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Spain – Population Density

Name: Spain Population Density
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Captures how concentrated the population is across the country. · World Bank

96.8 +1.1 from 2022 G20 rank: 108th · all-time high: 96.8 (2023)

APA

Spain Population Density. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/spain/population-density

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_spain_population-density,
  title = {Spain Population Density},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/spain/population-density},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	98.1	–	–
2025* trend	97.6	–	–
2023	96.8	+1.1	108th
2022	95.6	+0.7	109th
2021	94.9	+0.1	109th
2020	94.8	+0.5	110th
2019	94.3	+0.7	110th
2018	93.6	+0.4	109th
2017	93.2	+0.2	109th
2016	93.0	+0.1	109th
2015	92.9	+0.0	108th
2014	92.9	−0.3	108th
2013	93.2	−0.3	113th
2012	93.5	−0.0	114th
2011	93.5	+0.4	113th
2010	93.2	+0.2	113th
2009	93.0	+0.8	113th
2008	92.1	+1.5	114th
2007	90.6	+1.6	112th
2006	89.0	+1.5	113th
2005	87.5	+1.5	111th
2004	86.0	+1.5	111th
2003	84.5	+1.5	110th
2002	83.0	+1.1	109th
2001	81.9	+0.6	109th
2000	81.3	+0.4	109th
1999	80.9	+0.3	109th
1998	80.5	+0.3	108th
1997	80.2	+0.3	109th
1996	79.9	+0.3	109th
1995	79.5	+0.4	110th
1994	79.2	+0.4	111th
1993	78.8	+0.4	110th
1992	78.4	+0.4	108th
1991	78.0	+0.2	98th
1990	77.8	+0.1	96th
1989	77.7	+0.1	96th
1988	77.6	+0.2	96th
1987	77.5	+0.2	97th
1986	77.3	+0.2	97th
1985	77.0	+0.3	98th
1984	76.7	+0.3	98th
1983	76.4	+0.4	100th
1982	76.1	+0.5	102nd
1981	75.6	+0.5	103rd
1980	75.1	+0.6	104th
1979	74.5	+0.7	106th
1978	73.8	+0.7	105th
1977	73.1	+0.8	106th
1976	72.3	+0.8	107th
1975	71.6	+0.8	107th
1974	70.8	+0.8	106th
1973	70.0	+0.8	107th
1972	69.2	+0.8	107th
1971	68.5	+0.8	106th
1970	67.7	+0.7	106th
1969	66.9	+0.7	106th
1968	66.3	+0.9	106th
1967	65.4	+0.8	108th
1966	64.6	+0.7	108th
1965	63.9	+0.7	108th
1964	63.2	+0.6	108th
1963	62.6	+0.5	108th
1962	62.1	+0.6	109th
1961	61.5	–	111th

Show all years (1961–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +11.0% GDP growth 2.5% C/A balance 2.7%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

In 460 of 682 past occurrences of this pattern, the outcome was successful (67% of cases). Spain matched this pattern in 2023. View full analysis →

HistorySaid

Over the last decade, Spain's population density averaged 94.2. The 2023 figure of 96.8 is above this long-run average. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 97.6 by 2025.