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Portugal × Spain × European Union ×

% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Urban population share (% of total population), 2001 to 2025
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2025 61.5% 80.5% 75.2%
2024 61.3% 80.3% 75.0%
2023 61.2% 80.1% 74.9%
2022 61.1% 80.0% 74.8%
2021 61.1% 79.8% 74.6%
2020 61.1% 79.7% 74.5%
2019 61.1% 79.6% 74.5%
2018 61.1% 79.6% 74.3%
2017 61.1% 79.5% 74.2%
2016 61.1% 79.4% 74.1%
2015 61.1% 79.2% 73.9%
2014 61.1% 79.1% 73.7%
2013 61.1% 79.0% 73.5%
2012 61.1% 78.8% 73.4%
2011 61.1% 78.7% 73.2%
2010 61.1% 78.5% 73.1%
2009 60.8% 78.3% 72.9%
2008 60.4% 78.0% 72.8%
2007 59.7% 77.8% 72.7%
2006 59.0% 77.5% 72.6%
2005 58.2% 77.2% 72.4%
2004 57.4% 77.0% 72.2%
2003 56.6% 76.7% 72.1%
2002 55.8% 76.5% 71.9%
2001 55.1% 76.3% 71.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects