Spain vs Zimbabwe: Population by world region
Spain
33.13 million people
in 2100
Zimbabwe
37.17 million people
in 2100
Spain rank
63rd
Zimbabwe rank
60th
Population by world region over time
- Spain
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 37.17 million people against 33.13 million people in Spain, a difference of 4.04 million people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 60th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 46 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.00 million people | 170,000 people | 3.83 million people | Spain |
| 1100s | 4.50 million people | 170,000 people | 4.33 million people | Spain |
| 1200s | 5.50 million people | 170,000 people | 5.33 million people | Spain |
| 1300s | 7.50 million people | 170,000 people | 7.33 million people | Spain |
| 1400s | 5.50 million people | 170,000 people | 5.33 million people | Spain |
| 1500s | 6.50 million people | 340,000 people | 6.16 million people | Spain |
| 1600s | 8.50 million people | 368,900 people | 8.13 million people | Spain |
| 1700s | 8.00 million people | 397,800 people | 7.60 million people | Spain |
| 1710s | 9.03 million people | 404,601 people | 8.62 million people | Spain |
| 1720s | 9.28 million people | 412,333 people | 8.87 million people | Spain |
| 1730s | 9.54 million people | 420,561 people | 9.12 million people | Spain |
| 1740s | 9.80 million people | 429,343 people | 9.37 million people | Spain |
| 1750s | 10.07 million people | 438,745 people | 9.63 million people | Spain |
| 1760s | 10.35 million people | 448,844 people | 9.90 million people | Spain |
| 1770s | 10.64 million people | 459,732 people | 10.18 million people | Spain |
| 1780s | 10.94 million people | 471,520 people | 10.46 million people | Spain |
| 1790s | 11.24 million people | 484,341 people | 10.76 million people | Spain |
| 1800s | 11.65 million people | 1.09 million people | 10.57 million people | Spain |
| 1810s | 12.01 million people | 1.09 million people | 10.92 million people | Spain |
| 1820s | 12.58 million people | 1.01 million people | 11.57 million people | Spain |
| 1830s | 13.44 million people | 858,333 people | 12.58 million people | Spain |
| 1840s | 14.36 million people | 729,529 people | 13.63 million people | Spain |
| 1850s | 15.23 million people | 698,676 people | 14.53 million people | Spain |
| 1860s | 15.89 million people | 771,918 people | 15.12 million people | Spain |
| 1870s | 16.50 million people | 854,563 people | 15.64 million people | Spain |
| 1880s | 17.26 million people | 946,054 people | 16.32 million people | Spain |
| 1890s | 18.12 million people | 1.05 million people | 17.07 million people | Spain |
| 1900s | 19.14 million people | 1.19 million people | 17.95 million people | Spain |
| 1910s | 20.47 million people | 1.40 million people | 19.07 million people | Spain |
| 1920s | 22.22 million people | 1.68 million people | 20.54 million people | Spain |
| 1930s | 24.47 million people | 2.06 million people | 22.41 million people | Spain |
| 1940s | 26.78 million people | 2.50 million people | 24.28 million people | Spain |
| 1950s | 29.02 million people | 3.22 million people | 25.79 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 31.93 million people | 4.41 million people | 27.53 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 35.55 million people | 5.98 million people | 29.57 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 38.43 million people | 8.52 million people | 29.90 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 39.94 million people | 10.99 million people | 28.95 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 43.68 million people | 12.46 million people | 31.22 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 46.93 million people | 14.31 million people | 32.61 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 47.80 million people | 16.84 million people | 30.96 million people | Spain |
| 2030s | 47.19 million people | 20.23 million people | 26.95 million people | Spain |
| 2040s | 45.92 million people | 23.91 million people | 22.02 million people | Spain |
| 2050s | 43.79 million people | 27.38 million people | 16.41 million people | Spain |
| 2060s | 40.76 million people | 30.46 million people | 10.30 million people | Spain |
| 2070s | 37.82 million people | 33.15 million people | 4.67 million people | Spain |
| 2080s | 35.71 million people | 35.27 million people | 436,910 people | Spain |
| 2090s | 34.05 million people | 36.66 million people | 2.61 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2100s | 33.13 million people | 37.17 million people | 4.04 million people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Spain or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 37.17 million people against 33.13 million people in Spain as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Spain and Zimbabwe?
- 4.04 million people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Zimbabwe?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Spain and Zimbabwe rank globally for population by world region?
- Spain ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 60th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.