Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Spain

Spain: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
68th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0353 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2023

00.020.040.060.08196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0353 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Spain 68th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0395 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0353 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0438 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0496 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0449 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0541 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0573 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0551 1000 No per square kilometre 0.059 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0605 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0593 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0676 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0625 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0729 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0741 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0734 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0749 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0754 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0752 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 65 Isle of Man 0.082 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 66 Malaysia 0.0818 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 67 Hungary 0.076 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 69 Burundi 0.0751 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 70 Portugal 0.075 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 71 Iraq 0.074 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Spain?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0353 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Spain rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Spain ranks 68th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 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.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 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.