Spain vs Tunisia: Population density

Spain
66.29 people per km²
in 2100
Tunisia
68.56 people per km²
in 2100
Spain rank
154th
Tunisia rank
151st

Population density over time

  • Spain
  • Tunisia
020406080100100015502100

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 68.56 people per km² against 66.29 people per km² in Spain, a difference of 2.27 people per km².

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 154th and Tunisia ranks 151st of 234 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 43 and Tunisia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Tunisia Difference Ahead
1000s 8 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 1.57 people per km² Spain
1100s 9 people per km² 6.11 people per km² 2.89 people per km² Spain
1200s 11.01 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 4.57 people per km² Spain
1300s 15.01 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 8.57 people per km² Spain
1400s 11.01 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 5.86 people per km² Spain
1500s 13.01 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 7.86 people per km² Spain
1600s 17.01 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 10.57 people per km² Spain
1700s 16.01 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 10.86 people per km² Spain
1710s 18.07 people per km² 5.26 people per km² 12.8 people per km² Spain
1720s 18.57 people per km² 5.34 people per km² 13.22 people per km² Spain
1730s 19.08 people per km² 5.43 people per km² 13.65 people per km² Spain
1740s 19.61 people per km² 5.52 people per km² 14.09 people per km² Spain
1750s 20.16 people per km² 5.61 people per km² 14.54 people per km² Spain
1760s 20.72 people per km² 5.72 people per km² 15 people per km² Spain
1770s 21.29 people per km² 5.83 people per km² 15.47 people per km² Spain
1780s 21.88 people per km² 5.94 people per km² 15.94 people per km² Spain
1790s 22.49 people per km² 6.07 people per km² 16.42 people per km² Spain
1800s 23.32 people per km² 5.25 people per km² 18.07 people per km² Spain
1810s 24.03 people per km² 5.5 people per km² 18.53 people per km² Spain
1820s 25.17 people per km² 5.84 people per km² 19.33 people per km² Spain
1830s 26.89 people per km² 6.33 people per km² 20.57 people per km² Spain
1840s 28.74 people per km² 6.86 people per km² 21.88 people per km² Spain
1850s 30.47 people per km² 7.51 people per km² 22.95 people per km² Spain
1860s 31.8 people per km² 8.34 people per km² 23.46 people per km² Spain
1870s 33.01 people per km² 9.26 people per km² 23.75 people per km² Spain
1880s 34.54 people per km² 10.28 people per km² 24.26 people per km² Spain
1890s 36.26 people per km² 11.4 people per km² 24.86 people per km² Spain
1900s 38.31 people per km² 13 people per km² 25.31 people per km² Spain
1910s 40.97 people per km² 14.56 people per km² 26.41 people per km² Spain
1920s 44.46 people per km² 15.77 people per km² 28.69 people per km² Spain
1930s 48.96 people per km² 18.15 people per km² 30.82 people per km² Spain
1940s 53.59 people per km² 21.35 people per km² 32.24 people per km² Spain
1950s 58.06 people per km² 25.38 people per km² 32.68 people per km² Spain
1960s 63.9 people per km² 29.43 people per km² 34.47 people per km² Spain
1970s 71.13 people per km² 37.18 people per km² 33.95 people per km² Spain
1980s 76.89 people per km² 47.29 people per km² 29.6 people per km² Spain
1990s 79.91 people per km² 58.23 people per km² 21.69 people per km² Spain
2000s 87.41 people per km² 65.71 people per km² 21.7 people per km² Spain
2010s 93.9 people per km² 72.93 people per km² 20.97 people per km² Spain
2020s 95.66 people per km² 79.15 people per km² 16.51 people per km² Spain
2030s 94.42 people per km² 82.32 people per km² 12.1 people per km² Spain
2040s 91.89 people per km² 84.05 people per km² 7.85 people per km² Spain
2050s 87.63 people per km² 84.36 people per km² 3.27 people per km² Spain
2060s 81.57 people per km² 82.26 people per km² 0.6966 people per km² Tunisia
2070s 75.68 people per km² 78.94 people per km² 3.26 people per km² Tunisia
2080s 71.46 people per km² 75.29 people per km² 3.84 people per km² Tunisia
2090s 68.13 people per km² 71.13 people per km² 3 people per km² Tunisia
2100s 66.29 people per km² 68.56 people per km² 2.27 people per km² Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Spain or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 68.56 people per km² against 66.29 people per km² in Spain as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Spain and Tunisia?
2.27 people per km², with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Tunisia?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Spain and Tunisia rank globally for population density?
Spain ranks 154th and Tunisia ranks 151st of 234 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

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

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