India vs Pre-demographic dividend: Population density

India
483.68 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Pre-demographic dividend
53.01 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
India rank
25th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
25th

Population density over time

  • India
  • Pre-demographic dividend
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 483.68 people per sq. km of land area against 53.01 people per sq. km of land area in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 430.67 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes India's figure about 9.1 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 25th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 216 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 164.82 people per sq. km of land area 12.09 people per sq. km of land area 152.73 people per sq. km of land area India
1970s 203.81 people per sq. km of land area 15.6 people per sq. km of land area 188.21 people per sq. km of land area India
1980s 257.27 people per sq. km of land area 20.65 people per sq. km of land area 236.63 people per sq. km of land area India
1990s 319.9 people per sq. km of land area 27.14 people per sq. km of land area 292.76 people per sq. km of land area India
2000s 384.7 people per sq. km of land area 36.11 people per sq. km of land area 348.59 people per sq. km of land area India
2010s 443.52 people per sq. km of land area 43.36 people per sq. km of land area 400.17 people per sq. km of land area India
2020s 477.63 people per sq. km of land area 51.05 people per sq. km of land area 426.58 people per sq. km of land area India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, India or Pre-demographic dividend?
India, at 483.68 people per sq. km of land area against 53.01 people per sq. km of land area in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between India and Pre-demographic dividend?
430.67 people per sq. km of land area, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pre-demographic dividend?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for population density?
India ranks 25th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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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.