Population density in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 148.1 per km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 254.2%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 148.1 | +1.7 | +1.14% |
| 2022 | 146.5 | +1.6 | +1.11% |
| 2021 | 144.9 | +1.8 | +1.23% |
| 2020 | 143.1 | +1.8 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 141.3 | +1.9 | +1.34% |
| 2018 | 139.4 | +1.9 | +1.38% |
| 2017 | 137.5 | +2 | +1.46% |
| 2016 | 135.5 | +2 | +1.46% |
| 2015 | 133.6 | +1.9 | +1.47% |
| 2014 | 131.6 | +2 | +1.58% |
| 2013 | 129.6 | +2 | +1.58% |
| 2012 | 127.6 | +2 | +1.62% |
| 2011 | 125.5 | +2 | +1.66% |
| 2010 | 123.5 | +2 | +1.68% |
| 2009 | 121.4 | +2 | +1.68% |
| 2008 | 119.4 | +2 | +1.69% |
| 2007 | 117.5 | +2 | +1.75% |
| 2006 | 115.4 | +2 | +1.74% |
| 2005 | 113.5 | +2 | +1.76% |
| 2004 | 111.5 | +2 | +1.83% |
| 2003 | 109.5 | +1.9 | +1.77% |
| 2002 | 107.6 | +1.9 | +1.84% |
| 2001 | 105.7 | +2 | +1.94% |
| 2000 | 103.6 | +2 | +1.97% |
| 1999 | 101.6 | +2 | +1.98% |
| 1998 | 99.7 | +2 | +2.02% |
| 1997 | 97.7 | +1.9 | +2.03% |
| 1996 | 95.8 | +1.9 | +2.06% |
| 1995 | 93.8 | +1.9 | +2.09% |
| 1994 | 91.9 | +1.9 | +2.12% |
| 1993 | 90 | +1.9 | +2.15% |
| 1992 | 88.1 | +0.3 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 87.7 | +2.1 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 85.7 | +2.1 | +2.52% |
| 1989 | 83.6 | +2 | +2.43% |
| 1988 | 81.6 | +2 | +2.48% |
| 1987 | 79.6 | +2 | +2.52% |
| 1986 | 77.7 | +1.9 | +2.56% |
| 1985 | 75.7 | +1.9 | +2.58% |
| 1984 | 73.8 | +1.9 | +2.59% |
| 1983 | 72 | +1.8 | +2.62% |
| 1982 | 70.1 | +1.8 | +2.69% |
| 1981 | 68.3 | +1.8 | +2.72% |
| 1980 | 66.5 | +1.7 | +2.66% |
| 1979 | 64.8 | +1.6 | +2.54% |
| 1978 | 63.1 | +1.5 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 61.6 | +1.5 | +2.51% |
| 1976 | 60.1 | +1.5 | +2.49% |
| 1975 | 58.6 | +1.4 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 57.2 | +1.4 | +2.48% |
| 1973 | 55.8 | +1.3 | +2.46% |
| 1972 | 54.5 | +1.3 | +2.36% |
| 1971 | 53.2 | +1.2 | +2.35% |
| 1970 | 52 | +1.2 | +2.42% |
| 1969 | 50.8 | +1.2 | +2.39% |
| 1968 | 49.6 | +1.2 | +2.41% |
| 1967 | 48.4 | +1.1 | +2.41% |
| 1966 | 47.3 | +1.1 | +2.41% |
| 1965 | 46.2 | +1.1 | +2.47% |
| 1964 | 45.1 | +1.1 | +2.51% |
| 1963 | 44 | +1.1 | +2.51% |
| 1962 | 42.9 | +1.1 | +2.51% |
| 1961 | 41.8 | — | — |
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.