Germany vs Spain: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents

Germany
10.87 million people
in 2020
Spain
10.73 million people
in 2020
Germany rank
27th
Spain rank
29th

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time

  • Germany
  • Spain
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 10.87 million people against 10.73 million people in Spain, a difference of 138,900 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 27th and Spain ranks 29th of 182 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.