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Countries With the Fastest Decline in Population density (5-Year Change)

Change in Population density over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

St. Martin (French part) fell the most: by 28.1%, from 685.3 people per km² to 493 people per km² in the five years to 2024. Ukraine is second (−15.8%), followed by Marshall Islands (−15.1%). 44 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −2.1%.

#1
St. Martin (French part) · −28.1%
Median
−2.1%
Coverage
44 countries
Data year
2024
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (%)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. St. Martin (French part) -28.1; 2. Ukraine -15.8; 3. Marshall Islands -15.1; 4. Moldova -9.97; 5. Albania -7.43; 6. Northern Mariana Islands -7.4; 7. American Samoa -6.39; 8. Bosnia and Herzegovina -5.42; 9. Serbia -5.3; 10. Guyana -4.06.St. Martin (French part)-28.1Ukraine-15.8Marshall Islands-15.1Moldova-9.97Albania-7.43Northern Mariana Islands-7.4American Samoa-6.39Bosnia and Herzegovina-5.42Serbia-5.3Guyana-4.06
Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. St. Martin (French part) -28.1; 2. Ukraine -15.8; 3. Marshall Islands -15.1; 4. Moldova -9.97; 5. Albania -7.43; 6. Northern Mariana Islands -7.4; 7. American Samoa -6.39; 8. Bosnia and Herzegovina -5.42; 9. Serbia -5.3; 10. Guyana -4.06.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Decline in Population density (5-Year Change), 2024
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (%)
1St. Martin (French part)685.3493−28.1%
2Ukraine77.665.3−15.8%
3Marshall Islands244.5207.5−15.1%
4Moldova92.883.5−9.97%
5Albania93.786.8−7.43%
6Northern Mariana Islands104.696.9−7.4%
7American Samoa251235−6.39%
8Bosnia and Herzegovina65.361.8−5.42%
9Serbia79.475.2−5.3%
10Guyana4.13.94−4.06%
11San Marino577.7555.2−3.9%
12Poland124119.5−3.69%
13St. Vincent and the Grenadines267.1258.7−3.16%
14Belarus46.445−3.05%
15Puerto Rico (US)372.3361.1−3.03%
16Greece83.280.7−2.95%
17North Macedonia74.472.3−2.77%
18Monaco19,05518,537−2.72%
19Bulgaria6159.3−2.65%
20Dominica90.588.2−2.6%
21Latvia30.830−2.49%
22Japan347.4340.1−2.1%
23Croatia70.669.1−2.1%
24Cuba107.9105.8−1.99%
25Venezuela, RB32.832.2−1.84%
26Naoero579.4568.9−1.8%
27Romania84.282.8−1.65%
28Mauritius633622.9−1.6%
29Virgin Islands (US)304.8299.9−1.59%
30Tonga146.8144.7−1.41%
31Hungary106.2104.8−1.36%
32Italy202199.4−1.3%
33Russian Federation8.888.77−1.23%
34Aruba606.7600−1.11%
35Curaçao354.6351.3−0.936%
36St. Kitts and Nevis180.6179.5−0.609%
37Slovak Republic113.4112.8−0.591%
38Palau38.738.5−0.579%
39Montenegro46.646.4−0.515%
40French Polynesia80.480−0.44%
41Uruguay19.419.4−0.309%
42Isle of Man147.3147−0.177%
43Grenada341.1340.7−0.117%
44Korea, Rep.530.4530.2−0.026%

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Source and method

Change in Population density over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator EN.POP.DNST. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Population density (people per sq. km of land area): FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); World Bank population estimates, World Bank (WB), publisher: World Bank (WB).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.