Population

Population density

EN.POP.DNST · p/km²

Annual series published by the World Bank. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 199.46 p/km² for Italy in 2023, over a series running from 1961 to 2023 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (Netherlands, 530.95 p/km²) to the lowest (South Sudan, 18.17 p/km²).

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Annual values by country
	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	South Sudan	Sudan	Uruguay	Luxembourg
2023	199.46 p/km²	96.76 p/km²	530.95 p/km²	36.81 p/km²	150.26 p/km²	18.17 p/km²	26.79 p/km²	19.36 p/km²	258.86 p/km²
2022	199.56 p/km²	95.63 p/km²	525.72 p/km²	36.51 p/km²	150.42 p/km²	17.44 p/km²	26.44 p/km²	19.37 p/km²	253.69 p/km²
2021	199.97 p/km²	94.94 p/km²	520.73 p/km²	36.31 p/km²	150.44 p/km²	17.19 p/km²	25.73 p/km²	19.41 p/km²	248.62 p/km²
2020	201 p/km²	94.8 p/km²	518.01 p/km²	36.25 p/km²	150.31 p/km²	16.93 p/km²	25.05 p/km²	19.42 p/km²	244.87 p/km²
2019	201.98 p/km²	94.32 p/km²	515.14 p/km²	36.1 p/km²	149.95 p/km²	16.49 p/km²	24.38 p/km²	19.41 p/km²	240.83 p/km²
2018	202.48 p/km²	93.64 p/km²	511.78 p/km²	35.91 p/km²	149.42 p/km²	16.02 p/km²	23.68 p/km²	19.4 p/km²	236.15 p/km²
2017	202.9 p/km²	93.23 p/km²	508.8 p/km²	35.7 p/km²	148.72 p/km²	16.23 p/km²	22.87 p/km²	19.36 p/km²	231.64 p/km²
2016	203.29 p/km²	93 p/km²	505.8 p/km²	35.46 p/km²	147.82 p/km²	17.14 p/km²	22.09 p/km²	19.31 p/km²	226.07 p/km²
2015	203.67 p/km²	92.91 p/km²	503.12 p/km²	35.18 p/km²	146.98 p/km²	17.58 p/km²	21.43 p/km²	19.24 p/km²	221.25 p/km²
2014	203.98 p/km²	92.88 p/km²	500.59 p/km²	34.9 p/km²	146.13 p/km²	17.78 p/km²	20.78 p/km²	19.18 p/km²	216.09 p/km²
2013	203.95 p/km²	93.17 p/km²	498.8 p/km²	34.62 p/km²	145.21 p/km²	17.67 p/km²	20.23 p/km²	19.11 p/km²	211.06 p/km²
2012	203.54 p/km²	93.51 p/km²	496.88 p/km²	34.36 p/km²	144.24 p/km²	17.02 p/km²	19.77 p/km²	19.06 p/km²	206.24 p/km²
2011	202.99 p/km²	93.51 p/km²	495.05 p/km²	34.09 p/km²	143.27 p/km²			19.01 p/km²	201.34 p/km²
2010	202.29 p/km²	93.15 p/km²	492.6 p/km²	33.82 p/km²	142.49 p/km²			18.96 p/km²	196.92 p/km²
2009	201.39 p/km²	92.98 p/km²	490.08 p/km²	33.54 p/km²	141.8 p/km²			18.91 p/km²	193.35 p/km²
2008	200.23 p/km²	92.13 p/km²	487.13 p/km²	33.24 p/km²	141.1 p/km²			18.87 p/km²	189.81 p/km²
2007	198.69 p/km²	90.61 p/km²	485.24 p/km²	32.88 p/km²	140.38 p/km²			18.83 p/km²	186.44 p/km²
2006	197.48 p/km²	88.98 p/km²	484.19 p/km²	32.57 p/km²	139.65 p/km²			18.8 p/km²	183.59 p/km²
2005	196.7 p/km²	87.47 p/km²	483.41 p/km²	32.25 p/km²	138.87 p/km²			18.77 p/km²	180.68 p/km²
2004	195.55 p/km²	85.98 p/km²	482.28 p/km²	31.96 p/km²	138.05 p/km²			18.76 p/km²	177.94 p/km²
2003	194.1 p/km²	84.51 p/km²	480.61 p/km²	31.66 p/km²	137.24 p/km²			18.75 p/km²	175.43 p/km²
2002	193.05 p/km²	83.02 p/km²	478.35 p/km²	31.39 p/km²	136.38 p/km²			18.73 p/km²	173.31 p/km²
2001	192.67 p/km²	81.94 p/km²	475.3 p/km²	31.1 p/km²	135.47 p/km²			18.71 p/km²	171.5 p/km²
2000	192.56 p/km²	81.3 p/km²	471.73 p/km²	30.8 p/km²	134.49 p/km²			18.66 p/km²	169.47 p/km²
1999	193.52 p/km²	80.86 p/km²	468.37 p/km²	30.47 p/km²	133.44 p/km²			18.59 p/km²
1998	193.49 p/km²	80.54 p/km²	465.26 p/km²	30.12 p/km²	132.29 p/km²			18.51 p/km²
