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Cold countries Compared by Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land

DEFINITION: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Nepal 969.27 people/km² of arable lan 2005
2 China 765.59 people/km² of arable lan 2003
3 Slovenia 556.96 people/km² of arable lan 2005
4 Tajikistan 511.66 people/km² of arable lan 2003
5 Switzerland 449.85 people/km² of arable lan 2005
6 Bhutan 355.96 people/km² of arable lan 2005
7 North Korea 308.4 people/km² of arable lan 2005
8 Iceland 305.23 people/km² of arable lan 2005
9 Georgia 266.68 people/km² of arable lan 2005
10 Kyrgyzstan 257.17 people/km² of arable lan 2005
11 Armenia 218.76 people/km² of arable lan 2005
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 212.15 people/km² of arable lan 2005
13 Austria 201.83 people/km² of arable lan 2005
14 Germany 171.83 people/km² of arable lan 2005
15 Slovakia 169.63 people/km² of arable lan 2005
16 Ireland 135.21 people/km² of arable lan 2005
17 Luxembourg 130.92 people/km² of arable lan 2005
18 Norway 121.64 people/km² of arable lan 2005
19 Poland 119.14 people/km² of arable lan 2005
20 United Kingdom 108.28 people/km² of arable lan 2005
21 Romania 107.85 people/km² of arable lan 2005
22 Chile 105.27 people/km² of arable lan 2003
23 Finland 91.35 people/km² of arable lan 2005
24 Mongolia 89.7 people/km² of arable lan 2003
25 Czech Republic 89.01 people/km² of arable lan 2005
26 Hungary 73.9 people/km² of arable lan 2005
27 Estonia 70.38 people/km² of arable lan 2005
28 Latvia 67.84 people/km² of arable lan 2005
29 Lithuania 59.83 people/km² of arable lan 2005
30 Sweden 52.75 people/km² of arable lan 2005
31 Belarus 49.82 people/km² of arable lan 2005
32 Ukraine 46.71 people/km² of arable lan 2005
33 Denmark 34.86 people/km² of arable lan 2005
34 Belgium 34.76 people/km² of arable lan 2005
35 United States 32.62 people/km² of arable lan 2005
36 Russia 31.73 people/km² of arable lan 2005
37 Kazakhstan 28.92 people/km² of arable lan 2005
38 Canada 13.98 people/km² of arable lan 2003

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