Population density in Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein had 252.8 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Liechtenstein, 2024 252.8 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 +1.5% 2023: 249.0 people per km²
World, 2023 62.1 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Liechtenstein (2024).
Position in 2024 53rd of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Liechtenstein over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period LiechtensteinWorld
2024 252.8 people per km² –
2023 249.0 people per km² 62.1 people per km²
2022 246.8 people per km² 61.6 people per km²
2021 244.9 people per km² 61.0 people per km²
2020 243.1 people per km² 60.4 people per km²
2019 241.0 people per km² 59.8 people per km²
2018 239.0 people per km² 59.2 people per km²
2017 237.3 people per km² 58.6 people per km²
2016 235.7 people per km² 57.9 people per km²
2015 234.3 people per km² 57.3 people per km²
2014 232.8 people per km² 56.6 people per km²
2013 231.2 people per km² 55.9 people per km²
2012 229.1 people per km² 55.2 people per km²
2011 227.0 people per km² 55.6 people per km²
2010 225.1 people per km² 54.9 people per km²
2009 223.4 people per km² 54.3 people per km²
2008 221.7 people per km² 53.6 people per km²
2007 220.4 people per km² 52.9 people per km²
2006 219.0 people per km² 52.3 people per km²
2005 217.2 people per km² 51.6 people per km²
2004 215.3 people per km² 51.0 people per km²
2003 213.0 people per km² 50.4 people per km²
2002 210.6 people per km² 49.7 people per km²
2001 207.5 people per km² 49.1 people per km²
2000 204.0 people per km² 48.4 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5% from 249.0 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 232.8 people per km², the figure has changed by +8.6%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Liechtenstein has the 53rd highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Liechtenstein
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates