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Population growth in Spain
1961 – 2025 · 65 data points
12 of 42 · Countries
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025
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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 · 2025
1.03%
+0.01 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
12 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+1.11 pp
vs World
+0.12 pp
World: 0.91% · 2025
Population growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · Spain · World
+1.11 pp since 2015
-1%
0%
1%
2%
3%
1961
1980
1990
2000
2010
2025
Spain
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025
Compared with Population growth · percent
Spain
1.03%
World
0.91%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Spain · 1961 – 2025
Latest value
1.03% · 2025
First value
0.93% · 1961
Highest
1.85% · 2007
Lowest
-0.36% · 2013
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1961 – 2025
| Year | Spain | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.03% | +0.01 pp | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 1.02% | −0.16 pp | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 1.18% | +0.46 pp | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 0.72% | +0.54 pp | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 0.18% | −0.33 pp | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 0.51% | −0.21 pp | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 0.72% | +0.27 pp | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 0.45% | +0.21 pp | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 0.24% | +0.17 pp | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 0.08% | +0.16 pp | 1.16% |
| 2015 | -0.08% | +0.23 pp | 1.18% |
| 2014 | -0.31% | +0.05 pp | 1.21% |
| 2013 | -0.36% | −0.43 pp | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 0.06% | −0.29 pp | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 0.36% | −0.11 pp | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 0.46% | −0.43 pp | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 0.89% | −0.71 pp | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 1.60% | −0.26 pp | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 1.85% | +0.16 pp | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 1.69% | +0.00 pp | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 1.69% | −0.04 pp | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 1.73% | −0.08 pp | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 1.81% | +0.40 pp | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 1.41% | +0.72 pp | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 0.69% | +0.25 pp | 1.34% |
| 2000 | 0.45% | +0.04 pp | 1.36% |
| 1999 | 0.41% | −0.01 pp | 1.40% |
| 1998 | 0.41% | −0.01 pp | 1.44% |
| 1997 | 0.42% | +0.00 pp | 1.46% |
| 1996 | 0.42% | −0.02 pp | 1.49% |
| 1995 | 0.44% | −0.03 pp | 1.50% |
| 1994 | 0.48% | −0.04 pp | 1.54% |
| 1993 | 0.52% | +0.03 pp | 1.59% |
| 1992 | 0.49% | +0.24 pp | 1.63% |
| 1991 | 0.25% | +0.15 pp | 1.67% |
| 1990 | 0.10% | −0.05 pp | 1.74% |
| 1989 | 0.16% | −0.06 pp | 1.75% |
| 1988 | 0.21% | −0.05 pp | 1.78% |
| 1987 | 0.26% | −0.04 pp | 1.79% |
| 1986 | 0.30% | −0.06 pp | 1.78% |
| 1985 | 0.36% | −0.05 pp | 1.76% |
| 1984 | 0.42% | −0.07 pp | 1.76% |
| 1983 | 0.49% | −0.11 pp | 1.80% |
| 1982 | 0.60% | −0.11 pp | 1.81% |
| 1981 | 0.71% | −0.09 pp | 1.77% |
| 1980 | 0.80% | −0.08 pp | 1.76% |
| 1979 | 0.88% | −0.08 pp | 1.77% |
| 1978 | 0.96% | −0.07 pp | 1.75% |
| 1977 | 1.03% | −0.03 pp | 1.75% |
| 1976 | 1.06% | −0.02 pp | 1.80% |
| 1975 | 1.08% | −0.01 pp | 1.86% |
| 1974 | 1.09% | −0.01 pp | 1.93% |
| 1973 | 1.10% | +0.00 pp | 1.98% |
| 1972 | 1.10% | −0.10 pp | 2.00% |
| 1971 | 1.21% | +0.09 pp | 2.10% |
| 1970 | 1.11% | +0.13 pp | 2.08% |
| 1969 | 0.99% | −0.32 pp | 2.08% |
| 1968 | 1.31% | +0.08 pp | 2.05% |
| 1967 | 1.23% | +0.21 pp | 2.04% |
| 1966 | 1.02% | −0.06 pp | 2.09% |
| 1965 | 1.09% | +0.09 pp | 2.06% |
| 1964 | 0.99% | +0.12 pp | 2.09% |
| 1963 | 0.88% | −0.04 pp | 2.12% |
| 1962 | 0.92% | −0.01 pp | 1.77% |
| 1961 | 0.93% | 1.36% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Algeria | 1.94% | |
| 19 | Argentina | 0.82% | |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 0.82% | |
| 22 | Brazil | 0.68% | |
| 40 | Bulgaria | -1.37% | |
| 13 | Canada | 1.43% | |
| 11 | Chile | 1.79% | |
| 27 | China | 0.47% | |
| 9 | Colombia | 1.84% | |
| 4 | Congo - Brazzaville | 2.44% | |
| 1 | Congo - Kinshasa | 3.35% | |
| 31 | Czechia | 0.33% | |
| 12 | Ecuador | 1.72% | |
| 8 | Egypt | 1.90% | |
| 33 | Finland | 0.13% | |
| 30 | France | 0.36% | |
| 3 | Gabon | 2.54% | |
| 32 | Germany | 0.30% | |
| 36 | Greece | -0.20% | |
| 10 | Honduras | 1.83% | |
| 21 | Hong Kong SAR China | 0.80% | |
| 16 | India | 1.10% | |
| 17 | Indonesia | 0.97% | |
| 37 | Italy | -0.21% | |
| 42 | Lebanon | -2.90% | |
| 6 | Liberia | 1.96% | |
| 39 | Lithuania | -0.83% | |
| 18 | Mexico | 0.95% | |
| 25 | Netherlands | 0.58% | |
| 23 | Norway | 0.66% | |
| 15 | Philippines | 1.24% | |
| 35 | Poland | -0.00% | |
| 38 | Romania | -0.59% | |
| 34 | Russia | 0.07% | |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | -2.55% | |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 2.35% | |
| 29 | South Korea | 0.43% | |
| 28 | Spain | 0.45% | |
| 14 | Türkiye | 1.35% | |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 0.49% | |
| 24 | United States | 0.59% | |
| 2 | Yemen | 2.96% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018
What it means
How fast the population changes from one year to the next.
How it is calculated
Change in the number of residents over the year, as a percentage of the population at the start.
People
Spain in numbers
Population
49M
2025
Population density
97.2
2024
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