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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Burkina Faso	Japan
Dec 31, 2001	23.0	44.9	348.8
Dec 31, 2002	23.7	46.3	349.6
Dec 31, 2003	24.4	47.8	350.4
Dec 31, 2004	25.1	49.3	350.5
Dec 31, 2005	25.9	50.9	350.5
Dec 31, 2006	26.7	52.5	350.8
Dec 31, 2007	27.6	54.2	351.2
Dec 31, 2008	28.4	55.8	351.3
Dec 31, 2009	29.3	57.4	351.3
Dec 31, 2010	30.2	59.1	351.4
Dec 31, 2011	31.3	60.9	350.7
Dec 31, 2012	32.3	62.8	350.1
Dec 31, 2013	33.4	64.7	349.6
Dec 31, 2014	34.6	66.6	349.2
Dec 31, 2015	35.7	68.6	348.8
Dec 31, 2016	37.0	70.7	348.6
Dec 31, 2017	38.4	72.7	348.3
Dec 31, 2018	39.7	74.7	347.9
Dec 31, 2019	41.0	76.6	347.4
Dec 31, 2020	42.3	78.5	346.4
Dec 31, 2021	43.7	80.4	344.8
Dec 31, 2022	45.2	82.3	343.3
Dec 31, 2023	46.7	84.2	341.6
Dec 31, 2024	48.2	86.1	340.1