Urban population in Spain
Spain: Urban population was 39.74 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Spain is 39.74 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Spain peaked at 39.74 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.19 million, in 1960.
Spain ranks 26th 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 | 19.37 million | 17.19 million | 21.86 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.45 million | 22.37 million | 26.44 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.05 million | 26.82 million | 28.97 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.91 million | 29.09 million | 30.71 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.46 million | 30.90 million | 36.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.92 million | 36.57 million | 37.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.59 million | 37.74 million | 39.74 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More climate change data for Spain
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 49.36 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (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 urban population in Spain?
- Urban population in Spain was 39.74 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 39.74 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.19 million in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for urban population?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.