Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Monaco
Monaco: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre was 18,693 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
18,693 people per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
18,823 people per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
10,805 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Monaco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Monaco is 18,693 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Monaco peaked at 18,823 people per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,805 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Monaco 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Monaco, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,805 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10,892 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 11,043 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 11,192 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 11,317 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 11,411 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 11,460 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 11,562 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 11,757 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 11,953 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 12,124 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 12,265 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 12,369 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 12,449 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 12,580 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 12,775 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 12,962 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 13,125 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 13,267 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 13,380 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 13,465 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 13,597 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 13,794 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 13,989 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 14,174 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 14,353 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 14,527 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 14,692 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 14,842 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 14,977 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 15,108 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 15,238 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 15,361 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 15,478 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 15,594 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 15,706 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 15,818 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 15,919 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 15,989 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 16,011 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 16,007 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 15,995 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 15,971 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 15,938 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 15,890 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 15,815 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 15,706 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 15,706 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 15,966 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 16,361 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 16,747 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 17,124 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 17,487 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 17,823 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 18,134 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 18,390 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 18,588 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 18,823 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 18,801 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 18,772 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 18,487 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 18,681 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 18,693 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's 18,693 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.87 people per square kilometre, 237.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Monaco's 18,693 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.24 people per square kilometre, 344.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,271 people per square kilometre | 10,805 people per square kilometre | 11,757 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,587 people per square kilometre | 11,953 people per square kilometre | 13,267 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,081 people per square kilometre | 13,380 people per square kilometre | 14,842 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,519 people per square kilometre | 14,977 people per square kilometre | 15,989 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,901 people per square kilometre | 15,706 people per square kilometre | 16,011 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,828 people per square kilometre | 16,361 people per square kilometre | 18,823 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,658 people per square kilometre | 18,487 people per square kilometre | 18,772 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Monaco?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Monaco was 18,693 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 18,823 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,805 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Monaco rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Monaco ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Monaco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.