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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	Germany	Switzerland	Laos
Dec 31, 2001	236.0	182.9	23.9
Dec 31, 2002	236.5	184.3	24.3
Dec 31, 2003	236.6	185.7	24.7
Dec 31, 2004	236.6	187.0	25.1
Dec 31, 2005	236.5	188.2	25.4
Dec 31, 2006	236.2	189.4	25.8
Dec 31, 2007	235.9	191.1	26.2
Dec 31, 2008	235.5	193.5	26.6
Dec 31, 2009	234.9	196.0	27.0
Dec 31, 2010	234.6	198.0	27.4
Dec 31, 2011	230.3	200.2	27.8
Dec 31, 2012	230.8	202.4	28.2
Dec 31, 2013	231.2	204.7	28.6
Dec 31, 2014	232.1	207.3	29.0
Dec 31, 2015	234.2	209.6	29.5
Dec 31, 2016	235.7	211.9	29.9
Dec 31, 2017	236.6	213.9	30.4
Dec 31, 2018	237.3	215.5	30.9
Dec 31, 2019	237.8	217.0	31.4
Dec 31, 2020	238.0	218.6	31.8
Dec 31, 2021	238.1	220.3	32.3
Dec 31, 2022	238.1	222.2	32.8
Dec 31, 2023	238.4	225.0	33.2
Dec 31, 2024	239.0	227.9	33.7