The densimeter comprises a top cover, a measuring tube, a counter weight and a positioning strip, an opening is formed in the upper end of the measuring tube, the counter weight is loaded into the measuring tube from the opening, the bottom of the measuring tube is of a cone structure, the top cover is arranged at the upper end of the measuring tube and used for sealing the opening, scale marks are arranged on one side of the measuring tube, the positioning strip is arranged on the side, provided with the scale marks, of the measuring tube, and a groove hole is formed in the top cover. The slotted hole penetrates through the top cover. The densimeter is used for measuring whether the density of lithium battery slurry with high viscosity is uniform or not, the slurry stirring effect can be judged conveniently, parameter adjustment and optimization can be conducted on the stirring process conveniently, sampling is easy and convenient when the densimeter is used, the measuring speed is high, errors are small, the accuracy is high, and the densimeter is suitable for rapidly obtaining density data of the high-viscosity slurry in real time. The invention also relates to a method for testing the density of the battery slurry.