Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre was 90.26 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands, 1991–2023
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 Northern Mariana Islands is 90.26 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 133.97 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 86.58 people per square kilometre, in 1991.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 74th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.58 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 88.07 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 89.52 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 90.99 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 93.79 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 100.7 people per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 110.37 people per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 119.84 people per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 129.02 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 133.97 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 133.38 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 131.15 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 128.6 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 125.8 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 122.78 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 119.59 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 116.25 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 112.81 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 109.29 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 106.95 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 106.08 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 105.43 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 104.57 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 103.51 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 102.27 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 100.88 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 99.34 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 97.67 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 95.86 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 94.74 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 93.74 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 92.03 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 90.26 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 90.26 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.87 people per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 90.26 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81.73 people per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.99 people per square kilometre | 86.58 people per square kilometre | 129.02 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 123.36 people per square kilometre | 109.29 people per square kilometre | 133.97 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.26 people per square kilometre | 95.86 people per square kilometre | 106.95 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.69 people per square kilometre | 90.26 people per square kilometre | 94.74 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 71 Cyprus 97.05 people per square kilometre compare
- 72 Guatemala 94.05 people per square kilometre compare
- 73 Syria 92.73 people per square kilometre compare
- 75 Indonesia 86.35 people per square kilometre compare
- 76 Ghana 85.84 people per square kilometre compare
- 77 Saint Lucia 85.52 people per square kilometre compare
More population data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6398 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2755 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2755 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,869 people (2100)
- Population density 90.51 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.592 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.0782 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands was 90.26 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 133.97 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.58 people per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 74th 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands 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.