List of countries and dependencies by population density

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This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The list also includes unrecognized but de facto independent countries. The figures in the table are based on areas including internal bodies of water such as bays, lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The list does not include entities not on ISO 3166-1, except for states with limited recognition. Thus constituent countries that are not included on ISO 3166-1, and other entities not on ISO 3166-1 like the European Union, are not included.

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Unless otherwise noted, areas and populations are sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects, which uses the latest censuses and official figures, as well as figures from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Data are current as of 2023. [lower-alpha 1]

Countries and dependencies by population density

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ See the Data Portal at the World Population Prospects site. [1] The area figures are listed in the Demographic Yearbook 2022. [2]
  2. ↑ Although Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005, the United Nations, international human rights organizations and many legal scholars regard the Gaza Strip to still be under military occupation by Israel, [4] as Israel still maintains direct control over Gaza's air and maritime space, six of Gaza's seven land crossings, a no-go buffer zone within the territory, and the Palestinian population registry. However, Israel and other legal scholars dispute this. [5]
  3. ↑ While the Palestinian Authority is the recognized government for both the Gaza Strip and West Bank, the Gaza Strip has been de-facto independent since 2007. The Gaza Strip is regarded as an occupied territory due to the Gaza blockade according to the United Nations [lower-alpha 2]
  4. ↑ The De Agostini Atlas Calendar (in Italian) listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) in its 1930 edition [8] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) in its 1945–46 edition. [9] The figure of 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) is still widely cited by many sources despite its inaccuracy. In 2018, there were 618 citizens regardless of residence, including 246 resident citizens. [10] In 2023, there were 764 residents regardless of citizenship. [10] The population density is calculated using the number of residents regardless of citizenship and the revised area of 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi).
  5. ↑ While the Palestinian Authority is the recognized government for both the Gaza Strip and West Bank, the Gaza Strip has been de-facto independent/occupied since 2007.
    The West Bank has a population density of 564/km2 (1,460/sq mi), and the Gaza Strip 5,749/km2 (14,890/sq mi). [11] [6]
  6. ↑ Data are from official figures. [14] [15]
  7. ↑ Data are from the TRNC State Planning Organization. [16] [17]
  8. ↑ Includes Svalbard (0.04/km2 (0.10/sq mi)) and the uninhabited Jan Mayen. Mainland Norway has a density of 17/km2 (44/sq mi).
  9. ↑ Pitcairn's tourist site gives an undated figure of exactly 40 as of 2023, [27] while its official government site states the number is "around fifty". [28]

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    * Scobbie, Iain (2012). Elizabeth Wilmshurst (ed.). International Law and the Classification of Conflicts. Oxford University Press. p. 295. ISBN   978-0-19-965775-9. Even after the accession to power of Hamas, Israel's claim that it no longer occupies Gaza has not been accepted by UN bodies, most States, nor the majority of academic commentators because of its exclusive control of its border with Gaza and crossing points including the effective control it exerted over the Rafah crossing until at least May 2011, its control of Gaza's maritime zones and airspace which constitute what Aronson terms the 'security envelope' around Gaza, as well as its ability to intervene forcibly at will in Gaza.
    * Gawerc, Michelle (2012). Prefiguring Peace: Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding Partnerships. Lexington Books. p. 44. ISBN   9780739166109. While Israel withdrew from the immediate territory, it remained in control of all access to and from Gaza through the border crossings, as well as through the coastline and the airspace. In addition, Gaza was dependent upon Israel for water, electricity sewage communication networks and for its trade (Gisha 2007. Dowty 2008). In other words, while Israel maintained that its occupation of Gaza ended with its unilateral disengagement Palestinians – as well as many human rights organizations and international bodies – argued that Gaza was by all intents and purposes still occupied.
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