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Least densely populated cities

Kiruna, Sweden has the lowest population density of the 30 cities compared: 1.2 people/km² (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., 2025-12-31).

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

Items compared
30
Countries represented
8
Last checked
2026-08-03

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
1Kiruna, Sweden1.2 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
2Alta, Norway6 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-01-01
3Narvik, Norway6 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-01-01
4Rana, Norway6 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-01-01
5Gisborne, New Zealand6.3 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
6Boden, Sweden7.1 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
7Rouyn-Noranda, Canada7.1 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-05-11
8Mora, Sweden7.2 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
9Rovaniemi, Finland8 people/km²2026-06-12
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
10Örnsköldsvik, Sweden8.6 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
11Val-d'Or, Canada9.3 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-05-11
12Sturgeon County, Canada9.6 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-05-11
13Sunnfjord, Norway10 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-01-01
14Skellefteå, Sweden11 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
15Steinkjer, Norway11 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-01-01
16Timmins, Canada13.9 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-05-11
17Sept-Îles, Canada14.1 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31
18Odemira, Portugal15.15 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021
19Tornio, Finland17.6 people/km²2026-07-14
Source Scope: place · Period: 2024-12-31
20日高郡新ひだか町, Japan17.6 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024
21인제군, South Korea19.16 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
22Kajaani, Finland19.9 people/km²2026-07-14
Source Scope: place · Period: 2024-12-31
23Semboku, Japan22.5 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2020-12-31
24Raahe, Finland23.3 people/km²2026-07-14
Source Scope: place · Period: 2024-12-31
25봉화군, South Korea23.99 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
26화천군, South Korea25.22 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
27Mombetsu, Japan25.5 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2020-12-31
28Kita-Akita, Japan26.2 people/km²2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2020-12-31
29浜松市天竜区（再編後）, Japan26.3 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024
30Iisalmi, Finland26.8 people/km²2026-07-14
Source Scope: place · Period: 2024-12-31

What the numbers say

  • Kiruna, Sweden leads at 1.2 people/km².
  • Iisalmi, Finland sits at the other end with 26.8 people/km².
  • The middle of this ranking is 13.9 people/km², across 30 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 25.6 people/km².

Quick answer

What does Least densely populated cities show?

Kiruna, Sweden has the lowest population density of the 30 cities compared: 1.2 people/km² (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., 2025-12-31).

How this list is built

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. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

  • 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
2 grains: city, place
Observation period
2020-12-31 to 2026-01-01
Last checked
2026-08-03
With an official source link
30 of 30

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Least densely populated cities},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {49d05159d432a91cc95fd0fe4257e648},
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}
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Sources

  1. 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
  2. SSB 11342 ArealKm2Statistics Norway (SSB) · Checked 2026-07-15
  3. Stats NZStats NZ · Checked 2026-08-03
  4. Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.Statistics Canada · Checked 2026-07-15
  5. pxdata.stat.fipxdata.stat.fi · Checked 2026-06-12
  6. Statistics CanadaStatistics Canada · Checked 2026-08-03
  7. 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
  8. Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · Checked 2026-07-14
  9. 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
  10. Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.KOSIS / Ministry of the Interior and Safety; MOIS resident registration denominator · Checked 2026-07-15
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  1. 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