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South Africa - Population Density 1983

Name: South Africa Population Density 1983
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People per sq. km of land area · World Bank

27.0 +0.9 from 1982 Global rank: 59th

South Africa's population density was 27.0 in 1983, increased +0.9 from 26.1 in 1982. This was the 59th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1983▾

Population Density by Country - 1983
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Greenland	0.2	1.2%
2nd	Mongolia	1.2	2.4%
3rd	Namibia	1.3	2.7%
4th	Mauritania	1.6	2.9%
5th	Botswana	1.8	3.7%
6th	Australia	2.0	1.4%
7th	Libya	2.1	-0.2%
8th	Suriname	2.4	0.6%
9th	Iceland	2.4	1.3%
10th	Canada	2.8	1.0%
11th	Gabon	3.1	2.8%
12th	Saudi Arabia	3.4	6.3%
13th	Oman	3.8	5.7%
14th	Guyana	3.9	-0.1%
15th	Chad	4.0	5.1%
16th	Central African Republic	4.1	1.2%
17th	Niger	5.3	3.0%
18th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5.7	2.2%
19th	Congo, Republic of	5.7	2.1%
20th	Mali	6.6	2.2%
21st	Belize	6.9	2.5%
22nd	Angola	7.3	3.8%
23rd	Papua New Guinea	7.4	2.1%
24th	Paraguay	8.4	2.8%
25th	New Caledonia	8.5	1.3%
26th	Zambia	8.6	3.3%
27th	Algeria	8.6	3.5%
28th	Turks and Caicos Islands	9.2	4.8%
29th	Solomon Islands	9.4	3.5%
30th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	9.9	3.2%
31st	Vanuatu	10.2	2.4%
32nd	Bhutan	10.2	3.2%
33rd	Argentina	10.7	1.6%
34th	Norway	11.3	0.3%
35th	New Zealand	12.2	1.4%
36th	Equatorial Guinea	12.2	6.6%
37th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	12.9	3.2%
38th	Peru	14.6	2.5%
39th	Lao PDR	15.3	2.6%
40th	Mozambique	15.4	2.1%
41st	Brazil	15.5	2.3%
42nd	Finland	15.9	0.6%
43rd	Djibouti	15.9	3.6%
44th	Chile	16.2	1.5%
45th	Afghanistan	16.7	-0.7%
46th	Madagascar	16.9	3.0%
47th	Uruguay	17.1	0.4%
48th	United Arab Emirates	17.4	5.9%
49th	Cameroon	19.5	2.1%
50th	Yemen, Republic of	20.1	3.7%
51st	Sweden	20.4	0.0%
52nd	Zimbabwe	20.9	3.9%
53rd	Guinea	21.8	2.1%
54th	Liberia	21.9	3.0%
55th	Tanzania	23.8	3.3%
56th	Bahamas, The	24.4	1.7%
57th	Colombia	25.2	2.4%
58th	United States	25.5	0.9%
59th	South Africa	27.0	3.6%
60th	Burkina Faso	27.6	2.9%
61st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	28.3	4.0%
62nd	Panama	28.3	2.4%
63rd	Qatar	28.4	5.8%
64th	Jordan	28.8	4.5%
65th	Côte d'Ivoire	29.2	4.1%
66th	Nicaragua	29.3	2.7%
67th	Guinea-Bissau	30.9	1.6%
68th	Kenya	31.4	3.7%
69th	Cambodia	31.9	3.7%
70th	Ecuador	31.9	2.7%
71st	Faroe Islands	32.0	1.1%
72nd	Senegal	32.8	2.7%
73rd	Iraq	33.9	3.0%
74th	Honduras	36.4	3.0%
75th	Mexico	37.0	2.2%
76th	Fiji	37.8	2.4%
77th	Benin	37.9	2.9%
78th	Eswatini	38.3	3.3%
79th	Brunei Darussalam	38.9	3.3%
80th	Malaysia	43.5	3.3%
81st	Tunisia	45.4	2.1%
82nd	Timor-Leste	45.6	1.3%
83rd	French Polynesia	46.9	3.1%
84th	Morocco	47.2	2.6%
85th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	48.0	3.0%
86th	Sierra Leone	48.2	2.2%
87th	Lesotho	50.5	2.9%
88th	Costa Rica	50.8	2.8%
89th	Ireland	51.0	0.7%
90th	Myanmar	53.8	2.0%
91st	Syrian Arab Republic	53.9	3.5%
92nd	Ghana	57.3	3.1%
93rd	Samoa	58.9	0.1%
94th	Togo	59.3	3.5%
95th	Türkiye	62.9	2.4%
96th	Guatemala	69.2	2.5%
97th	Uganda	71.2	2.5%
98th	Malawi	74.8	4.0%
99th	Greece	76.4	0.6%
100th	Spain	76.4	0.5%
101st	Cyprus	76.5	1.5%
