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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	South Korea	Burkina Faso	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 2001	489.7	44.9	23.0
Dec 31, 2002	492.2	46.3	23.7
Dec 31, 2003	494.8	47.8	24.4
Dec 31, 2004	496.6	49.3	25.1
Dec 31, 2005	497.5	50.9	25.9
Dec 31, 2006	500.0	52.5	26.7
Dec 31, 2007	502.3	54.2	27.6
Dec 31, 2008	505.8	55.8	28.4
Dec 31, 2009	508.0	57.4	29.3
Dec 31, 2010	509.8	59.1	30.2
Dec 31, 2011	513.8	60.9	31.3
Dec 31, 2012	515.9	62.8	32.3
Dec 31, 2013	517.6	64.7	33.4
Dec 31, 2014	520.9	66.6	34.6
Dec 31, 2015	523.5	68.6	35.7
Dec 31, 2016	525.4	70.7	37.0
Dec 31, 2017	526.7	72.7	38.4
Dec 31, 2018	529.0	74.7	39.7
Dec 31, 2019	530.4	76.6	41.0
Dec 31, 2020	531.1	78.5	42.3
Dec 31, 2021	530.4	80.4	43.7
Dec 31, 2022	529.4	82.3	45.2
Dec 31, 2023	529.8	84.2	46.7
Dec 31, 2024	530.2	86.1	48.2