Population density — all countries

Population density — Southern Europe

Population density in Southern Europe in 2023 — 115.7 per km². Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 4%.

2023 115.7 per km² +0.39% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 117 per km²2011
Period minimum 111.2 per km²1993

Trend over time

1992–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Southern Europe, 1992–20231101121141161181992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 111.2 per km²1993: 111.2 per km²1994: 111.3 per km²1995: 111.5 per km²1996: 111.8 per km²1997: 112.1 per km²1998: 112.4 per km²1999: 112.6 per km²2000: 112.8 per km²2001: 113.1 per km²2002: 113.7 per km²2003: 114.6 per km²2004: 115.6 per km²2005: 116.5 per km²2006: 114.4 per km²2007: 115.2 per km²2008: 116.1 per km²2009: 116.6 per km²2010: 116.8 per km²2011: 117 per km²2012: 116.9 per km²2013: 116.6 per km²2014: 116.3 per km²2015: 116 per km²2016: 115.8 per km²2017: 115.6 per km²2018: 115.5 per km²2019: 115.6 per km²2020: 115.7 per km²2021: 115.3 per km²2022: 115.2 per km²2023: 115.7 per km²
Change over the period: +4.5 (+4.01%) Average annual rate: 0.13 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Europe 115.7 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Population density — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 115.7 +0.5 +0.39%
2022 115.2 −0.1 −0.06%
2021 115.3 −0.4 −0.34%
2020 115.7 +0.1 +0.11%
2019 115.6 +0 +0.03%
2018 115.5 −0.1 −0.08%
2017 115.6 −0.2 −0.15%
2016 115.8 −0.2 −0.2%
2015 116 −0.3 −0.23%
2014 116.3 −0.3 −0.27%
2013 116.6 −0.3 −0.23%
2012 116.9 −0.1 −0.08%
2011 117 +0.2 +0.14%
2010 116.8 +0.2 +0.14%
2009 116.6 +0.5 +0.46%
2008 116.1 +0.9 +0.76%
2007 115.2 +0.9 +0.77%
2006 114.4 −2.1 −1.81%
2005 116.5 +0.9 +0.78%
2004 115.6 +1 +0.86%
2003 114.6 +0.9 +0.81%
2002 113.7 +0.6 +0.54%
2001 113.1 +0.3 +0.25%
2000 112.8 +0.1 +0.13%
1999 112.6 +0.2 +0.21%
1998 112.4 +0.3 +0.27%
1997 112.1 +0.3 +0.29%
1996 111.8 +0.3 +0.26%
1995 111.5 +0.2 +0.16%
1994 111.3 +0.1 +0.09%
1993 111.2 −0 −0.03%
1992 111.2

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.