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Population density (people per km 2) by country. This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
Australia has an average population density of 3.6 persons per square kilometre of total land area, which makes it one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. This is generally attributed to the semi-arid and desert geography of much of the interior of the country.
The population density exceeds 19,500 inhabitants per square kilometre in central Melbourne. [177] In 2021 Australia had 10% of the global permanent meadows and pastureland. [178] Forest cover is around 17% of Australia's total land area. [179] [180] Fitzroy Island, one of the 600 islands within the main archipelago of the Great Barrier Reef
This is a list of countries showing past and future population density, ranging from 1950 to 2300, as estimated by the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects database by the United Nations Population Division. The population density equals the number of human inhabitants per square kilometer of land area.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies , ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories .
However, if only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km 2 (58,000,000 sq mi) is taken into account, then human population density is 53/km 2 (140/sq mi). This includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica. However, if Antarctica is excluded, then population density rises to over 58 per square kilometre (150/sq mi). [1]
Area (km 2) Population (2021) [6] [7] Population density (per km 2) Capital ISO 3166-1; Australasia: Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) 199 — Australia: 7,686,850 25,921,089 3.1 Canberra: AU Christmas Island (Australia) 135 1,692 12.5 Flying Fish Cove: CX Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 14 593 42.4 West Island: CC Coral Sea Islands ...
This is a list of population demographics of New South Wales by local government area as at the 2016 census. a. The local government area with the largest population was City of Canterbury-Bankstown with 346,302 people resident on census night; and the area with the smallest population was Lord Howe Island with 698. a As at census night, the local government area with the largest population ...