102nd	Gambia, The	78.5	3.8%
103rd	Kiribati	79.2	1.6%
104th	Bulgaria	80.8	0.2%
105th	Cayman Islands	81.7	4.5%
106th	British Virgin Islands	82.5	3.8%
107th	Cabo Verde	83.8	1.5%
108th	Andorra	86.3	4.6%
109th	Indonesia	88.1	2.3%
110th	Nigeria	88.3	2.6%
111th	Austria	91.6	-0.2%
112th	Cuba	93.0	0.8%
113th	Thailand	94.8	2.0%
114th	Dominica	96.5	-0.4%
115th	Kuwait	97.9	4.9%
116th	Romania	97.9	0.4%
117th	Albania	103.8	2.1%
118th	France	104.1	0.5%
119th	São Tomé and Principe	108.7	1.8%
120th	Portugal	108.8	0.5%
121st	China	109.0	1.5%
122nd	Isle of Man	113.4	-0.1%
123rd	European Union	114.6	0.3%
124th	Nepal	116.7	2.4%
125th	Hungary	118.9	-0.1%
126th	Poland	119.4	0.9%
127th	Pakistan	119.6	3.5%
128th	Dominican Republic	127.2	2.3%
129th	Denmark	127.9	-0.1%
130th	Tonga	136.1	0.0%
131st	Seychelles	139.9	-0.1%
132nd	Antigua and Barbuda	147.6	0.2%
133rd	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	158.2	1.5%
134th	Switzerland	162.4	0.4%
135th	St. Kitts and Nevis	162.8	-0.5%
136th	Liechtenstein	165.3	0.7%
137th	Viet Nam	173.1	2.4%
138th	Philippines	175.0	3.0%
139th	American Samoa	181.4	3.9%
140th	Burundi	187.2	2.7%
141st	Israel	189.7	1.8%
142nd	Italy	192.3	0.0%
143rd	Comoros	197.3	2.8%
144th	St. Lucia	205.0	1.6%
145th	Jamaica	206.4	1.4%
146th	Haiti	215.9	2.0%
147th	Guam	219.5	2.4%
148th	Germany	223.8	-0.3%
149th	Trinidad and Tobago	226.2	1.1%
150th	El Salvador	227.2	1.8%
151st	United Kingdom	232.8	0.0%
152nd	Rwanda	239.4	3.4%
153rd	Sri Lanka	245.4	0.7%
154th	India	248.0	2.4%
155th	Tuvalu	259.6	1.6%
156th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	273.9	0.8%
157th	Grenada	279.3	0.6%
158th	Virgin Islands (US)	286.7	0.3%
159th	Lebanon	302.5	1.3%
160th	Japan	325.8	0.7%
161st	Aruba	345.7	1.6%
162nd	San Marino	370.5	0.8%
163rd	Puerto Rico (US)	373.3	1.0%
164th	Nauru	410.8	2.2%
165th	Korea	413.8	1.5%
166th	Netherlands	425.6	0.4%
167th	Mauritius	493.4	0.9%
168th	Bahrain	580.7	3.5%
169th	Barbados	590.7	0.4%
170th	Maldives	597.1	2.8%
171st	Channel Islands	673.8	0.9%
172nd	Bangladesh	732.4	2.7%
173rd	Bermuda	1,014.4	0.7%
174th	Malta	1,032.9	1.4%
175th	Gibraltar	2,873.3	-0.1%
176th	Singapore	4,001.6	1.3%
177th	Hong Kong SAR, China	5,399.1	1.5%
178th	Macao SAR, China	13,465.0	5.8%
179th	Monaco	13,793.8	1.4%

FAQ

What was South Africa's population density in 1983?▾

South Africa's population density in 1983 was 27.0. This ranked 59th globally.

How did South Africa's population density change in 1983?▾

South Africa's population density increased by 3.6% in 1983 compared to 1982.

Which country had the highest population density in 1983?▾

Monaco had the highest population density in 1983 at 13,793.8.

What is the population density of South Africa in 1983?▾

The population density of South Africa in 1983 was 27.0. This ranked 59th globally.

How does 1983 compare to 1982 for South Africa's population density?▾

South Africa's population density went from 26.1 in 1982 to 27.0 in 1983, a 3.6% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

South Africa matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1983. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 16.3%. View full analysis →

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