Population estimates and projections in Spain

Spain had an estimated population of 47,911,580 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Spain, 2023 (latest estimate) 47,911,580 People
Change from 2022 +0.2% 2022: 47,828,382 people
Projection for 2030 47,610,520 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 44,928,558 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 33,127,478 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 32nd of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Spain over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Spain
2100 33,127,478 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 33,974,156 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 34,774,237 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 35,605,150 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 36,524,535 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 37,644,622 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 39,035,769 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 40,590,376 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 42,210,838 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 43,702,732 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 44,928,558 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 45,879,964 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 46,591,674 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 47,154,196 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 47,610,520 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 47,889,958 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 47,911,580 people
2022 47,828,382 people
2021 47,735,664 people
2020 47,679,489 people
2019 47,435,119 people
2018 47,092,821 people
2017 46,868,596 people
2016 46,732,771 people
2015 46,683,686 people
2014 46,720,188 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 47,828,382 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 46,860,389 people, the figure has changed by +2.2%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Spain has the 32nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Spain
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024