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People Statistics · Region

Population density in Arizona

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 33 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Arizona United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 25.9per km² +0.5% since 2024
Regions of United States · 2025 33 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +12% +2.1% a year on average
vs United States −31% United States: 37.3 · 2025
Population density, 1990 – 2025 per km² · Arizona · United States · World
+12% since 2015
Arizona United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population density · per km²
Arizona
25.9
United States
37.3
World
62.1 · 2023

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Arizona · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 25.9 · 2025
First value 12.5 · 1990
Highest 25.9 · 2025
Lowest 12.5 · 1990
Average change +2.1% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearArizonaChange United StatesWorld
2025 25.9 +0.5% 37.3 —
2024 25.8 +1.5% 37.1 —
2023 25.4 +1.3% 36.8 62.1
2022 25.1 +1.4% 36.5 61.6
2021 24.7 +1.2% 36.2 61.0
2020 24.4 −1.3% 36.2 60.4
2019 24.7 +1.7% 35.8 59.8
2018 24.3 +1.6% 35.7 59.2
2017 23.9 +1.5% 35.5 58.6
2016 23.6 +1.6% 35.2 57.9
2015 23.2 +1.5% 35.0 57.3
2014 22.9 +1.5% 34.7 56.6
2013 22.5 +1.2% 34.5 55.9
2012 22.3 +1.3% 34.2 55.2
2011 22.0 +1.0% 34.0 55.6
2010 21.8 +1.0% 33.8 54.9
2009 21.6 +1.0% 33.5 54.3
2008 21.3 +1.8% 33.2 53.6
2007 21.0 +2.3% 32.9 52.9
2006 20.5 +3.3% 32.6 52.3
2005 19.8 +3.3% 32.2 51.6
2004 19.2 +2.6% 32.0 51.0
2003 18.7 +2.1% 31.7 50.4
2002 18.3 +2.3% 31.4 49.7
2001 17.9 +2.2% 31.1 49.1
2000 17.5 +2.7% 30.8 48.4
1999 17.1 +2.9% 30.5 47.8
1998 16.6 +3.0% 30.1 47.2
1997 16.1 +3.3% 29.8 46.5
1996 15.6 +3.5% 29.4 45.8
1995 15.1 +4.4% 29.1 45.1
1994 14.4 +4.4% 28.7 44.5
1993 13.8 +3.8% 28.4 43.8
1992 13.3 +3.3% 28.0 43.5
1991 12.9 +2.8% 27.6 51.7
1990 12.5 27.2 50.8

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation density
51 Alaska 0.5
50 Wyoming 2.3
49 Montana 3.0
48 North Dakota 4.4
47 South Dakota 4.7
46 New Mexico 6.8
45 Idaho 9.2
44 Nebraska 10.0
43 Nevada 11.3
42 Kansas 13.9
41 Utah 16.2
40 Oregon 17.1
39 Maine 17.5
38 Colorado 22.0
37 Iowa 22.2
36 Arkansas 22.8
35 Oklahoma 22.8
34 Mississippi 24.2
33 Arizona 25.4
32 Vermont 27.1
31 Minnesota 27.9
30 West Virginia 28.4
29 Missouri 34.8
28 Alabama 38.9
27 Louisiana 40.7
26 Wisconsin 42.2
25 Kentucky 44.2
24 Texas 45.3
23 Washington 45.6
22 New Hampshire 60.4
21 Tennessee 67.0
20 Michigan 68.5
19 South Carolina 69.1
18 Georgia 73.8
17 Indiana 74.1
16 Virginia 85.2
15 North Carolina 86.2
14 Hawaii 86.6
13 Illinois 87.8
12 California 97.0
11 Ohio 111
10 Pennsylvania 112
9 New York 161
8 Florida 164
7 Delaware 205
6 Maryland 246
5 Connecticut 290
4 Massachusetts 348
3 Rhode Island 408
2 New Jersey 488
1 District of Columbia 4,323

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2023

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.