As of July 2022, Monaco is the country with the highest population density worldwide with an estimated population of nearly 24,500 per square kilometer. However, by 2050, it is expected to be overtaken by the Special Administrative Region of Macao.
Projected population density of most densely populated countries from 2022 to 2050
(in inhabitants per square km)
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United Nations, & UN DESA. (July 14, 2022). Projected population density of most densely populated countries from 2022 to 2050 (in inhabitants per square km) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912425/global-population-density-by-select-country/
United Nations, und UN DESA. "Projected population density of most densely populated countries from 2022 to 2050 (in inhabitants per square km)." Chart. July 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912425/global-population-density-by-select-country/
United Nations, UN DESA. (2022). Projected population density of most densely populated countries from 2022 to 2050 (in inhabitants per square km). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912425/global-population-density-by-select-country/
United Nations, and UN DESA. "Projected Population Density of Most Densely Populated Countries from 2022 to 2050 (in Inhabitants per Square Km)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912425/global-population-density-by-select-country/
United Nations & UN DESA, Projected population density of most densely populated countries from 2022 to 2050 (in inhabitants per square km) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912425/global-population-density-by-select-country/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Projected population density of most densely populated countries from 2022 to 2050 (in inhabitants per square km) [Graph], United Nations, & UN DESA, July 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912425/global-population-density-by-select-country/