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South Africa - Population Density 1991

Name: South Africa Population Density 1991
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People per sq. km of land area · World Bank

34.4 +0.8 from 1990 Global rank: 63rd

South Africa's population density was 34.4 in 1991, increased +0.8 from 33.6 in 1990. This was the 63rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1991▾

Population Density by Country - 1991
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Greenland	0.2	-0.2%
2nd	Mongolia	1.4	3.2%
3rd	Namibia	1.7	3.4%
4th	Mauritania	1.9	3.0%
5th	Australia	2.2	1.3%
6th	Botswana	2.4	2.8%
7th	Iceland	2.6	1.2%
8th	Libya	2.6	2.2%
9th	Suriname	2.6	0.6%
10th	Canada	3.1	1.3%
11th	Guyana	3.8	-0.3%
12th	Gabon	3.9	2.8%
13th	Central African Republic	4.8	3.2%
14th	Chad	4.9	3.7%
15th	Saudi Arabia	5.2	4.9%
16th	Oman	6.0	5.0%
17th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	6.7	2.1%
18th	Niger	6.7	3.1%
19th	Congo, Republic of	7.2	2.9%
20th	Mali	7.7	2.0%
21st	Belize	8.2	2.2%
22nd	Papua New Guinea	8.9	3.2%
23rd	Angola	9.6	3.4%
24th	New Caledonia	9.9	2.7%
25th	Paraguay	10.4	2.7%
26th	Zambia	10.7	2.5%
27th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	10.9	-3.8%
28th	Algeria	10.9	2.4%
29th	Norway	11.7	0.5%
30th	Argentina	12.1	1.4%
31st	Solomon Islands	12.2	3.1%
32nd	Vanuatu	12.5	2.5%
33rd	Bhutan	12.8	1.8%
34th	Turks and Caicos Islands	13.0	5.3%
35th	New Zealand	13.3	5.0%
36th	Finland	16.5	0.5%
37th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	16.7	3.4%
38th	Mozambique	17.0	2.0%
39th	Equatorial Guinea	17.5	3.8%
40th	Peru	17.6	2.1%
41st	Uruguay	17.8	0.6%
42nd	Brazil	18.2	1.7%
43rd	Chile	18.4	1.7%
44th	Afghanistan	18.8	1.6%
45th	Lao PDR	19.2	2.9%
46th	Liberia	20.3	-12.0%
47th	Sweden	21.2	0.7%
48th	Madagascar	21.4	3.0%
49th	Cameroon	24.7	3.0%
50th	Zimbabwe	26.9	2.6%
51st	Djibouti	27.2	8.9%
52nd	Guinea	27.3	4.1%
53rd	Yemen, Republic of	27.3	3.9%
54th	United States	27.6	1.3%
55th	Bahamas, The	28.0	1.7%
56th	United Arab Emirates	28.3	5.7%
57th	Colombia	29.8	2.0%
58th	Tanzania	30.2	2.6%
59th	Panama	33.7	2.1%
60th	Palau	33.9	-
61st	Faroe Islands	34.0	-0.6%
62nd	Burkina Faso	34.3	2.6%
63rd	South Africa	34.4	2.3%
64th	Guinea-Bissau	35.4	2.2%
65th	Nicaragua	35.4	2.3%
66th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	36.8	2.8%
67th	Ecuador	38.7	2.2%
68th	Qatar	39.2	3.3%
69th	Côte d'Ivoire	39.9	4.1%
70th	Iraq	40.6	1.1%
71st	Senegal	41.3	2.9%
72nd	Kenya	41.5	3.3%
73rd	Fiji	42.7	0.8%
74th	Mexico	43.4	1.9%
75th	Cambodia	43.5	4.2%
76th	Jordan	44.4	8.1%
77th	Honduras	45.8	2.9%
78th	Benin	48.3	3.1%
79th	Brunei Darussalam	49.8	2.9%
80th	Ireland	51.3	0.6%
81st	Timor-Leste	52.3	2.4%
82nd	Eswatini	52.8	4.1%
83rd	Tunisia	54.7	2.1%
84th	Morocco	55.6	1.7%
85th	Malaysia	55.8	2.9%
86th	French Polynesia	56.8	1.9%
87th	Sierra Leone	58.8	1.2%
88th	Samoa	59.8	0.2%
89th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	60.3	2.8%
90th	Lesotho	60.7	1.8%
91st	Myanmar	61.8	1.4%
92nd	Costa Rica	62.7	2.6%
93rd	Ghana	69.4	2.6%
94th	Syrian Arab Republic	70.6	3.2%
95th	Türkiye	74.1	1.8%
96th	Togo	75.7	2.9%
97th	Kuwait	75.8	-19.8%
98th	Spain	78.0	0.3%
99th	Bulgaria	78.0	-1.0%
100th	Greece	80.1	1.2%
101st	Cyprus	86.5	1.3%
102nd	Guatemala	86.5	2.7%
103rd	Uganda	90.9	3.3%
104th	Dominica	92.4	-0.5%
105th	Austria	94.0	1.0%
