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
22nd
of 100 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

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.697 % of total population1993: 0.697 % of total population1994: 0.697 % of total population1995: 0.705 % of total population1996: 0.707 % of total population1997: 0.708 % of total population1998: 0.71 % of total population1999: 0.71 % of total population2000: 0.714 % of total population2001: 0.716 % of total population2002: 0.716 % of total population2003: 0.718 % of total population2004: 0.73 % of total population2005: 0.725 % of total population2006: 0.721 % of total population2007: 0.725 % of total population2008: 0.73 % of total population2009: 0.732 % of total population2010: 0.734 % of total population2011: 0.728 % of total population2012: 0.733 % of total population2013: 0.731 % of total population2014: 0.735 % of total population2015: 0.735 % of total population2016: 0.743 % of total population

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 22nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 22nd out of 100 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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About this data

Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
102 places, 1,472 data points, 1970–2021
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