Population density in high-income countries in 2023 — 26.6 per km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 25.2%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.6 | +0.2 | +0.73% |
| 2022 | 26.4 | +0.1 | +0.47% |
| 2021 | 26.3 | +0.1 | +0.23% |
| 2020 | 26.2 | +0.1 | +0.25% |
| 2019 | 26.2 | +0.1 | +0.37% |
| 2018 | 26.1 | +0.1 | +0.34% |
| 2017 | 26 | +0.1 | +0.45% |
| 2016 | 25.9 | +0.2 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 25.7 | +0.2 | +0.64% |
| 2014 | 25.5 | +0.1 | +0.56% |
| 2013 | 25.4 | +0.1 | +0.59% |
| 2012 | 25.3 | +0.2 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 25.1 | +0.1 | +0.47% |
| 2010 | 25 | +0.1 | +0.45% |
| 2009 | 24.9 | +0.2 | +0.62% |
| 2008 | 24.7 | +0.2 | +0.74% |
| 2007 | 24.5 | +0.2 | +0.68% |
| 2006 | 24.4 | +0.2 | +0.62% |
| 2005 | 24.2 | +0.1 | +0.55% |
| 2004 | 24.1 | +0.1 | +0.55% |
| 2003 | 24 | +0.1 | +0.53% |
| 2002 | 23.8 | +0.1 | +0.52% |
| 2001 | 23.7 | +0.1 | +0.52% |
| 2000 | 23.6 | +0.3 | +1.34% |
| 1999 | 23.3 | +0.1 | +0.51% |
| 1998 | 23.2 | +0.1 | +0.54% |
| 1997 | 23 | +0.1 | +0.43% |
| 1996 | 22.9 | +0.1 | +0.59% |
| 1995 | 22.8 | +0.1 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 22.7 | +0.1 | +0.63% |
| 1993 | 22.5 | +0.4 | +1.81% |
| 1992 | 22.1 | −5.6 | −20.28% |
| 1991 | 27.7 | +0.2 | +0.82% |
| 1990 | 27.5 | +0.2 | +0.73% |
| 1989 | 27.3 | +0.2 | +0.75% |
| 1988 | 27.1 | +0.2 | +0.69% |
| 1987 | 26.9 | +0.2 | +0.68% |
| 1986 | 26.8 | +0.2 | +0.66% |
| 1985 | 26.6 | +0.2 | +0.64% |
| 1984 | 26.4 | +0.2 | +0.64% |
| 1983 | 26.2 | +0.2 | +0.68% |
| 1982 | 26.1 | +0.2 | +0.73% |
| 1981 | 25.9 | +0.2 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 25.7 | +0.2 | +0.81% |
| 1979 | 25.5 | +0.2 | +0.84% |
| 1978 | 25.2 | +0.2 | +0.81% |
| 1977 | 25 | +0.2 | +0.81% |
| 1976 | 24.8 | +0.2 | +0.82% |
| 1975 | 24.6 | +0.2 | +0.89% |
| 1974 | 24.4 | +0.2 | +0.93% |
| 1973 | 24.2 | +0.2 | +0.97% |
| 1972 | 24 | +0.2 | +1.01% |
| 1971 | 23.7 | +0.3 | +1.19% |
| 1970 | 23.4 | +0.2 | +0.99% |
| 1969 | 23.2 | +0.2 | +0.99% |
| 1968 | 23 | +0.2 | +0.99% |
| 1967 | 22.8 | +0.2 | +1.04% |
| 1966 | 22.5 | +0.2 | +1.06% |
| 1965 | 22.3 | +0.3 | +1.14% |
| 1964 | 22 | +0.3 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 21.8 | +0.3 | +1.22% |
| 1962 | 21.5 | +0.3 | +1.25% |
| 1961 | 21.3 | — | — |
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.