What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 132.93 units per square kilometre in 2023.

What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 55.91 units per square kilometre in 1961.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population, total, per square kilometre?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.

Population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Population, total, per square kilometre was 132.93 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

132.93 units per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.2%

Rank

6th

of 47 groups

All-time high

132.93 units per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

55.91 units per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is 132.93 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 132.93 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.91 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961 to 2023.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1961	55.91 units per square kilometre	—
1962	56.65 units per square kilometre	+1.3%
1963	58.11 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1964	59.54 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1965	61.02 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1966	62.7 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1967	64.33 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1968	66.03 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1969	67.83 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1970	69.69 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1971	71.58 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1972	73.36 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1973	75.08 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1974	76.7 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1975	78.17 units per square kilometre	+1.9%
1976	79.53 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
1977	80.8 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
1978	82.08 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
1979	83.39 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
1980	84.67 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
1981	86 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
1982	87.48 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
1983	88.97 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
1984	90.4 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
1985	91.87 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
1986	93.42 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
1987	95.06 units per square kilometre	+1.8%
1988	96.73 units per square kilometre	+1.8%
1989	98.36 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
1990	99.97 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
1991	101.5 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
1992	102.96 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
1993	104.38 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
1994	105.79 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
1995	107.19 units per square kilometre	+1.3%
1996	108.57 units per square kilometre	+1.3%
1997	109.94 units per square kilometre	+1.3%
1998	111.26 units per square kilometre	+1.2%
1999	112.47 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
2000	113.24 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
2001	114.32 units per square kilometre	+1.0%
2002	115.35 units per square kilometre	+0.9%
2003	116.28 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2004	117.24 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2005	118.17 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2006	119.09 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2007	120.04 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2008	120.98 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2009	121.91 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2010	122.82 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
2011	123.79 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2012	124.88 units per square kilometre	+0.9%
2013	125.97 units per square kilometre	+0.9%
2014	127 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2015	127.98 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2016	128.94 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2017	129.93 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2018	130.77 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
2019	131.5 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
2020	132.09 units per square kilometre	+0.5%
2021	132.38 units per square kilometre	+0.2%
2022	132.69 units per square kilometre	+0.2%
2023	132.93 units per square kilometre	+0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	61.35 units per square kilometre	55.91 units per square kilometre	67.83 units per square kilometre	9
1970s	77.04 units per square kilometre	69.69 units per square kilometre	83.39 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	91.3 units per square kilometre	84.67 units per square kilometre	98.36 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	106.41 units per square kilometre	99.97 units per square kilometre	112.47 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	117.66 units per square kilometre	113.24 units per square kilometre	121.91 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	127.36 units per square kilometre	122.82 units per square kilometre	131.5 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	132.52 units per square kilometre	132.09 units per square kilometre	132.93 units per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

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
9 Bangladesh 1,319 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More climate change data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
Population, total, annual growth rate 0.1286 % change on previous year (2025)
Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2025)
Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Urban population, per capita 0.6203 units per person (2025)
Urban population 62.0% (2025)
Urban population 1.31 billion (2025)
Population, total 2.12 billion (2025)
Population growth 0.1% (2025)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Population, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 132.93 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 132.93 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 55.91 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population, total, per square kilometre?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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)

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Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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.