NationMaster - Time Series > 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.

Geography Statistics > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land > Bangladesh (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2005

1,335.32

2004

1,316.92

2003

1,296.25

#19

2002

1,274.42

#18

2001

1,247.21

#18

2000

1,224.73

#18

1999

1,212.72

#20

1998

1,205.75

#20

1997

1,199.77

#20

1996

1,185.82

#20

1995

1,172.31

#22

1994

1,154.1

#19

1993

1,116.25

#20

1992

1,081.59

#20

1991

963.12

#21

1990

913.27

#24

1989

892.5

#24

1988

878.78

#25

1987

884.32

#25

1986

877.39

#24

1985

864.28

#24

1984

849.46

#24

1983

834.28

#25

1982

819.04

#25

1981

800.51

#25

1980

786.54

#27

1979

777.08

#28

1978

769.53

#28

1977

762.25

#28

1976

752.88

#29

1975

743.42

#31

1974

729.29

#31

1973

717.08

#31

1972

703.87

#31

1971

691.83

#30

1970

678.67

#31

1969

666.52

#33

1968

651.18

#33

1967

636.58

#33

1966

626.53

#33

1965

615.03

#32

1964

611.53

#33

1963

601.1

#34

1962

589.13

#35

1961

576.52

#36

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.