The Vatican has a population density of 5,886 people per square mile compared to 74.3 people in Zambia. The Vatican has 5,274 sq ft of land per person vs 380,067 sq ft in Zambia. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Vatican and Zambia are ranked 3rd and 158th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Vatican has 0.00001% of the world's population and 0.0000003% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.26% of the population and 0.5% of the land area for Zambia, hence the population density in the Vatican is 7,826% higher than in Zambia.
Population density comparison
Vatican
|
Zambia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 5,886 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 3/197 | 158/197 |
| Population |
949
|
22402291
|
| Land area | 0.17 sq mi | 287,024 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 4,736 sq ft | 375,407 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 53.1% |
| Urban population | n/a | 46.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 11.6% |
the Vatican vs Zambia:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in the Vatican increased by 13.6%, compared to a 84.8% growth in Zambia.
In 2000, the Vatican ranked 3rd for population density and is in 3rd place still. Zambia was 164th in 2000 and ranks 161st out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Vatican
|
Zambia
|
|
| 2024 | - | 74.3 |
| 2023 | - | 72.2 |
| 2022 | - | 70.2 |
| 2021 | - | 68.3 |
| 2020 | - | 66.4 |
| 2019 | 5,886 | 64.5 |
| 2018 | 5,886 | 62.6 |
| 2017 | 5,886 | 60.8 |
| 2016 | 5,886 | 58.9 |
| 2015 | 5,886 | 57.1 |
| 2014 | 4,956 | 55.4 |
| 2013 | 4,939 | 53.7 |
| 2012 | 4,921 | 52 |
| 2011 | 4,897 | 50.3 |
| 2010 | 4,880 | 48.7 |
| 2009 | 4,862 | 47 |
| 2008 | 4,850 | 45.4 |
| 2007 | 4,833 | 43.8 |
| 2006 | 5,486 | 42.3 |
| 2005 | 5,421 | 40.8 |
| 2004 | 5,421 | 39.5 |
| 2003 | 5,362 | 38.3 |
| 2002 | 5,298 | 37.1 |
| 2001 | 5,239 | 36 |
| 2000 | 5,180 | 34.9 |
| 1999 | - | 33.9 |
| 1998 | - | 33 |
| 1997 | - | 32.2 |
| 1996 | - | 31.4 |
| 1995 | - | 30.6 |
| 1994 | - | 29.9 |
| 1993 | - | 29.2 |
| 1992 | - | 28.5 |
| 1991 | - | 27.8 |
| 1990 | - | 27.1 |
| 1989 | - | 26.4 |
| 1988 | - | 25.8 |
| 1987 | - | 25.1 |
| 1986 | - | 24.3 |
| 1985 | - | 23.6 |
| 1984 | - | 22.9 |
| 1983 | - | 22.2 |
| 1982 | - | 21.5 |
| 1981 | - | 20.8 |
| 1980 | - | 20.2 |
| 1979 | - | 19.6 |
| 1978 | - | 19 |
| 1977 | - | 18.5 |
| 1976 | - | 17.9 |
| 1975 | - | 17.4 |
| 1974 | - | 16.9 |
| 1973 | - | 16.4 |
| 1972 | - | 15.9 |
| 1971 | - | 15.5 |
| 1970 | - | 15.1 |
| 1969 | - | 14.6 |
| 1968 | - | 14.2 |
| 1967 | - | 13.7 |
| 1966 | - | 13.3 |
| 1965 | - | 12.9 |
| 1964 | - | 12.5 |
| 1963 | - | 12.1 |
| 1962 | - | 11.7 |
| 1961 | - | 11.3 |
Densely populated cities
|
Zambia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Lusaka | 2.47M |
| Kitwe | 625K |
| Ndola | 528K |
| Chingola | 255K |
| Mufulira | 182K |
| Livingstone | 177K |
| Kasama | 158K |
| Kapiri Mposhi | 65.2K |
| Choma | 51.8K |
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