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Population in Spain compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Spain was 48,848,840 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 48,806,901 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 7.05 times bigger than Spain's.
  • Spain is ranked the 32nd most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.74% of the world: 0.59% for Spain vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of +0.43% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Spain has increased from 44.4M people to 48.8M (9.93% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Spain vs United States: population by year and forecast

Spain
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Spain United States
2100 33,862,981 415,429,771
2099 34,039,965 414,829,167
2098 34,215,187 414,231,720
2097 34,387,116 413,576,381
2096 34,552,002 412,927,393
2095 34,719,411 412,225,379
2094 34,882,039 411,498,749
2093 35,044,043 410,785,729
2092 35,204,657 410,051,921
2091 35,366,895 409,320,183
2090 35,535,838 408,613,732
2089 35,707,942 407,885,645
2088 35,877,681 407,129,733
2087 36,043,209 406,421,298
2086 36,210,710 405,715,343
2085 36,386,207 405,059,379
2084 36,564,622 404,343,130
2083 36,749,680 403,612,785
2082 36,936,644 402,871,293
2081 37,133,976 402,054,554
2080 37,337,517 401,319,194
2079 37,551,557 400,554,914
2078 37,771,135 399,737,968
2077 38,002,963 398,906,565
2076 38,249,247 398,035,750
2075 38,506,040 397,109,170
2074 38,777,715 396,226,412
2073 39,056,249 395,307,725
2072 39,348,447 394,393,561
2071 39,642,346 393,415,363
2070 39,949,413 392,469,727
2069 40,256,590 391,479,981
2068 40,575,543 390,517,695
2067 40,893,798 389,543,856
2066 41,218,263 388,597,719
2065 41,543,254 387,685,327
2064 41,878,338 386,805,026
2063 42,208,320 385,911,917
2062 42,542,893 385,032,627
2061 42,874,096 384,170,837
2060 43,191,452 383,361,269
2059 43,506,737 382,542,030
2058 43,809,907 381,704,804
2057 44,112,668 380,907,023
2056 44,415,689 380,159,777
2055 44,691,749 379,430,756
2054 44,958,971 378,682,851
2053 45,223,225 377,878,421
2052 45,470,541 377,073,303
2051 45,695,307 376,229,840
2050 45,911,520 375,373,155
2049 46,127,777 374,493,150
2048 46,322,244 373,590,762
2047 46,510,152 372,626,259
2046 46,687,914 371,644,809
2045 46,858,778 370,602,914
2044 47,016,278 369,518,897
2043 47,158,325 368,375,680
2042 47,301,091 367,158,772
2041 47,434,593 365,937,822
2040 47,563,236 364,671,837
2039 47,685,343 363,367,337
2038 47,798,797 361,997,023
2037 47,910,899 360,606,236
2036 48,020,350 359,193,245
2035 48,124,430 357,750,686
2034 48,220,051 356,266,726
2033 48,311,842 354,775,032
2032 48,402,470 353,259,037
2031 48,495,278 351,721,511
2030 48,579,920 350,155,042
2029 48,648,699 348,564,667
2028 48,707,969 346,906,294
2027 48,758,200 345,257,605
2026 48,806,901 343,565,426
2025 48,838,057 341,784,857
2024 48,848,840 340,110,988
2023 48,352,528 334,914,895
2022 47,786,102 333,271,411
2021 47,443,821 331,893,745
2020 47,359,424 331,526,933
2019 47,118,501 328,329,953
2018 46,782,011 326,838,199
2017 46,571,232 325,122,128
2016 46,458,139 323,071,755
2015 46,422,303 320,738,994
2014 46,460,733 318,386,329
2013 46,604,197 316,059,947
2012 46,773,055 313,877,662
2011 46,742,697 311,583,481
2010 46,576,897 309,327,143
2009 46,362,946 306,771,529
2008 45,954,106 304,093,966
2007 45,226,803 301,231,207
2006 44,397,319 298,379,912
2005 43,653,155 295,516,599
2004 42,921,895 292,805,298
2003 42,187,645 290,107,933
2002 41,431,558 287,625,193
2001 40,850,412 284,968,955
2000 40,567,864 282,162,411
1999 40,386,875 279,294,713
1998 40,223,509 276,115,288
1997 40,057,389 272,911,760
1996 39,889,852 269,667,391
1995 39,724,050 266,557,091
1994 39,549,108 263,435,673
1993 39,361,262 260,255,352
1992 39,157,685 256,894,189
1991 38,966,376 253,492,503
1990 38,867,322 250,131,894
1989 38,827,764 246,819,222
1988 38,766,939 244,499,004
1987 38,684,815 242,288,936
1986 38,584,624 240,132,831
1985 38,469,512 237,923,734
1984 38,330,364 235,824,908
1983 38,171,525 233,792,014
