Population of Spain: 49.4 million in 2025, ranking 32nd of 217 countries. In 2010 it was 46.6 million.
Data last updated · Period: 2010–2025
Understanding the chart
The line chart above tracks population of Spain for each year from 2010 to 2025, 16 data points in all. Each dot is one year; the first and last years and the highest point are labelled with their values, and the vertical scale is in population. All values in this period were above zero. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2010–2025 and come from World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Key insights
- Between 2010 and 2025, Spain's population rose from 46.6 million to 49.4 million, a change of 6.0% (about 0.4% a year on average).
- The highest value in this period was 49.4 million in 2025; the lowest was 46.4 million in 2015.
- Recently, the figure has risen in each of the last two years (2024: 48.8 million; 2025: 49.4 million).
- Spain has the 32nd-highest value of 217 countries with recent data.
- In Southern Europe, Spain has the 2nd-highest value of 16 countries with recent data; the highest is Italy (58.9 million), and the typical (median) value is 2.2 million.
Analysis
Averaged over periods, the figure was 46.6 million in 2010 to 2014, 46.7 million in 2015 to 2019 and 48.2 million in 2020 onwards. The value went up in 12 of the 15 year-to-year steps and down in 3. The biggest one-year rise came in 2023 (+566,426, or 1.2%). The biggest one-year fall came in 2013 (−168,858, or 0.4%). Across the period the values varied by about 2% around their average (47.2 million), a fairly steady path.
What it means
For businesses and investors, the figure is most useful alongside related measures for the same country, such as growth, inflation, population and incomes, and compared with similar countries. Compared with its neighbours in Southern Europe, where the typical value is 2.2 million, Spain is 22.0 times the regional median.
Related figures
- Population by country, 2025: 1.5 billion (highest: India). The total number of people living in the country, whatever their legal status or citizenship.
- Population of Albania, 2010–2025: 2.3 million (Population, 2025 · 146th of 217). Population of Albania: 2.3 million in 2025, ranking 146th of 217 countries.
- Population of Andorra, 2010–2025: 82,904 (Population, 2025 · 197th of 217). Population of Andorra: 82,904 in 2025, ranking 197th of 217 countries.
About this statistic
The total number of people living in the country, whatever their legal status or citizenship. The basic size of the potential customer base.
Population size, growth, age and urbanisation decide how many customers a market has, what they need, and where they live. The figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, which compile official national statistics in a consistent form so countries can be compared.
Questions and answers
What is the population of Spain?
49.4 million (Population, 2025 · 32nd of 217). Population of Spain: 49.4 million in 2025, ranking 32nd of 217 countries. In 2010 it was 46.6 million.
How has population in Spain changed since 2010?
Between 2010 and 2025, Spain's population rose from 46.6 million to 49.4 million, a change of 6.0% (about 0.4% a year on average). The highest value in this period was 49.4 million in 2025; the lowest was 46.4 million in 2015.
Where does this data come from?
From World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), covering 2010–2025. The total number of people living in the country, whatever their legal status or citizenship. The basic size of the potential customer base.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 46.6 million |
| 2011 | 46.7 million |
| 2012 | 46.8 million |
| 2013 | 46.6 million |
| 2014 | 46.5 million |
| 2015 | 46.4 million |
| 2016 | 46.5 million |
| 2017 | 46.6 million |
| 2018 | 46.8 million |
| 2019 | 47.1 million |
| 2020 | 47.4 million |
| 2021 | 47.4 million |
| 2022 | 47.8 million |
| 2023 | 48.4 million |
| 2024 | 48.8 million |
| 2025 | 49.4 million |
Source and notes
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Period: 2010–2025. Coverage: Spain.
The total number of people living in the country, whatever their legal status or citizenship. The basic size of the potential customer base.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).Related statistics
- Population by country, 2025
- Population of Albania, 2010–2025
- Population of Andorra, 2010–2025
- Population of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2010–2025
- Population of Gibraltar, 2010–2025
- GDP of Spain, 2010–2025
- Economic growth (GDP growth) in Spain, 2010–2025
- GDP per person in Spain, 2010–2025
- GDP per person, adjusted for prices (PPP, international $) in Spain, 2010–2024
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