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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	Papua New Guinea	Congo - Kinshasa	Laos
Dec 31, 2001	12.6	23.0	23.9
Dec 31, 2002	13.1	23.7	24.3
Dec 31, 2003	13.5	24.4	24.7
Dec 31, 2004	14.0	25.1	25.1
Dec 31, 2005	14.4	25.9	25.4
Dec 31, 2006	14.9	26.7	25.8
Dec 31, 2007	15.4	27.6	26.2
Dec 31, 2008	15.9	28.4	26.6
Dec 31, 2009	16.4	29.3	27.0
Dec 31, 2010	16.9	30.2	27.4
Dec 31, 2011	17.4	31.3	27.8
Dec 31, 2012	17.8	32.3	28.2
Dec 31, 2013	18.3	33.4	28.6
Dec 31, 2014	18.8	34.6	29.0
Dec 31, 2015	19.3	35.7	29.5
Dec 31, 2016	19.8	37.0	29.9
Dec 31, 2017	20.3	38.4	30.4
Dec 31, 2018	20.7	39.7	30.9
Dec 31, 2019	21.2	41.0	31.4
Dec 31, 2020	21.7	42.3	31.8
Dec 31, 2021	22.1	43.7	32.3
Dec 31, 2022	22.5	45.2	32.8
Dec 31, 2023	22.9	46.7	33.2
Dec 31, 2024	23.4	48.2	33.7