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Spain

Spain / ES

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Spain in numbers.

Area505,976 kmยฒWorld # 53 โ†’Population49.4MWorld # 32 โ†’Population density97.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 105 โ†’Life expectancy83.9 yearsWorld # 12 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 38,627World # 42 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Spain across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area505,976 kmยฒWorld # 53 / 2023 โ†’Population49.4MWorld # 32 / 2025 โ†’Population density97.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 105 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,492World # 177 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1%World # 100 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.1World # 205 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate6.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 207 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 64 / 2024 โ†’Median age44.9 yearsWorld # 18 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+21.6%World # 22 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1412.6%World # 207 / 2025 โ†’Urban population80.5%World # 55 / 2025 โ†’Net migration96.6KWorld # 17 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 48 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share18.5%World # 46 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy83.9 yearsWorld # 12 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy71.1 yearsWorld # 9 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 24 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate27.6%World # 39 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 38,627World # 42 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 1.9TWorld # 12 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 59,868World # 38 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.8%World # 121 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.7%World # 102 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment10.4%World # 37 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment24.7%World # 31 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,638 hours/yearWorld # 99 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time8.6 hours/dayWorld # 2 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33.4World # 102 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.6%World # 74 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people3,653.8 per million peopleWorld # 33 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.5%World # 31 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people26.5 per million peopleWorld # 52 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,377 kcal/dayWorld # 41 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person100.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 18 / 2023 โ†’Rice production605.8K tWorld # 47 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production7.1M tWorld # 20 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production5 tWorld # 80 / 1994 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area37.2%World # 82 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person5,196 kWh/personWorld # 39 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.6 tWorld # 76 / 2024 โ†’Internet use95.8%World # 25 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions130.3 per 100 peopleWorld # 58 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 162 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate3.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 172 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.4%World # 92 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament44.3%World # 18 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals36.4MWorld # 8 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sites50 sitesWorld # 5 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 58.2%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceSolar2025Top export categoryVehicles and transport equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports79,989 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsHispania