Population, total in Spain
Spain: Population, total was 49.36 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Spain recorded 49.36 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Spain peaked at 49.36 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.45 million, in 1960.
Spain ranks 32nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.86 million | 30.45 million | 33.44 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.55 million | 33.81 million | 37.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.31 million | 37.49 million | 38.83 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.62 million | 38.87 million | 40.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.36 million | 40.57 million | 46.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.65 million | 46.42 million | 47.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.19 million | 47.36 million | 49.36 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Spain
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 39.74 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.5% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 25.4% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 29.02 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 26.1% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 28.1% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 22.1% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 19.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Spain?
- Population, total in Spain was 49.36 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 49.36 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.45 million in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for population, total?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.