The United States has a population density of 96.3 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. The United States has 310,997 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the United States and the Vatican are ranked 149th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The United States has 4.18% of the world's population and 6.14% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in the United States is 98.4% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
United States
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 96.3 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 149/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
343323530
|
949
|
| Land area | 3,531,839 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 289,500 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 16.5% | n/a |
| Urban population | 83.5% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 7.68% | 0% |
the United States vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in the United States increased by 16.5%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, the United States ranked 141st for population density and is in 148th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 96.3 | - |
| 2023 | 94.8 | - |
| 2022 | 94.4 | - |
| 2021 | 94 | - |
| 2020 | 93.9 | - |
| 2019 | 93 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 92.5 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 92.1 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 91.5 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 90.8 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 90.1 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 89.5 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 88.9 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 88.2 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 87.6 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 86.9 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 86.1 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 85.2 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 84.3 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 83.5 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 82.8 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 82 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 81.3 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 80.6 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 79.8 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 79 | - |
| 1998 | 78.1 | - |
| 1997 | 77.2 | - |
| 1996 | 76.3 | - |
| 1995 | 75.4 | - |
| 1994 | 74.5 | - |
| 1993 | 73.6 | - |
| 1992 | 72.6 | - |
| 1991 | 71.7 | - |
| 1990 | 70.7 | - |
| 1989 | 69.8 | - |
| 1988 | 69.1 | - |
| 1987 | 68.5 | - |
| 1986 | 67.9 | - |
| 1985 | 67.3 | - |
| 1984 | 66.7 | - |
| 1983 | 66.1 | - |
| 1982 | 65.5 | - |
| 1981 | 64.9 | - |
| 1980 | 64.1 | - |
| 1979 | 63.6 | - |
| 1978 | 62.9 | - |
| 1977 | 62.3 | - |
| 1976 | 61.7 | - |
| 1975 | 61.1 | - |
| 1974 | 60.5 | - |
| 1973 | 59.9 | - |
| 1972 | 59.4 | - |
| 1971 | 58.7 | - |
| 1970 | 58 | - |
| 1969 | 57.3 | - |
| 1968 | 56.8 | - |
| 1967 | 56.2 | - |
| 1966 | 55.6 | - |
| 1965 | 54.9 | - |
| 1964 | 54.3 | - |
| 1963 | 53.5 | - |
| 1962 | 52.7 | - |
| 1961 | 51.9 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| New York | 8.8M |
| Los Angeles | 3.9M |
| Chicago | 2.75M |
| Houston | 2.3M |
| Phoenix | 1.61M |
| Philadelphia | 1.6M |
| San Antonio | 1.43M |
| San Diego | 1.39M |
| Dallas | 1.3M |
| San Jose | 1.01M |
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