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

Poland
75.79 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
76.83 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland rank
85th
Spain rank
83rd

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

  • Poland
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 76.83 people per square kilometre against 75.79 people per square kilometre in Poland, a difference of 1.04 people per square kilometre.

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

Poland ranks 85th and Spain ranks 83rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 51.19 people per square kilometre 39.34 people per square kilometre 11.85 people per square kilometre Poland
1970s 60.73 people per square kilometre 48.94 people per square kilometre 11.8 people per square kilometre Poland
1980s 72.4 people per square kilometre 56.34 people per square kilometre 16.06 people per square kilometre Poland
1990s 76.92 people per square kilometre 60.37 people per square kilometre 16.55 people per square kilometre Poland
2000s 76.56 people per square kilometre 67.56 people per square kilometre 9 people per square kilometre Poland
2010s 75.41 people per square kilometre 74.3 people per square kilometre 1.11 people per square kilometre Poland
2020s 74.95 people per square kilometre 76.41 people per square kilometre 1.45 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, Poland or Spain?
Spain, at 76.83 people per square kilometre against 75.79 people per square kilometre in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Poland and Spain?
1.04 people per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Poland and Spain rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Poland ranks 85th 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.