Population density in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Population density was 10.95 people per sq. km of land area in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population density in Caribbean Small States, 1961–2023
Source: FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in people per sq. km of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, population density in Caribbean Small States stood at 10.95 people per sq. km of land area.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Caribbean Small States peaked at 11.15 people per sq. km of land area in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.56 people per sq. km of land area, in 1961.
That places Caribbean Small States 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population density in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | people per sq. km of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.56 people per sq. km of land area | — |
| 1962 | 6.7 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 6.85 people per sq. km of land area | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 6.99 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 7.13 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 7.26 people per sq. km of land area | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 7.4 people per sq. km of land area | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 7.54 people per sq. km of land area | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 7.67 people per sq. km of land area | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 7.79 people per sq. km of land area | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 7.9 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 7.99 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 8.07 people per sq. km of land area | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 8.14 people per sq. km of land area | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 8.2 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 8.27 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 8.34 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 8.4 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 8.46 people per sq. km of land area | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 8.53 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 8.6 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 8.66 people per sq. km of land area | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 8.72 people per sq. km of land area | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 8.79 people per sq. km of land area | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 8.86 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 8.93 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 9 people per sq. km of land area | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 9.06 people per sq. km of land area | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 9.12 people per sq. km of land area | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 9.17 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 9.23 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.3 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 9.37 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 9.44 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 9.52 people per sq. km of land area | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 9.61 people per sq. km of land area | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 9.69 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 9.77 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.85 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 9.93 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 10 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.08 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.16 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.24 people per sq. km of land area | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.16 people per sq. km of land area | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.22 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.29 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.35 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.41 people per sq. km of land area | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.47 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.54 people per sq. km of land area | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.61 people per sq. km of land area | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 10.68 people per sq. km of land area | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 10.76 people per sq. km of land area | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.83 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.89 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.96 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 11.06 people per sq. km of land area | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.15 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.8 people per sq. km of land area | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 10.85 people per sq. km of land area | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.89 people per sq. km of land area | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 10.95 people per sq. km of land area | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.12 people per sq. km of land area | 6.56 people per sq. km of land area | 7.67 people per sq. km of land area | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.16 people per sq. km of land area | 7.79 people per sq. km of land area | 8.46 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.83 people per sq. km of land area | 8.53 people per sq. km of land area | 9.12 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5 people per sq. km of land area | 9.17 people per sq. km of land area | 9.85 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.18 people per sq. km of land area | 9.93 people per sq. km of land area | 10.41 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.79 people per sq. km of land area | 10.47 people per sq. km of land area | 11.15 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.87 people per sq. km of land area | 10.8 people per sq. km of land area | 10.95 people per sq. km of land area | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 283.25 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 45 Kuwait 272.36 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 46 Gambia 266.58 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 266.57 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 48 Jamaica 262.21 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 49 Seychelles 260.38 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 50 British Virgin Islands 259.9 people per sq. km of land area compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Caribbean Small States?
- Population density in Caribbean Small States was 10.95 people per sq. km of land area in 2023, according to FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest population density recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 11.15 people per sq. km of land area in 2019.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.56 people per sq. km of land area in 1961.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for population density?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population density rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.