Population density — all countries

Population density — Middle Africa

Population density in Middle Africa in 2023 — 31.7 per km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 524.8%.

2023 31.7 per km² +3.21% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 31.7 per km²2023
Period minimum 5.1 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Middle Africa, 1961–202301020304019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 5.1 per km²1963: 5.3 per km²1965: 5.5 per km²1967: 5.8 per km²1969: 6.1 per km²1971: 6.4 per km²1973: 6.8 per km²1975: 7.1 per km²1977: 7.5 per km²1979: 8 per km²1981: 8.4 per km²1983: 9 per km²1985: 9.5 per km²1987: 10.1 per km²1989: 10.8 per km²1991: 11.5 per km²1993: 12.3 per km²1995: 13.3 per km²1997: 13.9 per km²1999: 14.8 per km²2001: 15.8 per km²2003: 16.8 per km²2005: 17.9 per km²2007: 19 per km²2009: 20.3 per km²2011: 21.6 per km²2013: 23.1 per km²2015: 24.6 per km²2017: 26.3 per km²2019: 28 per km²2021: 29.8 per km²2023: 31.7 per km²
Change over the period: +26.6 (+524.79%) Average annual rate: 3 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle Africa

Middle Africa 31.7 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Population density — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 31.7 +1 +3.21%
2022 30.7 +0.9 +3.06%
2021 29.8 +0.9 +3.13%
2020 28.9 +0.9 +3.12%
2019 28 +0.8 +3.12%
2018 27.2 +0.9 +3.25%
2017 26.3 +0.9 +3.44%
2016 25.5 +0.8 +3.39%
2015 24.6 +0.8 +3.25%
2014 23.9 +0.8 +3.32%
2013 23.1 +0.7 +3.35%
2012 22.3 +0.7 +3.34%
2011 21.6 +0.7 +3.35%
2010 20.9 +0.7 +3.24%
2009 20.3 +0.6 +3.18%
2008 19.6 +0.6 +3.21%
2007 19 +0.6 +3.19%
2006 18.4 +0.6 +3.22%
2005 17.9 +0.6 +3.26%
2004 17.3 +0.5 +3.21%
2003 16.8 +0.5 +3.12%
2002 16.2 +0.5 +3.1%
2001 15.8 +0.5 +3.18%
2000 15.3 +0.5 +3.22%
1999 14.8 +0.5 +3.25%
1998 14.3 +0.4 +2.9%
1997 13.9 +0.3 +2.32%
1996 13.6 +0.3 +2.59%
1995 13.3 +0.5 +3.77%
1994 12.8 +0.5 +3.91%
1993 12.3 +0.4 +3.3%
1992 11.9 +0.4 +3.37%
1991 11.5 +0.4 +3.32%
1990 11.2 +0.4 +3.25%
1989 10.8 +0.3 +3.2%
1988 10.5 +0.3 +3.19%
1987 10.1 +0.3 +3.18%
1986 9.8 +0.3 +3.16%
1985 9.5 +0.3 +3.08%
1984 9.2 +0.3 +3.07%
1983 9 +0.3 +3.16%
1982 8.7 +0.3 +3.09%
1981 8.4 +0.2 +2.83%
1980 8.2 +0.2 +2.88%
1979 8 +0.2 +3.14%
1978 7.7 +0.2 +2.87%
1977 7.5 +0.2 +2.53%
1976 7.3 +0.2 +2.6%
1975 7.1 +0.2 +2.71%
1974 7 +0.2 +2.75%
1973 6.8 +0.2 +2.73%
1972 6.6 +0.2 +2.64%
1971 6.4 +0.2 +2.58%
1970 6.3 +0.2 +2.52%
1969 6.1 +0.1 +2.46%
1968 6 +0.1 +2.46%
1967 5.8 +0.1 +2.42%
1966 5.7 +0.1 +2.37%
1965 5.5 +0.1 +2.3%
1964 5.4 +0.1 +2.25%
1963 5.3 +0.1 +2.22%
1962 5.2 +0.1 +2.13%
1961 5.1

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.