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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Spain was 48,848,840 in 2024 vs 9,646 people in Tuvalu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 48,806,901 people compared to 9,341 in Tuvalu.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 5,225 times bigger than Tuvalu's.
  • Spain is ranked the 32nd most populous country in the world, while Tuvalu is the 196th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.59% for Spain vs 0.0001% for Tuvalu.
  • For the last 10 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of +0.43% per year vs -1.19% in Tuvalu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Spain has increased from 44.4M people to 48.8M (9.93% growth), while Tuvalu has declined from 10.1K to 9.34K (7.11% decline).

Spain vs Tuvalu: population by year and forecast

Spain
Factual

Projection
Tuvalu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Spain Tuvalu
2100 33,862,981 12,153
2099 34,039,965 12,146
2098 34,215,187 12,126
2097 34,387,116 12,104
2096 34,552,002 12,081
2095 34,719,411 12,066
2094 34,882,039 12,048
2093 35,044,043 12,028
2092 35,204,657 11,999
2091 35,366,895 11,972
2090 35,535,838 11,941
2089 35,707,942 11,909
2088 35,877,681 11,874
2087 36,043,209 11,847
2086 36,210,710 11,812
2085 36,386,207 11,772
2084 36,564,622 11,728
2083 36,749,680 11,689
2082 36,936,644 11,649
2081 37,133,976 11,609
2080 37,337,517 11,547
2079 37,551,557 11,491
2078 37,771,135 11,441
2077 38,002,963 11,382
2076 38,249,247 11,324
2075 38,506,040 11,268
2074 38,777,715 11,203
2073 39,056,249 11,127
2072 39,348,447 11,069
2071 39,642,346 10,994
2070 39,949,413 10,936
2069 40,256,590 10,866
2068 40,575,543 10,798
2067 40,893,798 10,730
2066 41,218,263 10,666
2065 41,543,254 10,611
2064 41,878,338 10,546
2063 42,208,320 10,482
2062 42,542,893 10,425
2061 42,874,096 10,356
2060 43,191,452 10,299
2059 43,506,737 10,230
2058 43,809,907 10,167
2057 44,112,668 10,115
2056 44,415,689 10,048
2055 44,691,749 9,985
2054 44,958,971 9,927
2053 45,223,225 9,859
2052 45,470,541 9,802
2051 45,695,307 9,731
2050 45,911,520 9,666
2049 46,127,777 9,600
2048 46,322,244 9,533
2047 46,510,152 9,456
2046 46,687,914 9,390
2045 46,858,778 9,329
2044 47,016,278 9,267
2043 47,158,325 9,201
2042 47,301,091 9,136
2041 47,434,593 9,084
2040 47,563,236 9,043
2039 47,685,343 8,992
2038 47,798,797 8,952
2037 47,910,899 8,925
2036 48,020,350 8,910
2035 48,124,430 8,901
2034 48,220,051 8,894
2033 48,311,842 8,903
2032 48,402,470 8,923
2031 48,495,278 8,946
2030 48,579,920 8,997
2029 48,648,699 9,056
2028 48,707,969 9,132
2027 48,758,200 9,226
2026 48,806,901 9,341
2025 48,838,057 9,484
2024 48,848,840 9,646
2023 48,352,528 9,816
2022 47,786,102 9,992
2021 47,443,821 10,194
2020 47,359,424 10,399
2019 47,118,501 10,581
2018 46,782,011 10,751
2017 46,571,232 10,869
2016 46,458,139 10,930
2015 46,422,303 10,963
2014 46,460,733 10,984
2013 46,604,197 11,001
2012 46,773,055 10,934
2011 46,742,697 10,780
2010 46,576,897 10,614
2009 46,362,946 10,461
2008 45,954,106 10,321
2007 45,226,803 10,182
2006 44,397,319 10,056
2005 43,653,155 9,940
2004 42,921,895 9,816
2003 42,187,645 9,695
2002 41,431,558 9,623
2001 40,850,412 9,586
2000 40,567,864 9,544
1999 40,386,875 9,496
1998 40,223,509 9,451
1997 40,057,389 9,400
1996 39,889,852 9,342
1995 39,724,050 9,280
1994 39,549,108 9,207
1993 39,361,262 9,126
1992 39,157,685 9,038
1991 38,966,376 8,928
1990 38,867,322 8,798
1989 38,827,764 8,662
1988 38,766,939 8,518
1987 38,684,815 8,371
1986 38,584,624 8,217
1985 38,469,512 8,046
1984 38,330,364 7,902
1983 38,171,525 7,789
1982 37,986,012 7,664
1981 37,758,631 7,526
1980 37,491,165 7,366
1979 37,191,330 7,184
1978 36,864,898 6,957
1977 36,511,638 6,686
1976 36,137,812 6,404
1975 35,757,900 6,117
1974 35,373,335 5,822
1973 34,988,947 5,681
1972 34,604,469 5,692
1971 34,224,490 5,685
1970 33,814,531 5,663
1969 33,441,054 5,631
1968 33,113,134 5,624
1967 32,682,947 5,652
1966 32,283,194 5,686
1965 31,954,292 5,715
1964 31,609,195 5,752
1963 31,296,651 5,751
1962 31,023,366 5,699
1961 30,739,250 5,648
1960 30,455,000 5,598

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/spain/tuvalu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Spain increased by 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth), while Tuvalu gained 874 people (a 8.69% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Spain gained 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by 1,589 people (a 14.5% decline).

