China vs Spain: Population density

China

67.46 people per km²

in 2100

Spain

66.29 people per km²

in 2100

China rank

152nd

Spain rank

154th

Population density over time

China currently reports 67.46 people per km² against 66.29 people per km² in Spain, a difference of 1.17 people per km².

The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Spain ahead.

China ranks 152nd and Spain ranks 154th of 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.