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

Austria
76.6 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
76.83 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
84th
Spain rank
83rd

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

  • Austria
  • Spain
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 76.83 people per square kilometre against 76.6 people per square kilometre in Austria, a difference of 0.23 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 84th and Spain ranks 83rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 44.64 people per square kilometre 39.34 people per square kilometre 5.3 people per square kilometre Austria
1970s 48.35 people per square kilometre 48.94 people per square kilometre 0.5814 people per square kilometre Spain
1980s 53.79 people per square kilometre 56.34 people per square kilometre 2.55 people per square kilometre Spain
1990s 62.79 people per square kilometre 60.37 people per square kilometre 2.42 people per square kilometre Austria
2000s 66.45 people per square kilometre 67.56 people per square kilometre 1.12 people per square kilometre Spain
2010s 70.54 people per square kilometre 74.3 people per square kilometre 3.76 people per square kilometre Spain
2020s 75.31 people per square kilometre 76.41 people per square kilometre 1.1 people per square kilometre Spain

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 Spain?
Spain, at 76.83 people per square kilometre against 76.6 people per square kilometre in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Austria and Spain?
0.23 people per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 84th and Spain ranks 83rd 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.