Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Spain
Spain: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national was 49.36 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
49.36 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
7th
of 49 countries
All-time high
49.36 million
in 2025
All-time low
30.45 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 49.36 million for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Spain peaked at 49.36 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.45 million, in 1960.
That places Spain 7th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.45 million | — |
| 1961 | 30.74 million | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 31.02 million | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 31.30 million | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 31.61 million | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 31.95 million | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 32.28 million | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 32.68 million | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 33.11 million | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 33.44 million | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 33.81 million | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 34.22 million | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 34.60 million | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 34.99 million | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 35.37 million | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 35.76 million | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 36.14 million | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 36.51 million | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 36.86 million | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 37.19 million | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 37.49 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 37.76 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 37.99 million | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 38.17 million | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 38.33 million | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 38.47 million | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 38.58 million | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 38.68 million | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 38.77 million | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 38.83 million | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 38.87 million | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 38.97 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 39.16 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 39.36 million | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 39.55 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 39.72 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 39.89 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 40.06 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 40.22 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 40.39 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 40.57 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 40.85 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 41.43 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 42.19 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 42.92 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 43.65 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 44.40 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 45.23 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 45.95 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 46.36 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 46.58 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 46.74 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 46.77 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 46.60 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 46.46 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 46.42 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 46.46 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.57 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.78 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 47.12 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 47.36 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 47.44 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.79 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 48.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 48.87 million | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 49.36 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.86 million | 30.45 million | 33.44 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.55 million | 33.81 million | 37.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.31 million | 37.49 million | 38.83 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.62 million | 38.87 million | 40.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.36 million | 40.57 million | 46.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.65 million | 46.42 million | 47.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.20 million | 47.36 million | 49.36 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Spain?
- Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Spain was 49.36 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 49.36 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.45 million in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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