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Population density in Spain
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
8 of 14 · Countries
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2024
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
5 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2024
97.2per km²
+1.0%
since 2023
Countries · 2024
8 of 14
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+5.1%
+0.7% a year on average
vs European Union
−11%
European Union: 110 · 2024
Population density, 1990 – 2024 per km² · Spain · European Union · World
+5.1% since 2014
40
60
80
100
120
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
Spain
European Union
World
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Population density · per km²
Spain
97.2
European Union
110
World
62.1 · 2023
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Spain · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
97.2 · 2024
First value
76.8 · 1990
Highest
97.2 · 2024
Lowest
76.8 · 1990
Average change
+0.7% a year on average
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | Spain | Change | European Union | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.2 | +1.0% | 110 | — |
| 2023 | 96.2 | +1.2% | 109 | 62.1 |
| 2022 | 95.1 | +1.0% | 109 | 61.6 |
| 2021 | 94.2 | +0.4% | 109 | 61.0 |
| 2020 | 93.8 | ±0.0% | 109 | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 93.8 | +0.8% | 109 | 59.8 |
| 2018 | 93.1 | +0.4% | 109 | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 92.7 | +0.2% | 109 | 58.6 |
| 2016break in series | 92.5 | ±0.0% | 108 | 57.9 |
| 2015 | 92.5 | ±0.0% | 108 | 57.3 |
| 2014 | 92.5 | −0.4% | 108 | 56.6 |
| 2013 | 92.9 | −0.3% | 107 | 55.9 |
| 2012 | 93.2 | ±0.0% | 107 | 55.2 |
| 2011 | 93.2 | +0.4% | 107 | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 92.8 | +0.4% | 107 | 54.9 |
| 2009 | 92.4 | +0.9% | 107 | 54.3 |
| 2008 | 91.6 | +1.7% | 107 | 53.6 |
| 2007 | 90.1 | +2.7% | 106 | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 87.7 | +1.6% | 106 | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 86.3 | +1.8% | 106 | 51.6 |
| 2004 | 84.8 | +1.7% | 105 | 51.0 |
| 2003 | 83.4 | +1.8% | 105 | 50.4 |
| 2002 | 81.9 | +1.5% | 105 | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 80.7 | +0.6% | 104 | 49.1 |
| 2000 | 80.2 | +0.5% | 104 | 48.4 |
| 1999 | 79.8 | +0.4% | 104 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 79.5 | +0.4% | 104 | 47.2 |
| 1997 | 79.2 | +0.5% | 103 | 46.5 |
| 1996 | 78.8 | +0.4% | 103 | 45.8 |
| 1995 | 78.5 | +0.4% | 103 | 45.1 |
| 1994 | 78.2 | +0.5% | 103 | 44.5 |
| 1993 | 77.8 | +0.5% | 102 | 43.8 |
| 1992 | 77.4 | +0.5% | 102 | 43.5 |
| 1991 | 77.0 | +0.3% | 102 | 51.7 |
| 1990 | 76.8 | 102 | 50.8 |
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bulgaria | 58.8 | |
| 4 | Czechia | 138 | |
| 13 | Finland | 18.3 | |
| 7 | France | 108 | |
| 2 | Germany | 235 | |
| 10 | Greece | 80.3 | |
| 3 | Italy | 198 | |
| 12 | Lithuania | 45.2 | |
| 1 | Netherlands | 518 | |
| 14 | Norway | 15.0 | |
| 5 | Poland | 120 | |
| 9 | Romania | 81.3 | |
| 8 | Spain | 95.1 | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 111 |
Source: Eurostat, 2022
What it means
How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.
How it is calculated
Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.
People
Spain in numbers
Population
49M
2025
Population growth
1.03%
2025
Median age
45.8
2025
Children under 15
12.9%
2025
Residents 65 and over
20.7%
2025
Life expectancy
84.0
2024
Births per woman
1.10
2024
Birth rate
6.5
2025
Infant mortality
2.6
2024
Net migration
11.8
2025
Born abroad
18.5%
2024
Urban population
80.5%
2025