106th	Kiribati	94.3	2.0%
107th	Cabo Verde	95.4	2.4%
108th	Northern Mariana Islands	96.5	-
109th	Cuba	99.8	0.8%
110th	Romania	100.2	-0.9%
111th	Indonesia	103.1	1.8%
112th	Malawi	104.4	3.1%
113th	British Virgin Islands	107.9	3.1%
114th	France	108.6	0.5%
115th	Gambia, The	108.7	4.3%
116th	Portugal	108.9	-0.2%
117th	Thailand	108.9	1.6%
118th	Nigeria	109.5	2.7%
119th	Cayman Islands	113.7	5.0%
120th	Hungary	115.4	0.0%
121st	European Union	117.4	0.3%
122nd	Albania	119.2	-0.6%
123rd	Andorra	120.6	7.7%
124th	Isle of Man	122.5	1.3%
125th	China	122.6	1.4%
126th	Poland	124.9	0.4%
127th	Denmark	128.9	0.3%
128th	São Tomé and Principe	130.9	2.2%
129th	Tonga	138.7	0.2%
130th	Nepal	140.1	2.6%
131st	Antigua and Barbuda	144.1	0.5%
132nd	Micronesia, Federated States of	146.8	-
133rd	Dominican Republic	151.1	2.1%
134th	Seychelles	153.1	1.3%
135th	St. Kitts and Nevis	155.2	-0.2%
136th	Pakistan	155.7	3.4%
137th	Switzerland	172.0	1.3%
138th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	178.0	1.5%
139th	Liechtenstein	182.6	1.6%
140th	Italy	193.0	0.1%
141st	Viet Nam	205.5	2.1%
142nd	Philippines	215.9	2.4%
143rd	Jamaica	221.7	0.9%
144th	Burundi	222.1	2.1%
145th	Israel	228.7	6.2%
146th	St. Lucia	228.7	1.2%
147th	Germany	229.2	0.7%
148th	United Kingdom	237.4	0.3%
149th	American Samoa	239.4	2.7%
150th	Comoros	244.8	2.5%
151st	Trinidad and Tobago	246.0	0.8%
152nd	Marshall Islands	253.2	-
153rd	Haiti	253.8	2.1%
154th	Guam	261.2	1.8%
155th	Sri Lanka	262.7	0.8%
156th	El Salvador	265.2	1.8%
157th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	287.7	0.4%
158th	Grenada	296.5	0.8%
159th	India	297.3	2.2%
160th	Tuvalu	297.6	1.5%
161st	Virgin Islands (US)	299.4	0.8%
162nd	Rwanda	305.1	2.1%
163rd	Japan	340.0	0.4%
164th	West Bank and Gaza	343.7	4.6%
165th	Lebanon	358.6	2.1%
166th	Aruba	366.1	5.0%
167th	San Marino	396.6	1.4%
168th	Puerto Rico (US)	401.6	0.7%
169th	Netherlands	446.4	0.8%
170th	Korea	448.8	1.0%
171st	Nauru	492.5	2.4%
172nd	Mauritius	527.2	1.1%
173rd	Barbados	603.2	0.3%
174th	Channel Islands	728.6	0.8%
175th	Bahrain	729.1	-2.3%
176th	Maldives	772.7	3.1%
177th	Bangladesh	874.1	1.9%
178th	Bermuda	1,073.8	0.7%
179th	Malta	1,137.0	2.7%
180th	Gibraltar	2,689.8	-1.1%
181st	Singapore	4,679.2	2.9%
182nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	5,810.1	0.8%
183rd	Monaco	15,108.5	0.9%
184th	Macao SAR, China	17,582.5	5.0%

FAQ

What was South Africa's population density in 1991?▾

South Africa's population density in 1991 was 34.4. This ranked 63rd globally.

How did South Africa's population density change in 1991?▾

South Africa's population density increased by 2.3% in 1991 compared to 1990.

Which country had the highest population density in 1991?▾

Macao SAR, China had the highest population density in 1991 at 17,582.5.

What is the population density of South Africa in 1991?▾

The population density of South Africa in 1991 was 34.4. This ranked 63rd globally.

How does 1991 compare to 1990 for South Africa's population density?▾

South Africa's population density went from 33.6 in 1990 to 34.4 in 1991, a 2.3% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

South Africa matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 1991. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 9.7%. View full analysis →

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