Austria vs Hungary: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Austria
76.6 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Hungary
74.61 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
84th
Hungary rank
87th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Austria
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 76.6 people per square kilometre against 74.61 people per square kilometre in Hungary, a difference of 1.99 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hungary ahead.

Austria ranks 84th and Hungary ranks 87th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 44.64 people per square kilometre 61.2 people per square kilometre 16.56 people per square kilometre Hungary
1970s 48.35 people per square kilometre 65.84 people per square kilometre 17.49 people per square kilometre Hungary
1980s 53.79 people per square kilometre 69.64 people per square kilometre 15.85 people per square kilometre Hungary
1990s 62.79 people per square kilometre 71.75 people per square kilometre 8.95 people per square kilometre Hungary
2000s 66.45 people per square kilometre 74.25 people per square kilometre 7.81 people per square kilometre Hungary
2010s 70.54 people per square kilometre 75.98 people per square kilometre 5.44 people per square kilometre Hungary
2020s 75.31 people per square kilometre 74.71 people per square kilometre 0.5968 people per square kilometre Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Austria or Hungary?
Austria, at 76.6 people per square kilometre against 74.61 people per square kilometre in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Austria and Hungary?
1.99 people per square kilometre, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 84th and Hungary ranks 87th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.