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Population density: compare countries

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Population density by country

Annual, People per square kilometre

Source: World Bank

Population density: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Congo - Kinshasa	South Africa
Dec 31, 2001	610.3	23.0	39.2
Dec 31, 2002	614.3	23.7	39.6
Dec 31, 2003	618.1	24.4	40.0
Dec 31, 2004	621.6	25.1	40.4
Dec 31, 2005	624.9	25.9	40.8
Dec 31, 2006	627.9	26.7	41.2
Dec 31, 2007	630.9	27.6	41.7
Dec 31, 2008	634.2	28.4	42.1
Dec 31, 2009	637.5	29.3	42.6
Dec 31, 2010	640.1	30.2	43.1
Dec 31, 2011	642.2	31.3	43.7
Dec 31, 2012	644.0	32.3	44.3
Dec 31, 2013	645.7	33.4	45.1
Dec 31, 2014	647.3	34.6	45.8
Dec 31, 2015	648.8	35.7	46.8
Dec 31, 2016	650.2	37.0	47.2
Dec 31, 2017	651.6	38.4	47.5
Dec 31, 2018	652.8	39.7	48.3
Dec 31, 2019	654.0	41.0	49.1
Dec 31, 2020	655.1	42.3	49.9
Dec 31, 2021	656.2	43.7	50.7
Dec 31, 2022	656.6	45.2	51.4
Dec 31, 2023	656.6	46.7	52.1
Dec 31, 2024	655.4	48.2	52.8