Population density in Central America in 2023 — 74.1 per km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 252.5%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 74.1 | +0.7 | +1% |
| 2022 | 73.3 | +0.6 | +0.89% |
| 2021 | 72.7 | +0.6 | +0.82% |
| 2020 | 72.1 | +0.7 | +0.95% |
| 2019 | 71.4 | +0.7 | +1.05% |
| 2018 | 70.7 | +0.7 | +1.07% |
| 2017 | 69.9 | +0.8 | +1.09% |
| 2016 | 69.2 | +0.8 | +1.12% |
| 2015 | 68.4 | +0.8 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 67.6 | +0.9 | +1.32% |
| 2013 | 66.7 | +0.9 | +1.38% |
| 2012 | 65.8 | +0.9 | +1.43% |
| 2011 | 64.9 | +0.9 | +1.48% |
| 2010 | 63.9 | +0.9 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 63 | +0.9 | +1.52% |
| 2008 | 62.1 | +0.9 | +1.53% |
| 2007 | 61.1 | +0.9 | +1.49% |
| 2006 | 60.2 | +0.9 | +1.45% |
| 2005 | 59.4 | +0.8 | +1.45% |
| 2004 | 58.5 | +0.8 | +1.47% |
| 2003 | 57.7 | +0.9 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 56.8 | +0.9 | +1.55% |
| 2001 | 56 | +0.9 | +1.59% |
| 2000 | 55.1 | +0.9 | +1.66% |
| 1999 | 54.2 | +0.9 | +1.71% |
| 1998 | 53.3 | +0.9 | +1.76% |
| 1997 | 52.3 | +0.9 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 51.4 | +0.9 | +1.86% |
| 1995 | 50.5 | +0.9 | +1.91% |
| 1994 | 49.5 | +0.9 | +1.95% |
| 1993 | 48.6 | +1 | +1.99% |
| 1992 | 47.6 | +1 | +2.04% |
| 1991 | 46.7 | +1 | +2.08% |
| 1990 | 45.7 | +0.9 | +2.09% |
| 1989 | 44.8 | +0.9 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 43.9 | +0.9 | +2.13% |
| 1987 | 43 | +0.9 | +2.15% |
| 1986 | 42.1 | +0.9 | +2.18% |
| 1985 | 41.2 | +0.9 | +2.22% |
| 1984 | 40.3 | +0.9 | +2.25% |
| 1983 | 39.4 | +0.9 | +2.26% |
| 1982 | 38.5 | +0.9 | +2.26% |
| 1981 | 37.7 | +0.9 | +2.35% |
| 1980 | 36.8 | +0.9 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 35.9 | +0.9 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 35 | +0.9 | +2.66% |
| 1977 | 34.1 | +0.9 | +2.69% |
| 1976 | 33.2 | +0.9 | +2.75% |
| 1975 | 32.3 | +0.9 | +2.83% |
| 1974 | 31.4 | +0.9 | +2.89% |
| 1973 | 30.5 | +0.9 | +2.94% |
| 1972 | 29.7 | +0.9 | +2.99% |
| 1971 | 28.8 | +0.8 | +3.04% |
| 1970 | 27.9 | +0.8 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 27.1 | +0.8 | +3.17% |
| 1968 | 26.3 | +0.8 | +3.23% |
| 1967 | 25.4 | +0.8 | +3.25% |
| 1966 | 24.6 | +0.8 | +3.27% |
| 1965 | 23.9 | +0.8 | +3.26% |
| 1964 | 23.1 | +0.7 | +3.24% |
| 1963 | 22.4 | +0.7 | +3.22% |
| 1962 | 21.7 | +0.7 | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 21 | — | — |
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.