Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Spain
Spain: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 80.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Spain, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 80.5% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Spain peaked at 80.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1200.
That places Spain 67th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 1100s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 1200s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 1300s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 1 |
| 1400s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
| 1500s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 1600s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 1700s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
| 1710s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
| 1720s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 1730s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 1740s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 1 |
| 1750s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
| 1760s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 1770s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 1780s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
| 1790s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 1800s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 1810s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 1 |
| 1820s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
| 1830s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 1840s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
| 1850s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 1860s | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.4% | 1 |
| 1870s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 1 |
| 1880s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 1 |
| 1890s | 38.9% | 38.9% | 38.9% | 1 |
| 1900s | 41.0% | 41.0% | 41.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 43.2% | 43.2% | 43.2% | 1 |
| 1920s | 45.3% | 45.3% | 45.3% | 1 |
| 1930s | 47.5% | 47.5% | 47.5% | 1 |
| 1940s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
| 1950s | 53.6% | 51.6% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.7% | 56.5% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.7% | 66.2% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.2% | 71.5% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 74.8% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 76.2% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 78.5% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 79.7% | 80.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 64 Bahamas 81.3% compare
- 65 South Korea 81.2% compare
- 66 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 81.1% compare
- 68 American Samoa 80.5% compare
- 69 United States 80.2% compare
- 70 Mexico 80.0% compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1449 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 3.07 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0798 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.423 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3641 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 135.02 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Spain?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Spain was 80.5% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1200.
- How does Spain rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Spain ranks 67th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.