Population of Spain
Current Population
48,848,840
10yr Growth Rate
+5.14%
Rank
#32 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Spain Population Analysis
Spain's population of 48.8 million ranks 32nd globally, having grown 5.14% over the past decade—a modest rate reflecting aging demographics and low natural increase. The 2000s peak growth decade, driven largely by immigration during pre-financial crisis economic expansion, contrasts sharply with subsequent stagnation: Spain added roughly 2.5 million people between 2000-2010 but has averaged under 500,000 per decade since. At current growth rates, Spain's population trajectory remains flat to slightly declining without sustained migration, positioning it among Europe's slower-growing developed economies.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48,848,840 | +1.03% |
| 2023 | 48,352,528 | +1.19% |
| 2022 | 47,786,102 | +0.72% |
| 2021 | 47,443,821 | +0.18% |
| 2020 | 47,359,424 | +0.51% |
| 2019 | 47,118,501 | +0.72% |
| 2018 | 46,782,011 | +0.45% |
| 2017 | 46,571,232 | +0.24% |
| 2016 | 46,458,139 | +0.08% |
| 2015 | 46,422,303 | -0.08% |
| 2014 | 46,460,733 | -0.31% |
| 2013 | 46,604,197 | -0.36% |
| 2012 | 46,773,055 | +0.06% |
| 2011 | 46,742,697 | +0.36% |
| 2010 | 46,576,897 | +0.46% |
| 2009 | 46,362,946 | +0.89% |
| 2008 | 45,954,106 | +1.61% |
| 2007 | 45,226,803 | +1.87% |
| 2006 | 44,397,319 | +1.70% |
| 2005 | 43,653,155 | +1.70% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 42,921,895 | +1.74% |
| 2003 | 42,187,645 | +1.82% |
| 2002 | 41,431,558 | +1.42% |
| 2001 | 40,850,412 | +0.70% |
| 2000 | 40,567,864 | +0.45% |
| 1999 | 40,386,875 | +0.41% |
| 1998 | 40,223,509 | +0.41% |
| 1997 | 40,057,389 | +0.42% |
| 1996 | 39,889,852 | +0.42% |
| 1995 | 39,724,050 | +0.44% |
| 1994 | 39,549,108 | +0.48% |
| 1993 | 39,361,262 | +0.52% |
| 1992 | 39,157,685 | +0.49% |
| 1991 | 38,966,376 | +0.25% |
| 1990 | 38,867,322 | +0.10% |
| 1989 | 38,827,764 | +0.16% |
| 1988 | 38,766,939 | +0.21% |
| 1987 | 38,684,815 | +0.26% |
| 1986 | 38,584,624 | +0.30% |
| 1985 | 38,469,512 | +0.36% |
| 1984 | 38,330,364 | +0.42% |
| 1983 | 38,171,525 | +0.49% |
| 1982 | 37,986,012 | +0.60% |
| 1981 | 37,758,631 | +0.71% |
| 1980 | 37,491,165 | +0.81% |
| 1979 | 37,191,330 | +0.89% |
| 1978 | 36,864,898 | +0.97% |
| 1977 | 36,511,638 | +1.03% |
| 1976 | 36,137,812 | +1.06% |
| 1975 | 35,757,900 | +1.09% |
| 1974 | 35,373,335 | +1.10% |
| 1973 | 34,988,947 | +1.11% |
| 1972 | 34,604,469 | +1.11% |
| 1971 | 34,224,490 | +1.21% |
| 1970 | 33,814,531 | +1.12% |
| 1969 | 33,441,054 | +0.99% |
| 1968 | 33,113,134 | +1.32% |
| 1967 | 32,682,947 | +1.24% |
| 1966 | 32,283,194 | +1.03% |
| 1965 | 31,954,292 | +1.09% |
| 1964 | 31,609,195 | +1.00% |
| 1963 | 31,296,651 | +0.88% |
| 1962 | 31,023,366 | +0.92% |
| 1961 | 30,739,250 | +0.93% |
| 1960 | 30,455,000 | — |