Rural population, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Rural population, per square kilometre was 29.56 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29.56 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
23rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
29.56 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
9 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rural population, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 29.56 units per square kilometre for rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 29.56 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 23rd of 45 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.
Rural population, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.19 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 9.38 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 9.58 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 9.78 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 9.99 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 10.2 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 10.42 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 10.65 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 10.89 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 11.13 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 11.36 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 11.6 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 11.86 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 12.12 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 12.38 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 12.64 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 12.94 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 13.24 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 13.49 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 13.72 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 14 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 14.32 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 14.65 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 14.97 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 15.29 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 15.62 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 15.96 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 16.32 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 16.68 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 17.02 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 17.45 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 16.8 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 17.23 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 17.65 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 18.09 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 18.53 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 18.98 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 19.44 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 19.89 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 20.33 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 20.83 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 21.36 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 21.68 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 22.21 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 22.73 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 23.27 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 23.77 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 24.32 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 24.85 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 25.4 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 23.46 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 23.98 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 24.51 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 25.05 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 25.62 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 26.2 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 26.77 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 27.35 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 27.91 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 28.48 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 29.01 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 29.56 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8 units per square kilometre | 9 units per square kilometre | 10.65 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.02 units per square kilometre | 10.89 units per square kilometre | 13.24 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.84 units per square kilometre | 13.49 units per square kilometre | 16.32 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.79 units per square kilometre | 16.68 units per square kilometre | 19.44 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.04 units per square kilometre | 19.89 units per square kilometre | 24.32 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.32 units per square kilometre | 23.46 units per square kilometre | 27.35 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.74 units per square kilometre | 27.91 units per square kilometre | 29.56 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 160.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Seychelles 142.95 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 135.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Micronesia, Federated States of 124.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 122.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Trinidad and Tobago 122.75 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Tuvalu 117.77 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 272.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.8% (2023)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6167 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 282.66 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 29.56 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.56 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.