Spain vs Türkiye: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national
Spain
49.36 million
in 2025
Türkiye
85.88 million
in 2025
Spain rank
10th
Türkiye rank
3rd
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national over time
- Spain
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 85.88 million against 49.36 million in Spain, a difference of 36.52 million.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 10th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 61 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.86 million | 30.79 million | 1.07 million | Spain |
| 1970s | 35.55 million | 39.36 million | 3.81 million | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 38.31 million | 49.58 million | 11.27 million | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 39.62 million | 61.22 million | 21.60 million | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 43.36 million | 68.24 million | 24.88 million | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 46.65 million | 77.77 million | 31.12 million | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 48.20 million | 84.87 million | 36.68 million | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national, Spain or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 85.88 million against 49.36 million in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national between Spain and Türkiye?
- 36.52 million, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Türkiye?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Türkiye rank globally for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Spain ranks 10th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.