Rural population, per square kilometre in India
India: Rural population, per square kilometre was 314.06 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in India, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rural population, per square kilometre in India stood at 314.06 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in India peaked at 314.06 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 123.13 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 7th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134 units per square kilometre | 123.13 units per square kilometre | 144.6 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 160.18 units per square kilometre | 147.4 units per square kilometre | 173.44 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 194.1 units per square kilometre | 176.84 units per square kilometre | 212.32 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 235.09 units per square kilometre | 216.51 units per square kilometre | 253.49 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 273 units per square kilometre | 257.45 units per square kilometre | 286.4 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 299.76 units per square kilometre | 288.98 units per square kilometre | 309.21 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 312.36 units per square kilometre | 310.75 units per square kilometre | 314.06 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 4 Burundi 407.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Rwanda 402.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Mauritius 381.38 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Comoros, Union of the 305.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Sri Lanka 284.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Barbados 266.42 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.23 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.23 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in India?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in India was 314.06 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 314.06 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 123.13 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 7th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.