Spain is a high-income country with a population of 48.8M people. The capital and largest city is Madrid, with 3.42M residents. Spain shares land borders with Portugal, France, Andorra and Morocco.
Spain ranks 14/197 by GDP ($1.72T) and 31/197 by GDP per capita ($35,297). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
Spain
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
48786181
|
32/197 |
| GDP |
$1.72T
2024 |
14/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$35,297
2024 |
31/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$56,926
2024 |
33/197 |
| Government debt |
$1.75T
2024 |
11/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
100.6%
2025 |
22/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$35,940
2024 |
19/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$24,195
2025 |
32/197 |
| Land area | 192,934 sq mi | 51/197 |
| Population density | 253 ppl/mi² | 95/197 |
| Fertility rate | 1.12 | 189/196 |
| Median age | 46.4 years | 7/196 |
| Life expectancy | 84 years | 10/197 |
Spain trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $12,424,514,014 |
| 1961 | $14,238,126,760 |
| 1962 | $16,609,632,791 |
| 1963 | $19,631,714,760 |
| 1964 | $21,966,876,027 |
| 1965 | $25,479,619,607 |
| 1966 | $29,559,436,183 |
| 1967 | $32,570,905,397 |
| 1968 | $32,394,326,464 |
| 1969 | $37,090,689,288 |
| 1970 | $40,963,715,237 |
| 1971 | $46,586,119,760 |
| 1972 | $59,090,176,029 |
| 1973 | $78,583,355,226 |
| 1974 | $97,204,522,642 |
| 1975 | $114,695,060,870 |
| 1976 | $118,422,534,195 |
| 1977 | $132,354,665,936 |
| 1978 | $160,484,969,618 |
| 1979 | $214,448,666,336 |
| 1980 | $232,600,556,974 |
| 1981 | $202,663,023,968 |
| 1982 | $195,856,752,991 |
| 1983 | $170,829,074,246 |
| 1984 | $171,979,977,230 |
| 1985 | $180,664,322,896 |
| 1986 | $251,141,555,186 |
| 1987 | $318,520,253,335 |
| 1988 | $375,891,716,898 |
| 1989 | $414,460,794,097 |
| 1990 | $536,175,326,477 |
| 1991 | $576,753,902,322 |
| 1992 | $630,465,353,486 |
| 1993 | $524,700,572,624 |
| 1994 | $530,183,651,720 |
| 1995 | $614,170,002,669 |
| 1996 | $642,251,412,058 |
| 1997 | $589,739,772,727 |
| 1998 | $618,731,484,575 |
| 1999 | $634,394,904,387 |
| 2000 | $598,102,854,756 |
| 2001 | $627,798,682,379 |
| 2002 | $708,938,227,244 |
| 2003 | $907,963,217,058 |
| 2004 | $1,069,829,382,515 |
| 2005 | $1,154,667,551,776 |
| 2006 | $1,261,846,683,275 |
| 2007 | $1,476,746,276,855 |
| 2008 | $1,636,115,447,613 |
| 2009 | $1,496,587,590,848 |
| 2010 | $1,427,989,078,917 |
| 2011 | $1,487,568,659,241 |
| 2012 | $1,330,994,811,670 |
| 2013 | $1,362,186,923,158 |
| 2014 | $1,380,244,561,362 |
| 2015 | $1,206,164,777,553 |
| 2016 | $1,243,015,667,917 |
| 2017 | $1,321,754,088,819 |
| 2018 | $1,431,642,809,327 |
| 2019 | $1,403,496,387,686 |
| 2020 | $1,289,783,836,971 |
| 2021 | $1,461,244,901,853 |
| 2022 | $1,446,498,147,749 |
| 2023 | $1,620,090,734,957 |
| 2024 | $1,722,745,978,335 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $408 |
| 1961 | $463 |
| 1962 | $535 |
| 1963 | $627 |
| 1964 | $695 |
| 1965 | $797 |
| 1966 | $916 |
| 1967 | $997 |
| 1968 | $978 |
| 1969 | $1,109 |
| 1970 | $1,211 |
| 1971 | $1,361 |
| 1972 | $1,708 |
| 1973 | $2,246 |
| 1974 | $2,748 |
| 1975 | $3,208 |
| 1976 | $3,277 |
| 1977 | $3,625 |
| 1978 | $4,353 |
| 1979 | $5,766 |
| 1980 | $6,204 |
| 1981 | $5,367 |
| 1982 | $5,156 |
| 1983 | $4,475 |
