Population density — all countries

Population density — Euro area

Population density in the Euro area in 2023 — 125.6 per km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 12.5%.

2023 125.6 per km² +0.43% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 129.8 per km²1991
Period minimum 111.6 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Euro area, 1961–202311011512012513019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 111.6 per km²1963: 113.6 per km²1965: 115.5 per km²1967: 117.3 per km²1969: 118.9 per km²1971: 120.2 per km²1973: 121.8 per km²1975: 123.1 per km²1977: 124.1 per km²1979: 125.1 per km²1981: 126.2 per km²1983: 126.8 per km²1985: 127.2 per km²1987: 127.9 per km²1989: 128.8 per km²1991: 129.8 per km²1993: 117.2 per km²1995: 117.8 per km²1997: 118.3 per km²1999: 118.8 per km²2001: 118 per km²2003: 119.2 per km²2005: 120.5 per km²2007: 121.6 per km²2009: 122.6 per km²2011: 122.6 per km²2013: 123 per km²2015: 123.5 per km²2017: 124 per km²2019: 124.5 per km²2021: 124.7 per km²2023: 125.6 per km²
Change over the period: +14 (+12.52%) Average annual rate: 0.19 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area

Euro area 125.6 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Population density — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 125.6 +0.5 +0.43%
2022 125 +0.3 +0.27%
2021 124.7 +0.1 +0.04%
2020 124.7 +0.1 +0.12%
2019 124.5 +0.3 +0.23%
2018 124.2 +0.2 +0.19%
2017 124 +0.2 +0.19%
2016 123.7 +0.3 +0.23%
2015 123.5 +0.3 +0.27%
2014 123.1 +0.2 +0.14%
2013 123 +0.1 +0.06%
2012 122.9 +0.2 +0.19%
2011 122.6 −0.2 −0.19%
2010 122.9 +0.2 +0.19%
2009 122.6 +0.4 +0.33%
2008 122.3 +0.6 +0.5%
2007 121.6 +0.6 +0.5%
2006 121 +0.6 +0.47%
2005 120.5 +0.6 +0.51%
2004 119.9 +0.6 +0.53%
2003 119.2 +0.6 +0.52%
2002 118.6 +0.6 +0.48%
2001 118 +0.3 +0.29%
2000 117.7 −1.1 −0.91%
1999 118.8 +0.3 +0.23%
1998 118.5 +0.2 +0.19%
1997 118.3 +0.2 +0.21%
1996 118 +0.3 +0.21%
1995 117.8 +0.3 +0.23%
1994 117.5 +0.3 +0.29%
1993 117.2 −1.6 −1.34%
1992 118.8 −11 −8.48%
1991 129.8 +0.5 +0.38%
1990 129.3 +0.5 +0.4%
1989 128.8 +0.5 +0.39%
1988 128.3 +0.4 +0.33%
1987 127.9 +0.3 +0.27%
1986 127.5 +0.3 +0.24%
1985 127.2 +0.2 +0.18%
1984 127 +0.2 +0.16%
1983 126.8 +0.3 +0.21%
1982 126.5 +0.3 +0.25%
1981 126.2 +0.5 +0.4%
1980 125.7 +0.6 +0.44%
1979 125.1 +0.5 +0.41%
1978 124.6 +0.5 +0.41%
1977 124.1 +0.5 +0.41%
1976 123.6 +0.5 +0.43%
1975 123.1 +0.6 +0.49%
1974 122.5 +0.7 +0.56%
1973 121.8 +0.8 +0.63%
1972 121 +0.8 +0.68%
1971 120.2 +0.7 +0.58%
1970 119.5 +0.7 +0.57%
1969 118.9 +0.8 +0.69%
1968 118 +0.8 +0.67%
1967 117.3 +0.8 +0.7%
1966 116.4 +0.9 +0.8%
1965 115.5 +1 +0.86%
1964 114.5 +1 +0.87%
1963 113.6 +1 +0.87%
1962 112.6 +1 +0.86%
1961 111.6

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.