People > Total population > Regional Population > Index of geographic concentration of population > Small regions: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
The number of inhabitants of a given region, the total population, can be either the average annual population or the population at a specific date during the year considered. The average population during a calendar year is generally calculated as the arithmetic mean of the population on 1 January of two consecutive years (it is also referred to as the mean population). However, some countries estimate it on a date close to 1 July (mid-year population).
The index of geographic concentration offers a picture of the spatial distribution of the population, as it takes into account the area of each region.
The index compares the economic weight and the geographic weight over all regions in a given country and is constructed to account for both within- and between-country differences in the size of all regions. It lies between 0 (no concentration) and 100 (maximum concentration) and is suitable for international comparisons.
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CanadaCanada | 80.99 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 2 | AustraliaAustralia | 80.04 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 3 | IcelandIceland | 63.25 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 4 | MexicoMexico | 53.61 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 5 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 51.62 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 6 | United StatesUnited States | 51 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 7 | SwedenSweden | 50.19 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 8 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 50 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 9 | PortugalPortugal | 49.22 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 45.84 Year 2004 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | JapanJapan | 43.93 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 11 | SpainSpain | 43.41 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 12 | FinlandFinland | 40.92 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 13 | NorwayNorway | 40.73 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) | 40.3 Year 2004 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | New ZealandNew Zealand | 38.86 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 15 | GreeceGreece | 35.09 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 16 | AustriaAustria | 35.01 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 17 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 34.81 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 18 | FranceFrance | 34.18 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 19 | ItalyItaly | 31 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 20 | TurkeyTurkey | 29.96 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 21 | GermanyGermany | 29.79 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 22 | DenmarkDenmark | 28.9 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 23 | IrelandIreland | 28.43 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 24 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 25.2 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 25 | PolandPoland | 25.16 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 26 | BelgiumBelgium | 23.22 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 27 | HungaryHungary | 21.51 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 28 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 20.9 Year 2004 | 2009 | |
| 29 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 11.98 Year 2004 | 2009 |
