Population density in the world in 2023 — 62.1 per km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 111.4%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 62.1 | +0.6 | +0.93% |
| 2022 | 61.6 | +0.5 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 61 | +0.6 | +0.96% |
| 2020 | 60.4 | +0.6 | +0.98% |
| 2019 | 59.8 | +0.6 | +1.05% |
| 2018 | 59.2 | +0.6 | +1.08% |
| 2017 | 58.6 | +0.7 | +1.14% |
| 2016 | 57.9 | +0.7 | +1.16% |
| 2015 | 57.3 | +0.7 | +1.19% |
| 2014 | 56.6 | +0.7 | +1.21% |
| 2013 | 55.9 | +0.7 | +1.24% |
| 2012 | 55.2 | −0.4 | −0.68% |
| 2011 | 55.6 | +0.7 | +1.23% |
| 2010 | 54.9 | +0.7 | +1.22% |
| 2009 | 54.3 | +0.7 | +1.26% |
| 2008 | 53.6 | +0.7 | +1.29% |
| 2007 | 52.9 | +0.7 | +1.27% |
| 2006 | 52.3 | +0.6 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 51.6 | +0.7 | +1.28% |
| 2004 | 51 | +0.6 | +1.18% |
| 2003 | 50.4 | +0.6 | +1.29% |
| 2002 | 49.7 | +0.6 | +1.32% |
| 2001 | 49.1 | +0.7 | +1.35% |
| 2000 | 48.4 | +0.6 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 47.8 | +0.7 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 47.2 | +0.7 | +1.47% |
| 1997 | 46.5 | +0.7 | +1.42% |
| 1996 | 45.8 | +0.7 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 45.1 | +0.7 | +1.52% |
| 1994 | 44.5 | +0.7 | +1.56% |
| 1993 | 43.8 | +0.3 | +0.62% |
| 1992 | 43.5 | −8.2 | −15.83% |
| 1991 | 51.7 | +0.9 | +1.68% |
| 1990 | 50.8 | +0.9 | +1.76% |
| 1989 | 50 | +0.9 | +1.77% |
| 1988 | 49.1 | +0.9 | +1.79% |
| 1987 | 48.2 | +0.9 | +1.81% |
| 1986 | 47.4 | +0.8 | +1.79% |
| 1985 | 46.5 | +0.8 | +1.78% |
| 1984 | 45.7 | +0.8 | +1.78% |
| 1983 | 44.9 | +0.8 | +1.81% |
| 1982 | 44.1 | +0.8 | +1.83% |
| 1981 | 43.3 | +0.8 | +1.79% |
| 1980 | 42.6 | +0.7 | +1.78% |
| 1979 | 41.8 | +0.7 | +1.79% |
| 1978 | 41.1 | +0.7 | +1.77% |
| 1977 | 40.4 | +0.7 | +1.77% |
| 1976 | 39.7 | +0.7 | +1.81% |
| 1975 | 39 | +0.7 | +1.88% |
| 1974 | 38.3 | +0.7 | +1.95% |
| 1973 | 37.5 | +0.7 | +2% |
| 1972 | 36.8 | +0.7 | +2.02% |
| 1971 | 36.1 | +0.7 | +2.12% |
| 1970 | 35.3 | +0.7 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 34.6 | +0.7 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 33.9 | +0.7 | +2.07% |
| 1967 | 33.2 | +0.7 | +2.06% |
| 1966 | 32.5 | +0.7 | +2.11% |
| 1965 | 31.8 | +0.6 | +2.08% |
| 1964 | 31.2 | +0.6 | +2.11% |
| 1963 | 30.6 | +0.6 | +2.14% |
| 1962 | 29.9 | +0.5 | +1.78% |
| 1961 | 29.4 | — | — |
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.