Mexico vs Spain: Population density
Mexico
67 people per km²
in 2100
Spain
66.29 people per km²
in 2100
Mexico rank
153rd
Spain rank
154th
Population density over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 67 people per km² against 66.29 people per km² in Spain, a difference of 0.71 people per km².
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Spain ahead.
Mexico ranks 153rd and Spain ranks 154th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 44.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.64 people per km² | 8 people per km² | 0.3598 people per km² | Spain |
| 1100s | 8.62 people per km² | 9 people per km² | 0.3891 people per km² | Spain |
| 1200s | 9.6 people per km² | 11.01 people per km² | 1.41 people per km² | Spain |
| 1300s | 10.59 people per km² | 15.01 people per km² | 4.42 people per km² | Spain |
| 1400s | 11.58 people per km² | 11.01 people per km² | 0.5782 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1500s | 12.58 people per km² | 13.01 people per km² | 0.4241 people per km² | Spain |
| 1600s | 0.5144 people per km² | 17.01 people per km² | 16.49 people per km² | Spain |
| 1700s | 2.06 people per km² | 16.01 people per km² | 13.95 people per km² | Spain |
| 1710s | 2.23 people per km² | 18.07 people per km² | 15.83 people per km² | Spain |
| 1720s | 2.4 people per km² | 18.57 people per km² | 16.16 people per km² | Spain |
| 1730s | 2.58 people per km² | 19.08 people per km² | 16.51 people per km² | Spain |
| 1740s | 2.75 people per km² | 19.61 people per km² | 16.86 people per km² | Spain |
| 1750s | 2.92 people per km² | 20.16 people per km² | 17.24 people per km² | Spain |
| 1760s | 3.09 people per km² | 20.72 people per km² | 17.62 people per km² | Spain |
| 1770s | 3.27 people per km² | 21.29 people per km² | 18.03 people per km² | Spain |
| 1780s | 3.44 people per km² | 21.88 people per km² | 18.45 people per km² | Spain |
| 1790s | 3.61 people per km² | 22.49 people per km² | 18.88 people per km² | Spain |
| 1800s | 2.78 people per km² | 23.32 people per km² | 20.54 people per km² | Spain |
| 1810s | 3.16 people per km² | 24.03 people per km² | 20.87 people per km² | Spain |
| 1820s | 3.34 people per km² | 25.17 people per km² | 21.84 people per km² | Spain |
| 1830s | 3.44 people per km² | 26.89 people per km² | 23.46 people per km² | Spain |
| 1840s | 3.76 people per km² | 28.74 people per km² | 24.98 people per km² | Spain |
| 1850s | 4.19 people per km² | 30.47 people per km² | 26.27 people per km² | Spain |
| 1860s | 4.59 people per km² | 31.8 people per km² | 27.2 people per km² | Spain |
| 1870s | 4.96 people per km² | 33.01 people per km² | 28.05 people per km² | Spain |
| 1880s | 5.56 people per km² | 34.54 people per km² | 28.98 people per km² | Spain |
| 1890s | 6.33 people per km² | 36.26 people per km² | 29.93 people per km² | Spain |
| 1900s | 7.13 people per km² | 38.31 people per km² | 31.18 people per km² | Spain |
| 1910s | 7.47 people per km² | 40.97 people per km² | 33.5 people per km² | Spain |
| 1920s | 7.94 people per km² | 44.46 people per km² | 36.52 people per km² | Spain |
| 1930s | 9.28 people per km² | 48.96 people per km² | 39.69 people per km² | Spain |
| 1940s | 11.9 people per km² | 53.59 people per km² | 41.68 people per km² | Spain |
| 1950s | 16.13 people per km² | 58.06 people per km² | 41.93 people per km² | Spain |
| 1960s | 21.95 people per km² | 63.9 people per km² | 41.95 people per km² | Spain |
| 1970s | 29.93 people per km² | 71.13 people per km² | 41.2 people per km² | Spain |
| 1980s | 38.21 people per km² | 76.89 people per km² | 38.68 people per km² | Spain |
| 1990s | 46.31 people per km² | 79.91 people per km² | 33.61 people per km² | Spain |
| 2000s | 54.11 people per km² | 87.41 people per km² | 33.3 people per km² | Spain |
| 2010s | 61.77 people per km² | 93.9 people per km² | 32.13 people per km² | Spain |
| 2020s | 67.57 people per km² | 95.66 people per km² | 28.09 people per km² | Spain |
| 2030s | 72.34 people per km² | 94.42 people per km² | 22.08 people per km² | Spain |
| 2040s | 75.55 people per km² | 91.89 people per km² | 16.34 people per km² | Spain |
| 2050s | 76.97 people per km² | 87.63 people per km² | 10.66 people per km² | Spain |
| 2060s | 76.79 people per km² | 81.57 people per km² | 4.77 people per km² | Spain |
| 2070s | 75.27 people per km² | 75.68 people per km² | 0.4026 people per km² | Spain |
| 2080s | 72.6 people per km² | 71.46 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2090s | 69.11 people per km² | 68.13 people per km² | 0.978 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2100s | 67 people per km² | 66.29 people per km² | 0.7119 people per km² | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Mexico or Spain?
- Mexico, at 67 people per km² against 66.29 people per km² in Spain as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Mexico and Spain?
- 0.71 people per km², with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for population density?
- Mexico ranks 153rd 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.