republic | 8.1 | 1.7% |
| 14th | Russian Federation | 8.9 | -0.1% |
| 15th | Gabon | 9.0 | 2.4% |
| 16th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.9 | 1.2% |
| 17th | Chad | 13.7 | 3.2% |
| 18th | Oman | 14.6 | -1.5% |
| 19th | Saudi Arabia | 14.7 | 5.0% |
| 20th | Norway | 14.8 | 0.8% |
| 21st | Turkmenistan | 14.8 | 2.1% |
| 22nd | New Caledonia | 15.5 | 0.2% |
| 23rd | Argentina | 16.5 | 0.5% |
| 24th | Paraguay | 16.6 | 1.4% |
| 25th | Congo, Republic of | 16.8 | 2.4% |
| 26th | South Sudan | 16.9 | 2.6% |
| 27th | Belize | 17.1 | 1.3% |
| 28th | Mali | 17.8 | 3.1% |
| 29th | Finland | 18.2 | 0.1% |
| 30th | Algeria | 18.5 | 1.7% |
| 31st | Niger | 18.7 | 3.4% |
| 32nd | New Zealand | 19.3 | 2.1% |
| 33rd | Uruguay | 19.4 | 0.1% |
| 34th | Bhutan | 20.2 | 0.7% |
| 35th | Papua New Guinea | 21.7 | 2.2% |
| 36th | Vanuatu | 24.5 | 2.4% |
| 37th | Brazil | 25.0 | 0.6% |
| 38th | Sudan | 25.0 | 2.7% |
| 39th | Sweden | 25.4 | 0.7% |
| 40th | Zambia | 25.6 | 2.9% |
| 41st | Peru | 25.7 | 1.2% |
| 42nd | Chile | 26.1 | 0.9% |
| 43rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 26.5 | 3.9% |
| 44th | Solomon Islands | 26.6 | 2.2% |
| 45th | Angola | 26.8 | 3.3% |
| 46th | Eritrea | 27.2 | 1.6% |
| 47th | Latvia | 30.5 | -0.7% |
| 48th | Estonia | 31.1 | 0.2% |
| 49th | Lao PDR | 31.8 | 1.5% |
| 50th | Kyrgyz Republic | 35.1 | 2.1% |
| 51st | United States | 36.2 | 0.4% |
| 52nd | Faroe Islands | 38.5 | 3.7% |
| 53rd | Palau | 38.7 | 0.0% |
| 54th | Mozambique | 39.1 | 3.0% |
| 55th | Bahamas, The | 39.5 | 0.3% |
| 56th | Zimbabwe | 40.1 | 1.7% |
| 57th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 42.3 | 3.3% |
| 58th | Lithuania | 44.9 | 0.0% |
| 59th | Colombia | 45.6 | 1.4% |
| 60th | Belarus | 46.2 | -0.4% |
| 61st | Montenegro | 46.6 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 46.7 | 2.8% |
| 63rd | Djibouti | 47.7 | 1.5% |
| 64th | Madagascar | 49.8 | 2.6% |
| 65th | South Africa | 49.9 | 1.6% |
| 66th | Fiji | 50.1 | 0.0% |
| 67th | Liberia | 53.5 | 2.1% |
| 68th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 54.1 | 0.8% |
| 69th | Guinea | 54.4 | 2.6% |
| 70th | Nicaragua | 54.6 | 1.3% |
| 71st | Cameroon | 55.4 | 2.8% |
| 72nd | Panama | 57.9 | 1.4% |
| 73rd | Afghanistan | 59.9 | 3.2% |
| 74th | Bulgaria | 60.3 | -1.0% |
| 75th | Equatorial Guinea | 61.2 | 2.8% |
| 76th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64.4 | -1.4% |
| 77th | Georgia | 65.1 | 0.1% |
| 78th | Mexico | 65.2 | 0.8% |
| 79th | Yemen, Republic of | 68.4 | 2.9% |
| 80th | Tanzania | 68.8 | 3.0% |
| 81st | Eswatini | 69.3 | 1.1% |
| 82nd | Croatia | 69.9 | -0.9% |
| 83rd | Tajikistan | 70.2 | 2.3% |
| 84th | Ecuador | 70.6 | 1.2% |
| 85th | Guinea-Bissau | 71.6 | 2.3% |
| 86th | Ireland | 73.2 | 1.3% |
| 87th | North Macedonia | 73.6 | -1.1% |
| 88th | Lesotho | 73.6 | 1.2% |
| 89th | Uzbekistan | 76.2 | 1.9% |
