With approximately 20.8 thousand people per square kilometer, Macao had the highest population density in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021. In comparison, there were approximately two inhabitants per square kilometer living in Mongolia in that year.
Population density in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory
(population per square kilometer)
According to the source, "population density is the mid-year population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship - except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). Population density in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory (population per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/640612/asia-pacific-population-density-by-country/
World Bank. "Population density in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory (population per square kilometer)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640612/asia-pacific-population-density-by-country/
World Bank. (2024). Population density in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory (population per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640612/asia-pacific-population-density-by-country/
World Bank. "Population Density in The Asia-pacific Region in 2021, by Country or Territory (Population per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640612/asia-pacific-population-density-by-country/
World Bank, Population density in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory (population per square kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640612/asia-pacific-population-density-by-country/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Population density in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory (population per square kilometer) [Graph], World Bank, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/640612/asia-pacific-population-density-by-country/
