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Population density in Spain

Spain: Population density was 66.29 in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
66.29
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
154th
of 235 countries
All-time high
95.87
in 2023
All-time low
8
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Spain, 1000–2100

020406080100100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Spain is 66.29, measured in 2100.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Spain peaked at 95.87 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1000.

That places Spain 154th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Population density in Spain, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 8 —
1100 9 +12.5%
1200 11.01 +22.2%
1300 15.01 +36.4%
1400 11.01 -26.7%
1500 13.01 +18.2%
1600 17.01 +30.8%
1700 16.01 -5.9%
1710 18.07 +12.8%
1720 18.57 +2.8%
1730 19.08 +2.8%
1740 19.61 +2.8%
1750 20.16 +2.8%
1760 20.72 +2.8%
1770 21.29 +2.8%
1780 21.88 +2.8%
1790 22.49 +2.8%
1800 23.01 +2.3%
1801 23.08 +0.3%
1802 23.15 +0.3%
1803 23.22 +0.3%
1804 23.29 +0.3%
1805 23.36 +0.3%
1806 23.43 +0.3%
1807 23.5 +0.3%
1808 23.57 +0.3%
1809 23.64 +0.3%
1810 23.71 +0.3%
1811 23.78 +0.3%
1812 23.85 +0.3%
1813 23.92 +0.3%
1814 23.99 +0.3%
1815 24.06 +0.3%
1816 24.13 +0.3%
1817 24.2 +0.3%
1818 24.27 +0.3%
1819 24.36 +0.4%
1820 24.47 +0.4%
1821 24.6 +0.5%
1822 24.75 +0.6%
1823 24.91 +0.7%
1824 25.08 +0.7%
1825 25.24 +0.7%
1826 25.41 +0.7%
1827 25.58 +0.7%
1828 25.75 +0.7%
1829 25.92 +0.7%
1830 26.1 +0.7%
1831 26.27 +0.7%
1832 26.45 +0.7%
1833 26.62 +0.7%
1834 26.8 +0.7%
1835 26.98 +0.7%
1836 27.16 +0.7%
1837 27.34 +0.7%
1838 27.52 +0.7%
1839 27.71 +0.7%
1840 27.89 +0.7%
1841 28.08 +0.7%
1842 28.26 +0.7%
1843 28.45 +0.7%
1844 28.64 +0.7%
1845 28.83 +0.7%
1846 29.02 +0.7%
1847 29.22 +0.7%
1848 29.41 +0.7%
1849 29.6 +0.6%
1850 29.77 +0.6%
1851 29.94 +0.6%
1852 30.1 +0.5%
1853 30.25 +0.5%
1854 30.39 +0.5%
1855 30.54 +0.5%
1856 30.69 +0.5%
1857 30.84 +0.5%
1858 31 +0.5%
1859 31.14 +0.5%
1860 31.28 +0.4%
1861 31.4 +0.4%
1862 31.52 +0.4%
1863 31.63 +0.4%
1864 31.74 +0.4%
1865 31.86 +0.4%
1866 31.97 +0.4%
1867 32.08 +0.4%
1868 32.19 +0.4%
1869 32.31 +0.4%
1870 32.43 +0.4%
1871 32.55 +0.4%
1872 32.68 +0.4%
1873 32.81 +0.4%
1874 32.94 +0.4%
1875 33.07 +0.4%
1876 33.2 +0.4%
1877 33.34 +0.4%
1878 33.47 +0.4%
1879 33.61 +0.4%
1880 33.76 +0.4%
1881 33.92 +0.5%
1882 34.09 +0.5%
1883 34.27 +0.5%
1884 34.45 +0.5%
1885 34.62 +0.5%
1886 34.8 +0.5%
1887 34.99 +0.5%
1888 35.17 +0.5%
1889 35.35 +0.5%
1890 35.52 +0.5%
1891 35.69 +0.5%
1892 35.85 +0.5%
1893 36.01 +0.4%
1894 36.17 +0.4%
1895 36.34 +0.4%
1896 36.5 +0.4%
1897 36.66 +0.4%
1898 36.82 +0.4%
1899 37.01 +0.5%
1900 37.2 +0.5%
1901 37.42 +0.6%
1902 37.66 +0.6%
1903 37.91 +0.7%
1904 38.17 +0.7%
1905 38.43 +0.7%
1906 38.69 +0.7%
1907 38.95 +0.7%
1908 39.21 +0.7%
1909 39.47 +0.7%
1910 39.74 +0.7%
1911 40.01 +0.7%
1912 40.28 +0.7%
1913 40.55 +0.7%
1914 40.82 +0.7%
1915 41.09 +0.7%
1916 41.37 +0.7%
1917 41.65 +0.7%
1918 41.93 +0.7%
1919 42.23 +0.7%
1920 42.57 +0.8%
1921 42.94 +0.9%
1922 43.34 +0.9%
1923 43.78 +1.0%
1924 44.21 +1.0%
1925 44.65 +1.0%
1926 45.1 +1.0%
1927 45.55 +1.0%
1928 46 +1.0%
