Population growth rate in Spain
Spain: Population growth rate was -0.536 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.536
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
157th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.92
in 2007
All-time low
-0.803
in 2064
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Spain, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded -0.536 for population growth rate in 2100.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Spain peaked at 1.92 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.803, in 2064.
That places Spain 157th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.0606 | — |
| 1800 | 0.2853 | -570.7% |
| 1900 | 0.5372 | +88.3% |
| 1905 | 0.6728 | +25.2% |
| 1910 | 0.6713 | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.6691 | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.7996 | +19.5% |
| 1925 | 0.9915 | +24.0% |
| 1930 | 0.9708 | -2.1% |
| 1935 | 0.9405 | -3.1% |
| 1940 | 0.9068 | -3.6% |
| 1945 | 0.8574 | -5.4% |
| 1950 | 0.438 | -48.9% |
| 1951 | 0.541 | +23.5% |
| 1952 | 0.809 | +49.5% |
| 1953 | 0.781 | -3.5% |
| 1954 | 0.785 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.816 | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 0.786 | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.886 | +12.7% |
| 1958 | 0.996 | +12.4% |
| 1959 | 0.945 | -5.1% |
| 1960 | 0.802 | -15.1% |
| 1961 | 1.13 | +40.4% |
| 1962 | 1.08 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 1.1 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 1.12 | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 1.08 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 1.09 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.03 | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.934 | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.943 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.08 | +15.1% |
| 1972 | 1.14 | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 1.08 | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 1.39 | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 1.05 | -24.3% |
| 1976 | 1.06 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.926 | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.83 | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 0.814 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.648 | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 0.588 | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.493 | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 0.468 | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.382 | -18.4% |
| 1986 | 0.313 | -18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.287 | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.229 | -20.2% |
| 1989 | 0.168 | -26.6% |
| 1990 | 0.116 | -31.0% |
| 1991 | 0.48 | +313.8% |
| 1992 | 0.631 | +31.5% |
| 1993 | 0.539 | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 0.503 | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.468 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.452 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.473 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.483 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.477 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.534 | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.564 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.89 | +234.4% |
| 2003 | 1.68 | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 1.72 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.61 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.72 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.92 | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | -36.9% |
| 2009 | 0.512 | -57.8% |
| 2010 | 0.367 | -28.3% |
| 2011 | 0.305 | -16.9% |
| 2012 | -0.219 | -171.8% |
| 2013 | -0.455 | +107.8% |
| 2014 | -0.144 | -68.4% |
| 2015 | -0.012 | -91.7% |
| 2016 | 0.222 | -1950.0% |
| 2017 | 0.358 | +61.3% |
| 2018 | 0.596 | +66.5% |
| 2019 | 0.851 | +42.8% |
| 2020 | 0.178 | -79.1% |
| 2021 | 0.058 | -67.4% |
| 2022 | 0.33 | +469.0% |
| 2023 | 0.018 | -94.5% |
| 2024 | -0.022 | -222.2% |
| 2025 | -0.064 | +190.9% |
| 2026 | -0.1 | +56.2% |
| 2027 | -0.103 | +3.0% |
| 2028 | -0.122 | +18.4% |
| 2029 | -0.141 | +15.6% |
| 2030 | -0.174 | +23.4% |
| 2031 | -0.192 | +10.3% |
