The first bar chart compares the population density of six countries in 2003, and the second bar chart shows how much the urban population in the same six countries changed between 2003 and 2005.
Overall, Japan was the most densely populated country, while Australia and Canada were the least. In terms of urban population change, all countries saw an increase, except Sweden.
Looking to the first chart, Japan had a population density of 338 people per km2. The UK had the second highest figure at 243 people per km2, followed by Italy with a slightly lower number at 191 people per km2. In contrast, Sweden was far more sparsely populated as there were only 20 people in every square kilometer. Even more sparsely populated were Australia and Canada, whose figures stood at 3 people per km2.
Regarding the change in city population, Australia saw the most significant change, growing by 1.42%. Canada was the only country whose percentage (1.06%) was close to Australia’s. Japan, the UK, and Italy had significantly lower percentages, standing at 0.35%, 0.25%.
