Population density in Spain

Spain had 97.8 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Spain, 2024 97.8 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 +1.0% 2023: 96.8 people per km²
European Union, 2023 112.6 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Spain (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 111.2 people per km² Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 106th of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Spain over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period SpainEuropean Union
2024 97.8 people per km² –
2023 96.8 people per km² 112.6 people per km²
2022 95.6 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2021 94.9 people per km² 111.9 people per km²
2020 94.8 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2019 94.3 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2018 93.6 people per km² 111.8 people per km²
2017 93.2 people per km² 111.7 people per km²
2016 93.0 people per km² 111.5 people per km²
2015 92.9 people per km² 111.3 people per km²
2014 92.9 people per km² 111.0 people per km²
2013 93.2 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2012 93.5 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2011 93.5 people per km² 110.7 people per km²
2010 93.2 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2009 93.0 people per km² 110.8 people per km²
2008 92.1 people per km² 110.5 people per km²
2007 90.6 people per km² 110.1 people per km²
2006 89.0 people per km² 109.7 people per km²
2005 87.5 people per km² 109.3 people per km²
2004 86.0 people per km² 108.9 people per km²
2003 84.5 people per km² 108.5 people per km²
2002 83.0 people per km² 108.1 people per km²
2001 81.9 people per km² 107.8 people per km²
2000 81.3 people per km² 107.7 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0% from 96.8 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 92.9 people per km², the figure has changed by +5.3%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 106th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Spain
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: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates