Population density — all countries

Population density — Central Asia

Population density in Central Asia in 2023 — 20.5 per km². Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 52.2%.

2023 20.5 per km² +1.86% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 20.5 per km²2023
Period minimum 13.5 per km²1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Central Asia, 1992–20231214161820221992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 13.5 per km²1993: 13.6 per km²1994: 13.7 per km²1995: 13.8 per km²1996: 13.9 per km²1997: 14 per km²1998: 14 per km²1999: 14.1 per km²2000: 14.2 per km²2001: 14.4 per km²2002: 14.6 per km²2003: 14.7 per km²2004: 14.9 per km²2005: 15.1 per km²2006: 15.3 per km²2007: 15.5 per km²2008: 15.7 per km²2009: 16 per km²2010: 16.2 per km²2011: 16.5 per km²2012: 16.8 per km²2013: 17.1 per km²2014: 17.4 per km²2015: 17.7 per km²2016: 18 per km²2017: 18.4 per km²2018: 18.7 per km²2019: 19.1 per km²2020: 19.4 per km²2021: 19.8 per km²2022: 20.1 per km²2023: 20.5 per km²
Change over the period: +7 (+52.19%) Average annual rate: 1.36 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central Asia

Central Asia 20.5 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Population density — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 20.5 +0.4 +1.86%
2022 20.1 +0.4 +1.88%
2021 19.8 +0.4 +1.83%
2020 19.4 +0.4 +1.86%
2019 19.1 +0.4 +1.88%
2018 18.7 +0.3 +1.85%
2017 18.4 +0.3 +1.86%
2016 18 +0.3 +1.89%
2015 17.7 +0.3 +1.76%
2014 17.4 +0.3 +1.86%
2013 17.1 +0.3 +1.77%
2012 16.8 +0.3 +1.69%
2011 16.5 +0.3 +1.63%
2010 16.2 +0.3 +1.62%
2009 16 +0.2 +1.56%
2008 15.7 +0.2 +1.45%
2007 15.5 +0.2 +1.35%
2006 15.3 +0.2 +1.28%
2005 15.1 +0.2 +1.25%
2004 14.9 +0.2 +1.22%
2003 14.7 +0.2 +1.18%
2002 14.6 +0.2 +1.15%
2001 14.4 +0.2 +1.14%
2000 14.2 +0.1 +0.78%
1999 14.1 +0.1 +0.61%
1998 14 +0 +0.3%
1997 14 +0.1 +0.45%
1996 13.9 +0.1 +0.7%
1995 13.8 +0.1 +0.71%
1994 13.7 +0.1 +0.8%
1993 13.6 +0.2 +1.15%
1992 13.5

About the indicator

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.