The population of Spain is expected to decrease by 34,000 in 2025 and reach 46,324,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 70,000 people yearly. On average there are 355,419 births and 453,059 deaths in Spain per year. The population density of Spain has changed from 75.1 in 1980 to 93.0 in 2023.
| Current population | 46,342,378 people at present (Saturday 12th of July 2025) | |
| Median Age | 45.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 84.3 years | |
| Population density | 92.8 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46,363,000 | -34,000 (-0.1%) | 70,000 | 45.6 | 1.46 | 93 | 37,896,000 (81.7%) |
| 2024 | 46,397,000 | -28,000 (-0.1%) | 50,000 | 45.3 | 93 | 37,828,000 (81.5%) | |
| 2023 | 46,425,000 | -23,000 (-0.1%) | 50,000 | 45.0 | 93 | 37,753,000 (81.3%) | |
| 2022 | 46,448,000 | -20,000 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 44.7 | 93 | 37,673,000 (81.1%) | |
| 2021 | 46,468,000 | -13,000 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 44.5 | 93 | 37,590,000 (80.9%) | |
| 2020 | 46,481,000 | -8,000 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 44.2 | 1.42 | 93 | 37,501,000 (80.7%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 40,000 | 43.9 | 1.40 | 93 | 37,406,000 (80.5%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 40,000 | 43.7 | 1.38 | 93 | 37,294,000 (80.2%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 40,000 | 43.4 | 1.36 | 93 | 37,179,000 (80.0%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 40,000 | 43.2 | 1.34 | 93 | 37,063,208 (79.8%) |
| 2015 | 46,447,697 | -33,185 (-0.1%) | 40,000 | 42.9 | 1.32 | 93 | 36,962,613 (79.6%) |
| 2010 | 46,576,897 | 213,951 (0.5%) | -114,000 | 41.4 | 1.37 | 93 | 36,535,850 (78.4%) |
| 2005 | 43,653,155 | 731,260 (1.7%) | 451,800 | 40.5 | 1.33 | 87 | 33,727,737 (77.3%) |
| 2000 | 40,567,864 | 180,989 (0.5%) | 567,648 | 39.6 | 1.22 | 81 | 30,937,864 (76.3%) |
| 1995 | 39,724,050 | 174,942 (0.4%) | 181,004 | 38.1 | 1.16 | 80 | 30,133,075 (75.9%) |
| 1990 | 38,867,322 | 39,558 (0.1%) | 63,854 | 36.5 | 1.36 | 78 | 29,286,916 (75.4%) |
| 1985 | 38,469,512 | 139,148 (0.4%) | -13,536 | 34.9 | 1.64 | 77 | 28,549,379 (74.2%) |
| 1980 | 37,491,165 | 299,835 (0.8%) | -8,658 | 33.6 | 2.22 | 75 | 27,289,444 (72.8%) |
| 1975 | 35,757,900 | 384,565 (1.1%) | 15,381 | 32.9 | 2.77 | 72 | 24,876,771 (69.6%) |
| 1970 | 33,814,531 | 373,477 (1.1%) | 19,398 | 32.5 | 2.84 | 68 | 22,330,440 (66.0%) |
| 1965 | 31,954,292 | 345,097 (1.1%) | -29,187 | 32.1 | 2.94 | 64 | 19,580,951 (61.3%) |
| 1960 | 30,455,000 | 284,250 (0.9%) | -38,761 | 31.7 | 2.86 | 61 | 17,227,480 (56.6%) |
In 2024 the population of Spain was 46,397,000 and the average age increased from 31.7 in 1960 to 45.3. Urban population has increased from 30,937,864 (76.3%) in 2000 to 37,896,000 (81.7%) in the current year. The population density of Spain has changed from 75.1 in 1980 to 93.0 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 44.2 | 1.42 | 93 | 37,501,000 (80.7%) |
| 2025 | 46,363,000 | -34,000 (-0.1%) | 70,000 | 45.6 | 1.46 | 93 | 37,896,000 (81.7%) |
| 2030 | 46,173,000 | -31,000 (-0.1%) | 70,000 | 46.9 | 1.50 | 93 | 38,208,000 (82.7%) |
| 2035 | 46,022,000 | -37,000 (-0.1%) | 70,000 | 48.1 | 1.54 | 92 | 38,524,000 (83.7%) |
| 2040 | 45,787,000 | -57,000 (-0.1%) | 70,000 | 49.0 | 1.57 | 91 | 38,736,000 (84.6%) |
| 2045 | 45,395,000 | -94,000 (-0.2%) | 70,000 | 49.6 | 1.59 | 90 | 38,791,000 (85.5%) |
| 2050 | 44,782,000 | -146,000 (-0.3%) | 70,000 | 50.1 | 1.62 | 89 | 38,631,000 (86.3%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 87.6 (84.9 years for male and 90.3 years for females). Population density will go down to 89.0 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Spain constitutes of 23,625,000 women and 22,738,000 men, which means there are 963 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 18.3% of population (8,493,702) is 19 or younger, 58.9% of population (27,307,807) is between age 20 and 64 and 22.8% of population (10,556,855) is over 65.