Population density of Southeast Asia (2023)

This illustration, created by Terence Teo, represents the population density in Southeast Asia using a three-dimensional map. To do this, Terence extracted the data available at Kontur Population with which it generates columns using a programme, with a height that represents the population density at each point.

This map clearly shows significant peaks in the region's major capitals, including Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Bangkok and Manila. The high density of Myanmar and the island of Java in Indonesia is also striking, with 141 million inhabitants in just 132,000 square kilometres.

Sources

• A population density map of Southeast Asia