Long term urban population region in Spain
Spain: Long term urban population region was 82.12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
82.12
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
49th
of 202 countries
All-time high
82.12
in 2025
All-time low
13.2
in 1200
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Spain, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long term urban population region in Spain is 82.12, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Spain peaked at 82.12 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.2, in 1200.
That places Spain 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Long term urban population region in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 13.5 | — |
| 1100 | 16.4 | +21.5% |
| 1200 | 13.2 | -19.5% |
| 1300 | 36.2 | +174.2% |
| 1400 | 23.3 | -35.6% |
| 1500 | 13.8 | -40.8% |
| 1600 | 17.05 | +23.6% |
| 1700 | 20.3 | +19.1% |
| 1710 | 20.52 | +1.1% |
| 1720 | 20.74 | +1.1% |
| 1730 | 20.96 | +1.1% |
| 1740 | 21.18 | +1.0% |
| 1750 | 21.4 | +1.0% |
| 1760 | 21.02 | -1.8% |
| 1770 | 20.64 | -1.8% |
| 1780 | 20.26 | -1.8% |
| 1790 | 19.88 | -1.9% |
| 1800 | 19.5 | -1.9% |
| 1810 | 21.65 | +11.0% |
| 1820 | 23.81 | +9.9% |
| 1830 | 25.96 | +9.0% |
| 1840 | 28.12 | +8.3% |
| 1850 | 30.27 | +7.7% |
| 1860 | 32.42 | +7.1% |
| 1870 | 34.58 | +6.6% |
| 1880 | 36.73 | +6.2% |
| 1890 | 38.88 | +5.9% |
| 1900 | 41.04 | +5.5% |
| 1910 | 43.19 | +5.2% |
| 1920 | 45.35 | +5.0% |
| 1930 | 47.5 | +4.7% |
| 1940 | 49.65 | +4.5% |
| 1950 | 51.81 | +4.3% |
| 1951 | 52.35 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 52.9 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 53.41 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 53.9 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 54.36 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 54.81 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 55.25 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 55.67 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 56.09 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 56.5 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 57.18 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 58.12 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 59.05 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 59.99 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 60.93 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 61.88 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 62.83 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 63.79 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 64.73 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 65.65 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 66.49 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 67.23 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 67.97 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 68.72 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 69.47 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 70.22 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 70.97 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 71.67 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 72.31 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 72.85 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 73.46 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 73.72 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 73.9 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.03 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.11 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 74.38 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 74.62 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 74.83 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 75.04 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 75.25 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 75.4 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 75.48 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 75.59 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 75.69 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 75.79 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 75.74 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.68 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 75.69 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.85 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 76.22 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 76.33 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 76.45 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.57 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.69 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.81 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 76.92 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.04 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.16 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.28 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.4 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.72 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.05 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.38 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.71 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.04 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.36 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.69 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.02 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.35 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.67 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.96 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.25 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.54 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.83 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 82.12 | +0.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 82.12 is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.88, 1.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Spain's 82.12 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.52, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +174.2% | 13.2 | 36.2 |
| 1500 | -40.8% | 23.3 | 13.8 |
| 1400 | -35.6% | 36.2 | 23.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1 |
| 1100s | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 1 |
| 1200s | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 1 |
| 1300s | 36.2 | 36.2 | 36.2 | 1 |
| 1400s | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 1 |
| 1500s | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 1 |
| 1600s | 17.05 | 17.05 | 17.05 | 1 |
| 1700s | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 1 |
| 1710s | 20.52 | 20.52 | 20.52 | 1 |
| 1720s | 20.74 | 20.74 | 20.74 | 1 |
| 1730s | 20.96 | 20.96 | 20.96 | 1 |
| 1740s | 21.18 | 21.18 | 21.18 | 1 |
| 1750s | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 1 |
| 1760s | 21.02 | 21.02 | 21.02 | 1 |
| 1770s | 20.64 | 20.64 | 20.64 | 1 |
| 1780s | 20.26 | 20.26 | 20.26 | 1 |
| 1790s | 19.88 | 19.88 | 19.88 | 1 |
| 1800s | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1 |
| 1810s | 21.65 | 21.65 | 21.65 | 1 |
| 1820s | 23.81 | 23.81 | 23.81 | 1 |
| 1830s | 25.96 | 25.96 | 25.96 | 1 |
| 1840s | 28.12 | 28.12 | 28.12 | 1 |
| 1850s | 30.27 | 30.27 | 30.27 | 1 |
| 1860s | 32.42 | 32.42 | 32.42 | 1 |
| 1870s | 34.58 | 34.58 | 34.58 | 1 |
| 1880s | 36.73 | 36.73 | 36.73 | 1 |
| 1890s | 38.88 | 38.88 | 38.88 | 1 |
| 1900s | 41.04 | 41.04 | 41.04 | 1 |
| 1910s | 43.19 | 43.19 | 43.19 | 1 |
| 1920s | 45.35 | 45.35 | 45.35 | 1 |
| 1930s | 47.5 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 1 |
| 1940s | 49.65 | 49.65 | 49.65 | 1 |
| 1950s | 54.05 | 51.81 | 56.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.5 | 56.5 | 64.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.07 | 65.65 | 72.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.09 | 72.85 | 75.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.62 | 75.25 | 75.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.75 | 76.22 | 77.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.87 | 77.4 | 80.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4 | 80.67 | 82.12 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Spain?
- Long term urban population region in Spain was 82.12 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 82.12 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2 in 1200.
- How does Spain rank for long term urban population region?
- Spain ranks 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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