1982 37,986,012 231,664,432
1981 37,758,631 229,465,744
1980 37,491,165 226,542,250
1979 37,191,330 225,055,487
1978 36,864,898 222,584,545
1977 36,511,638 220,239,425
1976 36,137,812 218,035,164
1975 35,757,900 215,973,199
1974 35,373,335 213,853,928
1973 34,988,947 211,908,788
1972 34,604,469 209,896,021
1971 34,224,490 207,660,677
1970 33,814,531 205,052,174
1969 33,441,054 202,676,946
1968 33,113,134 200,706,052
1967 32,682,947 198,712,056
1966 32,283,194 196,560,338
1965 31,954,292 194,302,963
1964 31,609,195 191,888,791
1963 31,296,651 189,241,798
1962 31,023,366 186,537,737
1961 30,739,250 183,691,481
1960 30,455,000 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Spain increased by 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Spain gained 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Spain was ranked 28th most populous country in 2006 and is 32nd in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Spain United States
2100 -0.52% 0.14%
2099 -0.51% 0.14%
2098 -0.5% 0.16%
2097 -0.48% 0.16%
2096 -0.48% 0.17%
2095 -0.47% 0.18%
2094 -0.46% 0.17%
2093 -0.46% 0.18%
2092 -0.46% 0.18%
2091 -0.48% 0.17%
2090 -0.48% 0.18%
2089 -0.47% 0.19%
2088 -0.46% 0.17%
2087 -0.46% 0.17%
2086 -0.48% 0.16%
2085 -0.49% 0.18%
2084 -0.5% 0.18%
2083 -0.51% 0.18%
2082 -0.53% 0.2%
2081 -0.55% 0.18%
2080 -0.57% 0.19%
2079 -0.58% 0.2%
2078 -0.61% 0.21%
2077 -0.64% 0.22%
2076 -0.67% 0.23%
2075 -0.7% 0.22%
2074 -0.71% 0.23%
2073 -0.74% 0.23%
2072 -0.74% 0.25%
2071 -0.77% 0.24%
2070 -0.76% 0.25%
2069 -0.79% 0.25%
2068 -0.78% 0.25%
2067 -0.79% 0.24%
2066 -0.78% 0.24%
2065 -0.8% 0.23%
2064 -0.78% 0.23%
2063 -0.79% 0.23%
2062 -0.77% 0.22%
2061 -0.73% 0.21%
2060 -0.72% 0.21%
2059 -0.69% 0.22%
2058 -0.69% 0.21%
2057 -0.68% 0.2%
2056 -0.62% 0.19%
2055 -0.59% 0.2%
2054 -0.58% 0.21%
2053 -0.54% 0.21%
2052 -0.49% 0.22%
2051 -0.47% 0.23%
2050 -0.47% 0.23%
2049 -0.42% 0.24%
2048 -0.4% 0.26%
2047 -0.38% 0.26%
2046 -0.36% 0.28%
2045 -0.33% 0.29%
2044 -0.3% 0.31%
2043 -0.3% 0.33%
2042 -0.28% 0.33%
2041 -0.27% 0.35%
2040 -0.26% 0.36%
2039 -0.24% 0.38%
2038 -0.23% 0.39%
2037 -0.23% 0.39%
2036 -0.22% 0.4%
2035 -0.2% 0.42%
2034 -0.19% 0.42%
2033 -0.19% 0.43%
2032 -0.19% 0.44%
2031 -0.17% 0.45%
2030 -0.14% 0.46%
2029 -0.12% 0.48%
2028 -0.1% 0.48%
2027 -0.1% 0.49%
2026 -0.06% 0.52%
2025 -0.02% 0.49%
2024 1.03% 1.55%
2023 1.19% 0.49%
2022 0.72% 0.42%
2021 0.18% 0.11%
2020 0.51% 0.97%
2019 0.72% 0.46%
2018 0.45% 0.53%
2017 0.24% 0.63%
2016 0.08% 0.73%
2015 -0.08% 0.74%
2014 -0.31% 0.74%
2013 -0.36% 0.7%
2012 0.06% 0.74%
2011 0.36% 0.73%
2010 0.46% 0.83%
2009 0.89% 0.88%
2008 1.61% 0.95%
2007 1.87% 0.96%
2006 1.7% 0.97%
2005 1.7% 0.93%
2004 1.74% 0.93%
2003 1.82% 0.86%
2002 1.42% 0.93%
2001 0.7% 0.99%
2000 0.45% 1.03%
1999 0.41% 1.15%
1998 0.41% 1.17%
1997 0.42% 1.2%
1996 0.42% 1.17%
1995 0.44% 1.18%
1994 0.48% 1.22%
1993 0.52% 1.31%
1992 0.49% 1.34%
1991 0.25% 1.34%
1990 0.1% 1.34%
1989 0.16% 0.95%
1988 0.21% 0.91%
1987 0.26% 0.9%
1986 0.3% 0.93%
1985 0.36% 0.89%
1984 0.42% 0.87%
1983 0.49% 0.92%
1982 0.6% 0.96%
1981 0.71% 1.29%
1980 0.81% 0.66%
1979 0.89% 1.11%
1978 0.97% 1.06%
1977 1.03% 1.01%
1976 1.06% 0.95%
1975 1.09% 0.99%
1974 1.1% 0.92%
1973 1.11% 0.96%
1972 1.11% 1.08%
1971 1.21% 1.27%
1970 1.12% 1.17%
1969 0.99% 0.98%
1968 1.32% 1%
1967 1.24% 1.09%
1966 1.03% 1.16%
1965 1.09% 1.26%
1964 1% 1.4%
1963 0.88% 1.45%
1962 0.92% 1.55%
1961 0.93% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Spain grew by 1.03%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Spain United States
Current population
48806901
344023146
Population rank 32/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.59% 4.15%
One net population change
1.06 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
1.62 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
1.21 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,360 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +496,312 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 134/197
One migration net change every