| 1984 | $4,487 |
| 1985 | $4,696 |
| 1986 | $6,509 |
| 1987 | $8,234 |
| 1988 | $9,696 |
| 1989 | $10,674 |
| 1990 | $13,795 |
| 1991 | $14,801 |
| 1992 | $16,101 |
| 1993 | $13,330 |
| 1994 | $13,406 |
| 1995 | $15,461 |
| 1996 | $16,101 |
| 1997 | $14,722 |
| 1998 | $15,382 |
| 1999 | $15,708 |
| 2000 | $14,743 |
| 2001 | $15,368 |
| 2002 | $17,111 |
| 2003 | $21,522 |
| 2004 | $24,925 |
| 2005 | $26,451 |
| 2006 | $28,422 |
| 2007 | $32,652 |
| 2008 | $35,603 |
| 2009 | $32,280 |
| 2010 | $30,659 |
| 2011 | $31,825 |
| 2012 | $28,456 |
| 2013 | $29,229 |
| 2014 | $29,708 |
| 2015 | $25,982 |
| 2016 | $26,756 |
| 2017 | $28,381 |
| 2018 | $30,602 |
| 2019 | $29,787 |
| 2020 | $27,234 |
| 2021 | $30,799 |
| 2022 | $30,270 |
| 2023 | $33,509 |
| 2024 | $35,297 |
Spain's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 61.8 |
| 1951 | 61.5 |
| 1952 | 64.8 |
| 1953 | 65.7 |
| 1954 | 66.9 |
| 1955 | 66.7 |
| 1956 | 66.8 |
| 1957 | 66.6 |
| 1958 | 68.8 |
| 1959 | 68.7 |
| 1960 | 69.2 |
| 1961 | 69.6 |
| 1962 | 69.6 |
| 1963 | 69.8 |
| 1964 | 70.5 |
| 1965 | 70.9 |
| 1966 | 71.2 |
| 1967 | 71.3 |
| 1968 | 71.7 |
| 1969 | 71.1 |
| 1970 | 72.1 |
| 1971 | 71.7 |
| 1972 | 73 |
| 1973 | 72.7 |
| 1974 | 73.1 |
| 1975 | 73.5 |
| 1976 | 73.8 |
| 1977 | 74.3 |
| 1978 | 74.5 |
| 1979 | 75 |
| 1980 | 75.5 |
| 1981 | 75.7 |
| 1982 | 76.3 |
| 1983 | 76.1 |
| 1984 | 76.5 |
| 1985 | 76.4 |
| 1986 | 76.7 |
| 1987 | 77 |
| 1988 | 76.9 |
| 1989 | 77 |
| 1990 | 77 |
| 1991 | 77.1 |
| 1992 | 77.6 |
| 1993 | 77.7 |
| 1994 | 78.1 |
| 1995 | 78.2 |
| 1996 | 78.3 |
| 1997 | 78.9 |
| 1998 | 78.9 |
| 1999 | 78.9 |
| 2000 | 79.4 |
| 2001 | 79.7 |
| 2002 | 79.8 |
| 2003 | 79.7 |
| 2004 | 80.3 |
| 2005 | 80.3 |
| 2006 | 81 |
| 2007 | 81 |
| 2008 | 81.3 |
| 2009 | 81.6 |
| 2010 | 82 |
| 2011 | 82.2 |
| 2012 | 82.2 |
| 2013 | 82.7 |
| 2014 | 82.8 |
| 2015 | 82.6 |
| 2016 | 83 |
| 2017 | 83 |
| 2018 | 83.1 |
| 2019 | 83.5 |
| 2020 | 82.2 |
| 2021 | 83 |
| 2022 | 82.4 |
| 2023 | 83.7 |
| 2024 | 83.8 |
| 2025 | 84 |
Spain's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 30,455,000 |
| 1961 | 30,739,250 |
| 1962 | 31,023,366 |
| 1963 | 31,296,651 |
| 1964 | 31,609,195 |
| 1965 | 31,954,292 |
| 1966 | 32,283,194 |
| 1967 | 32,682,947 |
| 1968 | 33,113,134 |
| 1969 | 33,441,054 |
| 1970 | 33,814,531 |
| 1971 | 34,224,490 |
| 1972 | 34,604,469 |
| 1973 | 34,988,947 |
| 1974 | 35,373,335 |
| 1975 | 35,757,900 |
| 1976 | 36,137,812 |
| 1977 | 36,511,638 |
| 1978 | 36,864,898 |
| 1979 | 37,191,330 |
| 1980 | 37,491,165 |
| 1981 | 37,758,631 |
| 1982 | 37,986,012 |
| 1983 | 38,171,525 |
| 1984 | 38,330,364 |
| 1985 | 38,469,512 |
| 1986 | 38,584,624 |
| 1987 | 38,684,815 |
| 1988 | 38,766,939 |
| 1989 | 38,827,764 |
| 1990 | 38,867,322 |
| 1991 | 38,966,376 |
| 1992 | 39,157,685 |
| 1993 | 39,361,262 |
| 1994 | 39,549,108 |
| 1995 | 39,724,050 |
| 1996 | 39,889,852 |
| 1997 | 40,057,389 |
| 1998 | 40,223,509 |
| 1999 | 40,386,875 |
| 2000 | 40,567,864 |
| 2001 | 40,850,412 |
| 2002 | 41,431,558 |
| 2003 | 42,187,645 |
| 2004 | 42,921,895 |
| 2005 | 43,653,155 |
| 2006 | 44,397,319 |
| 2007 | 45,226,803 |
| 2008 | 45,954,106 |
| 2009 | 46,362,946 |
| 2010 | 46,576,897 |
| 2011 | 46,742,697 |
| 2012 | 46,773,055 |
| 2013 | 46,604,197 |
| 2014 | 46,460,733 |
| 2015 | 46,422,303 |
| 2016 | 46,458,139 |
| 2017 | 46,571,232 |
| 2018 | 46,782,011 |
| 2019 | 47,118,501 |
