Population density by NUTS 3 region in West
West: Population density by NUTS 3 region was 37.2 Persons per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population density by NUTS 3 region in West, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
West recorded 37.2 Persons per square kilometre for population density by nuts 3 region in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density by nuts 3 region in West peaked at 37.2 Persons per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.2 Persons per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places West 1670th out of 1876 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Population density by NUTS 3 region in West, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 32.2 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 32.3 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.3 Persons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.4 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.2 Persons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.4 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32.7 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 33.1 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 33.5 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 33.9 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 33.9 Persons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34.3 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 35.9 Persons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 36.6 Persons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 37.2 Persons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.7 Persons per square kilometre | 32.2 Persons per square kilometre | 33.9 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.58 Persons per square kilometre | 33.9 Persons per square kilometre | 37.2 Persons per square kilometre | 5 |
More population data for West
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 0.1045 % change on previous year (2100)
- Assumptions for fertility rates by age, type of projection and NUTS 3 1.82 Number (2100)
- Assumptions for net migration by age, sex, type of projection and 737 Person (2100)
- Population on 1st January by age, sex, type of projection and NUTS 3 586,284 Person (2100)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 4,987 Number (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 516,985 Number (2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional 11,580 (2024)
- Population on 1st January by age group, sex, type of projection and 581,565 Person (2100)
- Population structure indicators by type of projection and NUTS3 region 90 (2100)
- Assumptions for total fertility rates, type of projection and NUTS 3 1.62 Number (2095)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density by nuts 3 region in West?
- Population density by nuts 3 region in West was 37.2 Persons per square kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population density by nuts 3 region recorded in West?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2 Persons per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest population density by nuts 3 region recorded in West?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2 Persons per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does West rank for population density by nuts 3 region?
- West ranks 1670th out of 1876 regions with data for 2024.
- Is population density by nuts 3 region rising or falling in West?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population density by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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