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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Spain was 48,848,840 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 48,806,901 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 2.81 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Spain is ranked the 32nd most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.8% of the world: 0.59% for Spain vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of +0.43% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Spain has increased from 44.4M people to 48.8M (9.93% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Spain vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Spain
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Spain Zimbabwe
2100 33,862,981 37,483,053
2099 34,039,965 37,412,398
2098 34,215,187 37,328,255
2097 34,387,116 37,235,542
2096 34,552,002 37,142,915
2095 34,719,411 37,032,129
2094 34,882,039 36,912,747
2093 35,044,043 36,810,893
2092 35,204,657 36,688,511
2091 35,366,895 36,567,262
2090 35,535,838 36,425,606
2089 35,707,942 36,280,973
2088 35,877,681 36,141,446
2087 36,043,209 35,977,638
2086 36,210,710 35,808,135
2085 36,386,207 35,637,092
2084 36,564,622 35,456,207
2083 36,749,680 35,268,035
2082 36,936,644 35,078,904
2081 37,133,976 34,873,129
2080 37,337,517 34,658,962
2079 37,551,557 34,439,720
2078 37,771,135 34,217,295
2077 38,002,963 33,982,909
2076 38,249,247 33,739,228
2075 38,506,040 33,495,867
2074 38,777,715 33,244,838
2073 39,056,249 32,978,488
2072 39,348,447 32,706,059
2071 39,642,346 32,445,747
2070 39,949,413 32,181,119
2069 40,256,590 31,906,793
2068 40,575,543 31,631,000
2067 40,893,798 31,345,338
2066 41,218,263 31,062,884
2065 41,543,254 30,766,830
2064 41,878,338 30,479,939
2063 42,208,320 30,176,104
2062 42,542,893 29,867,679
2061 42,874,096 29,557,068
2060 43,191,452 29,252,423
2059 43,506,737 28,945,088
2058 43,809,907 28,631,679
2057 44,112,668 28,307,305
2056 44,415,689 27,990,713
2055 44,691,749 27,658,887
2054 44,958,971 27,331,920
2053 45,223,225 26,986,935
2052 45,470,541 26,643,553
2051 45,695,307 26,287,592
2050 45,911,520 25,934,893
2049 46,127,777 25,585,239
2048 46,322,244 25,228,082
2047 46,510,152 24,874,649
2046 46,687,914 24,513,443
2045 46,858,778 24,147,637
2044 47,016,278 23,783,088
2043 47,158,325 23,401,965
2042 47,301,091 23,035,288
2041 47,434,593 22,647,950
2040 47,563,236 22,273,520
2039 47,685,343 21,902,980
2038 47,798,797 21,530,130
2037 47,910,899 21,159,664
2036 48,020,350 20,791,034
2035 48,124,430 20,413,656
2034 48,220,051 20,048,019
2033 48,311,842 19,676,339
2032 48,402,470 19,311,985
2031 48,495,278 18,959,300
2030 48,579,920 18,613,738
2029 48,648,699 18,270,049
2028 48,707,969 17,933,466
2027 48,758,200 17,600,984
2026 48,806,901 17,273,208
2025 48,838,057 16,949,303
2024 48,848,840 16,634,373
2023 48,352,528 16,340,822
2022 47,786,102 16,069,056
2021 47,443,821 15,797,210
2020 47,359,424 15,526,888
2019 47,118,501 15,271,368
2018 46,782,011 15,034,452
2017 46,571,232 14,812,482
2016 46,458,139 14,600,294
2015 46,422,303 14,399,013
2014 46,460,733 14,207,359
2013 46,604,197 14,013,808
2012 46,773,055 13,817,887
2011 46,742,697 13,595,424
2010 46,576,897 13,356,548
2009 46,362,946 13,142,790
2008 45,954,106 12,959,149
2007 45,226,803 12,804,058
2006 44,397,319 12,636,445
2005 43,653,155 12,483,432
2004 42,921,895 12,365,896
2003 42,187,645 12,232,323
2002 41,431,558 12,087,653
2001 40,850,412 11,971,901
2000 40,567,864 11,892,055
1999 40,386,875 11,783,458
1998 40,223,509 11,594,297
1997 40,057,389 11,369,827
1996 39,889,852 11,158,360
1995 39,724,050 10,974,599
1994 39,549,108 10,873,148
1993 39,361,262 10,860,288
1992 39,157,685 10,702,700
1991 38,966,376 10,404,816
1990 38,867,322 10,137,281
1989 38,827,764 9,864,798
1988 38,766,939 9,583,094
1987 38,684,815 9,284,644
1986 38,584,624 8,982,578
1985 38,469,512 8,686,813
1984 38,330,364 8,391,488
1983 38,171,525 8,098,404
1982 37,986,012 7,796,496
1981 37,758,631 7,498,635
1980 37,491,165 7,041,303
1979 37,191,330 6,647,556
1978 36,864,898 6,543,575
1977 36,511,638 6,449,512
1976 36,137,812 6,287,105
1975 35,757,900 6,098,658
1974 35,373,335 5,908,328
1973 34,988,947 5,720,404
1972 34,604,469 5,542,445
1971 34,224,490 5,374,712
1970 33,814,531 5,215,918
1969 33,441,054 5,058,181
1968 33,113,134 4,900,440
1967 32,682,947 4,748,307
1966 32,283,194 4,601,217
1965 31,954,292 4,458,462
1964 31,609,195 4,320,006
1963 31,296,651 4,185,877
1962 31,023,366 4,055,959
1961 30,739,250 3,930,401
1960 30,455,000 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Spain increased by 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Spain gained 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Spain was ranked 28th most populous country in 2006 and is 32nd in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Zimbabwe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.5M 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
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Spain Zimbabwe
2100 -0.52% 0.19%
2099 -0.51% 0.23%
2098 -0.5% 0.25%
2097 -0.48% 0.25%
2096 -0.48% 0.3%
2095 -0.47% 0.32%
2094 -0.46% 0.28%
2093 -0.46% 0.33%
2092 -0.46% 0.33%
2091 -0.48% 0.39%
2090 -0.48% 0.4%
2089 -0.47% 0.39%
2088 -0.46% 0.46%
2087 -0.46% 0.47%
2086 -0.48% 0.48%
2085 -0.49% 0.51%
2084 -0.5% 0.53%
2083 -0.51% 0.54%
2082 -0.53% 0.59%
2081 -0.55% 0.62%
2080 -0.57% 0.64%
2079 -0.58% 0.65%
2078 -0.61% 0.69%
2077 -0.64% 0.72%
2076 -0.67% 0.73%
2075 -0.7% 0.76%
2074 -0.71% 0.81%
2073 -0.74% 0.83%
2072 -0.74% 0.8%
2071 -0.77% 0.82%
2070 -0.76% 0.86%
2069 -0.79% 0.87%
2068 -0.78% 0.91%
2067 -0.79% 0.91%
2066 -0.78% 0.96%
2065 -0.8% 0.94%
2064 -0.78% 1.01%
2063 -0.79% 1.03%
2062 -0.77% 1.05%
2061 -0.73% 1.04%
2060 -0.72% 1.06%
2059 -0.69% 1.09%
2058 -0.69% 1.15%
2057 -0.68% 1.13%
2056 -0.62% 1.2%
2055 -0.59% 1.2%
2054 -0.58% 1.28%
2053 -0.54% 1.29%
2052 -0.49% 1.35%
2051 -0.47% 1.36%
2050 -0.47% 1.37%
2049 -0.42% 1.42%
2048 -0.4% 1.42%
2047 -0.38% 1.47%
2046 -0.36% 1.51%
2045 -0.33% 1.53%
2044 -0.3% 1.63%
2043 -0.3% 1.59%
2042 -0.28% 1.71%
2041 -0.27% 1.68%
2040 -0.26% 1.69%
2039 -0.24% 1.73%
2038 -0.23% 1.75%
2037 -0.23% 1.77%
2036 -0.22% 1.85%
2035 -0.2% 1.82%
2034 -0.19% 1.89%
2033 -0.19% 1.89%
2032 -0.19% 1.86%
2031 -0.17% 1.86%
2030 -0.14% 1.88%
2029 -0.12% 1.88%
2028 -0.1% 1.89%
2027 -0.1% 1.9%
2026 -0.06% 1.91%
2025 -0.02% 1.89%
2024 1.03% 1.8%
2023 1.19% 1.69%
2022 0.72% 1.72%
2021 0.18% 1.74%
2020 0.51% 1.67%
2019 0.72% 1.58%
2018 0.45% 1.5%
2017 0.24% 1.45%
2016 0.08% 1.4%
2015 -0.08% 1.35%
2014 -0.31% 1.38%
2013 -0.36% 1.42%
2012 0.06% 1.64%
2011 0.36% 1.79%
2010 0.46% 1.63%
2009 0.89% 1.42%
2008 1.61% 1.21%
2007 1.87% 1.33%
2006 1.7% 1.23%
2005 1.7% 0.95%
2004 1.74% 1.09%
2003 1.82% 1.2%
2002 1.42% 0.97%
2001 0.7% 0.67%
2000 0.45% 0.92%
1999 0.41% 1.63%
1998 0.41% 1.97%
1997 0.42% 1.9%
1996 0.42% 1.67%
1995 0.44% 0.93%
1994 0.48% 0.12%
1993 0.52% 1.47%
1992 0.49% 2.86%
1991 0.25% 2.64%
1990 0.1% 2.76%
1989 0.16% 2.94%
1988 0.21% 3.21%
1987 0.26% 3.36%
1986 0.3% 3.4%
1985 0.36% 3.52%
1984 0.42% 3.62%
1983 0.49% 3.87%
1982 0.6% 3.97%
1981 0.71% 6.49%
1980 0.81% 5.92%
1979 0.89% 1.59%
1978 0.97% 1.46%
1977 1.03% 2.58%
1976 1.06% 3.09%
1975 1.09% 3.22%
1974 1.1% 3.29%
1973 1.11% 3.21%
1972 1.11% 3.12%
1971 1.21% 3.04%
1970 1.12% 3.12%
1969 0.99% 3.22%
1968 1.32% 3.2%
1967 1.24% 3.2%
1966 1.03% 3.2%
1965 1.09% 3.2%
1964 1% 3.2%
1963 0.88% 3.2%
1962 0.92% 3.19%
1961 0.93% 3.18%

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Spain grew by 1.03%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Spain Zimbabwe
Current population
48806901
17361868
Population rank 32/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.59% 0.21%
One net population change
1.06 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
1.62 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
1.21 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,360 +804
Annual growth/decline +496,312 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 60/197
One migration net change every
5.45 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +96,630 -54,555
Net migration rank 17/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 8,870,527 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 6/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.5% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 32/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Spain
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Spain Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 96,630 - -54,555
2024 - 111,674 - -60,528
2023 -111,211 119,099 372,505 -97,380
2022 -133,801 299,779 371,243 -102,828
2021 -113,865 144,385 349,908 -74,623
2020 -151,551 236,854 354,790 -89,440
2019 -56,542 464,783 348,798 -103,107
2018 -56,139 337,467 345,883 -117,758
2017 -32,600 201,135 344,035 -128,241
2016 0 106,474 348,772 -140,181
2015 -4,642 -1,979 356,203 -162,220
2014 32,522 -97,870 366,350 -177,029
2013 37,284 -250,741 374,757 -176,972
2012 51,450 -153,486 371,135 -177,061
2011 84,137 60,761 359,572 -108,714
2010 102,469 69,406 335,570 -108,671
2009 106,635 129,557 309,316 -108,689
2008 133,267 434,135 280,527 -113,858
2007 108,545 772,317 261,805 -118,299
2006 110,994 659,720 248,963 -57,257
2005 78,576 629,803 248,545 -134,212
2004 85,844 661,158 248,307 -127,550
2003 54,844 658,428 243,057 -96,667
2002 53,861 737,880 244,170 -101,212
2001 44,936 181,307 227,909 -139,361
2000 36,512 176,269 236,343 -165,181
1999 8,077 178,559 232,393 -86,343
1998 4,022 182,926 225,614 6,645
1997 20,028 165,345 216,288 395
1996 11,967 162,704 205,269 978
1995 15,889 162,434 206,695 -45,428
1994 31,639 160,407 216,343 -174,723
1993 47,234 160,907 228,045 -243,947
1992 62,652 177,544 255,291 75,788
1991 58,450 122,841 260,943 3,749
1990 66,075 -30,684 265,444 4,948
1989 81,538 -25,892 270,838 3,736
1988 100,794 -17,663 277,498 11,327
1987 116,054 -12,681 286,766 21,308
1986 131,188 -13,540 289,894 6,154
1985 146,184 -589 290,756 4,718
1984 172,487 2,754 290,052 5,124
1983 183,223 1,241 286,545 4,456
1982 231,714 -7,384 279,934 32,899
1981 237,879 2,563 271,361 11,523
1980 281,184 20,166 241,179 390,593
1979 312,407 -5,929 223,657 -67,937
1978 339,157 -2,504 222,979 -170,727
1977 361,465 -1,332 225,139 -89,270
1976 375,834 2,804 221,419 -32,495
1975 371,882 -218 216,947 -28,988
1974 396,182 105,838 208,806 -16,105
1973 374,381 8,624 201,885 -18,733
1972 391,030 7,935 193,725 -20,959
1971 369,625 7,363 185,427 -22,719
1970 378,723 -60,580 178,979 -24,102
1969 367,851 -49,956 172,626 -12,028
1968 387,423 -46,088 166,865 -11,997
1967 402,001 -42,344 161,205 -11,814
1966 397,084 -41,467 156,014 -11,211
1965 405,819 -42,476 151,164 -10,465
1964 429,885 -41,461 145,848 -9,631
1963 394,338 -44,446 140,984 -8,936
1962 384,690 -45,211 136,317 -8,529
1961 396,537 -46,517 131,531 -8,204
1960 398,960 -154,869 126,959 -8,260

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

GeoRank.org/population/spain/zimbabwe | 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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 8,870,527 residents or 18.5% of the population were not native-born in Spain, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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