Countries historical population per land area

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This scatter chart displays population (people) against land area (km&sup2). The data is from our countries entity.

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Land Area: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes. This metric is expressed in km².
Population: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. This metric is expressed in people.

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This chart is based on data from: World Bank

Updated: 16 days ago

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