Labor force, total, per square kilometre in North America
North America: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 10.84 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in North America, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per square kilometre in North America is 10.84 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in North America peaked at 10.84 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.86 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places North America 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.33 units per square kilometre | 7.86 units per square kilometre | 8.88 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4 units per square kilometre | 9.01 units per square kilometre | 9.78 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.06 units per square kilometre | 9.79 units per square kilometre | 10.47 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.58 units per square kilometre | 10.33 units per square kilometre | 10.84 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 38 Switzerland 128.98 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Germany 125.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Nigeria 120.86 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 110.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Uganda 108.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Pakistan 105.87 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 United Arab Emirates 96.78 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 197.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in North America?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in North America was 10.84 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.84 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does North America rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- North America ranks 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Labor force, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.