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People per km². Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density, by region (people per km²), 2000 to 2024
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2024 117.6 per km² 97.2 per km² 109.7 per km²ep (estimated, provisional)
2023 116.3 per km² 96.2 per km² 109.3 per km²bep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 115.0 per km² 95.1 per km² 108.9 per km²bep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2021 113.2 per km² 94.2 per km² 109.0 per km²ep (estimated, provisional)
2020 113.0 per km² 93.8 per km² 108.9 per km²be (break in time series, estimated)
2019 113.0 per km² 93.8 per km² 109.0 per km²
2018 113.0 per km² 93.1 per km² 108.8 per km²
2017 113.2 per km² 92.7 per km² 108.6 per km²
2016 113.5 per km²b (break in time series) 92.5 per km²b (break in time series) 108.5 per km²b (break in time series)
2015 112.3 per km² 92.5 per km² 108.1 per km²e (estimated)
2014 112.8 per km² 92.5 per km² 108.0 per km²e (estimated)
2013 113.4 per km² 92.9 per km² 107.4 per km²e (estimated)
2012 114.0 per km² 93.2 per km² 107.3 per km²e (estimated)
2011 114.5 per km² 93.2 per km² 107.1 per km²e (estimated)
2010 114.7 per km² 92.8 per km² 107.3 per km²e (estimated)
2009 114.6 per km² 92.4 per km² 107.1 per km²e (estimated)
2008 114.6 per km² 91.6 per km² 106.9 per km²e (estimated)
2007 114.5 per km² 90.1 per km² 106.5 per km²e (estimated)
2006 114.3 per km² 87.7 per km² 106.0 per km²e (estimated)
2005 114.0 per km² 86.3 per km² 105.7 per km²e (estimated)
2004 114.0 per km² 84.8 per km² 105.3 per km²e (estimated)
2003 113.7 per km² 83.4 per km² 104.9 per km²e (estimated)
2002 113.3 per km² 81.9 per km² 104.6 per km²e (estimated)
2001 112.7 per km² 80.7 per km² 104.3 per km²e (estimated)
2000 111.7 per km² 80.2 per km² 104.2 per km²e (estimated)

Flags: b break in time series; e estimated; be break in time series, estimated; ep estimated, provisional; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_d3dens · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A unit=PER_KM2
Observation period
2000 to 2024
Provider update
25 February 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat