Morocco vs Tunisia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Morocco
52.96 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tunisia
54.99 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Morocco rank
105th
Tunisia rank
103rd

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

  • Morocco
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 54.99 people per square kilometre against 52.96 people per square kilometre in Morocco, a difference of 2.03 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 105th and Tunisia ranks 103rd of 215 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 9.47 people per square kilometre 11.89 people per square kilometre 2.42 people per square kilometre Tunisia
1970s 14.26 people per square kilometre 18.23 people per square kilometre 3.98 people per square kilometre Tunisia
1980s 21.73 people per square kilometre 25.47 people per square kilometre 3.74 people per square kilometre Tunisia
1990s 30.1 people per square kilometre 35.62 people per square kilometre 5.52 people per square kilometre Tunisia
2000s 37.51 people per square kilometre 42.75 people per square kilometre 5.23 people per square kilometre Tunisia
2010s 46.5 people per square kilometre 49.43 people per square kilometre 2.93 people per square kilometre Tunisia
2020s 51.94 people per square kilometre 54.11 people per square kilometre 2.18 people per square kilometre Tunisia

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, Morocco or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 54.99 people per square kilometre against 52.96 people per square kilometre in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Morocco and Tunisia?
2.03 people per square kilometre, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Tunisia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Morocco and Tunisia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Morocco ranks 105th and Tunisia ranks 103rd 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.