Mexico vs Spain: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Mexico
80.0%
in 2025
Spain
80.5%
in 2025
Mexico rank
70th
Spain rank
67th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 80.5% against 80.0% in Mexico, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 70th and Spain ranks 67th of 238 regions.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 13.5% | 13.5% | Spain |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 16.4% | 16.4% | Spain |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 13.2% | 13.2% | Spain |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 36.2% | 36.2% | Spain |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 23.3% | 23.2% | Spain |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 13.8% | 13.6% | Spain |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 17.1% | 16.5% | Spain |
| 1700s | 1.6% | 20.3% | 18.7% | Spain |
| 1710s | 1.7% | 20.5% | 18.8% | Spain |
| 1720s | 2.0% | 20.7% | 18.8% | Spain |
| 1730s | 2.2% | 21.0% | 18.7% | Spain |
| 1740s | 2.6% | 21.2% | 18.6% | Spain |
| 1750s | 2.9% | 21.4% | 18.5% | Spain |
| 1760s | 3.3% | 21.0% | 17.7% | Spain |
| 1770s | 3.8% | 20.6% | 16.8% | Spain |
| 1780s | 4.4% | 20.3% | 15.9% | Spain |
| 1790s | 5.0% | 19.9% | 14.9% | Spain |
| 1800s | 5.7% | 19.5% | 13.8% | Spain |
| 1810s | 6.5% | 21.7% | 15.1% | Spain |
| 1820s | 7.4% | 23.8% | 16.4% | Spain |
| 1830s | 8.5% | 26.0% | 17.5% | Spain |
| 1840s | 9.7% | 28.1% | 18.4% | Spain |
| 1850s | 11.1% | 30.3% | 19.2% | Spain |
| 1860s | 12.7% | 32.4% | 19.7% | Spain |
| 1870s | 14.5% | 34.6% | 20.1% | Spain |
| 1880s | 16.6% | 36.7% | 20.1% | Spain |
| 1890s | 19.0% | 38.9% | 19.9% | Spain |
| 1900s | 21.7% | 41.0% | 19.4% | Spain |
| 1910s | 24.8% | 43.2% | 18.4% | Spain |
| 1920s | 28.3% | 45.3% | 17.0% | Spain |
| 1930s | 32.3% | 47.5% | 15.2% | Spain |
| 1940s | 37.0% | 49.7% | 12.7% | Spain |
| 1950s | 46.3% | 53.6% | 7.3% | Spain |
| 1960s | 54.5% | 60.7% | 6.2% | Spain |
| 1970s | 62.5% | 68.7% | 6.3% | Spain |
| 1980s | 68.8% | 73.2% | 4.4% | Spain |
| 1990s | 73.1% | 75.5% | 2.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 77.1% | 1.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 79.1% | 1.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 80.1% | 0.7% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Mexico or Spain?
- Spain, at 80.5% against 80.0% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Mexico and Spain?
- 0.5%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Mexico ranks 70th and Spain ranks 67th of 238 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.