Spain Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Spain vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Spain	World
1960	29.4	22.5
1961	29.6	22.5
1962	29.7	22.4
1963	29.9	22.2
1964	30.1	22
1965	30.2	21.8
1966	30.3	21.7
1967	30.4	21.6
1968	30.4	21.5
1969	30.2	21.5
1970	30.1	21.4
1971	30.1	21.4
1972	30	21.5
1973	30	21.5
1974	30	21.6
1975	30	21.7
1976	30.1	21.9
1977	30.2	22
1978	30.4	22.2
1979	30.6	22.3
1980	30.7	22.5
1981	30.9	22.6
1982	31.1	22.7
1983	31.4	22.9
1984	31.6	23
1985	31.9	23.2
1986	32.2	23.3
1987	32.5	23.4
1988	32.9	23.6
1989	33.2	23.8
1990	33.6	23.9
1991	33.9	24.1
1992	34.2	24.3
1993	34.6	24.5
1994	34.9	24.7
1995	35.3	25
1996	35.7	25.2
1997	36.2	25.4
1998	36.6	25.7
1999	37	25.9
2000	37.4	26.1
2001	37.8	26.3
2002	38.1	26.5
2003	38.3	26.7
2004	38.5	27
2005	38.8	27.2
2006	39	27.4
2007	39.2	27.6
2008	39.4	27.8
2009	39.8	28
2010	40.2	28.2
2011	40.6	28.4
2012	41.1	28.6
2013	41.7	28.9
2014	42.2	29.1
2015	42.7	29.3
2016	43.1	29.5
2017	43.5	29.8
2018	43.8	30
2019	44.1	30.3
2020	44.5	30.6
2021	44.9	30.8
2022	45.4	31
2023	45.9	31.3
2024	46.4	31.6
2025	46.8	31.9
2026	47.3	32.1
2027	47.8	32.3
2028	48.2	32.6
2029	48.6	32.8
2030	49	33
2031	49.4	33.2
2032	49.8	33.4
2033	50.2	33.6
2034	50.5	33.8
2035	50.8	34
2036	51.1	34.2
2037	51.4	34.4
2038	51.6	34.6
2039	51.8	34.8
2040	52	35
2041	52.2	35.2
2042	52.4	35.4
2043	52.5	35.6
2044	52.6	35.8
2045	52.7	36
2046	52.8	36.2
2047	52.8	36.4
2048	52.8	36.6
2049	52.8	36.8
2050	52.8	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Spain was 29.4 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 46.4 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 21st for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Spain ranks 7th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Spain is expected to increase to around 52.8 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Spain demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Spain
	Male	Female
0-4	1.85%	1.75%
5-9	2.24%	2.11%
10-14	2.56%	2.41%
15-19	2.75%	2.6%
20-24	2.66%	2.51%
25-29	2.63%	2.53%
30-34	2.86%	2.79%
35-39	3.1%	3.08%
40-44	3.67%	3.62%
45-49	4.25%	4.13%
50-54	4.07%	4%
55-59	3.83%	3.89%
60-64	3.38%	3.58%
65-69	2.78%	3.05%
70-74	2.22%	2.57%
75-79	1.86%	2.33%
80+	2.38%	3.95%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Spain has low demographic potential with 34.2% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 189/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Spain			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	55.3%	42.6%	12.7%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	55.6%	42.7%	13%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	56%	42.8%	13.2%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	56.1%	42.8%	13.3%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	56.2%	42.8%	13.4%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	56.9%	43.2%	13.7%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	57.7%	43.6%	14.1%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	58.3%	43.9%	14.4%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	58.9%	44.1%	14.7%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	59.4%	44.4%	15%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	59.9%	44.6%	15.4%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	60.3%	44.6%	15.7%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	60.5%	44.6%	15.9%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	60.6%	44.4%	16.2%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	60.5%	44.2%	16.3%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	60.3%	43.8%	16.5%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	60.4%	43.6%	16.8%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	60.3%	43.3%	17%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	60.1%	42.9%	17.2%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	59.6%	42.2%	17.5%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	59%	41.4%	17.7%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	58.2%	40.3%	17.8%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	