Densest land population
13°00′N
Mostly ocean, yet its strips of land hold about 19 million people in a slice just 8 km (5 mi) wide.
This 8 km slice has the most people per square kilometer of land in the dataset. Ocean area is excluded: the record measures how crowded the land is, not the total population.
- 270.1 /km² at 8 km and 270.2 at 5 mi, over 8,785 km of dry land
- GHS-POP R2023A, epoch 2025
- peak holds for 0.46 km; 0.43 km at 5 mi
Measured parallels
- Biggest seasonal swing · 62°57′N
- Flattest land · 59°32′N
- Most climate zones · ≈33°29′N
- Greatest relief · 27°42′N
- Most people · 24°54′N
- Humanity's population belt · 24°30′N
- Most countries crossed · 10°58′N
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