Spain Population Clock

Spain records about 878 births and 1,203 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 325 fewer people per day, or about 118,706 a year before migration.

Net migration runs at about 96,630 over the reported period, with more people arriving than leaving. That is equivalent to about 81% of its natural change.

If the current rate held indefinitely, Spain would take roughly 68 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 46.5 million to 49.4 million — a gain of 2.90 million, or 6.2%.

With about 97 people per square kilometre, Spain is moderately populated, roughly 1.6× the world average of 62. That ranks 56th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Ivory Coast and Kenya.

Spain covers about 499,697 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 49.4 million into that density figure.

About 80.5% of people live in urban areas, making Spain highly urbanised, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 39.7 million town and city dwellers and 9.62 million living rurally.

Spain has one of the world’s oldest populations: about 12.6% are under 15 and 21.6% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.

The total fertility rate is about 1.10 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 83.9 years, roughly 10.4 years above the global average of 73.5.