Population, total, per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Population, total, per square kilometre was 39.29 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population, total, per square kilometre in OECD members, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population, total, per square kilometre in OECD members stood at 39.29 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 39.29 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.35 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
OECD members ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population, total, per square kilometre in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.35 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 23.67 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 24 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 24.32 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 24.64 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 24.95 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 25.25 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 25.54 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 25.84 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 26.13 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 26.47 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 26.78 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 27.08 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 27.37 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 27.66 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 27.92 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 28.19 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 28.46 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 28.73 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 29 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 29.26 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 29.51 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 29.76 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 29.99 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 30.23 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 30.47 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 30.72 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 30.97 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 31.23 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 31.51 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 31.82 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 31.95 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 32.12 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 32.39 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 32.65 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 32.91 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 33.16 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 33.41 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 33.66 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 33.86 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 34.11 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 34.37 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 34.62 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 34.87 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 35.11 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 35.37 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 35.62 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 35.92 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 36.18 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 36.43 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 36.62 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 36.85 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 37.06 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 37.29 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 37.52 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 37.75 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 37.98 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 38.2 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 38.43 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 38.57 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 38.84 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 39.03 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.29 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.62 units per square kilometre | 23.35 units per square kilometre | 25.84 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.48 units per square kilometre | 26.13 units per square kilometre | 28.73 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.11 units per square kilometre | 29 units per square kilometre | 31.23 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.56 units per square kilometre | 31.51 units per square kilometre | 33.66 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 35 units per square kilometre | 33.86 units per square kilometre | 36.18 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.41 units per square kilometre | 36.43 units per square kilometre | 38.43 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.93 units per square kilometre | 38.57 units per square kilometre | 39.29 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 33 Curaçao 348.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Grenada 344.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Japan 341.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Tuvalu 327.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Pakistan 321.07 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Viet Nam 320.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Guam 308.34 units per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for OECD members
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3873 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5485 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8132 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 81.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.14 billion (2025)
- Population, total 1.40 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, per square kilometre in OECD members?
- Population, total, per square kilometre in OECD members was 39.29 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 39.29 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.35 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does OECD members rank for population, total, per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.