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Spain's population surpassed 48 million inhabitants for the first time in history in 2023. In 2024 the population peaked, there are 48,797,875 [3] people living in Spain. Its population density, at 96 inhabitants per square kilometre (250/sq mi), is lower than other Western European countries, yet, with the exception of microstates, it has the ...
Estimate numbers are from the beginning of the year, and exact population figures are for countries that held a census on various dates in that year. The bulk of these numbers are sourced from Alexander V. Avakov's Two Thousand Years of Economic Statistics, Volume 1 , pages 15 to 17, which cover population figures from the year 1600 divided ...
The overall effect of mass deportation, plague and emigration reduced peninsular Spain's population from over 8 million in the last years of the 16th century to under 7 million by the mid-17th century, with Castile the most severely affected region (85% of the Kingdom's population were in Castile), as an example, in 1500, the population of ...
Population density by municipality in Spain, 2018. In 2024, Spain had a population of 48,797,875 people as recorded by Spain's Instituto Nacional de Estadística. [235] Spain's population density, at 96/km 2 (249.2/sq mi), is lower than that of most Western European countries and its distribution across the country is very unequal. With the ...
Immigration to Spain increased significantly in the beginning of the 21st century. In 1998, immigrants accounted for 1.6% of the population, and by 2009, that number had risen to over 12%. Until 2014, the numbers were decreasing due to the economic crisis, but since 2015, immigration to Spain has increased again, [2] especially after 2021.
Demographics of Europe. Figures for the population of Europe vary according to the particular definition of Europe's boundaries. In 2018, Europe had a total population of over 751 million people. [ 1 ][ 2 ] 448 million of that live in the European Union and 110 million live in European Russia, Russia being the most populous country in Europe.
The figures differ between the reports due to the difference in survey dates and differences in methodology. For example, ESPON considers Oviedo – Gijón – Avilés as a single FUA, while Urban Audit has separate LUZs for Oviedo and Gijón. Similarly, Vilanova i la Geltrú is included in Barcelona metropolitan area by ESPON, but as a ...
The Catholic branch of Christianity is the most widely professed religion in Spain, with high levels of secularization as of 2024. Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Spanish Constitution. The Pew Research Center ranked Spain as the 16th out of 34 European countries in levels of religiosity, with 21% of the population declaring they were ...