Spain was ranked 28th most populous country in 2006 and is 32nd in 2026. Tuvalu was ranked 195th in 2006 and ranked 196th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Spain's population will shrink by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people with a rank change from 32nd to 47th. The population of Tuvalu will increase by 3.48% to 9,666 people and will still be ranked 196th.

Tuvalu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.2K people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Spain
Factual

Projection
Tuvalu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Spain Tuvalu
2100 -0.52% 0.06%
2099 -0.51% 0.17%
2098 -0.5% 0.18%
2097 -0.48% 0.19%
2096 -0.48% 0.12%
2095 -0.47% 0.15%
2094 -0.46% 0.16%
2093 -0.46% 0.25%
2092 -0.46% 0.22%
2091 -0.48% 0.26%
2090 -0.48% 0.27%
2089 -0.47% 0.3%
2088 -0.46% 0.23%
2087 -0.46% 0.29%
2086 -0.48% 0.35%
2085 -0.49% 0.37%
2084 -0.5% 0.33%
2083 -0.51% 0.35%
2082 -0.53% 0.34%
2081 -0.55% 0.54%
2080 -0.57% 0.48%
2079 -0.58% 0.43%
2078 -0.61% 0.52%
2077 -0.64% 0.51%
2076 -0.67% 0.5%
2075 -0.7% 0.58%
2074 -0.71% 0.69%
2073 -0.74% 0.53%
2072 -0.74% 0.68%
2071 -0.77% 0.54%
2070 -0.76% 0.64%
2069 -0.79% 0.63%
2068 -0.78% 0.63%
2067 -0.79% 0.6%
2066 -0.78% 0.51%
2065 -0.8% 0.62%
2064 -0.78% 0.61%
2063 -0.79% 0.55%
2062 -0.77% 0.67%
2061 -0.73% 0.55%
2060 -0.72% 0.68%
2059 -0.69% 0.61%
2058 -0.69% 0.52%
2057 -0.68% 0.66%
2056 -0.62% 0.64%
2055 -0.59% 0.58%
2054 -0.58% 0.69%
2053 -0.54% 0.58%
2052 -0.49% 0.73%
2051 -0.47% 0.67%
2050 -0.47% 0.69%
2049 -0.42% 0.7%
2048 -0.4% 0.82%
2047 -0.38% 0.71%
2046 -0.36% 0.65%
2045 -0.33% 0.67%
2044 -0.3% 0.71%
2043 -0.3% 0.72%
2042 -0.28% 0.57%
2041 -0.27% 0.46%
2040 -0.26% 0.56%
2039 -0.24% 0.44%
2038 -0.23% 0.31%
2037 -0.23% 0.17%
2036 -0.22% 0.1%
2035 -0.2% 0.08%
2034 -0.19% -0.1%
2033 -0.19% -0.22%
2032 -0.19% -0.27%
2031 -0.17% -0.56%
2030 -0.14% -0.66%
2029 -0.12% -0.83%
2028 -0.1% -1.02%
2027 -0.1% -1.23%
2026 -0.06% -1.51%
2025 -0.02% -1.68%
2024 1.03% -1.73%
2023 1.19% -1.76%
2022 0.72% -1.98%
2021 0.18% -1.97%
2020 0.51% -1.72%
2019 0.72% -1.58%
2018 0.45% -1.09%
2017 0.24% -0.56%
2016 0.08% -0.3%
2015 -0.08% -0.19%
2014 -0.31% -0.15%
2013 -0.36% 0.61%
2012 0.06% 1.43%
2011 0.36% 1.56%
2010 0.46% 1.46%
2009 0.89% 1.36%
2008 1.61% 1.37%
2007 1.87% 1.25%
2006 1.7% 1.17%
2005 1.7% 1.26%
2004 1.74% 1.25%
2003 1.82% 0.75%
2002 1.42% 0.39%
2001 0.7% 0.44%
2000 0.45% 0.51%
1999 0.41% 0.48%
1998 0.41% 0.54%
1997 0.42% 0.62%
1996 0.42% 0.67%
1995 0.44% 0.79%
1994 0.48% 0.89%
1993 0.52% 0.97%
1992 0.49% 1.23%
1991 0.25% 1.48%
1990 0.1% 1.57%
1989 0.16% 1.69%
1988 0.21% 1.76%
1987 0.26% 1.87%
1986 0.3% 2.13%
1985 0.36% 1.82%
1984 0.42% 1.45%
1983 0.49% 1.63%
1982 0.6% 1.83%
1981 0.71% 2.17%
1980 0.81% 2.53%
1979 0.89% 3.26%
1978 0.97% 4.05%
1977 1.03% 4.4%
1976 1.06% 4.69%
1975 1.09% 5.07%
1974 1.1% 2.48%
1973 1.11% -0.19%
1972 1.11% 0.12%
1971 1.21% 0.39%
1970 1.12% 0.57%
1969 0.99% 0.12%
1968 1.32% -0.5%
1967 1.24% -0.6%
1966 1.03% -0.51%
1965 1.09% -0.64%
1964 1% 0.02%
1963 0.88% 0.91%
1962 0.92% 0.9%
1961 0.93% 0.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/spain/tuvalu | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Spain grew by 1.03%, while Tuvalu's population declined by 1.73%.

