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GEOGRAPHY
Social - Population
Countries with the Lowest Population Density
This list features the countries with the lowest population density as of 2025.
RANK | COUNTRY | POPULATION | DENSITY (/km2) |
1 | Mongolia | 3,556,800 | 2 |
2 | Australia | 27,227,100 | 4 |
3 | Namibia | 3,153,250 | 4 |
4 | Iceland | 402,329 | 4 |
5 | Suriname | 645,256 | 4 |
6 | Guyana | 840,890 | 4 |
7 | Libya | 7,539,850 | 4 |
8 | Canada | 40,467,700 | 5 |
9 | Botswana | 2,603,390 | 5 |
10 | Mauritania | 5,461,320 | 5 |
11 | Kazakhstan | 21,083,600 | 8 |
12 | Russia | 143,394,000 | 9 |
13 | Central African Republic | 5,698,980 | 9 |
14 | Gabon | 2,647,400 | 10 |
15 | Bolivia | 12,749,300 | 12 |
16 | Norway | 5,652,990 | 16 |
17 | Saudi Arabia | 35,165,800 | 16 |
18 | Turkmenistan | 7,736,630 | 16 |
19 | Argentina | 46,003,700 | 17 |
20 | Chad | 21,560,400 | 17 |
References
World Population Review (2025) 'Countries by Population Density'. Available at: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-by-density (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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