Population density in the OECD in 2023 — 39.3 per km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 68.3%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: OECD
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39.3 | +0.3 | +0.67% |
| 2022 | 39 | +0.2 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 38.8 | +0.3 | +0.68% |
| 2020 | 38.6 | +0.1 | +0.38% |
| 2019 | 38.4 | +0.2 | +0.58% |
| 2018 | 38.2 | +0.2 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 38 | +0.2 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 37.8 | +0.2 | +0.61% |
| 2015 | 37.5 | +0.2 | +0.62% |
| 2014 | 37.3 | +0.2 | +0.61% |
| 2013 | 37.1 | +0.2 | +0.58% |
| 2012 | 36.8 | +0.2 | +0.62% |
| 2011 | 36.6 | +0.2 | +0.54% |
| 2010 | 36.4 | +0.2 | +0.68% |
| 2009 | 36.2 | +0.3 | +0.72% |
| 2008 | 35.9 | +0.3 | +0.83% |
| 2007 | 35.6 | +0.3 | +0.71% |
| 2006 | 35.4 | +0.3 | +0.73% |
| 2005 | 35.1 | +0.2 | +0.71% |
| 2004 | 34.9 | +0.3 | +0.72% |
| 2003 | 34.6 | +0.3 | +0.73% |
| 2002 | 34.4 | +0.3 | +0.74% |
| 2001 | 34.1 | +0.3 | +0.74% |
| 2000 | 33.9 | +0.2 | +0.61% |
| 1999 | 33.7 | +0.2 | +0.74% |
| 1998 | 33.4 | +0.2 | +0.74% |
| 1997 | 33.2 | +0.3 | +0.78% |
| 1996 | 32.9 | +0.3 | +0.78% |
| 1995 | 32.7 | +0.3 | +0.81% |
| 1994 | 32.4 | +0.3 | +0.84% |
| 1993 | 32.1 | +0.2 | +0.54% |
| 1992 | 31.9 | +0.1 | +0.42% |
| 1991 | 31.8 | +0.3 | +0.97% |
| 1990 | 31.5 | +0.3 | +0.89% |
| 1989 | 31.2 | +0.3 | +0.85% |
| 1988 | 31 | +0.2 | +0.81% |
| 1987 | 30.7 | +0.2 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 30.5 | +0.2 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 30.2 | +0.2 | +0.79% |
| 1984 | 30 | +0.2 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 29.8 | +0.2 | +0.84% |
| 1982 | 29.5 | +0.3 | +0.86% |
| 1981 | 29.3 | +0.3 | +0.91% |
| 1980 | 29 | +0.3 | +0.94% |
| 1979 | 28.7 | +0.3 | +0.95% |
| 1978 | 28.5 | +0.3 | +0.95% |
| 1977 | 28.2 | +0.3 | +0.95% |
| 1976 | 27.9 | +0.3 | +0.96% |
| 1975 | 27.7 | +0.3 | +1.04% |
| 1974 | 27.4 | +0.3 | +1.08% |
| 1973 | 27.1 | +0.3 | +1.12% |
| 1972 | 26.8 | +0.3 | +1.17% |
| 1971 | 26.5 | +0.3 | +1.32% |
| 1970 | 26.1 | +0.3 | +1.13% |
| 1969 | 25.8 | +0.3 | +1.15% |
| 1968 | 25.5 | +0.3 | +1.16% |
| 1967 | 25.2 | +0.3 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 24.9 | +0.3 | +1.24% |
| 1965 | 24.6 | +0.3 | +1.31% |
| 1964 | 24.3 | +0.3 | +1.36% |
| 1963 | 24 | +0.3 | +1.37% |
| 1962 | 23.7 | +0.3 | +1.39% |
| 1961 | 23.3 | — | — |
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.