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Least densely populated cities

Published cities with the lowest official population density, retaining the source date and geographic scope.

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Hanceville, Canada is first in the current published ranking at 0 people/km²; compare its source date and geographic grain before using the result.

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30
Countries represented
9
Last checked
2026-08-27

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

Showing all 30 rows

Original rankCity or placePublished valueSource and scope
1Hanceville, Canada0 people/km²2026-08-07
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31
2Not in any Significant Urban Area (NT), Australia0.1 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
3Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA), Australia0.1 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
4Not in any Significant Urban Area (SA), Australia0.3 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
5La Tuque, Canada0.4 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31
6Not in any Significant Urban Area (Qld), Australia0.5 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
7Gällivare, Sweden1.1 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
8Kiruna, Sweden1.2 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
9Åre, Sweden1.8 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
10Grand Lake, Canada1.8 people/km²2026-08-07
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31
11Fundy-St. Martins, Canada1.9 people/km²2026-08-07
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31
12Luster, Norway2 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-01-01
13Målselv, Norway2 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-01-01
14Trysil, Norway2 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-01-01
15Lycksele, Sweden2.2 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
16Carleton North, Canada2.3 people/km²2026-08-07
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31
17Hiiumaa vald, Estonia2.4 people/km²2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-08-27
18Krokom, Sweden2.6 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
19Not in any Significant Urban Area (Tas.), Australia2.6 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
20Kuusamo, Finland3 people/km²2026-07-14
Source Scope: place · Period: 2024-12-31
21Midtre Gauldal, Norway3 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-01-01
22Oppdal, Norway3 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-01-01
23Kamikawa, Japan3.3 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2020-12-31
24Põhja-Pärnumaa vald, Estonia3.3 people/km²2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-08-27
25Ventspils, Latvia4.1 people/km²2026-07-14
Source Scope: novads · Period: 2026-01-01
26足寄郡足寄町, Japan4.2 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024
27Ashoro, Japan4.7 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2020-12-31
28Kose vald, Estonia4.8 people/km²2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-08-27
29Alcoutim, Portugal5.07 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021
30上川郡新得町, Japan5.2 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024

What the numbers say

  • Hanceville, Canada leads at 0 people/km².
  • 上川郡新得町, Japan sits at the other end with 5.2 people/km².
  • The middle of this ranking is 2.3 people/km², across 30 places that publish the metric.

What this measures

Every row is a published population density observation, ranked lowest first. The values were observed between 2020 and 2026. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value.

  • Compare the displayed value, unit, source date and geographic grain together.
  • A city label does not change a regional observation into a city measurement.
Rows
30 places
Geographic grain
3 grains: city, place, novads
Observation period
2020-12-31 to 2026-08-27
Last checked
2026-08-27
With an official source link
30 of 30

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Least densely populated cities [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/least-densely-populated-cities/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_least-densely-populated-cities_779548a01c18,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Least densely populated cities},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/least-densely-populated-cities/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

  1. Statistics CanadaStatistics Canada · Checked 2026-08-07
  2. Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Checked 2026-08-03
  3. Statistics CanadaStatistics Canada · Checked 2026-08-03
  4. Official SCB population density per square kilometre at municipality grain. SCB states that it uses the population figure at 31 December with the following 1 January land-area figure.Statistics Sweden (SCB) · Checked 2026-07-15
  5. SSB 11342 ArealKm2Statistics Norway (SSB) · Checked 2026-07-15
  6. Statistics EstoniaStatistics Estonia · Checked 2026-08-27
  7. Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · Checked 2026-07-14
  8. 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表) · Checked 2026-08-03
  9. data.gov.lvdata.gov.lv · Checked 2026-07-14
  10. Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.Statistics Bureau of Japan via e-Stat · Checked 2026-07-15
  11. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.INE Portugal / reproducible local derivation · Checked 2026-07-15