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Spain Population (2023) – Worldometer

• The current population of Spain is 46,800,387 as of Wednesday, January 11, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
• Spain 2020 population is estimated at 46,754,778 people at mid year according to UN data.
• Spain population is equivalent to 0.6% of the total world population.
• Spain ranks number 30 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
• The population density in Spain is 94 per Km² (243 people per mi²).
• The total land area is 498,800 Km2 (192,588 sq. miles)
• 80.3 % of the population is urban (37,543,537 people in 2020)
• The median age in Spain is 44.9 years.

Population of Spain (2020 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
2020	46,754,778	0. 04 %	18,002	40,000	44.9	1.33	94	80.3 %	37,543,537	0.60 %	7,794,798,739	30
2019	46,736,776	0.09 %	43,918	40,000	43.0	1.33	94	80.1 %	37,415,111	0.61 %	7,713,468,100	30
2018	46,692,858	0.10 %	45,430	40,000	43.0	1.33	94	79.8 %	37,267,072	0.61 %	7,631,091,040	30
2017	46,647,428	0.03 %	13,288	40,000	43.0	1.33	94	79.6 %	37,120,403	0.62 %	7,547,858,925	30
2016	46,634,140	-0.08 %	-37,786	40,000	43.0	1. 33	93	79.3 %	37,003,839	0.62 %	7,464,022,049	30
2015	46,671,926	-0.11 %	-51,818	-104,088	42.5	1.33	94	79.1 %	36,933,458	0.63 %	7,379,797,139	30
2010	46,931,015	1.29 %	582,378	454,770	40.0	1.45	94	78.2 %	36,702,035	0.67 %	6,956,823,603	27
2005	44,019,123	1.52 %	638,874	581,642	39.1	1.28	88	77.3 %	34,028,496	0.67 %	6,541,907,027	28
2000	40,824,754	0.52 %	207,467	186,214	37.6	1.19	82	76.4 %	31,194,106	0. 66 %	6,143,493,823	28
1995	39,787,419	0.30 %	116,979	63,854	35.5	1.28	80	76.1 %	30,259,317	0.69 %	5,744,212,979	28
1990	39,202,525	0.24 %	93,730	-13,536	33.4	1.46	79	75.6 %	29,617,580	0.74 %	5,327,231,061	26
1985	38,733,876	0.54 %	207,136	-8,658	31.6	1.88	78	74.4 %	28,821,455	0.80 %	4,870,921,740	25
1980	37,698,196	0.99 %	363,797	15,381	30.4	2.55	76	73.0 %	27,511,836	0.85 %	4,458,003,514	24
1975	35,879,209	1. 15 %	399,092	19,398	29.9	2.85	72	69.8 %	25,028,014	0.88 %	4,079,480,606	22
1970	33,883,749	1.06 %	347,497	-29,187	29.8	2.84	68	66.2 %	22,440,001	0.92 %	3,700,437,046	22
1965	32,146,263	1.12 %	348,770	-38,761	30.0	2.81	64	61.5 %	19,756,731	0.96 %	3,339,583,597	17
1960	30,402,411	0.92 %	270,803	-91,005	29.2	2.70	61	56.7 %	17,246,904	1.00 %	3,034,949,748	18
1955	29,048,395	0.69 %	195,732	-101,007	28.6	2. 53	58	54.4 %	15,792,936	1.05 %	2,773,019,936	17

