Rural population, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Rural population, per square kilometre was 25.05 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
25.05 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
29th
of 45 groups
All-time high
25.05 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
11.87 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rural population, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 25.05 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states peaked at 25.05 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.87 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Pacific island small states ranks 29th 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.87 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.07 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 12.28 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 12.51 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 12.74 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 12.99 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 13.21 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 13.42 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 13.64 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 13.86 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 14.07 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 14.29 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 14.51 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 14.75 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 15.01 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 15.28 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 15.57 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 15.87 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 16.19 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 16.51 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 16.85 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 17.18 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 17.51 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 17.85 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 18.19 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 18.52 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 18.81 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 19.04 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 19.24 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 19.41 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 19.16 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 19.32 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 19.47 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 19.63 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 19.78 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 19.96 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 20.18 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 20.42 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 20.65 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 20.86 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 21.06 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 21.25 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.43 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 21.61 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 21.78 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 21.93 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 22.07 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 22.18 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.28 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 22.44 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 22.67 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 22.9 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 23.11 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 23.33 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.54 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.73 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 23.94 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.16 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.32 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.5 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 24.7 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 24.87 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 25.05 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.75 units per square kilometre | 11.87 units per square kilometre | 13.64 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.94 units per square kilometre | 13.86 units per square kilometre | 16.19 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.97 units per square kilometre | 16.51 units per square kilometre | 19.24 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.8 units per square kilometre | 19.16 units per square kilometre | 20.65 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.64 units per square kilometre | 20.86 units per square kilometre | 22.28 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.41 units per square kilometre | 22.44 units per square kilometre | 24.32 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.78 units per square kilometre | 24.5 units per square kilometre | 25.05 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 26 Tuvalu 117.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 British Virgin Islands 115.29 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Tonga 114.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Palestine 112.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Jamaica 108.95 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 South Korea 99.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Gambia 96.5 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pacific island small states
- Rural population, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.11 billion current US$ (2024)
- Rural population 1.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 59.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 26.3% (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 773.88 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states was 25.05 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 25.05 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.87 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Pacific island small states ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.