Urban population growth in Spain
The urban population of Spain changed by 1.28% in 2025.
Spain, 2025
1.28%
Change from 2024
+0.03percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
107th of 217
Urban population growth in Spain over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.28% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | 1.25% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 1.40% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | 0.93% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | 0.29% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | 0.59% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | 0.81% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 0.57% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | 0.38% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | 0.22% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | -0.14% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | -0.18% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 0.26% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 0.59% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 0.74% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | 1.21% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 1.94% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 2.21% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | 2.05% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | 2.03% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 2.05% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 2.09% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 1.65% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | 0.89% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.03 percentage points from 1.25% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.08%, the figure has changed by +1.20 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Spain has the 107th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Urban population share
80.5%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.03%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
49,128,297 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
49,128,297 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
6.5p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.0p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat