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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Spain was 48,848,840 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 48,806,901 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 1.13 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Spain is ranked the 32nd most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 1.11% of the world: 0.59% for Spain vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of +0.43% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Spain has increased from 44.4M people to 48.8M (9.93% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Spain vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Spain
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Spain Yemen
2100 33,862,981 111,531,602
2099 34,039,965 111,216,538
2098 34,215,187 110,873,896
2097 34,387,116 110,513,248
2096 34,552,002 110,125,357
2095 34,719,411 109,718,989
2094 34,882,039 109,287,747
2093 35,044,043 108,834,256
2092 35,204,657 108,350,834
2091 35,366,895 107,845,139
2090 35,535,838 107,319,234
2089 35,707,942 106,769,903
2088 35,877,681 106,198,480
2087 36,043,209 105,606,248
2086 36,210,710 104,994,691
2085 36,386,207 104,356,315
2084 36,564,622 103,704,067
2083 36,749,680 103,033,111
2082 36,936,644 102,348,794
2081 37,133,976 101,642,012
2080 37,337,517 100,920,728
2079 37,551,557 100,179,245
2078 37,771,135 99,422,962
2077 38,002,963 98,654,481
2076 38,249,247 97,862,812
2075 38,506,040 97,057,105
2074 38,777,715 96,230,615
2073 39,056,249 95,389,748
2072 39,348,447 94,528,518
2071 39,642,346 93,646,094
2070 39,949,413 92,750,891
2069 40,256,590 91,836,719
2068 40,575,543 90,906,457
2067 40,893,798 89,961,778
2066 41,218,263 88,998,844
2065 41,543,254 88,022,210
2064 41,878,338 87,033,422
2063 42,208,320 86,020,867
2062 42,542,893 84,985,459
2061 42,874,096 83,934,120
2060 43,191,452 82,867,105
2059 43,506,737 81,781,887
2058 43,809,907 80,678,032
2057 44,112,668 79,563,835
2056 44,415,689 78,436,146
2055 44,691,749 77,296,391
2054 44,958,971 76,143,587
2053 45,223,225 74,985,186
2052 45,470,541 73,813,387
2051 45,695,307 72,631,340
2050 45,911,520 71,436,891
2049 46,127,777 70,243,074
2048 46,322,244 69,043,876
2047 46,510,152 67,843,741
2046 46,687,914 66,638,116
2045 46,858,778 65,433,874
2044 47,016,278 64,230,423
2043 47,158,325 63,031,296
2042 47,301,091 61,838,177
2041 47,434,593 60,651,763
2040 47,563,236 59,475,172
2039 47,685,343 58,303,694
2038 47,798,797 57,135,690
2037 47,910,899 55,973,689
2036 48,020,350 54,809,098
2035 48,124,430 53,641,994
2034 48,220,051 52,476,195
2033 48,311,842 51,307,469
2032 48,402,470 50,140,351
2031 48,495,278 48,969,961
2030 48,579,920 47,786,079
2029 48,648,699 46,594,926
2028 48,707,969 45,403,313
2027 48,758,200 44,203,683
2026 48,806,901 43,000,078
2025 48,838,057 41,792,731
2024 48,848,840 40,583,164
2023 48,352,528 39,390,799
2022 47,786,102 38,222,876
2021 47,443,821 37,140,230
2020 47,359,424 36,134,863
2019 47,118,501 35,111,408
2018 46,782,011 34,085,182
2017 46,571,232 33,090,921
2016 46,458,139 32,109,010
2015 46,422,303 31,159,379
2014 46,460,733 30,226,309
2013 46,604,197 29,312,952
2012 46,773,055 28,433,647
2011 46,742,697 27,582,897
2010 46,576,897 26,754,387
2009 46,362,946 25,927,724
2008 45,954,106 25,111,941
2007 45,226,803 24,318,082
2006 44,397,319 23,543,083
2005 43,653,155 22,790,085
2004 42,921,895 22,095,167
2003 42,187,645 21,456,379
2002 41,431,558 20,835,086
2001 40,850,412 20,226,147
2000 40,567,864 19,624,141
1999 40,386,875 19,029,420
1998 40,223,509 18,446,013
1997 40,057,389 17,873,936
1996 39,889,852 17,313,177
1995 39,724,050 16,740,058
1994 39,549,108 16,149,147
1993 39,361,262 15,563,914
1992 39,157,685 14,989,494
1991 38,966,376 14,430,201
1990 38,867,322 13,887,862
1989 38,827,764 13,364,174
1988 38,766,939 12,859,708
1987 38,684,815 12,369,912
1986 38,584,624 11,901,040
1985 38,469,512 11,453,825
1984 38,330,364 11,025,597
1983 38,171,525 10,621,499
1982 37,986,012 10,241,006
1981 37,758,631 9,882,362
1980 37,491,165 9,543,358
1979 37,191,330 9,224,194
1978 36,864,898 8,926,586
1977 36,511,638 8,648,222
1976 36,137,812 8,384,113
1975 35,757,900 8,133,598
1974 35,373,335 7,896,783
1973 34,988,947 7,672,796
1972 34,604,469 7,460,068
1971 34,224,490 7,257,462
1970 33,814,531 7,065,279
1969 33,441,054 6,875,859
1968 33,113,134 6,690,524
1967 32,682,947 6,516,444
1966 32,283,194 6,351,494
1965 31,954,292 6,195,593
1964 31,609,195 6,048,006
1963 31,296,651 5,911,135
1962 31,023,366 5,782,221
1961 30,739,250 5,655,232
1960 30,455,000 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Spain increased by 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Spain gained 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Spain was ranked 28th most populous country in 2006 and is 32nd in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Spain Yemen
2100 -0.52% 0.28%
2099 -0.51% 0.31%
2098 -0.5% 0.33%
2097 -0.48% 0.35%
2096 -0.48% 0.37%
2095 -0.47% 0.39%
2094 -0.46% 0.42%
2093 -0.46% 0.45%
2092 -0.46% 0.47%
2091 -0.48% 0.49%
2090 -0.48% 0.51%
2089 -0.47% 0.54%
2088 -0.46% 0.56%
2087 -0.46% 0.58%
2086 -0.48% 0.61%
2085 -0.49% 0.63%
2084 -0.5% 0.65%
2083 -0.51% 0.67%
2082 -0.53% 0.7%
2081 -0.55% 0.71%
2080 -0.57% 0.74%
2079 -0.58% 0.76%
2078 -0.61% 0.78%
2077 -0.64% 0.81%
2076 -0.67% 0.83%
2075 -0.7% 0.86%
2074 -0.71% 0.88%
2073 -0.74% 0.91%
2072 -0.74% 0.94%
2071 -0.77% 0.97%
2070 -0.76% 1%
2069 -0.79% 1.02%
2068 -0.78% 1.05%
2067 -0.79% 1.08%
2066 -0.78% 1.11%
2065 -0.8% 1.14%
2064 -0.78% 1.18%
2063 -0.79% 1.22%
2062 -0.77% 1.25%
2061 -0.73% 1.29%
2060 -0.72% 1.33%
2059 -0.69% 1.37%
2058 -0.69% 1.4%
2057 -0.68% 1.44%
2056 -0.62% 1.47%
2055 -0.59% 1.51%
2054 -0.58% 1.54%
2053 -0.54% 1.59%
2052 -0.49% 1.63%
2051 -0.47% 1.67%
2050 -0.47% 1.7%
2049 -0.42% 1.74%
2048 -0.4% 1.77%
2047 -0.38% 1.81%
2046 -0.36% 1.84%
2045 -0.33% 1.87%
2044 -0.3% 1.9%
2043 -0.3% 1.93%
2042 -0.28% 1.96%
2041 -0.27% 1.98%
2040 -0.26% 2.01%
2039 -0.24% 2.04%
2038 -0.23% 2.08%
2037 -0.23% 2.12%
2036 -0.22% 2.18%
2035 -0.2% 2.22%
2034 -0.19% 2.28%
2033 -0.19% 2.33%
2032 -0.19% 2.39%
2031 -0.17% 2.48%
2030 -0.14% 2.56%
2029 -0.12% 2.62%
2028 -0.1% 2.71%
2027 -0.1% 2.8%
2026 -0.06% 2.89%
2025 -0.02% 2.98%
2024 1.03% 3.03%
2023 1.19% 3.06%
2022 0.72% 2.92%
2021 0.18% 2.78%
2020 0.51% 2.91%
2019 0.72% 3.01%
2018 0.45% 3%
2017 0.24% 3.06%
2016 0.08% 3.05%
2015 -0.08% 3.09%
2014 -0.31% 3.12%
2013 -0.36% 3.09%
2012 0.06% 3.08%
2011 0.36% 3.1%
2010 0.46% 3.19%
2009 0.89% 3.25%
2008 1.61% 3.26%
2007 1.87% 3.29%
2006 1.7% 3.3%
2005 1.7% 3.15%
2004 1.74% 2.98%
2003 1.82% 2.98%
2002 1.42% 3.01%
2001 0.7% 3.07%
2000 0.45% 3.13%
1999 0.41% 3.16%
1998 0.41% 3.2%
1997 0.42% 3.24%
1996 0.42% 3.42%
1995 0.44% 3.66%
1994 0.48% 3.76%
1993 0.52% 3.83%
1992 0.49% 3.88%
1991 0.25% 3.91%
1990 0.1% 3.92%
1989 0.16% 3.92%
1988 0.21% 3.96%
1987 0.26% 3.94%
1986 0.3% 3.9%
1985 0.36% 3.88%
1984 0.42% 3.8%
1983 0.49% 3.72%
1982 0.6% 3.63%
1981 0.71% 3.55%
1980 0.81% 3.46%
1979 0.89% 3.33%
1978 0.97% 3.22%
1977 1.03% 3.15%
1976 1.06% 3.08%
1975 1.09% 3%
1974 1.1% 2.92%
1973 1.11% 2.85%
1972 1.11% 2.79%
1971 1.21% 2.72%
1970 1.12% 2.75%
1969 0.99% 2.77%
1968 1.32% 2.67%
1967 1.24% 2.6%
1966 1.03% 2.52%
1965 1.09% 2.44%
1964 1% 2.32%
1963 0.88% 2.23%
1962 0.92% 2.25%
1961 0.93% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Spain grew by 1.03%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Spain Yemen
Current population
48806901
43325643
Population rank 32/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.59% 0.52%
One net population change
1.06 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
1.62 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
1.21 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,360 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +496,312 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 13/197
One migration net change every
5.45 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +96,630 -16,291
Net migration rank 17/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 8,870,527 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 6/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.5% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 32/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Spain
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Spain Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 96,630 - -16,291
2024 - 111,674 - -10,482
2023 -111,211 119,099 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -133,801 299,779 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -113,865 144,385 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -151,551 236,854 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -56,542 464,783 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -56,139 337,467 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -32,600 201,135 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 0 106,474 975,697 -6,492
2015 -4,642 -1,979 939,922 -9,883
2014 32,522 -97,870 920,330 15,764
2013 37,284 -250,741 884,929 5,697
2012 51,450 -153,486 845,645 22,349
2011 84,137 60,761 806,359 27,184
2010 102,469 69,406 803,246 20,269
2009 106,635 129,557 798,911 30,919
2008 133,267 434,135 779,123 22,621
2007 108,545 772,317 764,780 21,210
2006 110,994 659,720 750,082 13,940
2005 78,576 629,803 726,708 15,283
2004 85,844 661,158 710,493 -62,641
2003 54,844 658,428 694,457 -64,737
2002 53,861 737,880 672,494 -59,648
2001 44,936 181,307 658,704 -53,698
2000 36,512 176,269 646,694 -47,713
1999 8,077 178,559 633,166 -42,731
1998 4,022 182,926 615,488 -39,096
1997 20,028 165,345 604,443 -36,694
1996 11,967 162,704 588,786 -35,043
1995 15,889 162,434 607,966 -15,485
1994 31,639 160,407 602,363 -13,040
1993 47,234 160,907 595,459 -14,332
1992 62,652 177,544 582,072 -14,372
1991 58,450 122,841 565,837 -14,964
1990 66,075 -30,684 549,654 -15,847
1989 81,538 -25,892 530,464 -16,876
1988 100,794 -17,663 513,296 -17,952
1987 116,054 -12,681 493,337 -9,097
1986 131,188 -13,540 464,665 -11,151
1985 146,184 -589 455,576 -14,660
1984 172,487 2,754 434,674 -19,143
1983 183,223 1,241 414,823 -22,152
1982 231,714 -7,384 392,302 -23,981
1981 237,879 2,563 374,482 -25,499
1980 281,184 20,166 355,767 -26,740
1979 312,407 -5,929 336,378 -27,090
1978 339,157 -2,504 312,439 -26,524
1977 361,465 -1,332 296,115 -25,305
1976 375,834 2,804 281,078 -23,669
1975 371,882 -218 266,815 -23,192
1974 396,182 105,838 252,737 -22,726
1973 374,381 8,624 240,235 -22,282
1972 391,030 7,935 229,322 -21,826
1971 369,625 7,363 219,095 -21,386
1970 378,723 -60,580 207,613 -20,966
1969 367,851 -49,956 196,305 -4,121
1968 387,423 -46,088 182,518 -4,031
1967 402,001 -42,344 173,637 -3,959
1966 397,084 -41,467 164,091 -3,874
1965 405,819 -42,476 155,398 -3,797
1964 429,885 -41,461 147,299 -3,712
1963 394,338 -44,446 133,781 -3,640
1962 384,690 -45,211 131,262 -3,572
1961 396,537 -46,517 129,787 -3,503
1960 398,960 -154,869 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/spain/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 8,870,527 residents or 18.5% of the population were not native-born in Spain, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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