APP.2-4 Area of Territory and Population Density(2005)
Sources: FAO Database.
Country or Area      Area of Territory
(10 000 sq.km)
Mid-year Population
(10 000 persons)
Population Density
(persons/sq.km) (2004)
 World 13427.9① 643778.0 49
 Asia 3187.8 387054.0
 China 960.0 130756② 139
 Japan 37.8 12795.6 351
 India③ 328.7 109458.3 363
 Indonesia 190.5 22055.8 120
 Philippines 30.0 8305.4 274
 Thailand 51.3 6423.3 125
 Malaysia 33.0 2534.7 76
 Singapore 0.1 435.1 6329
 Pakistan 79.6 15577.2 197
 Myanmar 67.7 5051.9 76
 Bangladesh 14.4 14182.2 1069
 Turkey 78.4 7263.6 93
 Mongolia 156.7 255.4 2
 Korea,Dem.Peoples Rep. 12.1 2248.8 186
 Korea,Rep.       9.9 4829.4 487
 Viet Nam 33.2 8296.6 252
 Africa 3031.0 86918.0
 Egypt 100.1 7403.3 73
 Nigeria 92.4 13153.0 141
 South Africa 121.9 4519.2 37
 Europe 2300.0 72556.0
 Germany 35.7 8248.5 236
 United Kingdom 24.4 6020.3 247
 France 55.2 6074.3 110
 Italy 30.1 5747.1 196
 Czech Republic 7.9 1019.6 132
 Poland 31.3 3816.5 125
 Romania 23.8 2163.2 94
 Bulgaria 11.1 774.1 70
 Russian Federation 1709.8 14315.1 9
 North America 2273.9 51254.0
 United States 962.9 29649.7 32
 Canada 998.5 3227.1 4
 Mexico 195.8 10308.9 54
 South America 1783.4 36718.0
 Brazil 851.5 18640.5 22
 Argentina 278.0 3874.7 14
 Venezuela 91.2 2657.7 30
 Oceania 856.4 3262.0
 Australia 774.1 2032.1 3
 New Zealand 27.1 411.0 15
Note:①Excluding the Antarctic Continent. If included, land area of World is 149.50 million sq.km. ②Date of China refers to the population of the yearend. ③Excluding Jammu, Kashmir and Sikkim.