Population density in Western Europe in 2023 — 185.7 per km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 33.3%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 185.7 | +0.7 | +0.39% |
| 2022 | 185 | +0.7 | +0.38% |
| 2021 | 184.3 | +0.5 | +0.27% |
| 2020 | 183.8 | +0.5 | +0.28% |
| 2019 | 183.3 | +0.6 | +0.35% |
| 2018 | 182.6 | +0.7 | +0.37% |
| 2017 | 181.9 | +0.7 | +0.41% |
| 2016 | 181.2 | +1 | +0.56% |
| 2015 | 180.2 | +1.2 | +0.67% |
| 2014 | 179 | +0.9 | +0.49% |
| 2013 | 178.1 | +0.7 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 177.4 | +0.7 | +0.39% |
| 2011 | 176.7 | −0.8 | −0.44% |
| 2010 | 177.5 | +0.5 | +0.26% |
| 2009 | 177 | +0.4 | +0.23% |
| 2008 | 176.6 | +0.5 | +0.26% |
| 2007 | 176.2 | +0.5 | +0.27% |
| 2006 | 175.7 | +0.5 | +0.29% |
| 2005 | 175.2 | +0.6 | +0.34% |
| 2004 | 174.6 | +0.6 | +0.35% |
| 2003 | 174 | +0.7 | +0.38% |
| 2002 | 173.3 | +0.8 | +0.45% |
| 2001 | 172.6 | +0.8 | +0.45% |
| 2000 | 171.8 | +5.5 | +3.31% |
| 1999 | 166.3 | +0.5 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 165.8 | +0.4 | +0.21% |
| 1997 | 165.4 | +0.4 | +0.26% |
| 1996 | 165 | +0.5 | +0.33% |
| 1995 | 164.5 | +0.6 | +0.35% |
| 1994 | 163.9 | +0.7 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 163.2 | +1 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 162.3 | +1.1 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 161.1 | +1.1 | +0.69% |
| 1990 | 160 | +1.2 | +0.74% |
| 1989 | 158.8 | +1.1 | +0.69% |
| 1988 | 157.8 | +0.8 | +0.48% |
| 1987 | 157 | +0.5 | +0.35% |
| 1986 | 156.5 | +0.4 | +0.27% |
| 1985 | 156 | +0.2 | +0.13% |
| 1984 | 155.8 | +0.1 | +0.05% |
| 1983 | 155.8 | +0.2 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 155.6 | +0.2 | +0.15% |
| 1981 | 155.4 | +0.6 | +0.37% |
| 1980 | 154.8 | +0.6 | +0.37% |
| 1979 | 154.2 | +0.4 | +0.23% |
| 1978 | 153.9 | +0.2 | +0.16% |
| 1977 | 153.6 | +0.1 | +0.09% |
| 1976 | 153.5 | −0 | −0.03% |
| 1975 | 153.5 | +0.1 | +0.04% |
| 1974 | 153.5 | +0.5 | +0.34% |
| 1973 | 152.9 | +0.8 | +0.55% |
| 1972 | 152.1 | +1 | +0.67% |
| 1971 | 151.1 | +0.8 | +0.55% |
| 1970 | 150.3 | +0.9 | +0.62% |
| 1969 | 149.3 | +1.2 | +0.83% |
| 1968 | 148.1 | +0.9 | +0.64% |
| 1967 | 147.2 | +1 | +0.68% |
| 1966 | 146.2 | +1.3 | +0.89% |
| 1965 | 144.9 | +1.3 | +0.94% |
| 1964 | 143.6 | +1.4 | +0.97% |
| 1963 | 142.2 | +1.4 | +1.02% |
| 1962 | 140.7 | +1.4 | +1.02% |
| 1961 | 139.3 | — | — |
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.