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Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971,1970,1969,1968,1967,1966,1965,1964,1963,1962
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AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArab WorldArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbean small statesCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicCentral Europe and the BalticsChadChannel IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Rep.Costa RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEarly-demographic dividendEast Asia & PacificEast Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)EcuadorEgypt, Arab Rep.El SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaEuro areaEurope & Central AsiaEurope & Central Asia (excluding high income)Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)European UnionFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFragile and conflict affected situationsFranceFrench PolynesiaGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)High incomeHondurasHong Kong SAR, ChinaHungaryIBRD onlyIcelandIDA & IBRD totalIDA blendIDA onlyIDA totalIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Rep.IraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Dem. People’s Rep.Korea, Rep.KosovoKuwaitKyrgyz RepublicLao PDRLate-demographic dividendLatin America & Caribbean Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)LatviaLeast developed countries: UN classificationLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLow & middle incomeLow incomeLower middle incomeLuxembourgMacao SAR, ChinaMacedonia, FYRMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesia, Fed. Sts.Middle East & North AfricaMiddle East & North Africa (excluding high income)Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)Middle incomeMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth AmericaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOECD membersOmanOther small statesPacific island small statesPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPost-demographic dividendPre-demographic dividendPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch part)Slovak RepublicSloveniaSmall statesSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AsiaSouth Asia (IDA & IBRD)SpainSri LankaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Martin (French part)St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)SudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUpper middle incomeUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, RBVietnamVirgin Islands (U.S.)West Bank and GazaWorldYemen, Rep.ZambiaZimbabwe

Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1962 to 2016 of World. No data until 1961. Number of actual observations by date: 55.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.

Categories, topics:

Urban Development

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
39.598
Minimum:
23.712
jan 1, 1962
Maximum:
56.629
jan 1, 2016
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1962
23.712
+23.712
0.0%
jan 1, 1963
24.12
+0.408
1.72%
jan 1, 1964
24.62
+0.5
2.07%
jan 1, 1965
25.125
+0.504
2.05%
jan 1, 1966
25.639
+0.515
2.05%
jan 1, 1967
26.178
+0.539
2.1%
jan 1, 1968
26.714
+0.536
2.05%
jan 1, 1969
27.256
+0.542
2.03%
jan 1, 1970
27.83
+0.574
2.11%
jan 1, 1971
28.411
+0.581
2.09%
jan 1, 1972
29.008
+0.597
2.1%
jan 1, 1973
29.6
+0.592
2.04%
jan 1, 1974
30.186
+0.586
1.98%
jan 1, 1975
30.776
+0.59
1.96%
jan 1, 1976
31.354
+0.577
1.88%
jan 1, 1977
31.915
+0.562
1.79%
jan 1, 1978
32.475
+0.56
1.75%
jan 1, 1979
33.043
+0.569
1.75%
jan 1, 1980
33.626
+0.583
1.76%
jan 1, 1981
34.214
+0.588
1.75%
jan 1, 1982
34.815
+0.601
1.76%
jan 1, 1983
35.439
+0.624
1.79%
jan 1, 1984
36.069
+0.629
1.78%
jan 1, 1985
36.696
+0.628
1.74%
jan 1, 1986
37.336
+0.64
1.74%
jan 1, 1987
37.997
+0.661
1.77%
jan 1, 1988
38.675
+0.678
1.78%
jan 1, 1989
39.36
+0.685
1.77%
jan 1, 1990
40.047
+0.686
1.74%
jan 1, 1991
40.741
+0.694
1.73%
jan 1, 1992
41.411
+0.67
1.65%
jan 1, 1993
42.057
+0.646
1.56%
jan 1, 1994
42.711
+0.654
1.56%
jan 1, 1995
43.359
+0.648
1.52%
jan 1, 1996
44.014
+0.655
1.51%
jan 1, 1997
44.652
+0.638
1.45%
jan 1, 1998
45.266
+0.614
1.38%
jan 1, 1999
45.906
+0.64
1.41%
jan 1, 2000
46.527
+0.62
1.35%
jan 1, 2001
47.138
+0.611
1.31%
jan 1, 2002
47.75
+0.613
1.3%
jan 1, 2003
48.36
+0.61
1.28%
jan 1, 2004
48.97
+0.61
1.26%
jan 1, 2005
49.585
+0.615
1.26%
jan 1, 2006
50.203
+0.618
1.25%
jan 1, 2007
50.827
+0.624
1.24%
jan 1, 2008
51.453
+0.626
1.23%
jan 1, 2009
52.095
+0.642
1.25%
jan 1, 2010
52.732
+0.638
1.22%
jan 1, 2011
53.369
+0.637
1.21%
jan 1, 2012
53.998
+0.629
1.18%
jan 1, 2013
54.647
+0.649
1.2%
jan 1, 2014
55.304
+0.657
1.2%
jan 1, 2015
55.966
+0.662
1.2%
jan 1, 2016
56.629
+0.663
1.18%

Ranking of countries by current statistics by years