The place with the lowest population density in the world is Greenland , with well under 1 person per square kilometer (around 0.14 people per km² in recent estimates).

What “lowest population density” means

Population density is the average number of people living in one unit of area, usually per square kilometer.

A very low density means huge stretches of land with almost no permanent residents, even if the overall population number sounds decent.

Why Greenland ranks lowest

  • Greenland has a vast land area of about 2.1–2.2 million km² but only around 55–57 thousand residents.
  • This works out to roughly 0.14 people per km², making it the least densely populated territory commonly listed in global rankings.

Country vs territory nuance

Many global lists include territories and dependencies alongside fully sovereign countries when ranking population density.

When territories are included, Greenland comes out at the bottom; if only fully recognized sovereign states are considered, Mongolia is usually cited as the least dense country, with about 2 people per km².

TL;DR:

  • Greenland has the lowest population density in the world overall.
  • Among fully sovereign countries, Mongolia is typically the lowest-density country.

Information gathered from public data available on the internet and portrayed here.