Population density in the European Union in 2023 — 112.6 per km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 11.9%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 112.6 | +0.4 | +0.37% |
| 2022 | 112.1 | +0.2 | +0.22% |
| 2021 | 111.9 | −0.2 | −0.15% |
| 2020 | 112.1 | −0 | −0.01% |
| 2019 | 112.1 | +0.2 | +0.19% |
| 2018 | 111.8 | +0.2 | +0.16% |
| 2017 | 111.7 | +0.2 | +0.16% |
| 2016 | 111.5 | +0.2 | +0.19% |
| 2015 | 111.3 | +0.2 | +0.21% |
| 2014 | 111 | +0.1 | +0.09% |
| 2013 | 110.9 | +0.1 | +0.05% |
| 2012 | 110.9 | +0.2 | +0.14% |
| 2011 | 110.7 | −0.2 | −0.15% |
| 2010 | 110.9 | +0.1 | +0.13% |
| 2009 | 110.8 | +0.3 | +0.23% |
| 2008 | 110.5 | +0.4 | +0.35% |
| 2007 | 110.1 | +0.4 | +0.35% |
| 2006 | 109.7 | +0.4 | +0.36% |
| 2005 | 109.3 | +0.4 | +0.37% |
| 2004 | 108.9 | +0.4 | +0.39% |
| 2003 | 108.5 | +0.4 | +0.36% |
| 2002 | 108.1 | +0.3 | +0.27% |
| 2001 | 107.8 | +0.2 | +0.15% |
| 2000 | 107.7 | −0.8 | −0.73% |
| 1999 | 108.5 | +0.2 | +0.17% |
| 1998 | 108.3 | +0.1 | +0.13% |
| 1997 | 108.1 | +0.2 | +0.15% |
| 1996 | 108 | +0.2 | +0.16% |
| 1995 | 107.8 | +0.2 | +0.19% |
| 1994 | 107.6 | +0.3 | +0.25% |
| 1993 | 107.3 | −3.2 | −2.86% |
| 1992 | 110.5 | −7.2 | −6.08% |
| 1991 | 117.6 | +0.3 | +0.29% |
| 1990 | 117.3 | +0.4 | +0.34% |
| 1989 | 116.9 | +0.4 | +0.37% |
| 1988 | 116.5 | +0.4 | +0.33% |
| 1987 | 116.1 | +0.3 | +0.29% |
| 1986 | 115.8 | +0.3 | +0.27% |
| 1985 | 115.4 | +0.3 | +0.23% |
| 1984 | 115.2 | +0.3 | +0.22% |
| 1983 | 114.9 | +0.3 | +0.26% |
| 1982 | 114.6 | +0.4 | +0.31% |
| 1981 | 114.3 | +0.5 | +0.43% |
| 1980 | 113.8 | +0.5 | +0.46% |
| 1979 | 113.3 | +0.5 | +0.45% |
| 1978 | 112.7 | +0.5 | +0.46% |
| 1977 | 112.2 | +0.5 | +0.49% |
| 1976 | 111.7 | +0.6 | +0.53% |
| 1975 | 111.1 | +0.6 | +0.58% |
| 1974 | 110.5 | +0.7 | +0.61% |
| 1973 | 109.8 | +0.7 | +0.65% |
| 1972 | 109.1 | +0.7 | +0.68% |
| 1971 | 108.3 | +0.6 | +0.56% |
| 1970 | 107.7 | +0.6 | +0.57% |
| 1969 | 107.1 | +0.7 | +0.69% |
| 1968 | 106.4 | +0.7 | +0.71% |
| 1967 | 105.7 | +0.8 | +0.76% |
| 1966 | 104.9 | +0.8 | +0.79% |
| 1965 | 104 | +0.9 | +0.83% |
| 1964 | 103.2 | +0.9 | +0.88% |
| 1963 | 102.3 | +0.9 | +0.86% |
| 1962 | 101.4 | +0.8 | +0.84% |
| 1961 | 100.6 | — | — |
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.
The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.
Environment Surface areaThe full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.