| 90th | Samoa | 76.2 | 1.0% |
| 91st | Tunisia | 77.1 | 0.8% |
| 92nd | Ukraine | 77.1 | -0.6% |
| 93rd | Burkina Faso | 78.5 | 2.5% |
| 94th | French Polynesia | 80.4 | 0.1% |
| 95th | Myanmar | 81.2 | 0.7% |
| 96th | Morocco | 82.0 | 1.0% |
| 97th | Serbia | 82.0 | 3.3% |
| 98th | Greece | 83.0 | -0.2% |
| 99th | Romania | 83.7 | -0.5% |
| 100th | Brunei Darussalam | 84.9 | 1.1% |
| 101st | Senegal | 87.2 | 2.7% |
| 102nd | Timor-Leste | 89.2 | 1.9% |
| 103rd | Kenya | 89.9 | 1.6% |
| 104th | Dominica | 90.1 | -0.5% |
| 105th | Honduras | 90.4 | 1.8% |
| 106th | Côte d'Ivoire | 90.9 | 2.6% |
| 107th | Moldova | 91.7 | -1.1% |
| 108th | Albania | 92.3 | -1.5% |
| 109th | Cambodia | 94.8 | 1.5% |
| 110th | Spain | 94.8 | 0.5% |
| 111th | Iraq | 97.0 | 2.2% |
| 112th | Costa Rica | 98.6 | 0.7% |
| 113th | Malaysia | 103.1 | 1.3% |
| 114th | Northern Mariana Islands | 103.3 | -1.2% |
| 115th | Slovenia | 104.4 | 0.7% |
| 116th | Armenia | 105.0 | 0.9% |
| 117th | Hungary | 106.0 | -0.3% |
| 118th | Cuba | 107.7 | -0.2% |
| 119th | Austria | 108.1 | 0.4% |
| 120th | Türkiye | 108.3 | 1.0% |
| 121st | Sierra Leone | 109.6 | 2.3% |
| 122nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 109.8 | 1.6% |
| 123rd | European Union | 111.8 | 0.0% |
| 124th | Portugal | 112.4 | 0.1% |
| 125th | Slovak Republic | 113.5 | 0.1% |
| 126th | Syrian Arab Republic | 114.6 | 3.4% |
| 127th | Benin | 115.9 | 2.7% |
| 128th | Azerbaijan | 122.1 | 0.7% |
| 129th | Jordan | 122.4 | 1.8% |
| 130th | Poland | 122.5 | -1.2% |
| 131st | France | 125.4 | 0.3% |
| 132nd | Cabo Verde | 127.7 | 0.1% |
| 133rd | United Arab Emirates | 132.4 | -0.5% |
| 134th | Czechia | 138.6 | 0.3% |
| 135th | Ghana | 140.1 | 2.0% |
| 136th | Thailand | 140.2 | 0.2% |
| 137th | Cyprus | 140.9 | 1.2% |
| 138th | Denmark | 145.8 | 0.3% |
| 139th | Indonesia | 146.4 | 0.9% |
| 140th | Tonga | 146.8 | 0.0% |
| 141st | Isle of Man | 147.5 | 0.1% |
| 142nd | China | 150.3 | 0.2% |
| 143rd | Kiribati | 155.7 | 1.8% |
| 144th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 158.5 | 0.6% |
| 145th | Togo | 159.4 | 2.4% |
| 146th | Guatemala | 162.0 | 1.5% |
| 147th | Andorra | 164.6 | 1.2% |
| 148th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 180.3 | -0.2% |
| 149th | Italy | 201.0 | -0.5% |
| 150th | Nepal | 202.1 | 1.9% |
| 151st | Malawi | 207.2 | 2.7% |
| 152nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 208.7 | 0.5% |
| 153rd | Seychelles | 214.0 | 0.9% |
| 154th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 217.1 | 0.4% |
| 155th | Switzerland | 218.6 | 0.7% |
| 156th | Uganda | 221.7 | 3.4% |
| 157th | São Tomé and Principe | 226.5 | 1.9% |
| 158th | Dominican Republic | 228.4 | 1.0% |
| 159th | Nigeria | 235.0 | 2.2% |
| 160th | Marshall Islands | 237.3 | -3.0% |
| 161st | Germany | 238.0 | 0.1% |
| 162nd | Liechtenstein | 243.1 | 0.9% |
| 163rd | Qatar | 243.2 | 5.9% |
