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
- Spain
How they compare
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 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, China averaged higher in 36 and Spain in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.9 people per km² | 8 people per km² | 4.11 people per km² | Spain |
| 1100s | 9.61 people per km² | 9 people per km² | 0.6006 people per km² | China |
| 1200s | 10.98 people per km² | 11.01 people per km² | 0.0278 people per km² | Spain |
| 1300s | 8.52 people per km² | 15.01 people per km² | 6.49 people per km² | Spain |
| 1400s | 7.59 people per km² | 11.01 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | Spain |
| 1500s | 9.72 people per km² | 13.01 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | Spain |
| 1600s | 10.44 people per km² | 17.01 people per km² | 6.56 people per km² | Spain |
| 1700s | 10.59 people per km² | 16.01 people per km² | 5.42 people per km² | Spain |
| 1710s | 11.08 people per km² | 18.07 people per km² | 6.98 people per km² | Spain |
| 1720s | 12.73 people per km² | 18.57 people per km² | 5.84 people per km² | Spain |
| 1730s | 13.53 people per km² | 19.08 people per km² | 5.55 people per km² | Spain |
| 1740s | 15.23 people per km² | 19.61 people per km² | 4.38 people per km² | Spain |
| 1750s | 19 people per km² | 20.16 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | Spain |
| 1760s | 20.99 people per km² | 20.72 people per km² | 0.2717 people per km² | China |
| 1770s | 23.45 people per km² | 21.29 people per km² | 2.15 people per km² | China |
| 1780s | 29.36 people per km² | 21.88 people per km² | 7.48 people per km² | China |
| 1790s | 31.82 people per km² | 22.49 people per km² | 9.33 people per km² | China |
| 1800s | 35.9 people per km² | 23.32 people per km² | 12.57 people per km² | China |
| 1810s | 38.5 people per km² | 24.03 people per km² | 14.48 people per km² | China |
| 1820s | 41.9 people per km² | 25.17 people per km² | 16.72 people per km² | China |
| 1830s | 43.69 people per km² | 26.89 people per km² | 16.79 people per km² | China |
| 1840s | 43.87 people per km² | 28.74 people per km² | 15.13 people per km² | China |
| 1850s | 42.12 people per km² | 30.47 people per km² | 11.65 people per km² | China |
| 1860s | 39.14 people per km² | 31.8 people per km² | 7.34 people per km² | China |
| 1870s | 38.44 people per km² | 33.01 people per km² | 5.43 people per km² | China |
| 1880s | 39.49 people per km² | 34.54 people per km² | 4.94 people per km² | China |
| 1890s | 41.05 people per km² | 36.26 people per km² | 4.79 people per km² | China |
| 1900s | 43.21 people per km² | 38.31 people per km² | 4.9 people per km² | China |
| 1910s | 46.74 people per km² | 40.97 people per km² | 5.77 people per km² | China |
| 1920s | 50.34 people per km² | 44.46 people per km² | 5.88 people per km² | China |
| 1930s | 52.76 people per km² | 48.96 people per km² | 3.79 people per km² | China |
| 1940s | 55.81 people per km² | 53.59 people per km² | 2.22 people per km² | China |
| 1950s | 63.68 people per km² | 58.06 people per km² | 5.61 people per km² | China |
| 1960s | 76.43 people per km² | 63.9 people per km² | 12.53 people per km² | China |
| 1970s | 96.18 people per km² | 71.13 people per km² | 25.05 people per km² | China |
| 1980s | 112.37 people per km² | 76.89 people per km² | 35.48 people per km² | China |
| 1990s | 129.08 people per km² | 79.91 people per km² | 49.17 people per km² | China |
| 2000s | 139.13 people per km² | 87.41 people per km² | 51.73 people per km² | China |
| 2010s | 148.09 people per km² | 93.9 people per km² | 54.19 people per km² | China |
| 2020s | 150.9 people per km² | 95.66 people per km² | 55.24 people per km² | China |
| 2030s | 146.48 people per km² | 94.42 people per km² | 52.06 people per km² | China |
| 2040s | 139.4 people per km² | 91.89 people per km² | 47.5 people per km² | China |
| 2050s | 128.57 people per km² | 87.63 people per km² | 40.94 people per km² | China |
| 2060s | 114.28 people per km² | 81.57 people per km² | 32.72 people per km² | China |
| 2070s | 100.22 people per km² | 75.68 people per km² | 24.54 people per km² | China |
| 2080s | 86.59 people per km² | 71.46 people per km² | 15.13 people per km² | China |
| 2090s | 73.9 people per km² | 68.13 people per km² | 5.77 people per km² | China |
| 2100s | 67.46 people per km² | 66.29 people per km² | 1.17 people per km² | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, China or Spain?
- China, at 67.46 people per km² against 66.29 people per km² in Spain as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between China and Spain?
- 1.17 people per km², with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for population density?
- China ranks 152nd and Spain ranks 154th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.