Rural population, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Rural population, per square kilometre was 51.79 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 51.79 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 75.15 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 45.5 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rural population, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.5 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 46.88 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 48.24 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 48.74 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 50.03 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 51.41 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 52.74 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 54.12 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 55.59 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 57.1 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 58.65 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 60.09 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 61.39 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 62.73 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 63.81 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 64.78 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 65.68 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 66.42 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 66.73 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 67.39 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 67.87 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 68.67 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 69.05 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 69.13 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 69.66 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 70.15 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 70.7 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 71.45 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 72.22 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 73.24 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 73.64 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 74.1 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 74.48 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 74.84 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 75.15 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 74.72 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 74.27 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 73.75 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 73.14 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 72.07 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 71.52 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 70.75 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 69.9 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 69.22 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 68.5 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 67.67 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 66.69 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 66.05 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 65.15 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 64.62 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.69 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 61.91 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 61.01 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.17 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 59.02 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 57.9 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 56.84 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 55.65 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 54.63 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 53.93 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 52.74 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 52.19 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 51.79 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.36 units per square kilometre | 45.5 units per square kilometre | 55.59 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.74 units per square kilometre | 57.1 units per square kilometre | 66.73 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.63 units per square kilometre | 67.39 units per square kilometre | 72.22 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.13 units per square kilometre | 73.14 units per square kilometre | 75.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.75 units per square kilometre | 65.15 units per square kilometre | 72.07 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.44 units per square kilometre | 54.63 units per square kilometre | 64.62 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.66 units per square kilometre | 51.79 units per square kilometre | 53.93 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 3 Burundi 407.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Rwanda 402.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Mauritius 381.38 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 India 314.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Comoros 305.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 284.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Barbados 266.42 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 813.54 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 37.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3795 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 51.79 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.15 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 ÷ 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.