Population density in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Population density was 71.36 people per sq. km of land area in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population density in IDA & IBRD total, 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
The most recent figure for population density in IDA & IBRD total is 71.36 people per sq. km of land area, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 71.36 people per sq. km of land area in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.81 people per sq. km of land area, in 1961.
That places IDA & IBRD total 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population density in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | people per sq. km of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.81 people per sq. km of land area | — |
| 1962 | 33.44 people per sq. km of land area | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 34.25 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 35.07 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 35.89 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 36.76 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 37.63 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 38.53 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 39.46 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 40.41 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 41.37 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 42.32 people per sq. km of land area | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 43.28 people per sq. km of land area | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 44.24 people per sq. km of land area | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 45.19 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 46.13 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 47.07 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 48.02 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 49 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 49.99 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 51.01 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 52.08 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 53.17 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 54.26 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 55.37 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 56.52 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 57.69 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 58.87 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 60.04 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 61.21 people per sq. km of land area | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 62.35 people per sq. km of land area | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 48.71 people per sq. km of land area | -21.9% |
| 1993 | 48.99 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 49.84 people per sq. km of land area | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 50.68 people per sq. km of land area | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 51.52 people per sq. km of land area | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 52.36 people per sq. km of land area | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 53.22 people per sq. km of land area | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 54.05 people per sq. km of land area | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 54.83 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 55.64 people per sq. km of land area | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 56.44 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 57.24 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 57.95 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 58.76 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 59.5 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 60.31 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 61.13 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 61.96 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 62.8 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 63.66 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 62.86 people per sq. km of land area | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 63.71 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.55 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 65.37 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 66.2 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 67.03 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 67.84 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.63 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 69.37 people per sq. km of land area | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 70.05 people per sq. km of land area | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 70.7 people per sq. km of land area | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 71.36 people per sq. km of land area | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.98 people per sq. km of land area | 32.81 people per sq. km of land area | 39.46 people per sq. km of land area | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.7 people per sq. km of land area | 40.41 people per sq. km of land area | 49 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.9 people per sq. km of land area | 49.99 people per sq. km of land area | 60.04 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.29 people per sq. km of land area | 48.71 people per sq. km of land area | 62.35 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.38 people per sq. km of land area | 54.83 people per sq. km of land area | 61.96 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.26 people per sq. km of land area | 62.8 people per sq. km of land area | 68.63 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.37 people per sq. km of land area | 69.37 people per sq. km of land area | 71.36 people per sq. km of land area | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 14 Barbados 656.6 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 15 Mauritius 625.26 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 16 Aruba 596.44 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 17 Naoero 593.75 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 18 Rwanda 565.64 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 19 Lebanon 564.37 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 20 San Marino 564.33 people per sq. km of land area compare
More urban development data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population in the largest city 15.4% (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 36.35 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 98.1% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in IDA & IBRD total?
- Population density in IDA & IBRD total was 71.36 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 71.36 people per sq. km of land area in 2023.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.81 people per sq. km of land area in 1961.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for population density?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population density rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.