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Urban population in Spain

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points 15 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 23, 2026
People · Spain

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 80.5% +0.2 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 15 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +1.3 pp
vs World +22.7 pp World: 57.8% · 2025
Urban population, 1960 – 2025 percent · Spain · World
+1.3 pp since 2015
Spain World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Compared with Urban population · percent
Spain
80.5%
World
57.8%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Spain · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 80.5% · 2025
First value 56.5% · 1960
Highest 80.5% · 2025
Lowest 56.5% · 1960
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearSpainChange World
2025 80.5% +0.2 pp 57.8%
2024 80.3% +0.2 pp 57.6%
2023 80.1% +0.2 pp 57.3%
2022 80.0% +0.2 pp 57.1%
2021 79.8% +0.1 pp 56.8%
2020 79.7% +0.1 pp 56.4%
2019 79.6% +0.1 pp 56.1%
2018 79.6% +0.1 pp 55.8%
2017 79.5% +0.1 pp 55.3%
2016 79.4% +0.1 pp 54.9%
2015 79.2% +0.1 pp 54.4%
2014 79.1% +0.1 pp 53.9%
2013 79.0% +0.1 pp 53.4%
2012 78.8% +0.2 pp 52.9%
2011 78.7% +0.2 pp 52.5%
2010 78.5% +0.2 pp 51.8%
2009 78.3% +0.2 pp 51.4%
2008 78.0% +0.3 pp 50.9%
2007 77.8% +0.3 pp 50.4%
2006 77.5% +0.3 pp 49.9%
2005 77.2% +0.3 pp 49.4%
2004 77.0% +0.2 pp 48.9%
2003 76.7% +0.2 pp 48.4%
2002 76.5% +0.2 pp 47.8%
2001 76.3% +0.2 pp 47.3%
2000 76.2% +0.1 pp 46.8%
1999 76.0% +0.1 pp 46.3%
1998 75.9% +0.1 pp 45.8%
1997 75.8% +0.1 pp 45.3%
1996 75.7% +0.1 pp 44.8%
1995 75.6% +0.1 pp 44.3%
1994 75.5% +0.1 pp 44.0%
1993 75.3% +0.1 pp 43.7%
1992 75.2% +0.2 pp 43.4%
1991 75.0% +0.2 pp 43.2%
1990 74.8% +0.2 pp 42.8%
1989 74.6% +0.2 pp 42.7%
1988 74.4% +0.3 pp 42.4%
1987 74.1% +0.3 pp 42.1%
1986 73.8% +0.3 pp 41.8%
1985 73.5% +0.3 pp 41.4%
1984 73.1% +0.4 pp 41.1%
1983 72.8% +0.4 pp 40.6%
1982 72.4% +0.4 pp 40.2%
1981 72.0% +0.4 pp 39.9%
1980 71.5% +0.5 pp 39.5%
1979 71.1% +0.5 pp 39.1%
1978 70.6% +0.5 pp 38.6%
1977 70.1% +0.5 pp 38.3%
1976 69.6% +0.5 pp 38.0%
1975 69.1% +0.5 pp 37.7%
1974 68.5% +0.6 pp 37.4%
1973 68.0% +0.6 pp 37.2%
1972 67.4% +0.6 pp 36.9%
1971 66.8% +0.6 pp 36.7%
1970 66.2% +0.8 pp 36.4%
1969 65.4% +0.9 pp 36.3%
1968 64.4% +1.0 pp 36.0%
1967 63.4% +1.1 pp 35.8%
1966 62.3% +1.1 pp 35.6%
1965 61.1% +1.1 pp 35.4%
1964 60.0% +1.1 pp 35.1%
1963 58.9% +1.0 pp 34.6%
1962 58.0% +0.8 pp 34.4%
1961 57.1% +0.7 pp 34.5%
1960 56.5% 34.2%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryUrban population
1 Hong Kong SAR China 100.0%
2 Netherlands 95.6%
3 Argentina 92.3%
4 Gabon 91.9%
5 Lebanon 90.7%
6 Türkiye 89.3%
7 Chile 89.0%
8 Brazil 87.9%
9 Saudi Arabia 84.5%
10 Norway 83.3%
11 United Kingdom 83.2%
12 Canada 82.7%
13 Germany 82.0%
14 South Korea 81.2%
15 Spain 80.3%
16 United States 80.1%
17 Mexico 79.8%
18 Greece 79.0%
19 France 78.8%
20 Colombia 78.5%
21 Algeria 75.3%
22 Russia 75.1%
23 Finland 74.3%
24 Bulgaria 73.9%
25 Czechia 72.8%
26 Italy 69.6%
27 Lithuania 68.8%
28 China 65.9%
29 Congo - Brazzaville 63.9%
30 Ecuador 63.2%
31 Poland 60.0%
32 Honduras 58.8%
33 Indonesia 58.8%
34 Liberia 55.5%
35 Philippines 55.5%
36 Romania 52.2%
37 Sierra Leone 45.4%
38 Congo - Kinshasa 44.7%
39 Egypt 42.8%
40 Yemen 36.8%
41 India 35.4%
42 Bangladesh 32.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

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