Population density rose 0.728% to 34.3 km per capita in the USA in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in the USA reached an all time high of 34.6 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 20.1 km per capita in 1961. When compared to USA's main peers, population density in Canada amounted to 3.82 km per capita, 144 km per capita in China, 350 km per capita in Japan and 62.2 km per capita in Mexico in 2015.
USA has been ranked 129th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Australia | km per capita | 2.82 | 2.87 | 2.91 | 2.96 | 3.01 | ||||||||||||||||
Belize | km per capita | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | km per capita | 3.70 | 3.74 | 3.78 | 3.82 | 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||
China | km per capita | 142 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | km per capita | 131 | 134 | 137 | 141 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||
Honduras | km per capita | 66.8 | 68.1 | 69.5 | 70.9 | 72.4 | ||||||||||||||||
India | km per capita | 400 | 405 | 411 | 416 | 421 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | km per capita | 351 | 351 | 351 | 350 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | km per capita | 59.9 | 60.6 | 61.4 | 62.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | km per capita | 8.67 | 8.69 | 8.73 | 8.74 | 8.76 | ||||||||||||||||
South Korea | km per capita | 507 | 508 | 512 | 514 | 516 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | km per capita | 257 | 259 | 261 | 263 | 265 |