Rural population, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Rural population, per square kilometre was 124.8 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country), 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country) is 124.8 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country) peaked at 124.8 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 108.75 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
Micronesia (country) ranks 23rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Rural population, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 108.75 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 111.08 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 113.65 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 115.97 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 117.65 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 119.18 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 120.86 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 122.45 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 123.68 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 124.32 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 124.68 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 124.77 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 124.59 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 124.19 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 123.62 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 122.87 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 121.93 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 120.9 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 119.83 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 119.38 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 119.56 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 119.77 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 120.02 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 120.31 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 120.66 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 121.04 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 121.47 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 121.93 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 122.32 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 123 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 123.75 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 124.27 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 124.8 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 124.8 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.02 units per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 124.8 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.04 units per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117.03 units per square kilometre | 108.75 units per square kilometre | 123.68 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 123.17 units per square kilometre | 119.83 units per square kilometre | 124.77 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.65 units per square kilometre | 119.38 units per square kilometre | 122.32 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.96 units per square kilometre | 123 units per square kilometre | 124.8 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 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
- 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 Micronesia (country)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2416 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 121.25 million current US$ (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 24.2% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7752 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 88,126 (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4308 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,067 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country)?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country) was 124.8 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 124.8 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 108.75 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.