# Population density in World

Population density in World was 62.1 inhabitants per km² in 2023. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `world`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/world
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/world.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=world

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 62.1 |
| 2022 | 61.6 |
| 2021 | 61 |
| 2020 | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 59.8 |
| 2018 | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 58.6 |
| 2016 | 57.9 |
| 2015 | 57.3 |
| 2014 | 56.6 |
| 2013 | 55.9 |
| 2012 | 55.2 |
| 2011 | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 54.9 |
| 2009 | 54.3 |
| 2008 | 53.6 |
| 2007 | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 51.6 |
| 2004 | 51 |
| 2003 | 50.4 |
| 2002 | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 49.1 |
| 2000 | 48.4 |
| 1999 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 47.2 |
| 1997 | 46.5 |
| 1996 | 45.8 |
| 1995 | 45.1 |
| 1994 | 44.5 |
| 1993 | 43.8 |
| 1992 | 43.5 |
| 1991 | 51.7 |
| 1990 | 50.8 |
| 1989 | 50 |
| 1988 | 49.1 |
| 1987 | 48.2 |
| 1986 | 47.4 |
| 1985 | 46.5 |
| 1984 | 45.7 |
| 1983 | 44.9 |
| 1982 | 44.1 |
| 1981 | 43.3 |
| 1980 | 42.6 |
| 1979 | 41.8 |
| 1978 | 41.1 |
| 1977 | 40.4 |
| 1976 | 39.7 |
| 1975 | 39 |
| 1974 | 38.3 |
| 1973 | 37.5 |
| 1972 | 36.8 |
| 1971 | 36.1 |
| 1970 | 35.3 |
| 1969 | 34.6 |
| 1968 | 33.9 |
| 1967 | 33.2 |
| 1966 | 32.5 |
| 1965 | 31.8 |
| 1964 | 31.2 |
| 1963 | 30.6 |
| 1962 | 29.9 |
| 1961 | 29.4 |