Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Spain
Spain: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 10.5 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
10.5
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
13
in 2004
All-time low
5.2
in 2008
Years of data
22
2004β2025
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Spain, 2004β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Spain stood at 10.5.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Spain peaked at 13 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.2, in 2008.
Spain ranks 29th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7 | 5.2 | 13 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.03 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.88 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More population data for Spain
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.536 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.24 million (2100)
- Population density 66.29 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.536 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1636 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 44,220 Persons (2050)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.1 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 429,333 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Spain?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Spain was 10.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2004.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Spain ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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