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Spain

Population

47,835,990

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
34th
Share of world
0.58%
Annual change
−39,1650.05%

Population of Spain

20M40M60M80M100M95% prediction intervalPeak202647.8M2050 projection44.9M↓ 6% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 47,835,990. 2050 projection: 44,928,558.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Spain. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202647,850,7930.05%34
202547,889,9580.09%32
202047,679,4890.52%30
201947,435,1190.73%30
201847,092,8210.48%30
201746,868,5960.29%30
201546,683,6860.07%30
201046,840,4711.28%27
200543,958,8851.39%28
200041,019,7740.48%28

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Madrid is home to 3,543,630 people, 7.41% of Spain's population.

City population3M1M500K
Madrid 3.5MBarcelona 1.7MValencia 850.5KZaragoza 696.0KSevilla 689.5KMalaga 603.5KMurcia 483.8KPalma 437.8KAlacant/Alicante 372.8K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Madrid3.5M7.41%
2Barcelona1.7M3.65%
3Valencia850.5K1.78%
4Zaragoza696.0K1.45%
5Sevilla689.5K1.44%
6Malaga603.5K1.26%
7Murcia483.8K1.01%
8Palma437.8K0.92%
9Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las382.1K0.80%
10Alacant/Alicante372.8K0.78%

Spain by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Spain is home to an estimated 47,835,990 people, the 34th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Spain has a net population change of approximately -131 people per day, driven by 896 births, 1,261 deaths, and net immigration of 234 people.
Share of world
Spain makes up 0.58% of the world's population and 6.44% of Europe's.
Density
95.8 people per km² of land (248.1 per mi²), ranking 122nd among countries and territories.
Urban living
80.51% of people live in urban areas.

Spain Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 3,542100+ years, female: 14,11795–99 years, male: 37,86095–99 years, female: 108,55290–94 years, male: 171,11990–94 years, female: 363,20285–89 years, male: 351,13285–89 years, female: 584,32480–84 years, male: 645,75780–84 years, female: 897,55075–79 years, male: 907,90775–79 years, female: 1,134,12270–74 years, male: 1,114,02670–74 years, female: 1,283,29465–69 years, male: 1,421,81165–69 years, female: 1,566,66660–64 years, male: 1,703,94860–64 years, female: 1,784,26755–59 years, male: 1,853,28755–59 years, female: 1,869,67250–54 years, male: 2,001,83050–54 years, female: 1,955,25945–49 years, male: 1,962,22445–49 years, female: 1,919,10340–44 years, male: 1,612,03540–44 years, female: 1,600,37035–39 years, male: 1,424,15635–39 years, female: 1,410,65730–34 years, male: 1,309,77030–34 years, female: 1,277,24325–29 years, male: 1,266,80625–29 years, female: 1,208,43020–24 years, male: 1,336,67920–24 years, female: 1,271,94115–19 years, male: 1,326,37515–19 years, female: 1,252,40710–14 years, male: 1,174,70510–14 years, female: 1,108,6875–9 years, male: 984,1285–9 years, female: 933,9690–4 years, male: 873,2330–4 years, female: 824,640100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4500K500K1M1M1.5M1.5M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

47.3 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

84.1 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.07%

Female

50.93%

Life expectancy 81.4Life expectancy 86.7

Ethnicity

84.8%

Spanish

  • Spanish84.8%
  • Other12.3%
  • Moroccan1.7%
  • Romanian1.2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

data represent population by country of birth

Religion

56%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic56%
  • non-believer19.5%
  • Atheist19%
  • Other2.8%
  • Unspecified2.8%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Spain United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. GeoNames - Locations used in the city population map.
  5. National Statistical Office
  6. National Statistical Office