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

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 Mauritius 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 7 Comoros 0.3478 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 8 Aruba 0.3329 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 10 Sri Lanka 0.2776 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 11 Saint Lucia 0.2427 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 12 Bahrain 0.229 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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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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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)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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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.