57.1%	39.1%	18%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	56.1%	38%	18.1%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	55.1%	36.9%	18.2%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	54.1%	35.7%	18.4%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	53.3%	34.5%	18.7%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	52.5%	33.4%	19.1%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	51.7%	32.2%	19.5%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	50.9%	31%	19.9%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	50%	29.7%	20.3%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	49.1%	28.4%	20.7%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	48.3%	27.3%	21%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	47.6%	26.3%	21.3%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	46.9%	25.3%	21.6%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	46.4%	24.3%	22%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	46%	23.5%	22.5%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	45.8%	22.9%	22.9%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	45.7%	22.3%	23.3%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	45.6%	21.9%	23.7%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	45.7%	21.6%	24.1%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	45.9%	21.4%	24.5%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	46%	21.3%	24.7%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	45.7%	21.2%	24.5%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	45.2%	21.1%	24.1%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	45%	21%	24%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	45.1%	21.1%	24%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	45%	21.2%	23.8%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	45.2%	21.3%	23.9%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	45.8%	21.6%	24.2%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	46.7%	21.9%	24.8%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	47.4%	22.1%	25.3%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	48.2%	22.3%	25.9%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	49.1%	22.5%	26.6%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	49.9%	22.6%	27.4%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	50.5%	22.6%	27.9%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	50.8%	22.5%	28.3%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	51.1%	22.4%	28.7%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	51.2%	22.2%	29%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	51.1%	21.8%	29.3%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	51%	21.4%	29.5%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	50.9%	21%	29.9%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	51%	20.5%	30.5%	54%	39%	15%
2023	51.3%	20.1%	31.3%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	51.7%	19.6%	32.1%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Spain increased from 45.2% to 51.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Spain working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Spain	World
1960	64.4%	57.6%
1961	64.3%	57.5%
1962	64.1%	57.4%
1963	64.1%	57.2%
1964	64%	57%
1965	63.7%	56.9%
1966	63.4%	56.8%
1967	63.2%	56.9%
1968	62.9%	56.9%
1969	62.7%	56.9%
1970	62.5%	57%
1971	62.4%	57.1%
1972	62.3%	57.2%
1973	62.3%	57.3%
1974	62.3%	57.3%
1975	62.4%	57.4%
1976	62.4%	57.5%
1977	62.4%	57.7%
1978	62.5%	58%
1979	62.6%	58.4%
1980	62.9%	58.7%
1981	63.2%	59%
1982	63.7%	59.3%
1983	64.1%	59.6%
1984	64.5%	59.9%
1985	64.9%	60.1%
1986	65.2%	60.4%
1987	65.6%	60.5%
1988	65.9%	60.7%
1989	66.3%	60.8%
1990	66.7%	60.9%
1991	67.1%	61%
1992	67.4%	61.1%
1993	67.8%	61.2%
1994	68.1%	61.3%
1995	68.3%	61.5%
1996	68.5%	61.7%
1997	68.6%	61.9%
1998	68.6%	62.2%
1999	68.7%	62.5%
2000	68.6%	62.8%
2001	68.5%	63.1%
2002	68.5%	63.4%
2003	68.6%	63.7%
2004	68.9%	64%
2005	68.9%	64.3%
2006	68.9%	64.5%
2007	69%	64.7%
2008	68.9%	64.9%
2009	68.6%	65%
2010	68.2%	65.1%
2011	67.8%	65.2%
2012	67.5%	65.2%
2013	67.1%	65.2%
2014	66.7%	65.2%