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

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Spain Population Forecast

39,020

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
2020	46,754,778	0.04 %	16,570	40,000	44.9	1.33	94	80.3 %	37,543,537	0. 60 %	7,794,798,739	30
2025	46,577,094	-0.08 %	-35,537	40,000	47.3	1.33	93	81.6 %	37,995,950	0.57 %	8,184,437,460	34
2030	46,230,140	-0.15 %	-69,391	40,000	49.6	1.33	93	83.1 %	38,419,742	0.54 %	8,548,487,400	36
2035	45,780,170	-0.20 %	-89,994	40,000	51.4	1.33	92	84.7 %	38,784,560	0.52 %	8,887,524,213	37
2040	45,224,891	-0.24 %	-111,056	38,868	52.6	1.33	91	86.4 %	39,069,987	0.49 %	9,198,847,240	39
2045	44,536,596	-0. 31 %	-137,659	38,931	53.2	1.33	89	88.0 %	39,194,161	0.47 %	9,481,803,274	45
2050	43,637,410	-0.41 %	-179,837		53.2	1.33	87	89.5 %	39,072,958	0.45 %	9,735,033,990	47

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Main Page: Demographics of Spain

Life Expectancy

83.99 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

2.0

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

2. 4

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

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

See also

• Demographics of Spain
• Median Age (Historical Chart)
• Total Fertility Rate (Historical Chart)
• Urban vs. Rural Population (Historical Chart)
• Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Spain
• Countries in the E.U. by Population
• Europe Population
• World Population
• World Map
• World Population by Country

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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 – 2019) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2019.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2019. 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 2019 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2019: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019). 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 2019: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019). 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.

Spain Population 2023 (Live)

47,540,043

Spain’s population peaked at 47.08 million people in 2011. In the years following, Spain’s population declined until 2017 when it began increasing again back to 46.75 million in 2020. Between 2016 and 2020, the population increased at very small rates between 0. 03% and 0.1%.

After 2021, however, the country is expected to experience another population decline that is projected to be much steeper later in the century. Spain’s population is projected to decline to 33.33 million people by 2099.

Spain’s fertility rate is at one of its lowest levels in decades at 1.35 births per woman. This is far below the population replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman. This is in part because Spain has a difficult labor market and fewer work-life balance policies, making it hard for young people to create families.

The current population of Spain is 47,540,043 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2023 population at 47,519,628.

Spain Growth Rate

Spain Population 2023 (Live)

Spain Population Clock

Spain Population (as of 1/7/2023)	47,540,043
Next UN Estimate (July 1, 2023)	47,519,628
Births per Day	963
Deaths per Day	1,190
Migrations per Day	110
Net Change per Day	-117
Population Change Since Jan. 1	-819

Components of Population Change

Spain Population Clock

Spain Area and Population Density

According to the census in 2008, Spain had about 46,157,822 inhabitants. 505,992 square kilometers make up the total surface area of this country. This translated to a population density of about 91.4 people per square kilometer, or 229 per square mile. The population density is lower than that of most other Western European Countries. With the exception of Madrid, the capital of Spain, the populous regions in the Kingdom of Spain are along the coastline of the country.

Largest Cities in Spain

Spain has a fairly high rate of people living in urban populations and as such as several sizable cities. The two largest are Madrid and Barcelona, which have populations of 6,155,116 and 5,179,243, respectively. Other notable large cities are Valencia, Seville, Bilbao, and Malaga – all of which have populations slightly above or below one million.

Spain Population Density Map

Spain Population by Year (Historical)

Spain Population by Year (Projections)

Spain Population Pyramid 2023

Spain Median Age

43.9

Total

42.7

Male

45.1

Female

Spain Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Spain.

Census Years

Spain Population Pyramid

Spain, officially known as the Kingdom of Spain, is a sovereign state and a member state of the European Union, situated on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwest Europe. To the south, it’s bordered by the Mediterranean Sea apart from a small boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast it is bordered by France, Andorra and the Bay of Biscay; while to the west and northwest it borders the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal. The 754 miles (1,214 km) of border with Portugal is the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union.

The country is a democracy under a constitutional monarchy and is organized in a parliamentary style of government. It’s a developed country and is the 14th largest economy in the world by nominal GDP. The Kingdom of Spain has very high standards as well as the 10th highest quality of life index rating in the world as of 2005 statistics.

