Europe & Central Asia · High income
Spain: key statistics
Spain has 49.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $38,627. Below: 73 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Madrid
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro EUR
- Languages
- Spanish
- ISO codes
- ESESP
Population49.4m2025 · rank 32 of 217GDP$1.9tn2025 · rank 12 of 211GDP per capita$38,6272025 · rank 43 of 211Life expectancy83.9 yrs2024 · rank 12 of 217Internet users95.8%2024 · rank 22 of 188Fertility1.102024 · rank 207 of 217CO₂ per person4.51 t2024 · rank 60 of 203Inflation2.7%2025 · rank 98 of 180
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Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 49.4m | 2025 | 32/217 | 7/58 | +6.3% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.03% | 2025 | 100/217 | 15/58 | +1.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 80.5% | 2025 | 55/217 | 17/58 | +1.3 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.10 | 2024 | 207/217 | 56/58 | −17% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 21.6% | 2025 | 22/217 | 17/58 | +3.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 12.6% | 2025 | 209/217 | 55/58 | −2.4 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 97.8 | 2024 | 107/216 | 28/57 | +5.3% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 6.5 | 2024 | 209/217 | 55/58 | −29% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 505,981 km² | 2024 | 53/216 | 8/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.9tn | 2025 | 12/211 | 6/57 | +58% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $38,627 | 2025 | 43/211 | 25/57 | +49% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $59,868 | 2025 | 38/199 | 22/53 | +70% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $37,120 | 2025 | 37/201 | 20/53 | +29% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.8% | 2025 | 122/210 | 22/56 | −1.2 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.8% | 2025 | 127/210 | 30/56 | −2.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 2.7% | 2025 | 133/198 | 27/56 | ±0.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 19.6% | 2025 | 129/201 | 37/57 | −0.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 68.4% | 2025 | 40/201 | 12/57 | +0.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 21.4% | 2025 | 110/175 | 39/51 | +2.0 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 24.3% | 2025 | 65/163 | 21/49 | +2.9 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.7% | 2025 | 98/180 | 32/49 | +3.2 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 199/210 | 51/57 | −1.8% | — | |
| Government debt | 105.6% | 2024 | 8/78 | 2/19 | +0.7 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 14.9% | 2024 | 86/142 | 41/48 | +0.9 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 34.0% | 2023 | 39/142 | 28/47 | −1.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.13% | 2025 | 55/156 | 21/47 | +0.9 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 36.6% | 2025 | 92/184 | 39/52 | +3.3 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 32.8% | 2025 | 124/184 | 46/52 | +2.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 69.5% | 2025 | 115/184 | 43/52 | +5.9 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 2.9% | 2025 | 49/185 | 13/50 | +0.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.5% | 2025 | 121/197 | 29/51 | −0.5 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.4% | 2025 | 142/178 | 40/50 | +0.2 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 36.4m | 2020 | 8/196 | 5/51 | −61% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 10.4% | 2025 | 37/187 | 7/49 | −11.7 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 24.7% | 2025 | 31/187 | 6/49 | −23.6 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 57.4% | 2025 | 125/187 | 34/49 | −1.2 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 52.8% | 2025 | 97/187 | 28/49 | +0.2 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.8% | 2023 | 98/151 | 14/47 | −0.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 1.0% | 2023 | 107/151 | 17/47 | −0.7 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 20.2% | 2022 | 79/145 | 11/47 | −0.2 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 33.4 | 2023 | 94/151 | 16/47 | −7.7% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 159/167 | 42/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 44.3% | 2025 | 18/190 | 6/52 | +3.1 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 99.7% | 2021 | 15/141 | 13/27 | +1.9 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 99.6% | 2021 | 17/147 | 13/28 | +2.5 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 102.9% | 2024 | 63/191 | 14/53 | +0.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 118.5% | 2024 | 19/176 | 10/53 | −7.0 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 93.8% | 2024 | 15/172 | 6/52 | +5.8 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 98.5% | 2024 | 50/168 | 21/47 | +1.8 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.1 | 2017 | 132/173 | 24/48 | +2.4% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.6% | 2022 | 74/184 | 24/49 | +0.1 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.9 yrs | 2024 | 12/217 | 8/58 | +0.8% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 2.6 | 2024 | 177/196 | 36/52 | −7.1% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.2 | 2024 | 177/196 | 36/52 | −5.9% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 3 | 2023 | 188/194 | 48/51 | −25% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 9.2% | 2023 | 42/193 | 16/52 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $3,107 | 2023 | 30/193 | 21/52 | +17% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 4.29 | 2022 | 24/180 | 19/50 | +13% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 97% | 2024 | 43/193 | 13/51 | +1.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.3% | 2024 | 92/153 | 13/35 | −0.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 99.9% | 2024 | 48/206 | 26/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.9% | 2024 | 24/203 | 8/54 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 95.8% | 2024 | 22/188 | 13/51 | +19.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 130.3 | 2024 | 58/210 | 17/56 | +20% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 39.2 | 2024 | 27/208 | 17/55 | +41% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 101/215 | 49/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 97.0% | 2024 | 74/192 | 36/51 | +4.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.51 t | 2024 | 60/203 | 28/49 | −18% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 19.0% | 2021 | 110/212 | 28/54 | +4.3 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 47.0% | 2021 | 66/206 | 19/51 | +16.4 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 38.2% | 2024 | 86/214 | 17/57 | +1.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 22.8% | 2024 | 45/206 | 23/53 | −1.8 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 26.1% | 2022 | 50/177 | 14/47 | −6.6 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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