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Spain in numbers

Open statistics on Spain: population, economy, housing, education, tourism and climate, year by year.

38 figures 1960–2025 Updated Oct 23, 2026
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Population · 2025 49M +3.8% since 2020 Median age · 2025 45.8years +1.6 since 2020 GDP per person · 2024 €32,600 +23% since 2019 Unemployment rate · 2025 10.5% −0.9 pp since 2024 Adults with higher education · 2025 42.4% +0.4 pp since 2024 Tourist overnight stays · 2025 513M +255% since 2020

Source: Eurostat

Overview · Spain

The main numbers at a glance.

Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+5.8% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1999 – 2025 percent · Spain · European Union · World
−11.6 pp since 2015
Spain European Union World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Spain 5-year change Trend
Population 49M2025 +3.8%
Median age 45.82025 +1.6
GDP per person provisional €32,6002024 +23%
Unemployment rate 10.5%2025 −5.0 pp
Adults with higher education 42.4%2025 +2.7 pp
Tourist overnight stays 513M2025 +255%

Source: Eurostat

People · Spain

Population and growth, age, births, migration and households.

Median age, 2014 – 2025 years · Spain · World
+3.5 since 2015
Spain World

Sources: Eurostat · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2014 – 2025

Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+5.8% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Residents 65 and over, 2014 – 2025 percent · Spain · World
+2.3 pp since 2015
Spain World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014 – 2025

Population growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · Spain · World
+1.11 pp since 2015
Spain World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Spain 5-year change Trend
Population 49M2025 +3.8%
Population growth 1.03%2025 +0.52 pp
Population density 97.22024 +3.6%
Median age 45.82025 +1.6
Children under 15 12.9%2025 −1.5 pp
Residents 65 and over 20.7%2025 +1.2 pp
Life expectancy 84.02024 +0.5
Births per woman 1.102024 −0.13
Birth rate provisional 6.52025 −0.7
Infant mortality 2.62024 ±0.0
Net migration provisional 11.82025 +6.8
Born abroad 18.5%2024 +5.9 pp
Urban population 80.5%2025 +0.8 pp

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Economy & jobs · Spain

Output and incomes, jobs and wages, unemployment and prices.

GDP per person, 2000 – 2024 Euro · Spain · European Union
+46% since 2014
Spain European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024

GDP per person (PPP), 1990 – 2025 international dollars (PPP) · Spain · World
+70% since 2015
Spain World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1999 – 2025 percent · Spain · European Union · World
−11.6 pp since 2015
Spain European Union World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2025

Household income per person, 2000 – 2023 Euro · Spain · European Union
+36% since 2013
Spain European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2023

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Spain 5-year change Trend
GDP per person provisional €32,6002024 +23%
GDP per person (PPP) $59,8682025 +52%
GDP per person, EU = 100 provisional 912024 +1.1%
Gross domestic product provisional €1.6T2024 +27%
Economic growth 2.8%2025
Inflation 2.7%2025
Unemployment rate 10.5%2025 −5.0 pp
Youth unemployment 24.9%2025 −13.4 pp
Employment rate 72.4%2025 +6.7 pp
Labour force participation 57.4%2025 +1.0 pp
Household income per person provisional €18,3002023 +20%
At risk of poverty 19.5%2025 −1.5 pp
Income inequality (Gini) 33.42023 −3.7%
Jobs provisional 22M2024 +7.5%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Housing · Spain

Homes, home values and rents, prices over time.

House price index, 2006 – 2025 index, 2015 = 100 · Spain · European Union
+81% since 2015
Spain European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2006 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Spain 5-year change Trend
House price index 180.62025 +42%

Source: Eurostat

Education & commute · Spain

Schooling of adults, internet and how people get to work.

Adults with higher education, 2000 – 2025 percent · Spain · European Union
+7.3 pp since 2015
Spain European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

Literacy rate, 1981 – 2021 percent · Spain · World
+1.9 pp since 2011
Spain World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1981 – 2021

Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · Spain · World
+19.6 pp since 2014
Spain World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

University enrolment, 2001 – 2024 percent · Spain · World
+5.8 pp since 2014
Spain World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2001 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Spain 5-year change Trend
Adults with higher education 42.4%2025 +2.7 pp
Literacy rate 99.7%2021 +1.4 pp
University enrolment 93.8%2024 +2.2 pp
Internet users 95.8%2024 +5.0 pp
Access to electricity 100.0%2024 ±0.0 pp

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Tourism · Spain

Overnight stays, visitors and the hospitality economy.

Tourist overnight stays, 1990 – 2025 number
+21% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Overnight stays per 1,000 residents, 1990 – 2025 per 1,000 people · Spain · European Union
+1,441 since 2015
Spain European Union

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Tourist arrivals, 1990 – 2025 number
+34% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Foreign guests' share of stays, 1990 – 2025 percent · Spain · European Union
+0.3 pp since 2015
Spain European Union

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Spain 5-year change Trend
Tourist overnight stays 513M2025 +255%
Overnight stays per 1,000 residents 10,4402025 +7,382
Tourist arrivals 153M2025 +235%
Foreign guests' share of stays 64.1%2025 +22.0 pp

Source: Eurostat

Climate · Spain

Temperatures and rain through the year and over the decades.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Spain 5-year change Trend
CO₂ emissions per person 4.52024 −0.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators