Rural population, per square kilometre in World
World: Rural population, per square kilometre was 26.52 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in World, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
World recorded 26.52 units per square kilometre for rural population, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in World peaked at 29.38 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 19.25 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
World ranks 30th of 47 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.63 units per square kilometre | 19.25 units per square kilometre | 22.05 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.05 units per square kilometre | 22.44 units per square kilometre | 25.46 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.16 units per square kilometre | 25.77 units per square kilometre | 28.65 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.97 units per square kilometre | 24.61 units per square kilometre | 29.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1 units per square kilometre | 25.75 units per square kilometre | 26.39 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.19 units per square kilometre | 26 units per square kilometre | 26.5 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.41 units per square kilometre | 26.32 units per square kilometre | 26.52 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 27 Tuvalu 117.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 British Virgin Islands 115.29 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Tonga 114.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Palestine 112.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Jamaica 108.95 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Korea 99.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Gambia, The 96.5 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in World?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in World was 26.52 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 29.38 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.25 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does World rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.