The population of Spain was previously recorded in 2012 as 46.6 million people. This is a significant figure since the total population back in 1960 was 30.5 million as reported by Eurostat – a 52% increase over the last half-century. The 2016 estimate is 48,146,134, its all-time high compared to a record low of 30.46 million in December 1960. The figure now represents 0.67% of the world’s population, which means that one in every 151 people is a resident of Spain.

Spain Demographics

In terms of languages used in the home and as official government communications, the World Factbook gives us a breakdown of: Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community language (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d’Aran) along with Catalan.

Spain Religion, Economy and Politics

The Kingdom of Spain currently has no official religion. This is despite the fact that over 90% of the population prefer to identify themselves as Catholic. The constitution of 1978 removed Roman Catholicism as the official state religion. While large portions of the population are believed to be Catholic, 63% confirmed that they never attend any religious services in the country.

Spain’s life expectancy is the highest in Europe, surpassing even the likes of Australia, the US, Canada and Norway. Life expectancy is 79.6 for males and 85.6 for females, which averages to a total life expectancy of 82.6. This places the Kingdom of Spain at rank 5 in World Life Expectancy, according to a WHO report published in 2013. The median age is Spain is currently at approximately 42.7 years of age.

The life expectancy at birth gives the number of years an infant would live if the prevailing mortality conditions at the time of birth were to stay the same all throughout his or her lifetime. Spain has the 3rd lowest level of lives lost in the world. Some attribute this to the Mediterranean diet, while others say it’s because the country is performing well against causes of death such as various types of cancer.

A sharp drop in the birth rates was witnessed during the last quarter of the 20th century. Spain’s fertility rate of 1.49 is subsequently lower than the EU average, but there has been a rise in the rate ever since the late 1990s. The birth rate rose from 9.10 births per 1000 people to 10.9 over a period of ten years from 1996 to 2006. The birth rate in 2016 is estimated to be 9.6. In 2018, the fertility rate of women is at 1.5 births per woman, with women reaching age 30 before birthing their first child.

In terms of quality of life, healthcare, and necessary access to drinking water and sanitation, Spain is doing relatively well. 100% of the population has improved access to clean water, and only 1% remain in a position of struggle in terms of access to improved sanitation measures. Additionally, healthcare receives approximately 9% of the national GDP annually, funding at least 3 physicians per 1,000 residents and at least 3 beds per 1,000 residents. When we look at the World Happiness Report as shared by Wikipedia, we see that Spain has reached a ranking of 36th, with a score of 6.3 for overall happiness. This report considers a variety of influencing factors, including GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make choices, generosity and perceptions of corruption in their country of residence.

Spain Population History

The population of Spain has been on the rise, especially after the adoption of the 3-month amnesty program by the government that allowed immigrants to be awarded legal status as residents of Spain. When the population struck the 40 million mark, the population density stood at about 79 persons per square kilometer.

The population growth rate experienced a drastic rise at the start of the 20th century due to a boom in the industrial sectors of Spain, and even more so in the 1960s and 1970s. However, this was compounded by uneven distribution in the population over time. Urban areas witnessed massive growth, with the Spanish villages experiencing huge drops. In the 1980s, when the economy faced a lot of stalemates, population growth was also directly affected. The state of the economy also forced some of the Spanish citizens to migrate to other European countries, negatively impacting population growth.

The growth rate was, however, restored in the 1990s. The citizenry of the Kingdom of Spain is a mixture of natives as well as various foreign immigrants. Spain’s population has increased significantly as a result of migration from Latin America, East Europe, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. People are migrating to Spain in large numbers, mainly to spend their retirement days along the coastline but also due to the many opportunities for businesses to thrive.

Spain – General Info

1. National Statistical Office
2. National Statistical Office
3. World Population Prospects (2022 Revision) – United Nations population estimates and projections.
4. GeoNames

Sources

Population of Spain in 2023: population by cities

Author Alexey Pitelin Reading 6 min Views 2.1k Published 06.06.2022

Content

1. The population of Spain in 2022
2. Population of Spain by cities
3. Spanish population density
4. Changes in the population of Spain for years
5. of the population in Spain
7. Urbanization 9,0009 Urbanization
8. Religion in Spain
9. Distribution of the population by age groups
10. Birth rate in Spain
11. Life expectancy in Spain

Today, the population of Spain is 46.53 million people. This is 0.58% of the total population of the planet. At the same time, there are about half a million more women in the country.

