Population: comparison of UN projections in Spain
Spain: Population: comparison of UN projections was 47.91 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population: comparison of UN projections in Spain, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Spain recorded 47.91 million people for population: comparison of un projections in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population: comparison of un projections in Spain peaked at 47.91 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.08 million people, in 1950.
That places Spain 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.02 million people | 28.08 million people | 30.14 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.93 million people | 30.40 million people | 33.50 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.55 million people | 33.81 million people | 37.23 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.43 million people | 37.54 million people | 39.03 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.94 million people | 39.09 million people | 40.81 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.68 million people | 41.02 million people | 46.64 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.93 million people | 46.68 million people | 47.44 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.79 million people | 47.68 million people | 47.91 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Spain
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 66.29 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.24 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.1 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.1 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 429,333 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.1 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.21 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population: comparison of un projections in Spain?
- Population: comparison of un projections in Spain was 47.91 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population: comparison of un projections recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 47.91 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest population: comparison of un projections recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.08 million people in 1950.
- How does Spain rank for population: comparison of un projections?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population: comparison of un projections rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population: comparison of UN projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.