Population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Population, total, per square kilometre was 133.58 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 133.58 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 133.58 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.24 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.24 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 56.99 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 58.46 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 59.9 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 61.38 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 63.07 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 64.72 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 66.43 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 68.25 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 70.12 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 72.02 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 73.81 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 75.54 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 77.17 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 78.64 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 80.01 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 81.29 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 82.58 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 83.89 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 85.18 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 86.51 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 88 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 89.5 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 90.93 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 92.41 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 93.96 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 95.61 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 97.29 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 98.92 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 100.53 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 102.08 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 103.55 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 104.98 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 106.4 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 107.81 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 109.19 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 110.56 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 111.89 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 113.1 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 113.87 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 114.95 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 115.98 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 116.92 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 117.87 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 118.8 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 119.73 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 120.68 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 121.62 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 122.55 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 123.45 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 124.43 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 125.52 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 126.6 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 127.63 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 128.61 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 129.58 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 130.57 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 131.41 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 132.13 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 132.73 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 133.03 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 133.34 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 133.58 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.72 units per square kilometre | 56.24 units per square kilometre | 68.25 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.5 units per square kilometre | 70.12 units per square kilometre | 83.89 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.83 units per square kilometre | 85.18 units per square kilometre | 98.92 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.01 units per square kilometre | 100.53 units per square kilometre | 113.1 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.3 units per square kilometre | 113.87 units per square kilometre | 122.55 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.99 units per square kilometre | 123.45 units per square kilometre | 132.13 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.17 units per square kilometre | 132.73 units per square kilometre | 133.58 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 2 Monaco 18,693 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Singapore 8,242 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Hong Kong, China 7,177 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Gibraltar 3,847 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bahrain 1,971 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Maldives 1,765 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Malta 1,727 units per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.846 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6205 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 62.1% (2025)
- Urban population 1.33 billion (2025)
- Population, total 2.14 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 133.58 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 133.58 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.24 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for population, total, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.