Asia: Countries and Territories by Population Density

Figures as of October 8, 2026

Rank	Country / Region	Capital	Density	Population	Area
1	Macau	None	22,883 per km²	686,500	30 km²
2	Singapore	Singapore	8,744 per km²	≈6.2 million	710 km²
3	Hong Kong	City of Victoria	6,792 per km²	≈7.5 million	1,104 km²
4	Bahrain	Manama	2,096 per km²	≈1.6 million	765 km²
5	Maldives	Malé	1,717 per km²	515,132	300 km²
6	Bangladesh	Dhaka	1,151 per km²	≈169.8 million	147,570 km²
7	Palestine	Ramallah	893 per km²	≈5.6 million	6,220 km²
8	Taiwan	Taipei	642 per km²	≈23.2 million	36,193 km²
9	Lebanon	Beirut	564 per km²	≈5.9 million	10,452 km²
10	South Korea	Seoul	510 per km²	≈51.1 million	100,210 km²
11	Israel	Jerusalem	496 per km²	≈10.3 million	20,770 km²
12	India	New Delhi	435 per km²	≈1.43 billion	≈3.29 million km²
13	Philippines	Manila	335 per km²	≈114.8 million	342,353 km²
14	Sri Lanka	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	332 per km²	≈21.8 million	65,610 km²
15	Japan	Tokyo	325 per km²	≈122.7 million	377,930 km²
16	Vietnam	Hanoi	309 per km²	102.3 million	331,212 km²
17	Qatar	Doha	291 per km²	≈3.4 million	11,586 km²
18	Kuwait	Kuwait City	274 per km²	≈4.9 million	17,818 km²
19	Pakistan	Islamabad	274 per km²	≈241.5 million	881,912 km²
20	North Korea	Pyongyang	215 per km²	≈25.9 million	120,538 km²
21	Nepal	Kathmandu	204 per km²	≈30.0 million	147,181 km²
22	Indonesia	Jakarta	151 per km²	≈288.3 million	≈1.90 million km²
23	China	Beijing	145 per km²	≈1.40 billion	≈9.71 million km²
24	Syria	Damascus	143 per km²	≈26.5 million	185,180 km²
25	Thailand	Bangkok	137 per km²	≈70.3 million	513,120 km²
26	Jordan	Amman	134 per km²	≈11.9 million	89,342 km²
27	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	132 per km²	≈11.0 million	83,600 km²
28	Azerbaijan	Baku	119 per km²	≈10.3 million	86,600 km²
29	Turkey	Ankara	110 per km²	≈86.1 million	783,562 km²
30	Iraq	Baghdad	105 per km²	≈46.1 million	438,317 km²
31	Armenia	Yerevan	104 per km²	≈3.1 million	29,743 km²
32	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	104 per km²	≈34.4 million	330,803 km²
33	Cambodia	Phnom Penh	98.4 per km²	≈17.8 million	181,035 km²
34	Timor-Leste	Dili	94.8 per km²	≈1.4 million	14,874 km²
35	Uzbekistan	Tashkent	87.3 per km²	≈39.0 million	447,400 km²
36	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	79.5 per km²	458,600	5,765 km²
37	Myanmar	Naypyidaw	75.9 per km²	≈51.4 million	676,578 km²
38	Tajikistan	Dushanbe	74.9 per km²	≈10.7 million	143,100 km²
39	Afghanistan	Kabul	67.2 per km²	≈43.8 million	652,230 km²
40	Yemen	Sana'a	61.9 per km²	≈32.7 million	527,968 km²
41	Iran	Tehran	52.9 per km²	≈87.1 million	≈1.65 million km²
42	Georgia	Tbilisi	52.5 per km²	≈3.7 million	69,700 km²
43	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	37.0 per km²	≈7.4 million	199,951 km²
44	Laos	Vientiane	32.7 per km²	≈7.7 million	236,800 km²
45	Bhutan	Thimphu	20.6 per km²	790,718	38,394 km²
46	Oman	Muscat	17.4 per km²	≈5.4 million	309,500 km²
47	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	16.4 per km²	≈35.3 million	≈2.15 million km²
48	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	14.5 per km²	≈7.1 million	488,100 km²
49	Kazakhstan	Astana	7.6 per km²	≈20.6 million	≈2.72 million km²
50	Mongolia	Ulan Bator	2.3 per km²	≈3.6 million	≈1.56 million km²

This list was last updated on October 8, 2026. Includes overseas territories and other regions as well as independent countries. Population and area are rounded in the table; the country pages show the exact figures.