Population in Spain
Spain: Population was 47.91 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population in Spain, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Spain recorded 47.91 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in Spain peaked at 47.91 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.08 million people, in 1950.
That places Spain 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.02 million people | 28.08 million people | 30.14 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.93 million people | 30.40 million people | 33.50 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.55 million people | 33.81 million people | 37.23 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.43 million people | 37.54 million people | 39.03 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.94 million people | 39.09 million people | 40.81 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.68 million people | 41.02 million people | 46.64 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.93 million people | 46.68 million people | 47.44 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.79 million people | 47.68 million people | 47.91 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More population data for Spain
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.24 million people (2100)
- Population density 66.29 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.1 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 429,333 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.1 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.1 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in Spain?
- Population in Spain was 47.91 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 47.91 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.08 million people in 1950.
- How does Spain rank for population?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.