1929 46.45 +1.0%
1930 46.91 +1.0%
1931 47.36 +1.0%
1932 47.81 +1.0%
1933 48.26 +0.9%
1934 48.72 +0.9%
1935 49.18 +0.9%
1936 49.64 +0.9%
1937 50.11 +0.9%
1938 50.59 +0.9%
1939 51.06 +0.9%
1940 51.52 +0.9%
1941 51.98 +0.9%
1942 52.44 +0.9%
1943 52.89 +0.9%
1944 53.35 +0.9%
1945 53.81 +0.9%
1946 54.27 +0.9%
1947 54.74 +0.9%
1948 55.21 +0.9%
1949 55.68 +0.9%
1950 56.18 +0.9%
1951 56.46 +0.5%
1952 56.84 +0.7%
1953 57.3 +0.8%
1954 57.75 +0.8%
1955 58.21 +0.8%
1956 58.68 +0.8%
1957 59.17 +0.8%
1958 59.73 +0.9%
1959 60.31 +1.0%
1960 60.84 +0.9%
1961 61.43 +1.0%
1962 62.11 +1.1%
1963 62.79 +1.1%
1964 63.52 +1.2%
1965 64.26 +1.2%
1966 64.97 +1.1%
1967 65.68 +1.1%
1968 66.38 +1.1%
1969 67.03 +1.0%
1970 67.66 +0.9%
1971 68.35 +1.0%
1972 69.12 +1.1%
1973 69.89 +1.1%
1974 70.76 +1.2%
1975 71.63 +1.2%
1976 72.39 +1.1%
1977 73.14 +1.0%
1978 73.85 +1.0%
1979 74.5 +0.9%
1980 75.12 +0.8%
1981 75.67 +0.7%
1982 76.13 +0.6%
1983 76.55 +0.5%
1984 76.92 +0.5%
1985 77.24 +0.4%
1986 77.51 +0.3%
1987 77.75 +0.3%
1988 77.95 +0.3%
1989 78.1 +0.2%
1990 78.21 +0.1%
1991 78.45 +0.3%
1992 78.88 +0.6%
1993 79.35 +0.6%
1994 79.76 +0.5%
1995 80.15 +0.5%
1996 80.52 +0.5%
1997 80.89 +0.5%
1998 81.28 +0.5%
1999 81.67 +0.5%
2000 82.08 +0.5%
2001 82.54 +0.6%
2002 83.56 +1.2%
2003 85.06 +1.8%
2004 86.52 +1.7%
2005 87.96 +1.7%
2006 89.44 +1.7%
2007 91.08 +1.8%
2008 92.52 +1.6%
2009 93.32 +0.9%
2010 93.73 +0.4%
2011 94.05 +0.3%
2012 94.09 +0.0%
2013 93.77 -0.3%
2014 93.49 -0.3%
2015 93.42 -0.1%
2016 93.52 +0.1%
2017 93.79 +0.3%
2018 94.24 +0.5%
2019 94.92 +0.7%
2020 95.41 +0.5%
2021 95.52 +0.1%
2022 95.71 +0.2%
2023 95.87 +0.2%
2024 95.87 -0.0%
2025 95.83 -0.0%
2026 95.75 -0.1%
2027 95.66 -0.1%
2028 95.55 -0.1%
2029 95.42 -0.1%
2030 95.27 -0.2%
2031 95.1 -0.2%
2032 94.92 -0.2%
2033 94.74 -0.2%
2034 94.55 -0.2%
2035 94.36 -0.2%
2036 94.15 -0.2%
2037 93.93 -0.2%
2038 93.71 -0.2%
2039 93.48 -0.2%
2040 93.23 -0.3%
2041 92.98 -0.3%
2042 92.7 -0.3%
2043 92.43 -0.3%
2044 92.13 -0.3%
2045 91.81 -0.3%
2046 91.47 -0.4%
2047 91.11 -0.4%
2048 90.73 -0.4%
2049 90.33 -0.4%
2050 89.91 -0.5%
2051 89.47 -0.5%
2052 89.01 -0.5%
2053 88.51 -0.6%
2054 87.99 -0.6%
2055 87.45 -0.6%
2056 86.88 -0.6%
2057 86.29 -0.7%
2058 85.69 -0.7%
2059 85.09 -0.7%
2060 84.47 -0.7%
2061 83.83 -0.8%
2062 83.18 -0.8%
2063 82.52 -0.8%
2064 81.87 -0.8%
2065 81.22 -0.8%
2066 80.59 -0.8%
2067 79.96 -0.8%
2068 79.33 -0.8%
2069 78.72 -0.8%
2070 78.11 -0.8%
2071 77.52 -0.8%
2072 76.95 -0.7%
2073 76.39 -0.7%
2074 75.85 -0.7%
2075 75.33 -0.7%
2076 74.84 -0.7%
2077 74.37 -0.6%
2078 73.92 -0.6%
2079 73.5 -0.6%
2080 73.09 -0.6%
2081 72.69 -0.5%
2082 72.32 -0.5%
2083 71.95 -0.5%
2084 71.6 -0.5%
2085 71.25 -0.5%
2086 70.91 -0.5%
2087 70.58 -0.5%
2088 70.26 -0.5%
2089 69.92 -0.5%
2090 69.59 -0.5%
2091 69.26 -0.5%
2092 68.94 -0.5%
2093 68.63 -0.5%
2094 68.31 -0.5%
2095 67.98 -0.5%
2096 67.66 -0.5%
2097 67.33 -0.5%
2098 66.99 -0.5%
2099 66.64 -0.5%
2100 66.29 -0.5%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 66.29 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 62% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 66.29 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density 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.