| 164th | Luxembourg | 244.9 | 1.7% |
| 165th | Kuwait | 246.9 | -0.9% |
| 166th | British Virgin Islands | 247.6 | 2.0% |
| 167th | Gambia, The | 248.6 | 2.4% |
| 168th | American Samoa | 248.8 | -0.9% |
| 169th | Jamaica | 261.4 | 0.3% |
| 170th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 265.5 | -0.6% |
| 171st | Trinidad and Tobago | 266.4 | 0.2% |
| 172nd | United Kingdom | 275.9 | 0.2% |
| 173rd | Cayman Islands | 286.2 | 2.0% |
| 174th | St. Lucia | 292.2 | 0.3% |
| 175th | Guam | 300.3 | 0.2% |
| 176th | El Salvador | 300.9 | 0.2% |
| 177th | Virgin Islands (US) | 303.7 | -0.4% |
| 178th | Pakistan | 304.8 | 1.8% |
| 179th | Viet Nam | 312.9 | 0.9% |
| 180th | Grenada | 342.2 | 0.3% |
| 181st | Japan | 346.4 | -0.3% |
| 182nd | Tuvalu | 346.6 | -1.7% |
| 183rd | Curaçao | 350.2 | -1.2% |
| 184th | Sri Lanka | 354.3 | 0.5% |
| 185th | Puerto Rico (US) | 370.0 | -0.6% |
| 186th | Philippines | 375.9 | 1.2% |
| 187th | Belgium | 378.4 | 0.4% |
| 188th | Haiti | 408.0 | 1.2% |
| 189th | Israel | 425.8 | 1.8% |
| 190th | Comoros | 431.0 | 2.0% |
| 191st | India | 471.8 | 1.0% |
| 192nd | Burundi | 491.3 | 3.0% |
| 193rd | Netherlands | 518.0 | 0.6% |
| 194th | Rwanda | 529.6 | 2.3% |
| 195th | Korea | 531.1 | 0.1% |
| 196th | Lebanon | 557.4 | -1.6% |
| 197th | San Marino | 579.5 | 0.3% |
| 198th | Nauru | 582.2 | 0.5% |
| 199th | Aruba | 603.3 | -0.6% |
| 200th | Mauritius | 634.0 | 0.0% |
| 201st | St. Martin (French part) | 635.7 | -7.2% |
| 202nd | Barbados | 655.1 | 0.2% |
| 203rd | West Bank and Gaza | 797.9 | 2.5% |
| 204th | Channel Islands | 839.6 | 0.4% |
| 205th | Bermuda | 1,192.3 | 0.4% |
| 206th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,206.1 | 1.5% |
| 207th | Bangladesh | 1,277.5 | 0.8% |
| 208th | Malta | 1,610.9 | 2.3% |
| 209th | Maldives | 1,673.7 | 2.9% |
| 210th | Bahrain | 1,875.4 | -1.4% |
| 211th | Gibraltar | 3,617.3 | 1.9% |
| 212th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 7,124.8 | -0.4% |
| 213th | Singapore | 7,919.0 | -0.6% |
| 214th | Monaco | 18,771.6 | -0.2% |
| 215th | Macao SAR, China | 20,832.8 | 2.0% |
FAQ
What was United Kingdom's population density in 2020?▾
United Kingdom's population density in 2020 was 275.9. This ranked 172nd globally.
How did United Kingdom's population density change in 2020?▾
United Kingdom's population density increased by 0.2% in 2020 compared to 2019.
Which country had the highest population density in 2020?▾
Macao SAR, China had the highest population density in 2020 at 20,832.8.
What is the population density of United Kingdom in 2020?▾
The population density of United Kingdom in 2020 was 275.9. This ranked 172nd globally.
How does 2020 compare to 2019 for United Kingdom's population density?▾
United Kingdom's population density went from 275.4 in 2019 to 275.9 in 2020, a 0.2% increase.
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