5.45 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +96,630 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 17/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 8,870,527 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 6/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.5% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 32/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Spain
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Spain United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 96,630 - 1,230,663
2024 - 111,674 - 1,286,132
2023 -111,211 119,099 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -133,801 299,779 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -113,865 144,385 199,137 674,787
2020 -151,551 236,854 208,862 329,769
2019 -56,542 464,783 887,476 1,774,500
2018 -56,139 337,467 955,022 1,764,961
2017 -32,600 201,135 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 0 106,474 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 -4,642 -1,979 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 32,522 -97,870 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 37,284 -250,741 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 51,450 -153,486 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 84,137 60,761 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 102,469 69,406 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 106,635 129,557 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 133,267 434,135 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 108,545 772,317 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 110,994 659,720 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 78,576 629,803 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 85,844 661,158 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 54,844 658,428 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 53,861 737,880 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 44,936 181,307 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 36,512 176,269 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 8,077 178,559 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 4,022 182,926 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 20,028 165,345 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 11,967 162,704 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 15,889 162,434 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 31,639 160,407 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 47,234 160,907 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 62,652 177,544 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 58,450 122,841 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 66,075 -30,684 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 81,538 -25,892 1,875,826 400,998
1988 100,794 -17,663 1,735,943 460,778
1987 116,054 -12,681 1,720,252 480,815
1986 131,188 -13,540 1,656,917 493,082
1985 146,184 -589 1,689,258 598,777
1984 172,487 2,754 1,627,192 622,793
1983 183,223 1,241 1,636,544 662,840
1982 231,714 -7,384 1,714,317 600,149
1981 237,879 2,563 1,652,153 583,070
1980 281,184 20,166 1,608,450 595,916
1979 312,407 -5,929 1,597,894 503,559
1978 339,157 -2,504 1,402,283 556,521
1977 361,465 -1,332 1,431,556 577,060
1976 375,834 2,804 1,264,604 635,590
1975 371,882 -218 1,252,644 655,078
1974 396,182 105,838 1,218,968 706,978
1973 374,381 8,624 1,165,499 783,163
1972 391,030 7,935 1,301,355 833,543
1971 369,625 7,363 1,640,519 833,549
1970 378,723 -60,580 1,824,965 744,902
1969 367,851 -49,956 1,702,487 523,740
1968 387,423 -46,088 1,565,507 594,514
1967 402,001 -42,344 1,669,181 585,410
1966 397,084 -41,467 1,749,387 637,692
1965 405,819 -42,476 1,943,030 644,902
1964 429,885 -41,461 2,245,099 618,635
1963 394,338 -44,446 2,289,826 639,495
1962 384,690 -45,211 2,406,337 625,617
1961 396,537 -46,517 2,571,681 580,333
1960 398,960 -154,869 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 8,870,527 residents or 18.5% of the population were not native-born in Spain, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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