China has a population density of 389 people per square mile compared to 540 people in the Marshall Islands. China has 73,316 sq ft of land per person vs 52,011 sq ft in the Marshall Islands. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, China and the Marshall Islands are ranked 64th and 54th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. China has 17.3% of the world's population and 6.3% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.0005% of the population and 0.0001% of the land area for the Marshall Islands, hence the population density in China is 28.1% lower than in the Marshall Islands.
Population density comparison
China
|
Marshall Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 540 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 64/197 | 54/197 |
| Population |
1405773318
|
36281
|
| Land area | 3,624,808 sq mi | 69.5 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 71,722 sq ft | 51,601 sq ft |
| Rural population | 34.5% | 20.8% |
| Urban population | 65.5% | 79.2% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 95.3% | 0% |
China vs the Marshall Islands:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in China increased by 8.71%, compared to a 27.5% decline in the Marshall Islands.
In 2004, China ranked 55th for population density and is in 64th place now. The Marshall Islands was 30th in 2004 and ranks 54th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Marshall Islands
|
|
| 2024 | 389 | 540 |
| 2023 | 389 | 559 |
| 2022 | 390 | 577 |
| 2021 | 390 | 595 |
| 2020 | 389 | 614 |
| 2019 | 388 | 633 |
| 2018 | 387 | 652 |
| 2017 | 385 | 669 |
| 2016 | 383 | 686 |
| 2015 | 381 | 702 |
| 2014 | 378 | 717 |
| 2013 | 376 | 729 |
| 2012 | 374 | 740 |
| 2011 | 371 | 747 |
| 2010 | 369 | 749 |
| 2009 | 367 | 748 |
| 2008 | 365 | 749 |
| 2007 | 364 | 749 |
| 2006 | 362 | 748 |
| 2005 | 360 | 747 |
| 2004 | 358 | 745 |
| 2003 | 355 | 743 |
| 2002 | 353 | 740 |
| 2001 | 351 | 736 |
| 2000 | 348 | 730 |
| 1999 | 346 | 722 |
| 1998 | 343 | 715 |
| 1997 | 339 | 709 |
| 1996 | 336 | 702 |
| 1995 | 332 | 694 |
| 1994 | 329 | 687 |
| 1993 | 325 | 678 |
| 1992 | 321 | 667 |
| 1991 | 317 | 656 |
| 1990 | 313 | - |
| 1989 | 309 | - |
| 1988 | 304 | - |
| 1987 | 299.1 | - |
| 1986 | 294.3 | - |
| 1985 | 290 | - |
| 1984 | 286 | - |
| 1983 | 282.3 | - |
| 1982 | 278.3 | - |
| 1981 | 274.2 | - |
| 1980 | 270.7 | - |
| 1979 | 267.3 | - |
| 1978 | 263.8 | - |
| 1977 | 260.3 | - |
| 1976 | 256.8 | - |
| 1975 | 252.8 | - |
| 1974 | 248.4 | - |
| 1973 | 243.3 | - |
| 1972 | 237.8 | - |
| 1971 | 232 | - |
| 1970 | 225.8 | - |
| 1969 | 219.6 | - |
| 1968 | 213.7 | - |
| 1967 | 208.2 | - |
| 1966 | 202.9 | - |
| 1965 | 197.3 | - |
| 1964 | 192.7 | - |
| 1963 | 188.2 | - |
| 1962 | 183.7 | - |
| 1961 | 182.2 | - |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Marshall Islands
|
|
| 2024 | 65.5% | 79.2% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | 78.9% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | 78.5% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | 78.2% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | 77.8% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | 77% |
| 2017 | 58% | 76.6% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | 76.2% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | 75.8% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | 53% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | 74% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | 73.1% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | 72.6% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | 72.1% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | 71.6% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | 71.1% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | 70.6% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | 70.1% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | 69.6% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | 69.1% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | 68.6% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | 68.1% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | 67.7% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | 67.4% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | 67.1% |
| 1995 | 31% | 66.7% |
| 1994 | 30% | 66.4% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | 66.1% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | 65.7% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | 65.4% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | 65.1% |
| 1989 | 25.7% | 64.7% |
| 1988 | 25% | 64.2% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | 63.5% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | 62.7% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | 61.9% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | 61.2% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | 60.4% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | 59.6% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | 58.8% |
| 1980 | 19.4% | 58.3% |
| 1979 | 18.6% | 58.8% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | 59.2% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | 59.7% |
| 1976 | 17.5% | 60.2% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | 60.6% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | 61.1% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | 61.2% |
| 1972 | 17.2% | 58.7% |
| 1971 | 17.3% | 56.1% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | 53.5% |
| 1969 | 17.5% | 50.9% |
| 1968 | 17.7% | 48.2% |
| 1967 | 17.8% | 45.6% |
| 1966 | 17.9% | 44.1% |
| 1965 | 18.1% | 42.7% |
| 1964 | 18.3% | 41.2% |
| 1963 | 17.8% | 39.8% |
| 1962 | 17.2% | 38.4% |
| 1961 | 16.7% | 37% |
| 1960 | 16.2% | 35.6% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 41.1% to 65.5% in China and from 70.6% to 79.2% in the Marshall Islands.
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