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
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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About this data
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.