The current population of Spain is as of , based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Spain 2025 population is estimated at 47,889,958 people at mid-year.
Spain population is equivalent to 0.58% of the total world population.
Spain ranks number 32 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Spain is 96 per Km² (249 people per mi²).
The total land area is 498,800 Km² (192,588 sq. miles).
79.34% of the population is urban (37,995,950 people in 2025)
The median age in Spain is 45.9 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Spain (2025 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
2025	47,889,958	−0.04%	−20,568	96,630	45.9	1.23	96	79.3%	37,995,950	0.58%	8,231,613,070	32
2024	47,910,526	0%	−1,053	111,674	45.4	1.22	96	79.1%	37,911,965	0.59%	8,161,972,572	32
2023	47,911,579	0.17%	83,197	119,099	44.9	1.21	96	79%	37,829,585	0.59%	8,091,734,930	32
2022	47,828,382	0.16%	74,447	299,779	44.4	1.21	96	78.9%	37,744,345	0.60%	8,021,407,192	31
2020	47,679,489	0.42%	199,161	236,854	43.5	1.19	96	78.7%	37,543,537	0.60%	7,887,001,292	30
2015	46,683,686	−0.07%	−31,357	−1,979	41.6	1.33	94	79.1%	36,933,458	0.62%	7,470,491,872	30
2010	46,840,471	1.28%	576,317	69,406	39.2	1.37	94	78.4%	36,702,035	0.67%	7,021,732,148	27
2005	43,958,885	1.39%	587,822	629,803	37.8	1.33	88	77.4%	34,028,496	0.67%	6,586,970,132	28
2000	41,019,774	0.48%	193,407	176,269	36.3	1.21	82	76%	31,194,106	0.66%	6,171,702,993	28
1995	40,052,738	0.49%	193,552	162,434	34.3	1.15	80	75.5%	30,259,317	0.70%	5,758,878,982	28
1990	39,084,979	0.25%	96,732	−30,684	32.5	1.36	78	75.8%	29,617,580	0.73%	5,327,803,110	27
1985	38,601,321	0.56%	212,751	−589	30.9	1.64	77	74.7%	28,821,455	0.79%	4,868,943,465	25
1980	37,537,565	0.95%	348,359	20,166	29.8	2.21	75	73.3%	27,511,836	0.84%	4,447,606,236	24
1975	35,795,769	1.15%	396,609	−218	29	2.77	72	69.9%	25,028,014	0.88%	4,070,735,277	23
1970	33,812,723	1.04%	340,411	−60,580	29.1	2.88	68	66.4%	22,440,001	0.92%	3,694,683,794	22
1965	32,110,668	1.1%	341,146	−42,476	29.2	2.93	64	61.5%	19,756,731	0.96%	3,334,533,703	20
1960	30,404,939	0.89%	263,033	−154,869	28.4	2.81	61	56.7%	17,246,904	1.01%	3,015,470,894	18
1955	29,089,776	0.71%	202,545	−86,836	27.7	2.51	58	54.3%	15,792,936	1.06%	2,740,213,792	17

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Spain Population Forecast

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
2030	47,610,520	−0.12%	−55,888	67,475	48	1.26	95	80.7%	38,419,742	0.56%	8,569,124,911	36
2035	47,154,196	−0.19%	−91,265	63,766	49.8	1.29	95	82.3%	38,784,560	0.53%	8,885,210,181	38
2040	46,591,674	−0.24%	−112,504	56,021	51	1.31	93	83.9%	39,069,987	0.51%	9,177,190,203	39
2045	45,879,964	−0.31%	−142,342	51,326	51.7	1.34	92	85.4%	39,194,161	0.49%	9,439,639,668	45
2050	44,928,558	−0.42%	−190,281	68,276	51.8	1.36	90	87%	39,072,958	0.46%	9,664,378,587	48

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Spain Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Spain

Life Expectancy

84.0 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

2.1

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

2.8

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Spain

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

#	City	Population
1	Madrid	3,255,944
2	Barcelona	1,620,343
3	Valencia	792,492
4	Sevilla	684,234
5	Zaragoza	675,301
6	Malaga	578,460
7	Murcia	460,349
8	Palma	409,661
9	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	378,517
10	Bilbao	345,821
11	Alicante	334,757
12	Cordoba	325,708
13	Valladolid	299,265
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	Gasteiz / Vitoria	249,176
21	A Coruna	246,056
22	Puente de Vallecas	244,151
23	Sant Marti	235,719
24	Granada	234,325
25	Elche	230,112
26	Ciudad Lineal	228,171
27	Fuencarral-El Pardo	220,085
28	Oviedo	220,020
29	Badalona	219,547
30	Terrassa	218,535
31	Cartagena	211,996
32	Pamplona	209,672
33	Jerez de la Frontera	207,532
34	Sabadell	206,493
35	Mostoles	206,478
36	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	204,856
37	Alcala de Henares	204,574
38	Fuenlabrada	197,836
39	Almeria	188,810
40	Leganes	186,066
41	San Sebastian	185,357
42	Sants-Montjuic	183,120
43	Castello de la Plana	180,005
44	Burgos	178,966
45	Santander	172,044
46	Albacete	169,716
47	Horta-Guinardo	168,092
48	Alcorcon	167,967
49	Getafe	167,164
50	Nou Barris	166,310
51	Hortaleza	161,661
52	San Blas-Canillejas	157,367
53	Salamanca	155,619
54	Tetuan de las Victorias	155,000
55	Logrono	152,485
56	La Laguna	150,661
57	Madrid Centro	149,718
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	Huelva	144,258
65	Usera	141,189
66	Chamartin	140,000
67	Lleida	137,856
68	Marbella	134,623
69	Leon	134,305
70	Tarragona	132,299

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 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. 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 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). 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 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). 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 (LIVE)