Spain Population
Spain had an estimated population of 49,355,143 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 32nd most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.60% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.03% a year.
Spain at a glance
How Spain's population is changing
Spain's population is growing: +1.03% a year, which works out to about +508,918 people per year, or +1,393 a day. Births (6.5 per 1,000) and deaths (8.9 per 1,000) alone would give −0.24% a year; net migration adds about 96,630 people a year (+0.20%). Roughly one in every 166 people on Earth lives in Spain.
Population of Spain since 1960
In 1960, Spain had 30,455,000 people. By 2025 that was 49,355,143 — 1.6× larger. The fastest growth came between 2000 and 2010, when the population rose by 15%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30,455,000 | — |
| 1970 | 33,814,531 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 37,491,165 | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 38,867,322 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 40,567,864 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 46,576,897 | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 47,359,424 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 49,355,143 | +4.2% |
Spain from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Spain at about 11,500,000 people in 1800; the UN estimates 47,889,960 in 2025 (4× 1800) and projects 33,127,484 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2023 at 47,911,583 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 11,500,000 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 14,878,948 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 18,592,411 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 28,077,048 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 41,019,772 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 47,889,960 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 44,928,562 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 37,644,623 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 33,127,484 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Spain
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 49,355,143. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madrid | 5,583,601 | UN urban centre | 11.31% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Barcelona | 3,982,704 | UN urban centre | 8.07% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 3 | Valencia | 1,390,045 | UN urban centre | 2.82% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 4 | Bilbao | 741,795 | UN urban centre | 1.50% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 5 | Sevilla | 686,741 | GeoNames settlement | 1.39% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 6 | Zaragoza | 585,533 | UN urban centre | 1.19% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 7 | Málaga | 521,854 | UN urban centre | 1.06% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 8 | Palma | 438,234 | GeoNames settlement | 0.89% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Alicante | 397,948 | UN urban centre | 0.81% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 10 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 381,670 | UN urban centre | 0.77% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
How Spain compares
Spain has almost the same population as Algeria (47,435,312).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #30 |  Sudan | 51,662,147 | +5% | compare → |
| #31 |  Uganda | 51,384,894 | +4% | compare → |
| #33 |  Algeria | 47,435,312 | −4% | compare → |
| #34 |  Iraq | 47,020,774 | −5% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (2)
Spain's 2 neighbours together hold 79,525,208 people — 1.6× Spain's population. The most populous is France (68,720,337).
In its region
Spain is the 7th most populous of the 58 economies in Europe & Central Asia, holding 5.3% of the region's 932,525,035 people.
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Cities
Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, Sevilla, Zaragoza, Málaga, Palma — all Spain's cities on the map.
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