Key demographics
- Population
- 49.6M
- Density
- 96.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.918 (Very High)
- GDP per capita
- $29,993
- Gini index (2018)
- 34.7
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.9 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.10
- Urban population (2025)
- 80.5%
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 99.7%
- Labor force (2025)
- 75.0%
- Gender wage gap (2021)
- 5.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 52.1%
- Profile
- Aging
- Urban population (2025)
- 80.5%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 6.5 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 8.9 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 17.1%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.10
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 2.6 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.1%
- Tourism (2020)
- 36.4M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Español |
| Catalan | - |
| Basque | - |
| Galician | - |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Roman catholicism | 58.6% |
| Atheist | 13.3% |
| Indifferent or irreligious | 11.7% |
| Agnostic | 11.1% |
| Other religion | 3.6% |
| Unanswered | 1.7% |
- Demonym (male)
- Spanish
- Demonym (female)
- Spanish
- National anthem
- Marcha Real
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.9 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 71.1 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 9.2% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 2.6/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 84/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 2.9/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 4.29/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 6.41/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $3,107
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 20.9%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 99.7%
- Education spending (2022)
- 4.6% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 507
- Internet users (2024)
- 95.8%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 130.3/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 39.2/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 29,986/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 39.2
Geography and practical
- Area
- 505,992 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southern Europe
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC, UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +34
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .es
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Spain is composed of three horizontal bands of red, yellow and red, with the yellow band twice the height of the red bands. In the yellow band is the national coat of arms offset slightly towards the hoist side of center.
- National anthem
- Marcha Real
- National holiday
- Spanish National Day