Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in India
India: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.305 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.305 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.305 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1264 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in India is 0.305 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.305 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1264 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 9th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1264 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1287 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.131 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1335 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.136 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1385 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1411 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1437 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1465 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1494 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1524 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1553 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1583 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1613 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1644 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1675 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1706 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1737 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1769 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1802 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1837 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1874 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1912 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1951 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1989 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2027 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2065 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2103 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2141 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2179 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2217 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2255 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2294 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2332 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2371 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2409 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2448 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2486 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2524 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2562 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2598 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.263 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2662 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2693 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2723 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2753 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2781 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2809 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2835 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.286 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2883 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2904 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2924 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2942 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.296 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2976 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2991 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3004 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3017 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3027 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3037 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3044 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.305 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.305 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0518 1000 No per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.305 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2913 1000 No per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1361 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1264 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1465 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.163 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1494 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1769 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.197 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1802 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2141 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2352 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2179 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2524 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2704 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2562 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2835 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2946 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.286 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3017 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.304 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3027 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.305 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 6 Mauritius 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 7 Comoros 0.3478 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 8 Aruba 0.3329 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 10 Sri Lanka 0.2776 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 11 Saint Lucia 0.2427 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 12 Bahrain 0.229 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for India
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5078 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 876,613 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 782,365 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 743,542 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 761,710 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1.51 million 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in India?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in India was 0.305 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.305 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1264 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural 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.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural 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.