| 2020 | 47,359,424 |
| 2021 | 47,443,821 |
| 2022 | 47,786,102 |
| 2023 | 48,347,910 |
| 2024 | 48,807,137 |
Spain's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.86 |
| 1961 | 2.77 |
| 1962 | 2.8 |
| 1963 | 2.88 |
| 1964 | 3.01 |
| 1965 | 2.94 |
| 1966 | 2.91 |
| 1967 | 2.94 |
| 1968 | 2.87 |
| 1969 | 2.86 |
| 1970 | 2.84 |
| 1971 | 2.9 |
| 1972 | 2.87 |
| 1973 | 2.84 |
| 1974 | 2.88 |
| 1975 | 2.77 |
| 1976 | 2.77 |
| 1977 | 2.65 |
| 1978 | 2.54 |
| 1979 | 2.37 |
| 1980 | 2.22 |
| 1981 | 2.04 |
| 1982 | 1.94 |
| 1983 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 1.73 |
| 1985 | 1.64 |
| 1986 | 1.56 |
| 1987 | 1.49 |
| 1988 | 1.45 |
| 1989 | 1.4 |
| 1990 | 1.36 |
| 1991 | 1.33 |
| 1992 | 1.31 |
| 1993 | 1.26 |
| 1994 | 1.19 |
| 1995 | 1.16 |
| 1996 | 1.14 |
| 1997 | 1.15 |
| 1998 | 1.13 |
| 1999 | 1.17 |
| 2000 | 1.22 |
| 2001 | 1.23 |
| 2002 | 1.25 |
| 2003 | 1.3 |
| 2004 | 1.31 |
| 2005 | 1.33 |
| 2006 | 1.36 |
| 2007 | 1.38 |
| 2008 | 1.45 |
| 2009 | 1.38 |
| 2010 | 1.37 |
| 2011 | 1.34 |
| 2012 | 1.32 |
| 2013 | 1.27 |
| 2014 | 1.32 |
| 2015 | 1.33 |
| 2016 | 1.33 |
| 2017 | 1.31 |
| 2018 | 1.26 |
| 2019 | 1.23 |
| 2020 | 1.18 |
| 2021 | 1.18 |
| 2022 | 1.16 |
| 2023 | 1.12 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.4 |
| 1961 | 29.6 |
| 1962 | 29.7 |
| 1963 | 29.9 |
| 1964 | 30.1 |
| 1965 | 30.2 |
| 1966 | 30.3 |
| 1967 | 30.4 |
| 1968 | 30.4 |
| 1969 | 30.2 |
| 1970 | 30.1 |
| 1971 | 30.1 |
| 1972 | 30 |
| 1973 | 30 |
| 1974 | 30 |
| 1975 | 30 |
| 1976 | 30.1 |
| 1977 | 30.2 |
| 1978 | 30.4 |
| 1979 | 30.6 |
| 1980 | 30.7 |
| 1981 | 30.9 |
| 1982 | 31.1 |
| 1983 | 31.4 |
| 1984 | 31.6 |
| 1985 | 31.9 |
| 1986 | 32.2 |
| 1987 | 32.5 |
| 1988 | 32.9 |
| 1989 | 33.2 |
| 1990 | 33.6 |
| 1991 | 33.9 |
| 1992 | 34.2 |
| 1993 | 34.6 |
| 1994 | 34.9 |
| 1995 | 35.3 |
| 1996 | 35.7 |
| 1997 | 36.2 |
| 1998 | 36.6 |
| 1999 | 37 |
| 2000 | 37.4 |
| 2001 | 37.8 |
| 2002 | 38.1 |
| 2003 | 38.3 |
| 2004 | 38.5 |
| 2005 | 38.8 |
| 2006 | 39 |
| 2007 | 39.2 |
| 2008 | 39.4 |
| 2009 | 39.8 |
| 2010 | 40.2 |
| 2011 | 40.6 |
| 2012 | 41.1 |
| 2013 | 41.7 |
| 2014 | 42.2 |
| 2015 | 42.7 |
| 2016 | 43.1 |
| 2017 | 43.5 |
| 2018 | 43.8 |
| 2019 | 44.1 |
| 2020 | 44.5 |
| 2021 | 44.9 |
| 2022 | 45.4 |
| 2023 | 45.9 |
| 2024 | 46.4 |
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Spain: National Statistics
Finance
|
Spain
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$1.63T
2024 |
15/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
45.1%
2025 |
32/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
4.59%
2022 |
76/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.51%
2023 |
94/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
199,000
2020 |
32/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-2.69%
2025 |
82/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
11.3%
2024 |
28/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
69.1%
2024 |
29/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
19.5%
2024 |
134/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
66.3
2025 |
59/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
24.5%
2023 |
130/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.2%
2023 |
123/169 |
| Number of millionaires |
1,180,703
2024 |
12/34 |
| Percentage of millionaires |
2.96%
2024 |
14/34 |
| Number of billionaires |
34
2025 |
