Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Spain
Spain: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7812 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Spain stood at 0.7812 people per person.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.8028 people per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5636 people per person, in 1960.
That places Spain 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5636 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5707 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5799 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5908 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6024 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6141 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.626 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6363 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6452 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6547 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6615 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6667 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6727 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6785 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6852 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6916 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6969 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.702 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.707 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7117 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7163 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7208 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.725 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7293 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7335 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7374 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7409 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7442 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7473 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.75 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7526 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7548 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.757 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.759 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7606 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7621 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7636 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.765 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7666 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7684 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7701 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7705 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7709 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7729 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7752 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7776 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7802 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7827 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7852 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7875 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7896 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7913 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7926 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7942 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7956 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7969 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7983 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7997 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8009 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8017 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8023 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8028 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8003 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.794 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7877 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7812 people per person | -0.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.7812 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.7812 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6084 people per person | 0.5636 people per person | 0.6547 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6874 people per person | 0.6615 people per person | 0.7117 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7345 people per person | 0.7163 people per person | 0.75 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.761 people per person | 0.7526 people per person | 0.7684 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7773 people per person | 0.7701 people per person | 0.7875 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7961 people per person | 0.7896 people per person | 0.8017 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7947 people per person | 0.7812 people per person | 0.8028 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More population data for Spain
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6358 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 44,220 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1636 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2658 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Spain?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Spain was 0.7812 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8028 people per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5636 people per person in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Spain ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.