YearChange FromTo
1300 +36.4% 11.01 15.01
1600 +30.8% 13.01 17.01
1400 -26.7% 15.01 11.01

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 8 8 8 1
1100s 9 9 9 1
1200s 11.01 11.01 11.01 1
1300s 15.01 15.01 15.01 1
1400s 11.01 11.01 11.01 1
1500s 13.01 13.01 13.01 1
1600s 17.01 17.01 17.01 1
1700s 16.01 16.01 16.01 1
1710s 18.07 18.07 18.07 1
1720s 18.57 18.57 18.57 1
1730s 19.08 19.08 19.08 1
1740s 19.61 19.61 19.61 1
1750s 20.16 20.16 20.16 1
1760s 20.72 20.72 20.72 1
1770s 21.29 21.29 21.29 1
1780s 21.88 21.88 21.88 1
1790s 22.49 22.49 22.49 1
1800s 23.32 23.01 23.64 10
1810s 24.03 23.71 24.36 10
1820s 25.17 24.47 25.92 10
1830s 26.89 26.1 27.71 10
1840s 28.74 27.89 29.6 10
1850s 30.47 29.77 31.14 10
1860s 31.8 31.28 32.31 10
1870s 33.01 32.43 33.61 10
1880s 34.54 33.76 35.35 10
1890s 36.26 35.52 37.01 10
1900s 38.31 37.2 39.47 10
1910s 40.97 39.74 42.23 10
1920s 44.46 42.57 46.45 10
1930s 48.96 46.91 51.06 10
1940s 53.59 51.52 55.68 10
1950s 58.06 56.18 60.31 10
1960s 63.9 60.84 67.03 10
1970s 71.13 67.66 74.5 10
1980s 76.89 75.12 78.1 10
1990s 79.91 78.21 81.67 10
2000s 87.41 82.08 93.32 10
2010s 93.9 93.42 94.92 10
2020s 95.66 95.41 95.87 10
2030s 94.42 93.48 95.27 10
2040s 91.89 90.33 93.23 10
2050s 87.63 85.09 89.91 10
2060s 81.57 78.72 84.47 10
2070s 75.68 73.5 78.11 10
2080s 71.46 69.92 73.09 10
2090s 68.13 66.64 69.59 10
2100s 66.29 66.29 66.29 1

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  2. 152 China 67.46 compare
  3. 153 Mexico 67 compare
  4. 155 Solomon Islands 66.07 compare
  5. 156 Dominica 65.52 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Spain?
Population density in Spain was 66.29 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 95.87 in 2023.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1000.
How does Spain rank for population density?
Spain ranks 154th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population density
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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