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

Hungary
74.61 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland
75.79 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Hungary rank
87th
Poland rank
85th

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

  • Hungary
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 75.79 people per square kilometre against 74.61 people per square kilometre in Hungary, a difference of 1.18 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 87th and Poland ranks 85th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 61.2 people per square kilometre 51.19 people per square kilometre 10.01 people per square kilometre Hungary
1970s 65.84 people per square kilometre 60.73 people per square kilometre 5.11 people per square kilometre Hungary
1980s 69.64 people per square kilometre 72.4 people per square kilometre 2.76 people per square kilometre Poland
1990s 71.75 people per square kilometre 76.92 people per square kilometre 5.17 people per square kilometre Poland
2000s 74.25 people per square kilometre 76.56 people per square kilometre 2.31 people per square kilometre Poland
2010s 75.98 people per square kilometre 75.41 people per square kilometre 0.5702 people per square kilometre Hungary
2020s 74.71 people per square kilometre 74.95 people per square kilometre 0.2438 people per square kilometre Poland

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, Hungary or Poland?
Poland, at 75.79 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 Hungary and Poland?
1.18 people per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Poland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Poland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Hungary ranks 87th and Poland ranks 85th 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.