1997	193.43 p/km²	80.2 p/km²	462.4 p/km²	29.77 p/km²	131.02 p/km²			18.42 p/km²
1996	193.33 p/km²	79.87 p/km²	460.03 p/km²	29.41 p/km²	129.69 p/km²			18.32 p/km²
1995	193.28 p/km²	79.54 p/km²	457.91 p/km²	29.07 p/km²	128.34 p/km²			18.22 p/km²
1994	193.27 p/km²	79.19 p/km²	455.65 p/km²	28.73 p/km²	126.95 p/km²			18.13 p/km²
1993	193.23 p/km²	78.81 p/km²	452.91 p/km²	28.38 p/km²	125.52 p/km²			18.03 p/km²
1992	193.12 p/km²	78.4 p/km²	449.77 p/km²	28.01 p/km²	124.09 p/km²			17.94 p/km²
1991	192.98 p/km²	78.02 p/km²	446.38 p/km²	27.62 p/km²	122.58 p/km²			17.84 p/km²
1990	192.85 p/km²	77.82 p/km²	442.88 p/km²	27.25 p/km²	120.92 p/km²			17.74 p/km²
1989	192.69 p/km²	77.74 p/km²	439.84 p/km²	26.95 p/km²	119.15 p/km²			17.63 p/km²
1988	192.54 p/km²	77.62 p/km²	437.21 p/km²	26.7 p/km²	117.34 p/km²			17.53 p/km²
1987	192.45 p/km²	77.46 p/km²	434.39 p/km²	26.45 p/km²	115.47 p/km²			17.43 p/km²
1986	192.43 p/km²	77.26 p/km²	431.64 p/km²	26.22 p/km²	113.63 p/km²			17.33 p/km²
1985	192.42 p/km²	77.03 p/km²	429.25 p/km²	25.98 p/km²	111.95 p/km²			17.24 p/km²
1984	192.37 p/km²	76.75 p/km²	427.26 p/km²	25.75 p/km²	110.44 p/km²			17.16 p/km²
1983	192.32 p/km²	76.43 p/km²	425.56 p/km²	25.53 p/km²	109 p/km²			17.08 p/km²
1982	192.25 p/km²	76.05 p/km²	423.95 p/km²	25.29 p/km²	107.44 p/km²			17 p/km²
1981	192.11 p/km²	75.6 p/km²	422.01 p/km²	25.05 p/km²	105.86 p/km²			16.93 p/km²
1980	191.88 p/km²	75.06 p/km²	419.13 p/km²	24.81 p/km²	104.52 p/km²			16.87 p/km²
1979	191.49 p/km²	74.45 p/km²	415.83 p/km²	24.57 p/km²	103.21 p/km²			16.8 p/km²
1978	190.93 p/km²	73.8 p/km²	412.97 p/km²	24.3 p/km²	101.85 p/km²			16.72 p/km²
1977	190.25 p/km²	73.09 p/km²	410.43 p/km²	24.05 p/km²	100.49 p/km²			16.62 p/km²
1976	189.45 p/km²	72.34 p/km²	408 p/km²	23.81 p/km²	99.13 p/km²			16.52 p/km²
1975	188.5 p/km²	71.57 p/km²	404.81 p/km²	23.58 p/km²	97.61 p/km²			16.41 p/km²
1974	187.38 p/km²	70.78 p/km²	401.22 p/km²	23.35 p/km²	95.9 p/km²			16.31 p/km²
1973	186.16 p/km²	70.01 p/km²	398.08 p/km²	23.14 p/km²	93.94 p/km²			16.21 p/km²
1972	184.9 p/km²	69.24 p/km²	394.8 p/km²	22.92 p/km²	91.82 p/km²			16.12 p/km²
1971	183.85 p/km²	68.48 p/km²	390.83 p/km²	22.67 p/km²	89.59 p/km²			16.04 p/km²
1970	183 p/km²	67.66 p/km²	386.21 p/km²	22.39 p/km²	87.16 p/km²			15.95 p/km²
1969	182.03 p/km²	66.91 p/km²	381.46 p/km²	22.13 p/km²	84.79 p/km²			15.85 p/km²
1968	181.01 p/km²	66.26 p/km²	377.07 p/km²	21.91 p/km²	82.5 p/km²			15.74 p/km²
1967	179.87 p/km²	65.39 p/km²	373.17 p/km²	21.7 p/km²	80.37 p/km²			15.61 p/km²
1966	178.57 p/km²	64.59 p/km²	368.96 p/km²	21.46 p/km²	78.33 p/km²			15.47 p/km²
1965	177.19 p/km²	63.94 p/km²	364.18 p/km²	21.21 p/km²	76.18 p/km²			15.32 p/km²
1964	175.7 p/km²	63.25 p/km²	359.22 p/km²	20.95 p/km²	74.39 p/km²			15.16 p/km²
1963	174.26 p/km²	62.62 p/km²	354.44 p/km²	20.66 p/km²	72.68 p/km²			14.99 p/km²
1962	172.99 p/km²	62.07 p/km²	349.69 p/km²	20.37 p/km²	70.92 p/km²			14.82 p/km²
1961	171.83 p/km²	61.51 p/km²	344.75 p/km²	20.06 p/km²	70.34 p/km²			14.64 p/km²

World Bank definition

Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

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