Spain — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Spain, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Spain was 1.03% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.85% in 2007. The lowest was -0.36% in 2013 (about -2.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.16% per year.
Spain ranks 100 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 46%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Spain sits above it. It peaked in 2007 and has fallen 44% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1346%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 15 of 58 economies; Portugal (1.03%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 657% in 2013. That is 88% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 183rd of 216 in 1961 → 161st of 216 in 1970 → 170th of 216 in 1980 → 193rd of 216 in 1990 → 167th of 217 in 2000 → 153rd of 217 in 2010 → 133rd of 217 in 2020 → 100th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 1.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 1.18% | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 0.72% | +0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 0.18% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 0.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 0.72% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 0.45% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 0.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 0.08% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | -0.08% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | -0.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | -0.36% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 0.06% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 0.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 0.46% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 0.89% | -0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 1.85% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 1.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 1.41% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 0.69% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 0.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 0.49% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 0.25% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 0.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 0.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 0.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 0.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 0.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 0.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 0.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 1.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 1.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 1.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 1.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 1.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 1.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 1.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 0.99% | -0.3 pp |
| 1968 | 1.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 1.23% | +0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 1.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 1.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 0.99% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 0.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 0.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 0.93% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Spain’s Population growth in 1962?
0.92% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Spain’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +11.0% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.03%; 2024: 1.02%; 2023: 1.18%; 2022: 0.72%; 2021: 0.18%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.