Rural population, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.7963 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Canada, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rural population, per square kilometre in Canada stood at 0.7963 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.7963 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.572 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Canada 199th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5957 units per square kilometre | 0.5737 units per square kilometre | 0.6177 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6203 units per square kilometre | 0.572 units per square kilometre | 0.6581 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6846 units per square kilometre | 0.6651 units per square kilometre | 0.7139 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7316 units per square kilometre | 0.7241 units per square kilometre | 0.7362 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7237 units per square kilometre | 0.7171 units per square kilometre | 0.7321 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.744 units per square kilometre | 0.7202 units per square kilometre | 0.7663 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7799 units per square kilometre | 0.7656 units per square kilometre | 0.7963 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 196 Argentina 1.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 197 Uruguay 0.8626 units per square kilometre compare
- 198 Gabon 0.8064 units per square kilometre compare
- 200 Mongolia 0.6601 units per square kilometre compare
- 201 Libya 0.5039 units per square kilometre compare
- 202 Australia 0.4337 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.93 (2022)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.93 (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.7963 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7963 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.572 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 199th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population 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.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization 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
Rural population 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.