Population, total, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Population, total, per square kilometre was 41.92 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population, total, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states is 41.92 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states peaked at 41.92 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.93 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Pacific island small states 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.93 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 15.36 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 15.81 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 16.26 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 16.72 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 17.18 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 17.59 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 17.99 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 18.4 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 18.8 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 19.18 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 19.56 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 19.94 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 20.32 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 20.74 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 21.18 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 21.65 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 22.12 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 22.63 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 23.14 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 23.66 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 24.2 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 24.74 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 25.3 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 25.86 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 26.42 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 26.92 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 27.38 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 27.82 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 28.25 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 28.06 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 28.46 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 28.87 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 29.25 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 29.62 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 30.01 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 30.45 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 30.92 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 31.38 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 31.81 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 32.23 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 32.64 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 33.03 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 33.42 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.8 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 34.18 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 34.55 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 34.9 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 35.24 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 35.66 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.15 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 36.63 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 37.12 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 37.61 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.1 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 38.59 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 39.13 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 39.63 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 40.04 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 40.46 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 40.93 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.4 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.92 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.69 units per square kilometre | 14.93 units per square kilometre | 18.4 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.61 units per square kilometre | 18.8 units per square kilometre | 22.63 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.54 units per square kilometre | 23.14 units per square kilometre | 27.82 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.53 units per square kilometre | 28.06 units per square kilometre | 31.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.58 units per square kilometre | 31.81 units per square kilometre | 35.24 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.87 units per square kilometre | 35.66 units per square kilometre | 40.04 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.18 units per square kilometre | 40.46 units per square kilometre | 41.92 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 32 Sri Lanka 356.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More climate change data for Pacific island small states
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 2.76 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 1.13 million (2025)
- Urban population 40.9% (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.4088 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states?
- Population, total, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states was 41.92 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 41.92 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.93 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for population, total, per square kilometre?
- Pacific island small states ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.