Population density — all countries

Population density — Eastern Europe

Population density in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 15.6 per km². Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 5%.

2023 15.6 per km² −1.34% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 17.2 per km²1993
Period minimum 15.6 per km²2023

Trend over time

1992–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Eastern Europe, 1992–202315.51616.51717.51992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 16.4 per km²1993: 17.2 per km²1994: 17.2 per km²1995: 17.1 per km²1996: 17.1 per km²1997: 17 per km²1998: 17 per km²1999: 16.9 per km²2000: 16.8 per km²2001: 16.8 per km²2002: 16.7 per km²2003: 16.6 per km²2004: 16.5 per km²2005: 16.4 per km²2006: 16.4 per km²2007: 16.3 per km²2008: 16.3 per km²2009: 16.3 per km²2010: 16.3 per km²2011: 16.3 per km²2012: 16.3 per km²2013: 16.3 per km²2014: 16.3 per km²2015: 16.3 per km²2016: 16.3 per km²2017: 16.3 per km²2018: 16.2 per km²2019: 16.2 per km²2020: 16.1 per km²2021: 16 per km²2022: 15.8 per km²2023: 15.6 per km²
Change over the period: −0.8 (−4.98%) Average annual rate: -0.16 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe 15.6 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Population density — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 15.6 −0.2 −1.34%
2022 15.8 −0.2 −1.4%
2021 16 −0.1 −0.67%
2020 16.1 −0.1 −0.4%
2019 16.2 −0 −0.15%
2018 16.2 −0 −0.13%
2017 16.3 −0 −0.06%
2016 16.3 −0 −0.02%
2015 16.3 −0 −0%
2014 16.3 +0 +0.02%
2013 16.3 +0 +0.02%
2012 16.3 +0 +0.03%
2011 16.3 −0 −0.04%
2010 16.3 −0 −0.13%
2009 16.3 −0 −0.11%
2008 16.3 −0 −0.22%
2007 16.3 −0 −0.29%
2006 16.4 −0.1 −0.33%
2005 16.4 −0.1 −0.41%
2004 16.5 −0.1 −0.41%
2003 16.6 −0.1 −0.46%
2002 16.7 −0.1 −0.59%
2001 16.8 −0.1 −0.55%
2000 16.8 −0.1 −0.49%
1999 16.9 −0.1 −0.37%
1998 17 −0 −0.28%
1997 17 −0 −0.28%
1996 17.1 −0 −0.25%
1995 17.1 −0 −0.15%
1994 17.2 −0 −0.08%
1993 17.2 +0.8 +4.59%
1992 16.4

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.