Share of people living: total population … degree in Spain
Spain: Share of people living: total population … degree was 50.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Spain, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Spain stood at 50.2.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Spain peaked at 59 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2004.
Spain ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of people living: total population … degree in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30 | — |
| 2005 | 45.9 | +53.0% |
| 2006 | 53 | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 54.8 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 57.3 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 59 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 58.4 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 51.7 | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 53.9 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 53.1 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 51.7 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 52.8 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 51.7 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 52.2 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 51.5 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 51.1 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 47.6 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 54.7 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 54.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.3 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 51.4 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 50.2 | -2.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 50.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Spain's 50.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.8, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people living: total population … degree 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +53.0% | 30 | 45.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50 | 30 | 59 | 6 |
| 2010s | 52.81 | 51.1 | 58.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.98 | 47.6 | 54.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 6 United Kingdom 50.5 compare
- 6 United Kingdom 50.5 compare
- 9 Belgium 39.4 compare
- 10 Luxembourg 38.8 compare
- 11 Norway 36.2 compare
More population data for Spain
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6358 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 44,220 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1636 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.536 (2100)
- Population density 66.29 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.24 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Spain?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Spain was 50.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 59 in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of?
- Spain ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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