The current population of Spain is 48,787,930 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 48,848,840 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of 0.49% per year.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 44.4M people to 48.8M (9.89% growth in 20 years).
- The UN estimates that Spain's population is going to decline by -6.11% to 45.8M people by 2050.
- Spain is ranked 32/197 by population and was ranked 28th in 2006.
- Spain's population peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and has been in decline since.
- Spain accounts for 0.59% of the world's population.
Spain population clock
Spain
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
48787930
|
8280917972
|
| Population rank | 32/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.59% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.06 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.62 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
1.21 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +1,360 | +213,016 |
| Annual growth/decline | +496,312 | +77,751,015 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.03% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 101/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
4.71 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +111,674 | N/A |
Spain population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30,455,000 | - |
| 1961 | 30,739,250 | 0.93% |
| 1962 | 31,023,366 | 0.92% |
| 1963 | 31,296,651 | 0.88% |
| 1964 | 31,609,195 | 1% |
| 1965 | 31,954,292 | 1.09% |
| 1966 | 32,283,194 | 1.03% |
| 1967 | 32,682,947 | 1.24% |
| 1968 | 33,113,134 | 1.32% |
| 1969 | 33,441,054 | 0.99% |
| 1970 | 33,814,531 | 1.12% |
| 1971 | 34,224,490 | 1.21% |
| 1972 | 34,604,469 | 1.11% |
| 1973 | 34,988,947 | 1.11% |
| 1974 | 35,373,335 | 1.1% |
| 1975 | 35,757,900 | 1.09% |
| 1976 | 36,137,812 | 1.06% |
| 1977 | 36,511,638 | 1.03% |
| 1978 | 36,864,898 | 0.97% |
| 1979 | 37,191,330 | 0.89% |
| 1980 | 37,491,165 | 0.81% |
| 1981 | 37,758,631 | 0.71% |
| 1982 | 37,986,012 | 0.6% |
| 1983 | 38,171,525 | 0.49% |
| 1984 | 38,330,364 | 0.42% |
| 1985 | 38,469,512 | 0.36% |
| 1986 | 38,584,624 | 0.3% |
| 1987 | 38,684,815 | 0.26% |
| 1988 | 38,766,939 | 0.21% |
| 1989 | 38,827,764 | 0.16% |
| 1990 | 38,867,322 | 0.1% |
| 1991 | 38,966,376 | 0.25% |
| 1992 | 39,157,685 | 0.49% |
| 1993 | 39,361,262 | 0.52% |
| 1994 | 39,549,108 | 0.48% |
| 1995 | 39,724,050 | 0.44% |
| 1996 | 39,889,852 | 0.42% |
| 1997 | 40,057,389 | 0.42% |
| 1998 | 40,223,509 | 0.41% |
| 1999 | 40,386,875 | 0.41% |
| 2000 | 40,567,864 | 0.45% |
| 2001 | 40,850,412 | 0.7% |
| 2002 | 41,431,558 | 1.42% |
| 2003 | 42,187,645 | 1.82% |
| 2004 | 42,921,895 | 1.74% |
| 2005 | 43,653,155 | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 44,397,319 | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 45,226,803 | 1.87% |
| 2008 | 45,954,106 | 1.61% |
| 2009 | 46,362,946 | 0.89% |
| 2010 | 46,576,897 | 0.46% |
| 2011 | 46,742,697 | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 46,773,055 | 0.06% |
| 2013 | 46,604,197 | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 46,460,733 | -0.31% |
| 2015 | 46,422,303 | -0.08% |
| 2016 | 46,458,139 | 0.08% |
| 2017 | 46,571,232 | 0.24% |
| 2018 | 46,782,011 | 0.45% |
| 2019 | 47,118,501 | 0.72% |
| 2020 | 47,359,424 | 0.51% |
| 2021 | 47,443,821 | 0.18% |
| 2022 | 47,786,102 | 0.72% |
| 2023 | 48,352,528 | 1.19% |
| 2024 | 48,848,840 | 1.03% |
| 2025 | 48,827,866 | -0.04% |
| 2026 | 48,787,930 | -0.08% |
| 2027 | 48,738,456 | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 48,683,694 | -0.11% |
| 2029 | 48,619,674 | -0.13% |
| 2030 | 48,542,955 | -0.16% |
| 2031 | 48,454,221 | -0.18% |
| 2032 | 48,362,482 | -0.19% |
| 2033 | 48,271,264 | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 48,177,551 | -0.19% |
| 2035 | 48,077,695 | -0.21% |
| 2036 | 47,970,911 | -0.22% |
| 2037 | 47,860,116 | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 47,747,343 | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 47,629,540 | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 47,504,152 | -0.26% |
| 2041 | 47,373,061 | -0.28% |
| 2042 | 47,234,914 | -0.29% |
| 2043 | 47,092,497 | -0.3% |
| 2044 | 46,942,712 | -0.32% |
| 2045 | 46,778,501 | -0.35% |
| 2046 | 46,604,170 | -0.37% |
| 2047 | 46,421,312 | -0.39% |
| 2048 | 46,230,109 | -0.41% |
| 2049 | 46,024,720 | -0.44% |
| 2050 | 45,808,469 | -0.47% |
Spain has a population of 48.8M as of 2026, compared to 46.5M in 2016, 44.4M in 2006, and 39.9M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.5% per year. Spain is ranked 133rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Spain will have 46,604,170 people (-4.48% decline) with a rank change from 32nd to 47th.
By the year 2100, Spain's population is projected to decline by 30.8% to 33.8M people.
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Spain population statistics
|
Spain
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 84.1 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 46.4 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.12 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 253.2 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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