Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in United States
United States: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.0372 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in United States stood at 0.0372 Persons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in United States peaked at 0.0372 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0271 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places United States 121st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in United States, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0271 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0275 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0279 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0283 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0286 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.029 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0294 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0297 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0301 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0305 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0308 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0312 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0315 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0318 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0321 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0324 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0327 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.033 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0334 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0337 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.034 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0343 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0346 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0349 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0352 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0355 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0358 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0361 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0363 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0365 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0367 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0368 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.037 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0372 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0372 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1271 Persons per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0288 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0271 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0305 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0323 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0308 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0337 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0353 Persons per square kilometre | 0.034 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0365 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0369 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0367 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0372 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 118 Zimbabwe 0.0431 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 119 Bahamas 0.0412 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 120 Palau 0.0393 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 122 Kyrgyzstan 0.0351 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 123 Laos 0.0331 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 124 Venezuela 0.0327 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 375,392 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0241 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1369 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1369 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 19.91 million people (2100)
- Population density 46.05 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1565 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in United States?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in United States was 0.0372 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0372 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does United States rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- United States ranks 121st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.