Population, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population, total, per square kilometre was 72.02 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 72.02 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 72.02 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.48 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th 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, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.48 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 15.89 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 16.31 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 16.75 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 17.2 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 17.67 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 18.16 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 18.67 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 19.2 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 19.74 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 20.29 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 20.84 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 21.43 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 22.03 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 22.68 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 23.36 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 24.06 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 24.79 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 25.54 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 26.33 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 27.16 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 28.01 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 28.9 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 29.82 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 30.77 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 31.73 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 32.71 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 33.7 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 34.7 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 35.72 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 36.73 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 37.75 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 38.77 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 39.77 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 40.75 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 41.72 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 42.7 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 43.7 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 44.72 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 45.73 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 46.74 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 47.76 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 48.82 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 49.93 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 51.08 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 52.26 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 53.41 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 54.58 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 55.81 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 57.03 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 58.24 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 59.41 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 60.56 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 61.68 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 62.74 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 63.78 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 64.89 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 66.05 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 67.23 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 68.42 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 69.59 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 70.78 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 72.02 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.26 units per square kilometre | 15.48 units per square kilometre | 19.2 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.48 units per square kilometre | 19.74 units per square kilometre | 25.54 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.38 units per square kilometre | 26.33 units per square kilometre | 34.7 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.23 units per square kilometre | 35.72 units per square kilometre | 44.72 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.61 units per square kilometre | 45.73 units per square kilometre | 55.81 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.16 units per square kilometre | 57.03 units per square kilometre | 67.23 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2 units per square kilometre | 68.42 units per square kilometre | 72.02 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 13 Channel Islands 842.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Barbados 656.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Mauritius 625.26 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Aruba 596.44 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Naoero 593.75 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Rwanda 565.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Lebanon 564.37 units per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5261 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 52.6% (2025)
- Urban population 393.80 million (2025)
- Population, total 748.49 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Population, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 72.02 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.02 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.48 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for population, total, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.