As in most other developed countries, two problems are acutely manifested here – the aging of the inhabitants and the low birth rate

The increase in population is mainly due to immigration. If in 2005 the level of visitors was 8% (3.5 million), then in 2020 this figure has more than doubled. During 2021, the population of the country increased by 0.04% (18.7 thousand people)

The population of Spain in 2022

According to experts, the population of Spain in 2022 will decrease, eventually reaching 46 .45 million people This is approximately 96.364 thousand people less than in 2021. nine0005

Natural population growth is expected to be positive. It is assumed that there will be 22.8 thousand more newborns than the dead.

If external migration trends continue in accordance with the last year period, 119.17 thousand people emigrate from the country. more than will move in for a long stay. Thus, it turns out that Spain will lose 264 citizens a day.

The population of Spain by cities

Large cities in Spain cover about a quarter of the population in terms of population. In the 15 largest cities, the number of inhabitants exceeds the mark of 100 thousand. Two of them are millionaires. The number of people living in the most densely populated metropolitan areas can be seen in the table:

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This is the 2012 census data. To date, the number of inhabitants in these cities has increased significantly. Thus, in Madrid in 2015, 6. 199 million people lived, in Barcelona – 5.258 million, in Valencia – 810 thousand.

The population density of Spain is

The area of ​​the country is 505.37 thousand sq. km. If the number of inhabitants is divided by the area occupied by the state, we get the population density indicator. In Spain, as of January 2022, it was 92.1 people per square kilometer. The calculations took into account not only the territory of the land, but also the water surface of the country.

The population of Italy compared to Spain has a completely different picture: 57.5 million people. with a density of 189 people per 1 km². nine0005

The dynamics of changes in the population of Spain by years

In 2020, 46.754 million people lived in the country. Although back in 2019 the number of inhabitants was slightly more than 47 million. During 2021, the number of Spaniards decreased by 96.5 thousand people. The population of Spain at the end of 2021 was 46. 767 million. Wikipedia publishes such data.

It turns out that the annual increase is negative, amounting to -0.21%. Apparently, this is justified economically. More people leave the country than new citizens come to take their place. nine0005

At the same time, natural population growth demonstrates a positive demographic trend. In 2021, the number of births exceeds the number of deaths by 22.85 thousand people.

According to experts, in 2022 the number of Spaniards will decrease by about half a million

In all subsequent years, the trend will continue to decline, amounting to just over 36 million in 2100.

GDP per capita in Spain

It’s amazing that Spaniards leave their country in search of better conditions. After all, the standard of living in Spain is quite high. The total volume of GDP in 2020 amounted to USD 1281 billion. In terms of per capita, this is $ 24935.

Such indicators allowed Italy to take the 5th position in Europe and 13th in the world ranking. Apparently, people are ripped off their homes because of the difficulty in getting a job. You can also get acquainted with the wages in Spain in the article: Salaries in Spain

Only Germany, France, Great Britain and Italy can boast of the best GDP results in the EU

Urbanization

The dynamics of the growth of the urban population in the country is gradually increasing, reaching in 2021 the indicator 81.1%. Increasingly, people are moving to the largest cities in Spain by population. nine0005 Labor migrants are making their contribution, constantly replenishing the ranks of the Orthodox. Their number is already approaching the mark of 900 thousand people

About a million inhabitants (2.1%) are Islamists. The number of adherents of Buddhism in the country does not exceed 47 thousand, Hinduism – 45 thousand, Judaism – 15 thousand. Almost 9 million Spaniards (19.1%) consider themselves atheists or belong to non-religious organizations.