Live population counters

Spain Tuvalu
Current population
48806901
9341
Population rank 32/197 196/197
Percent of world population 0.59% 0.0001%
One net population change
1.06 minutes
2.15 days
One birth every
1.62 minutes
1.62 days
One death every
1.21 minutes
4.1 days
Daily growth/decline +1,360 +0
Annual growth/decline +496,312 -170
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% -1.73%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 195/197
One migration net change every
5.45 minutes
1.44 days
Annual migration change +96,630 -255
Net migration rank 17/196 86/196
Foreign-born residents 8,870,527 246
Foreign-born residents rank 6/195 195/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.5% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 32/195 126/195

Natural population change vs migration

Spain
Natural

Migration
Tuvalu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Spain Tuvalu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 96,630 - -255
2024 - 111,674 - -280
2023 -111,211 119,099 137 -323
2022 -133,801 299,779 150 -320
2021 -113,865 144,385 151 -366
2020 -151,551 236,854 161 -355
2019 -56,542 464,783 166 -343
2018 -56,139 337,467 169 -329
2017 -32,600 201,135 163 -246
2016 0 106,474 157 -200
2015 -4,642 -1,979 153 -179
2014 32,522 -97,870 149 -166
2013 37,284 -250,741 148 -160
2012 51,450 -153,486 148 1
2011 84,137 60,761 142 28
2010 102,469 69,406 136 22
2009 106,635 129,557 130 15
2008 133,267 434,135 125 10
2007 108,545 772,317 125 1
2006 110,994 659,720 129 -5
2005 78,576 629,803 131 -8
2004 85,844 661,158 132 -10
2003 54,844 658,428 136 -16
2002 53,861 737,880 141 -104
2001 44,936 181,307 151 -117
2000 36,512 176,269 159 -118
1999 8,077 178,559 166 -120
1998 4,022 182,926 172 -122
1997 20,028 165,345 177 -120
1996 11,967 162,704 182 -121
1995 15,889 162,434 191 -125
1994 31,639 160,407 195 -120
1993 47,234 160,907 202 -119
1992 62,652 177,544 196 -104
1991 58,450 122,841 203 -72
1990 66,075 -30,684 204 -69
1989 81,538 -25,892 208 -71
1988 100,794 -17,663 215 -72
1987 116,054 -12,681 219 -68
1986 131,188 -13,540 219 -56
1985 146,184 -589 215 -36
1984 172,487 2,754 212 -103
1983 183,223 1,241 206 -87
1982 231,714 -7,384 198 -66
1981 237,879 2,563 186 -46
1980 281,184 20,166 173 0
1979 312,407 -5,929 158 37
1978 339,157 -2,504 141 119
1977 361,465 -1,332 128 149
1976 375,834 2,804 117 171
1975 371,882 -218 108 186
1974 396,182 105,838 102 197
1973 374,381 8,624 101 -121
1972 391,030 7,935 94 -102
1971 369,625 7,363 101 -85
1970 378,723 -60,580 102 -71
1969 367,851 -49,956 102 -65
1968 387,423 -46,088 97 -127
1967 402,001 -42,344 92 -123
1966 397,084 -41,467 91 -121
1965 405,819 -42,476 93 -128
1964 429,885 -41,461 98 -135
1963 394,338 -44,446 106 -52
1962 384,690 -45,211 113 -61
1961 396,537 -46,517 120 -77
1960 398,960 -154,869 126 -79

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/spain/tuvalu | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 25.8% of the population change in Spain is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people). In Tuvalu 35.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,556 people) and 64.5% is from migration (a loss of 2,827 people).

As of 2024, 8,870,527 residents or 18.5% of the population were not native-born in Spain, compared to 246 people or 2.6% in Tuvalu.

Biggest cities by population

Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K
Tuvalu
City Population
Funafuti 6.02K
Vaiaku 516

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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