Labor force, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 71.51 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
71.51 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
3rd
of 44 groups
All-time high
71.51 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
53.04 units per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Labor force, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 53 units per square kilometre1991: 53.7 units per square kilometre1992: 54.5 units per square kilometre1993: 55.1 units per square kilometre1994: 56 units per square kilometre1995: 56.7 units per square kilometre1996: 57.6 units per square kilometre1997: 58.4 units per square kilometre1998: 59.2 units per square kilometre1999: 60 units per square kilometre2000: 60.5 units per square kilometre2001: 61.4 units per square kilometre2002: 62.3 units per square kilometre2003: 63.1 units per square kilometre2004: 64 units per square kilometre2005: 64.8 units per square kilometre2006: 65.6 units per square kilometre2007: 66.4 units per square kilometre2008: 67 units per square kilometre2009: 67.5 units per square kilometre2010: 68 units per square kilometre2011: 68.7 units per square kilometre2012: 69.1 units per square kilometre2013: 69.3 units per square kilometre2014: 69.7 units per square kilometre2015: 70 units per square kilometre2016: 70.2 units per square kilometre2017: 70.2 units per square kilometre2018: 70.5 units per square kilometre2019: 70.8 units per square kilometre2020: 69.6 units per square kilometre2021: 70.8 units per square kilometre2022: 70.9 units per square kilometre2023: 71.5 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 71.51 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 71.51 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.04 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 3rd out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Labor force, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Labor force, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 53.04 units per square kilometre
1991 53.74 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1992 54.49 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1993 55.14 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1994 55.96 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1995 56.74 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1996 57.55 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1997 58.36 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1998 59.22 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1999 59.96 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2000 60.54 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2001 61.45 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2002 62.27 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2003 63.12 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2004 64.03 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2005 64.82 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2006 65.58 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2007 66.44 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2008 67.01 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2009 67.5 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2010 67.99 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2011 68.73 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2012 69.13 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2013 69.31 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2014 69.7 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2015 69.99 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2016 70.18 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2017 70.24 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2018 70.53 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2019 70.75 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2020 69.61 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2021 70.79 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2022 70.86 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2023 71.51 units per square kilometre +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56.42 units per square kilometre 53.04 units per square kilometre 59.96 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 64.28 units per square kilometre 60.54 units per square kilometre 67.5 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 69.65 units per square kilometre 67.99 units per square kilometre 70.75 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 70.69 units per square kilometre 69.61 units per square kilometre 71.51 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

  1. 1 Macao 12,011 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Singapore 5,045 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Hong Kong 3,667 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 4 Bahrain 1,129 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 5 Malta 964.36 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 6 Maldives 893.67 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 71.51 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 71.51 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 53.04 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 7,804 data points, 1990–2023
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Labor force, total 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.