Spain Population (LIVE)

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Spain Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Spain is 47,501,751 as of Sunday, November 19, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
Spain 2023 population is estimated at 47,519,628 people at mid year.
Spain population is equivalent to 0.59% of the total world population.
Spain ranks number 32 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Spain is 95 per Km² (247 people per mi²).
The total land area is 498,800 Km2 (192,588 sq. miles)
79.6 % of the population is urban (37,829,585 people in 2023)
The median age in Spain is 44.8 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Spain (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Spain Global Rank
2023	47,519,628	-0.08 %	-39,002	39,998	44.8	1.29	95	79.6 %	37,829,585	0.59 %	8,045,311,447	32
2022	47,558,630	0.15 %	71,695	39,998	44.3	1.29	95	79.4 %	37,744,345	0.60 %	7,975,105,156	30
2020	47,363,807	0.49 %	232,435	208,791	43.5	1.24	95	79.3 %	37,543,537	0.60 %	7,840,952,880	30
2015	46,431,342	-0.06 %	-28,286	-871	41.5	1.33	93	79.5 %	36,933,458	0.63 %	7,426,597,537	30
2010	46,572,772	1.29 %	577,480	62,782	39.1	1.38	93	78.8 %	36,702,035	0.67 %	6,985,603,105	27
2005	43,685,374	1.41 %	588,745	632,974	37.7	1.33	88	77.9 %	34,028,496	0.67 %	6,558,176,119	28
2000	40,741,651	0.46 %	185,416	175,213	36.4	1.22	82	76.6 %	31,194,106	0.66 %	6,148,898,975	28
1995	39,814,573	0.47 %	184,937	164,507	34.4	1.16	80	76.0 %	30,259,317	0.69 %	5,743,219,454	28
1990	38,889,889	0.22 %	83,594	-38,206	32.6	1.36	78	76.2 %	29,617,580	0.73 %	5,316,175,862	27
1985	38,471,920	0.52 %	196,051	-17,354	30.9	1.64	77	74.9 %	28,821,455	0.79 %	4,861,730,613	25
1980	37,491,666	0.95 %	346,247	15,108	29.8	2.21	75	73.4 %	27,511,836	0.84 %	4,444,007,706	24
1975	35,760,431	1.14 %	393,563	1,177	29.1	2.77	72	70.0 %	25,028,014	0.88 %	4,069,437,231	23
1970	33,792,617	1.03 %	336,120	-53,295	29.2	2.83	68	66.4 %	22,440,001	0.91 %	3,695,390,336	22
1965	32,112,015	1.09 %	339,285	-36,245	29.2	2.89	64	61.5 %	19,756,731	0.96 %	3,337,111,983	17
1960	30,415,591	0.89 %	264,043	-150,213	28.4	2.78	61	56.7 %	17,246,904	1.01 %	3,019,233,434	18
1955	29,095,374	0.72 %	205,136	-88,709	27.7	2.52	58	54.3 %	15,792,936	1.06 %	2,746,072,141	17

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Spain Population Forecast

39,998

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Spain Global Rank
2025	47,420,024	0.02 %	11,243	39,998	45.8	1.31	95	80.1 %	37,995,950	0.58 %	8,191,988,453	33
2030	47,076,573	-0.15 %	-68,690	39,998	48.1	1.35	94	81.6 %	38,419,742	0.55 %	8,546,141,327	36
2035	46,629,612	-0.19 %	-89,392	39,998	49.9	1.38	93	83.2 %	38,784,560	0.53 %	8,879,397,401	37
2040	46,047,876	-0.25 %	-116,347	39,998	51.2	1.41	92	84.8 %	39,069,987	0.50 %	9,188,250,492	40
2045	45,269,679	-0.34 %	-155,639	39,998	52.2	1.44	91	86.6 %	39,194,161	0.48 %	9,467,543,575	45
2050	44,219,565	-0.47 %	-210,023		52.8	1.46	89	88.4 %	39,072,958	0.46 %	9,709,491,761	49

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Spain Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Spain

Life Expectancy

84.05 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

2.1

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

2.6

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Spain

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Madrid	3,255,944
2	Barcelona	1,621,537
3	Valencia	814,208
4	Sevilla	703,206
5	Zaragoza	674,317
6	Malaga	568,305
7	Murcia	436,870
8	Palma	401,270
9	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	381,847
10	Bilbao	354,860
11	Alicante	334,757
12	Cordoba	328,428
13	Valladolid	317,864
14	Vigo	297,332
15	Gijon	277,554
16	Eixample	266,477
17	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	257,038
18	Latina	256,644
19	Carabanchel	253,678
20	A Coruna	246,056
21	Puente de Vallecas	244,151
22	Sant Marti	235,719
23	Gasteiz / Vitoria	235,661
24	Granada	234,325
25	Elche	230,112
26	Ciudad Lineal	228,171
27	Oviedo	224,005
28	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	222,417
29	Fuencarral-El Pardo	220,085
30	Badalona	219,547
31	Cartagena	211,996
32	Terrassa	210,941
33	Jerez de la Frontera	207,532
34	Sabadell	206,493
35	Mostoles	206,478
36	Alcala de Henares	204,574
37	Pamplona	198,491
38	Fuenlabrada	197,836
39	Almeria	188,810
40	Leganes	186,066
41	San Sebastian	185,357
42	Sants-Montjuic	183,120
43	Santander	182,700
44	Castello de la Plana	180,005
45	Burgos	178,966
46	Albacete	169,716
47	Horta-Guinardo	168,092
48	Alcorcon	167,967
49	Getafe	167,164
50	Nou Barris	166,310
51	San Blas-Canillejas	157,367
52	Salamanca	155,619
53	Tetuan de las Victorias	155,000
54	Logrono	152,107
55	La Laguna	150,661
56	City Center	149,718
57	Huelva	148,806
58	Arganzuela	148,797
59	Badajoz	148,334
60	Sarria-Sant Gervasi	147,912
61	Sant Andreu	147,732
62	Salamanca	147,707
63	Chamberi	145,934
64	Usera	141,189
65	Tarragona	140,323
66	Chamartin	140,000
67	Lleida	135,919
68	Marbella	134,623
69	Leon	134,305
70	Villaverde	126,802

Notes

The Spain Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Spain delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Spain (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Spain in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.