Urban population, total in Spain
Spain: Urban population, total was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
23rd
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 1992
Years of data
25
1992–2016
Urban population, total in Spain, 1992–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.7% for urban population, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in Spain peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.
Spain ranks 23rd of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Urban population, total in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7% | — |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, total in Spain?
- Urban population, total in Spain was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
- How does Spain rank for urban population, total?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 103 countries with data for 2016.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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