Global population density by region 2025
As of 2025, Asia was the most densely populated region of the world, with nearly 156 inhabitants per square kilometer, whereas Oceania's population density was just over five inhabitants per square kilometer.
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Population density worldwide in 2025 by region (in inhabitants per square km)
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OWID. (July 14, 2024). Population density worldwide in 2025 by region (in inhabitants per square km) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912416/global-population-density-by-region/
OWID. "Population density worldwide in 2025 by region (in inhabitants per square km)." Chart. July 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912416/global-population-density-by-region/
OWID. (2024). Population density worldwide in 2025 by region (in inhabitants per square km). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912416/global-population-density-by-region/
OWID. "Population Density Worldwide in 2025 by Region (in Inhabitants per Square Km)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912416/global-population-density-by-region/
OWID, Population density worldwide in 2025 by region (in inhabitants per square km) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912416/global-population-density-by-region/ (last visited July 25, 2025)
Population density worldwide in 2025 by region (in inhabitants per square km) [Graph], OWID, July 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912416/global-population-density-by-region/
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