2015	66.5%	65.1%
2016	66.3%	65.1%
2017	66.2%	65%
2018	66.1%	64.9%
2019	66.2%	64.9%
2020	66.2%	64.8%
2021	66.3%	64.9%
2022	66.2%	64.9%
2023	66.1%	65%
2024	65.9%	65.1%
2025	65.7%	65.2%
2026	65.5%	65.3%
2027	65.2%	65.4%
2028	64.9%	65.4%
2029	64.5%	65.4%
2030	64%	65.4%
2031	63.6%	65.4%
2032	63.1%	65.4%
2033	62.6%	65.4%
2034	62%	65.3%
2035	61.4%	65.2%
2036	60.7%	65%
2037	60.1%	64.9%
2038	59.4%	64.7%
2039	58.7%	64.6%
2040	57.9%	64.5%
2041	57.2%	64.4%
2042	56.4%	64.3%
2043	55.7%	64.2%
2044	55%	64.1%
2045	54.4%	63.9%
2046	53.9%	63.8%
2047	53.4%	63.7%
2048	53%	63.6%
2049	52.7%	63.4%
2050	52.4%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Spain changed from 68.9% to 65.9% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Spain	World
1960	27.4%	37.4%
1961	27.4%	37.5%
1962	27.4%	37.6%
1963	27.4%	37.8%
1964	27.4%	38%
1965	27.5%	38%
1966	27.6%	38%
1967	27.7%	38%
1968	27.8%	37.9%
1969	27.8%	37.8%
1970	27.9%	37.7%
1971	27.8%	37.6%
1972	27.8%	37.5%
1973	27.7%	37.3%
1974	27.5%	37.2%
1975	27.3%	37.1%
1976	27.2%	36.9%
1977	27%	36.7%
1978	26.8%	36.3%
1979	26.4%	35.9%
1980	26%	35.5%
1981	25.5%	35.2%
1982	24.9%	34.9%
1983	24.4%	34.6%
1984	23.8%	34.3%
1985	23.2%	34%
1986	22.5%	33.8%
1987	21.9%	33.6%
1988	21.2%	33.4%
1989	20.5%	33.2%
1990	19.8%	33%
1991	19.1%	32.9%
1992	18.4%	32.7%
1993	17.8%	32.5%
1994	17.2%	32.3%
1995	16.6%	32.1%
1996	16.1%	31.8%
1997	15.7%	31.5%
1998	15.3%	31.1%
1999	15%	30.8%
2000	14.8%	30.4%
2001	14.7%	30%
2002	14.6%	29.6%
2003	14.5%	29.2%
2004	14.5%	28.8%
2005	14.5%	28.5%
2006	14.5%	28.1%
2007	14.6%	27.9%
2008	14.7%	27.6%
2009	14.8%	27.5%
2010	14.9%	27.3%
2011	15%	27.1%
2012	15.1%	27%
2013	15.1%	26.9%
2014	15.1%	26.8%
2015	15%	26.6%
2016	14.9%	26.5%
2017	14.8%	26.4%
2018	14.7%	26.2%
2019	14.4%	26%
2020	14.2%	25.8%
2021	13.9%	25.6%
2022	13.6%	25.3%
2023	13.3%	25%
2024	12.9%	24.7%
2025	12.6%	24.4%
2026	12.3%	24.1%
2027	12.1%	23.8%
2028	11.8%	23.4%
2029	11.6%	23.1%
2030	11.4%	22.8%
2031	11.2%	22.6%
2032	11%	22.3%
2033	10.9%	22.1%
2034	10.8%	21.9%
2035	10.7%	21.7%
2036	10.7%	21.6%
2037	10.7%	21.5%
2038	10.8%	21.4%
2039	10.8%	21.3%
2040	10.8%	21.2%
2041	10.9%	21.1%
2042	11%	21%
2043	11%	21%
2044	11.1%	20.9%
2045	11.2%	20.8%
2046	11.3%	20.7%
2047	11.3%	20.7%
2048	11.4%	20.6%
2049	11.5%	20.5%
2050	11.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Spain decreased from 14.5% to 12.9% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Spain	World
1960	8.16%	4.97%
1961	8.33%	4.99%
1962	8.46%	5.01%
1963	8.53%	5.02%
1964	8.58%	5.04%
1965	8.74%	5.08%
1966	8.94%	5.12%
1967	9.1%	5.16%
1968	9.27%	5.2%
1969	9.43%	5.24%
1970	9.61%	5.28%
1971	9.78%	5.32%
1972	9.92%	5.37%
1973	10.1%	5.42%
1974	10.2%	5.47%
1975	10.3%	5.53%
1976	10.4%	5.59%
1977	10.6%	5.65%
1978	10.8%	5.71%
1979	10.9%	5.77%
1980	11.1%	5.81%
1981	11.3%	5.81%
1982	11.4%	5.8%
1983	11.6%	5.79%
1984	11.7%	5.8%
1985	12%	5.82%
1986	12.2%	5.86%
1987	12.5%	5.91%
1988	12.9%	5.95%
1989	13.2%	6.01%
1990	13.5%	6.07%
1991	13.9%	6.14%
1992	14.1%	6.21%
1993	14.4%	6.29%
1994	14.7%	6.37%
1995	15.1%	6.45%
1996	15.4%	6.53%
1997	15.7%	6.61%
1998	16%	6.68%
1999	16.3%	6.76%
2000	16.5%	6.84%
2001	16.8%	6.92%
2002	16.9%	7.01%
2003	16.8%	7.1%
2004	16.6%	7.18%
2005	16.5%	7.26%
2006	16.5%	7.34%
2007	16.4%	7.41%
2008	16.4%	7.47%
2009	16.6%	7.52%
2010	16.9%	7.58%
2011	17.2%	7.66%
2012	17.5%	7.78%
2013	17.9%	7.92%
2014	18.3%	8.08%
2015	18.5%	8.26%
2016	18.8%	8.45%
2017	19%	8.65%
2018	19.2%	8.88%
2019	19.4%	9.1%
2020	19.6%	9.33%
2021	19.8%	9.53%
2022	20.2%	9.74%
2023	20.7%	9.98%
2024	21.1%	10.2%
2025	21.6%	10.4%
2026	22.2%	10.6%
2027	22.7%	10.8%
2028	23.3%	11.1%
2029	23.9%	11.5%
2030	24.6%	11.7%
2031	25.3%	12%
2032	25.9%	12.3%
2033	26.6%	12.6%
2034	27.2%	12.8%
2035	27.9%	13.1%
2036	28.5%	13.4%
2037	29.2%	13.7%
2038	29.9%	13.9%
2039	30.5%	14.1%
2040	31.2%	14.3%
2041	31.9%	14.5%
2042	32.6%	14.7%
2043	33.3%	14.9%
2044	33.8%	15%
2045	34.4%	15.2%
2046	34.9%	15.4%
2047	35.3%	15.7%
2048	35.6%	15.9%
2049	35.8%	16.1%
2050	36.1%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Spain increased from 16.6% to 21.1% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.