Distribution of the population by age groups

The official website of the Institute of State Statistics contains data on the population of Spain by years. At the beginning of 2022, the age distribution percentage looked like this:

• under 14 years old – 15.1%;
• 15-64 year olds – 67.7%;
• over 65 years old – 17.1%.

Among children with a small margin of 210 thousand, girls are in the lead. A similar trend is observed among adults. But here women outnumber men by almost 400,000. In old age, the number of representatives of the weaker sex breaks ahead by 1.2 million.

A high level of education and health care predetermines a long life expectancy. Therefore, the birth rate cannot catch up and overtake the level of low mortality. The population is slowly aging. Now the average age is 43.2 years. In the future, this figure will only increase. nine0005

Birth rate in Spain

Birth statistics have been kept in the history of the state since 1941. Such a low number of births as in 2021 has never been recorded. In a year, only 338,532 newborns were born. Against the background of the population, this figure in Spain is a rather unattractive result.

The worst were the inhabitants of Zamora. Only 4.64 babies were born here for every thousand inhabitants. Not very big, but success is noted in Melilla and Almeria. These Autonomous Communities closed last year with scores of 10.34 and 9.43 respectively.

Birth rate in Spain in comparison with other countries

Life expectancy in Spain

Based on an active analysis of the population statistics of the country Spain, it is possible to make assumptions about the life expectancy of people. It is very likely that every Spaniard born today will live to be 81.2 years old.

This is a much better forecast than the world average. Officially, according to the UN, life expectancy is 71 years. Spanish men typically exceed this figure by 7 years, and women by 13.

Now we know what the population of Spain is today, and what prospects the country has in the distant year 2100. Unfortunately, experts expect negative population growth. But so far, in the ranking of countries by population, the state is in 31st place.

Pros and cons of living in Spain

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The population of Spain in 2022

The fifth place in terms of population among all of Europe is occupied by Spain. It has 46.7 million inhabitants. The density of people per square kilometer is 92.21 people. The main increase in the population of the country is due to visitors. The demographic crisis in Spain is not an empty phrase, because the birth rate there is almost equal to the death rate.

The population of Spain for 2022 is 46,799,531 people (actual for 29.12.2022)

Spain: ratio of men and women

The ratio of mujeres and hombres (women and men) in Spain is approximately equal. In the Balearic and Canary Islands, more men live, but in all other areas, the female population predominates by several percent.

The duration of human life in this state for representatives of both sexes is also approximately equal. The age limit is 83 years.

Spanish State and Ethnos

In Spain, the following ethnic groups are called indigenous:

• Spaniards;
• Catalans;
• Basque;
• Galicians.

The Gypsy community is considered to be a separate closed social stratum in this state. It has existed on these lands since the Middle Ages.

Immigrants are firmly integrated into the life of Spain, as its full-fledged residents. Most often, immigrants from Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Maghreb, Great Britain and other countries go to this state. nine0371 Research has shown that today’s new generation of Spaniards have Jewish, Berber and Arabic roots.

Religion in the Spanish environment

Almost 80% of the inhabitants of the country consider themselves Christians. Another 1 million are Muslims. The remaining percentages are Jews, Buddhists and Hindus.
Approximately 20% of the population consider themselves atheists. And in the Christian environment, the Catholic Church has a larger number of followers.

Spain: future forecast

Since 2008, the crisis in the state has had a strong impact on the increase in the unemployment rate. But mostly immigrants leave the country. The outflow of the indigenous population has not yet been observed.
Researchers at the INE Institute predict a decrease in the population of the Spanish state by 500 thousand people in the near future.

The government sees ways to solve the demographic problem in the fight against the crisis. Even in Spain, every effort is being made to make school and pre-school education accessible, thereby encouraging all Spanish families to have as many children as possible. nine0005

Soft immigration policy also helps to maintain the population at the proper level. But, if the issue of jobs is not resolved in the near future, then the country’s demography will decline, which will negatively affect the entire development of the state as a whole.