Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in World

World: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0616 Persons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
0.0616 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0433 Persons per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in World, 1990–2023

00.020.040.061990200620231990: 0.051 Persons per square kilometre1991: 0.052 Persons per square kilometre1992: 0.043 Persons per square kilometre1993: 0.044 Persons per square kilometre1994: 0.044 Persons per square kilometre1995: 0.045 Persons per square kilometre1996: 0.046 Persons per square kilometre1997: 0.046 Persons per square kilometre1998: 0.047 Persons per square kilometre1999: 0.047 Persons per square kilometre2000: 0.048 Persons per square kilometre2001: 0.049 Persons per square kilometre2002: 0.049 Persons per square kilometre2003: 0.05 Persons per square kilometre2004: 0.051 Persons per square kilometre2005: 0.051 Persons per square kilometre2006: 0.052 Persons per square kilometre2007: 0.052 Persons per square kilometre2008: 0.053 Persons per square kilometre2009: 0.054 Persons per square kilometre2010: 0.054 Persons per square kilometre2011: 0.055 Persons per square kilometre2012: 0.055 Persons per square kilometre2013: 0.055 Persons per square kilometre2014: 0.056 Persons per square kilometre2015: 0.057 Persons per square kilometre2016: 0.057 Persons per square kilometre2017: 0.058 Persons per square kilometre2018: 0.059 Persons per square kilometre2019: 0.059 Persons per square kilometre2020: 0.06 Persons per square kilometre2021: 0.061 Persons per square kilometre2022: 0.061 Persons per square kilometre2023: 0.062 Persons per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in World stood at 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in World peaked at 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0433 Persons per square kilometre, in 1992.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0464 Persons per square kilometre 0.0433 Persons per square kilometre 0.0515 Persons per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0509 Persons per square kilometre 0.048 Persons per square kilometre 0.0538 Persons per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0567 Persons per square kilometre 0.0545 Persons per square kilometre 0.0594 Persons per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0608 Persons per square kilometre 0.06 Persons per square kilometre 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Monaco 17.42 Persons per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Singapore 8.38 Persons per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Bahrain 1.86 Persons per square kilometre compare
  4. 4 Maldives 1.75 Persons per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 168 places β†’

More population data for World

All data for World β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in World?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in World was 0.0616 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0433 Persons per square kilometre in 1992.
How does World rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
World ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2023.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β€” Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in World. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/africa-s-development-dynamics-afdd-table-05-demographic-estimates-population-per-square/world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/africa-s-development-dynamics-afdd-table-05-demographic-estimates-population-per-square/world/">Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in World</a> β€” Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β€” 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 β€” Population Γ· Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

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

Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β€” Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β€” 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.