18/78 |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.00009%
2025 |
35/78 |
| Listed domestic companies |
277
2024 |
29/103 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$754B
2024 |
17/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$108B
2024 |
26/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$6.34B
2024 |
33/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
36,410,000
2020 |
8/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
19.8%
1998 |
37/184 |
| Banked people share |
98.4%
2024 |
17/158 |
Energy
|
Spain
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
2,294 kg
2023 |
51/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$23.2
2023 |
26/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
217.3 megatons
2023 |
27/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
4.49 tons
2023 |
57/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
68.5%
2023 |
79/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
19%
2021 |
110/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
25.2%
2023 |
18/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
77%
2023 |
23/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
5,118 kWh
2023 |
39/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
47%
2021 |
67/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
10.9%
2023 |
98/192 |
| Nuclear share |
19.9%
2023 |
14/192 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
92/195 |
Society
|
Spain
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.6%
2024 |
32/197 |
| Annual migration change |
+111,674
2024 |
18/196 |
| Urban population |
81.8%
2024 |
46/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.78 ft
2025 |
52/190 |
| Average female height |
5.31 ft
2025 |
71/190 |
| Quality of life index |
80.8
2025 |
29/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
56
2024 |
61/197 |
| Higher education index |
89
2025 |
22/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
0.69
2023 |
173/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
3.9
2019 |
176/197 |
| Visa free countries |
176
2025 |
2/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99.7%
2021 |
22/196 |
| English speaking |
22%
2023 |
100/197 |
| People using the Internet |
95.8%
2024 |
22/195 |
Health
|
Spain
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$2,911
2022 |
29/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$558
2022 |
31/191 |
| Life expectancy |
84 years
2025 |
10/197 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
4.48
2021 |
14/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
31.5 years
2023 |
7/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
3
2023 |
187/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
3.1
2023 |
174/192 |
| Obesity rate |
16.2%
2022 |
128/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
9.7%
2024 |
84/195 |
| Air quality index |
76
2025 |
49/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
28.4%
2022 |
36/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
9.16 liters
2020 |
39/186 |
Territory
|
Spain
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.34%
2025 |
51/197 |
| Land area per capita |
3,953 sq mi
2024 |
103/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
95,648 sq mi
2025 |
45/194 |
| Forest area |
71,757 sq mi
2025 |
33/196 |
| Roads length |
424,505 mi
2020 |
14/175 |
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