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Population density by countries (17 countries)

  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2018

-Singapore has the highest population density of 7,548 people per square kilometer, followed by Hong Kong (6,714 people). 
-Looking at the last five years, countries other than the four countries including Japan are increasing, with UAE and Malaysia's population density largely increasing by 9.4points and 7.4 points, respectively. Japan saw a slight decrease of 1.4 points.
*Population is January data for each year.

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Reference　
-Populationm, Population density
United Nations ”World Population Prospects 2024”
Retrieved Sep 20, 2024, from here
-Land Area
United Nations Statistics Division （UNSD) "Demographic Yearbook 2022, Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density"
Retrieved Sep 20, 2024, from here
United Nations Statistics Division （UNSD) "Demographic Yearbook 2017, Table 3: Population by sex, annual rate of population increase, surface area and density"
Retrieved Sep 20, 2024, from here
National Statistics - Republic of China (Taiwan) "STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2022, Table 1. Land, agricultural land and forest land areas"
Retrieved Sep 20, 2024, from here

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・Singapore has the highest population density of 8,134 people per square kilometer, followed by Hong Kong (6,733 people). 
・Looking at the last five years, all countries except Japan show an increase, with Philippines and Saudi Arabia's population density largely increasing by 8.8points and 8.2 points, respectively. Japan saw a slight decrease of 1.7 points.

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Reference　
-Populationm, Population density
United Nations ”World Population Prospects 2021”
Retrieved February 7, 2023, from https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2021/


-Land Area
United Nations Statistics Division （UNSD) "Demographic Yearbook 2021, Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density"
Retrieved February 7, 2023, from https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2021/
United Nations Statistics Division （UNSD) "Demographic Yearbook 2016, Table 3: Population by sex, annual rate of population increase, surface area and density"
Retrieved February 7, 2023, from https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2016/
National Statistics - Republic of China (Taiwan) "STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2021, Table 1. Land, agricultural land and forest land areas"
Retrieved February 7, 2023, from https://eng.stat.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=2575&s=223999

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Singapore has the highest population density of 7,968 people per square kilometer, followed by Hong Kong (6,659 people). Looking at the last five years, all countries except Japan show an increase, with Saudi Arabia's population density largely increasing by 12.1 points. Japan saw a slight decrease of 0.9 points.

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*Population United Nations ”World Population Prospects 2019” Retrieved June 19, 2020, from https://bit.ly/2URh0vE


*Land Area United Nations Statistics Division （UNSD) "Demographic Yearbook 2013 & 2018, Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density" Retrieved June 19, 2020, from https://bit.ly/3ekmEhy Retrieved June 22, 2020, from https://bit.ly/37Qej2T 


National Statistics - Republic of China (Taiwan) "STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2018, Table 1. Land, agricultural land and forest land areas" Retrieved June 19, 2020, from https://bit.ly/2Nh6Z6B

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