Population density in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Population density was 41.92 people per sq. km of land area in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population density in Pacific island 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 Pacific island small states stood at 41.92 people per sq. km of land area. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Pacific island small states peaked at 41.92 people per sq. km of land area in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.93 people per sq. km of land area, in 1961.
Pacific island small states ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population density in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | people per sq. km of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.93 people per sq. km of land area | — |
| 1962 | 15.36 people per sq. km of land area | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 15.81 people per sq. km of land area | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 16.26 people per sq. km of land area | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 16.72 people per sq. km of land area | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 17.18 people per sq. km of land area | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 17.59 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 17.99 people per sq. km of land area | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 18.4 people per sq. km of land area | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 18.8 people per sq. km of land area | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 19.18 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 19.56 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 19.94 people per sq. km of land area | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 20.32 people per sq. km of land area | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 20.74 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 21.18 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 21.65 people per sq. km of land area | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 22.13 people per sq. km of land area | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 22.63 people per sq. km of land area | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 23.14 people per sq. km of land area | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 23.66 people per sq. km of land area | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 24.2 people per sq. km of land area | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 24.74 people per sq. km of land area | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 25.3 people per sq. km of land area | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 25.86 people per sq. km of land area | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 26.42 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 26.92 people per sq. km of land area | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 27.38 people per sq. km of land area | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 27.82 people per sq. km of land area | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 28.25 people per sq. km of land area | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 28.06 people per sq. km of land area | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 28.46 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 28.87 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 29.25 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 29.62 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 30.01 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 30.45 people per sq. km of land area | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 30.92 people per sq. km of land area | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 31.38 people per sq. km of land area | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 31.81 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 32.23 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 32.64 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 33.03 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 33.42 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.8 people per sq. km of land area | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 34.18 people per sq. km of land area | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 34.55 people per sq. km of land area | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 34.9 people per sq. km of land area | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 35.24 people per sq. km of land area | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 35.66 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.15 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 36.63 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 37.12 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 37.61 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.1 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 38.59 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 39.13 people per sq. km of land area | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 39.63 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 40.04 people per sq. km of land area | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 40.46 people per sq. km of land area | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 40.93 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.4 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.92 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.69 people per sq. km of land area | 14.93 people per sq. km of land area | 18.4 people per sq. km of land area | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.61 people per sq. km of land area | 18.8 people per sq. km of land area | 22.63 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.54 people per sq. km of land area | 23.14 people per sq. km of land area | 27.82 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.53 people per sq. km of land area | 28.06 people per sq. km of land area | 31.38 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.58 people per sq. km of land area | 31.81 people per sq. km of land area | 35.24 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.87 people per sq. km of land area | 35.66 people per sq. km of land area | 40.04 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.18 people per sq. km of land area | 40.46 people per sq. km of land area | 41.92 people per sq. km of land area | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 32 Sri Lanka 356.24 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 33 Curaçao 348.32 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 34 Grenada 344.36 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 35 Japan 341.55 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 36 Tuvalu 327.2 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 37 Pakistan 321.07 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 38 Viet Nam 320.18 people per sq. km of land area compare
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- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 93.6% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Pacific island small states?
- Population density in Pacific island small states was 41.92 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 41.92 people per sq. km of land area in 2023.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.93 people per sq. km of land area in 1961.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for population density?
- Pacific island small states ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population density rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.