The latest officially reported population of Spain was 48,807,137 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 48,786,181 people compared to 341,110 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Spain's population is 143 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Spain is ranked the 32nd most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.59% for Spain vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of +0.42% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2005, the population of Spain has increased from 43.7M people to 48.8M (11.8% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 211K to 341K (61.8% growth).
- Vanuatu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 875K people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.7M people by 2100.
Spain vs Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
48786181
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341110
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| Population rank | 32/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.59% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
1.14 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
1.62 minutes
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
1.21 minutes
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
4.71 minutes
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | +111,674 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,258 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +459,227 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.95% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 108/197 | 40/197 |
Spain and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 30,455,000 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 30,739,250 | 66,264 | 0.93% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 31,023,366 | 68,174 | 0.92% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 31,296,651 | 70,159 | 0.88% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 31,609,195 | 72,219 | 1% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 31,954,292 | 74,358 | 1.09% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 32,283,194 | 76,590 | 1.03% | 3% |
| 1967 | 32,682,947 | 78,921 | 1.24% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 33,113,134 | 81,314 | 1.32% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 33,441,054 | 83,755 | 0.99% | 3% |
| 1970 | 33,814,531 | 86,266 | 1.12% | 3% |
| 1971 | 34,224,490 | 88,862 | 1.21% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 34,604,469 | 91,562 | 1.11% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 34,988,947 | 94,362 | 1.11% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 35,373,335 | 97,260 | 1.1% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 35,757,900 | 100,269 | 1.09% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 36,137,812 | 103,388 | 1.06% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 36,511,638 | 106,618 | 1.03% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 36,864,898 | 109,963 | 0.97% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 37,191,330 | 113,040 | 0.89% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 37,491,165 | 115,660 | 0.81% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 37,758,631 | 118,249 | 0.71% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 37,986,012 | 121,035 | 0.6% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 38,171,525 | 123,998 | 0.49% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 38,330,364 | 127,109 | 0.42% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 38,469,512 | 130,356 | 0.36% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 38,584,624 | 133,720 | 0.3% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 38,684,815 | 137,187 | 0.26% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 38,766,939 | 140,756 | 0.21% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 38,827,764 | 144,393 | 0.16% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 38,867,322 | 148,063 | 0.1% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 38,966,376 | 151,793 | 0.25% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 39,157,685 | 155,608 | 0.49% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 39,361,262 | 159,463 | 0.52% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 39,549,108 | 163,314 | 0.48% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 39,724,050 | 167,137 | 0.44% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 39,889,852 | 170,911 | 0.42% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 40,057,389 | 174,626 | 0.42% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 40,223,509 | 178,313 | 0.41% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 40,386,875 | 182,048 | 0.41% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 40,567,864 | 186,281 | 0.45% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 40,850,412 | 191,031 | 0.7% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 41,431,558 | 195,863 | 1.42% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 42,187,645 | 200,746 | 1.82% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 42,921,895 | 205,711 | 1.74% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 43,653,155 | 210,760 | 1.7% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 44,397,319 | 215,923 | 1.7% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 45,226,803 | 221,276 | 1.87% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 45,954,106 | 226,896 | 1.61% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 46,362,946 | 232,731 | 0.89% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 46,576,897 | 238,248 | 0.46% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 46,742,697 | 243,474 | 0.36% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 46,773,055 | 248,883 | 0.06% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 46,604,197 | 254,482 | -0.36% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 46,460,733 | 260,240 | -0.31% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 46,422,303 | 266,101 | -0.08% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 46,458,139 | 272,087 | 0.08% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 46,571,232 | 278,507 | 0.24% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 46,782,011 | 285,259 | 0.45% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 47,118,501 | 291,985 | 0.72% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 47,359,424 | 298,858 | 0.51% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 47,443,821 | 305,868 | 0.18% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 47,786,102 | 313,046 | 0.72% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 48,347,910 | 320,409 | 1.18% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 48,807,137 | 327,777 | 0.95% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 48,786,181 | 335,169 | -0.04% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 48,746,279 | 342,565 | -0.08% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 48,696,847 | 349,970 | -0.1% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 48,642,132 | 357,397 | -0.11% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 48,578,166 | 364,883 | -0.13% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 48,501,513 | 372,429 | -0.16% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 48,412,854 | 380,015 | -0.18% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 48,321,195 | 387,657 | -0.19% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 48,230,054 | 395,366 | -0.19% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 48,136,421 | 403,188 | -0.19% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 48,036,650 | 411,061 | -0.21% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 47,929,957 | 419,006 | -0.22% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 47,819,257 | 427,031 | -0.23% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 47,706,580 | 435,150 | -0.24% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 47,588,878 | 443,311 | -0.25% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 47,463,597 | 451,509 | -0.26% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 47,332,618 | 459,733 | -0.28% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 47,194,588 | 468,003 | -0.29% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 47,052,293 | 476,308 | -0.3% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 46,902,636 | 484,636 | -0.32% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 46,738,565 | 492,989 | -0.35% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 46,564,383 | 501,316 | -0.37% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 46,381,681 | 509,621 | -0.39% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 46,190,642 | 517,889 | -0.41% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 45,985,428 | 526,138 | -0.44% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 45,769,362 | 534,374 | -0.47% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Spain increased by 2,769,148 people (a 6.34% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Spain gained 2,363,878 (a 5.09% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).
Spain was ranked 28th most populous country in 2005 and is 32nd in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Spain's population will shrink by 6.18% to 45,769,362 people with a rank change from 32nd to 47th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Madrid | 3.42M |
| Barcelona | 1.7M |
| Tenerife | 955K |
| Valencia | 826K |
| Seville | 687K |
| Zaragoza | 687K |
| Murcia | 673K |
| Malaga | 592K |
| Palma de Mallorca | 432K |
| Las Palmas | 380K |
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| City | Population |
| Port Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between Spain and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 84 years | 71.8 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 46.4 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.12 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 253 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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