South Africa vs Spain: Urban population
South Africa
41.32 million
in 2025
Spain
39.74 million
in 2025
South Africa rank
24th
Spain rank
26th
Urban population over time
- South Africa
- Spain
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 41.32 million against 39.74 million in Spain, a difference of 1.58 million.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Globally, South Africa ranks 24th and Spain ranks 26th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.