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Population in Liechtenstein compared to Spain: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liechtenstein was 40,197 in 2024 vs 48,807,137 people in Spain in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liechtenstein's population is 40,646 people compared to 48,786,181 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 1,200 times bigger than Liechtenstein's.
  • Liechtenstein is ranked the 190th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.0005% for Liechtenstein vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Liechtenstein has had an average growth rate of +0.76% per year vs +0.42% in Spain.
  • Since 2005, the population of Liechtenstein has increased from 34.8K people to 40.6K (17% growth), while Spain has grown from 43.7M to 48.8M (11.8% growth).
  • Liechtenstein is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 43.9K people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.7M people by 2100.

Liechtenstein vs Spain: live population counter

Liechtenstein Spain
Current population
40646
48786181
Population rank 190/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.0005% 0.59%
One net population change
1.05 days
1.14 minutes
One birth every
1.01 days
1.62 minutes
One death every
1.35 days
1.21 minutes
One migration net change every
1.77 days
4.71 minutes
Annual migration change +206 +111,674
Daily growth/decline +1 +1,258
Annual growth/decline +347 +459,227
Annual growth/decline rate +0.87% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 108/197

Liechtenstein and Spain: population history and growth rate by year chart

Liechtenstein
Population

Growth rate
Spain
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Liechtenstein Spain Liechtenstein Spain
1960 16,451 30,455,000 - -
1961 16,877 30,739,250 2.59% 0.93%
1962 17,443 31,023,366 3.35% 0.92%
1963 18,093 31,296,651 3.73% 0.88%
1964 18,755 31,609,195 3.66% 1%
1965 19,195 31,954,292 2.35% 1.09%
1966 19,610 32,283,194 2.16% 1.03%
1967 20,175 32,682,947 2.88% 1.24%
1968 20,835 33,113,134 3.27% 1.32%
1969 21,084 33,441,054 1.2% 0.99%
1970 21,140 33,814,531 0.27% 1.12%
1971 21,600 34,224,490 2.18% 1.21%
1972 22,132 34,604,469 2.46% 1.11%
1973 22,785 34,988,947 2.95% 1.11%
1974 23,451 35,373,335 2.92% 1.1%
1975 23,846 35,757,900 1.68% 1.09%
1976 24,058 36,137,812 0.89% 1.06%
1977 24,442 36,511,638 1.6% 1.03%
1978 25,028 36,864,898 2.4% 0.97%
1979 25,575 37,191,330 2.19% 0.89%
1980 25,512 37,491,165 -0.25% 0.81%
1981 25,673 37,758,631 0.63% 0.71%
1982 26,255 37,986,012 2.27% 0.6%
1983 26,446 38,171,525 0.73% 0.49%
1984 26,596 38,330,364 0.57% 0.42%
1985 26,878 38,469,512 1.06% 0.36%
1986 27,238 38,584,624 1.34% 0.3%
1987 27,557 38,684,815 1.17% 0.26%
1988 27,948 38,766,939 1.42% 0.21%
1989 28,317 38,827,764 1.32% 0.16%
1990 28,742 38,867,322 1.5% 0.1%
1991 29,209 38,966,376 1.62% 0.25%
1992 29,627 39,157,685 1.43% 0.49%
1993 30,089 39,361,262 1.56% 0.52%
1994 30,470 39,549,108 1.27% 0.48%
1995 30,776 39,724,050 1% 0.44%
1996 31,033 39,889,852 0.84% 0.42%
1997 31,232 40,057,389 0.64% 0.42%
1998 31,668 40,223,509 1.4% 0.41%
1999 32,221 40,386,875 1.75% 0.41%
2000 32,645 40,567,864 1.32% 0.45%
2001 33,194 40,850,412 1.68% 0.7%
2002 33,694 41,431,558 1.51% 1.42%
2003 34,079 42,187,645 1.14% 1.82%
2004 34,447 42,921,895 1.08% 1.74%
2005 34,753 43,653,155 0.89% 1.7%
2006 35,037 44,397,319 0.82% 1.7%
2007 35,262 45,226,803 0.64% 1.87%
2008 35,473 45,954,106 0.6% 1.61%
2009 35,742 46,362,946 0.76% 0.89%
2010 36,022 46,576,897 0.78% 0.46%
2011 36,312 46,742,697 0.81% 0.36%
2012 36,657 46,773,055 0.95% 0.06%
2013 36,984 46,604,197 0.89% -0.36%
2014 37,248 46,460,733 0.71% -0.31%
2015 37,494 46,422,303 0.66% -0.08%
2016 37,716 46,458,139 0.59% 0.08%
2017 37,962 46,571,232 0.65% 0.24%
2018 38,246 46,782,011 0.75% 0.45%
2019 38,563 47,118,501 0.83% 0.72%
2020 38,901 47,359,424 0.88% 0.51%
2021 39,182 47,443,821 0.72% 0.18%
2022 39,493 47,786,102 0.79% 0.72%
2023 39,850 48,347,910 0.9% 1.18%
2024 40,197 48,807,137 0.87% 0.95%
2025 40,457 48,786,181 0.65% -0.04%
2026 40,693 48,746,279 0.58% -0.08%
2027 40,927 48,696,847 0.57% -0.1%
2028 41,138 48,642,132 0.51% -0.11%
2029 41,342 48,578,166 0.5% -0.13%
2030 41,538 48,501,513 0.47% -0.16%
2031 41,729 48,412,854 0.46% -0.18%
2032 41,901 48,321,195 0.41% -0.19%
2033 42,058 48,230,054 0.38% -0.19%
2034 42,205 48,136,421 0.35% -0.19%
2035 42,347 48,036,650 0.34% -0.21%
2036 42,469 47,929,957 0.29% -0.22%
2037 42,576 47,819,257 0.25% -0.23%
2038 42,688 47,706,580 0.26% -0.24%
2039 42,789 47,588,878 0.24% -0.25%
2040 42,877 47,463,597 0.2% -0.26%
2041 42,957 47,332,618 0.19% -0.28%
2042 43,031 47,194,588 0.17% -0.29%
2043 43,098 47,052,293 0.16% -0.3%
2044 43,156 46,902,636 0.13% -0.32%
2045 43,202 46,738,565 0.11% -0.35%
2046 43,243 46,564,383 0.1% -0.37%
2047 43,284 46,381,681 0.09% -0.39%
2048 43,311 46,190,642 0.06% -0.41%
2049 43,335 45,985,428 0.06% -0.44%
2050 43,349 45,769,362 0.03% -0.47%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Liechtenstein increased by 2,741 people (a 7.89% growth), while Spain gained 2,769,148 people (a 6.34% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Liechtenstein gained 3,152 (a 8.41% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,363,878 (a 5.09% growth).

Liechtenstein was ranked 191st most populous country in 2005 and is 190th in 2025. Spain was ranked 28th in 2005 and ranked 32nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Liechtenstein's population will grow by 6.65% to 43,349 people and will still be ranked 190th. The population of Spain will decrease by 6.18% to 45,769,362 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

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