| 2032 | -0.187 | -2.6% |
| 2033 | -0.19 | +1.6% |
| 2034 | -0.198 | +4.2% |
| 2035 | -0.217 | +9.6% |
| 2036 | -0.228 | +5.1% |
| 2037 | -0.234 | +2.6% |
| 2038 | -0.238 | +1.7% |
| 2039 | -0.256 | +7.6% |
| 2040 | -0.271 | +5.9% |
| 2041 | -0.282 | +4.1% |
| 2042 | -0.302 | +7.1% |
| 2043 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 2044 | -0.336 | +11.3% |
| 2045 | -0.365 | +8.6% |
| 2046 | -0.381 | +4.4% |
| 2047 | -0.405 | +6.3% |
| 2048 | -0.421 | +4.0% |
| 2049 | -0.47 | +11.6% |
| 2050 | -0.472 | +0.4% |
| 2051 | -0.493 | +4.4% |
| 2052 | -0.545 | +10.5% |
| 2053 | -0.586 | +7.5% |
| 2054 | -0.596 | +1.7% |
| 2055 | -0.62 | +4.0% |
| 2056 | -0.685 | +10.5% |
| 2057 | -0.689 | +0.6% |
| 2058 | -0.694 | +0.7% |
| 2059 | -0.727 | +4.8% |
| 2060 | -0.737 | +1.4% |
| 2061 | -0.776 | +5.3% |
| 2062 | -0.79 | +1.8% |
| 2063 | -0.785 | -0.6% |
| 2064 | -0.803 | +2.3% |
| 2065 | -0.785 | -2.2% |
| 2066 | -0.79 | +0.6% |
| 2067 | -0.781 | -1.1% |
| 2068 | -0.789 | +1.0% |
| 2069 | -0.766 | -2.9% |
| 2070 | -0.772 | +0.8% |
| 2071 | -0.744 | -3.6% |
| 2072 | -0.745 | +0.1% |
| 2073 | -0.716 | -3.9% |
| 2074 | -0.703 | -1.8% |
| 2075 | -0.669 | -4.8% |
| 2076 | -0.646 | -3.4% |
| 2077 | -0.612 | -5.3% |
| 2078 | -0.583 | -4.7% |
| 2079 | -0.572 | -1.9% |
| 2080 | -0.547 | -4.4% |
| 2081 | -0.533 | -2.6% |
| 2082 | -0.507 | -4.9% |
| 2083 | -0.505 | -0.4% |
| 2084 | -0.489 | -3.2% |
| 2085 | -0.483 | -1.2% |
| 2086 | -0.464 | -3.9% |
| 2087 | -0.46 | -0.9% |
| 2088 | -0.474 | +3.0% |
| 2089 | -0.483 | +1.9% |
| 2090 | -0.477 | -1.2% |
| 2091 | -0.46 | -3.6% |
| 2092 | -0.457 | -0.7% |
| 2093 | -0.463 | +1.3% |
| 2094 | -0.467 | +0.9% |
| 2095 | -0.483 | +3.4% |
| 2096 | -0.478 | -1.0% |
| 2097 | -0.501 | +4.8% |
| 2098 | -0.513 | +2.4% |
| 2099 | -0.521 | +1.6% |
| 2100 | -0.536 | +2.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's -0.536 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 1.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Spain's -0.536 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1950.0% | -0.012 | 0.222 |
| 1800 | +570.7% | -0.0606 | 0.2853 |
| 2022 | +469.0% | 0.058 | 0.33 |
| 1991 | +313.8% | 0.116 | 0.48 |
| 2002 | +234.4% | 0.564 | 1.89 |
| 2024 | -222.2% | 0.018 | -0.022 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.0606 | -0.0606 | -0.0606 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2853 | 0.2853 | 0.2853 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.605 | 0.5372 | 0.6728 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.6702 | 0.6691 | 0.6713 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.8955 | 0.7996 | 0.9915 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.9556 | 0.9405 | 0.9708 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.8821 | 0.8574 | 0.9068 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.7783 | 0.438 | 0.996 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 0.802 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 | 0.83 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.439 | 0.168 | 0.814 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4622 | 0.116 | 0.631 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 | 0.512 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1869 | -0.455 | 0.851 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 | -0.141 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.2114 | -0.256 | -0.174 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.3535 | -0.47 | -0.271 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.6107 | -0.727 | -0.472 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.7802 | -0.803 | -0.737 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.6762 | -0.772 | -0.572 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.4945 | -0.547 | -0.46 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.482 | -0.521 | -0.457 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.536 | -0.536 | -0.536 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Spain?
- Population growth rate in Spain was -0.536 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 in 2007.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.803 in 2064.
- How does Spain rank for population growth rate?
- Spain ranks 157th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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