🇪🇸 Spain Demographics - Population, Culture & Society

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🇪🇸 Spain ES / ESP #51

Nomad Score 68.0

Cities 74

Region European Union, Mediterranean, Iberian Peninsula, Hispanophone, Digital Nomad Hubs, Tech Startup Ecosystems, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Nomad Visa Countries, Affordable Nomad Destinations, Nomad Retreats, Europe, Europe, Southern Europe

Currency EUR

📊 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 (2024) 80.3%

Literacy Rate (2021) 99.7%

Labor Force (2025) 75.0%

Gender Wage Gap (2021) 5.9%

Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Languages

Language	Native Name
Spanish	Español
Catalan	-
Basque	-
Galician	-

Religions

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

📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE

Age Group	Distribution	Share
0-14 Youth		12.9%
15-64 Working		65.9%
65+ Elderly		21.2%

Dependency Ratio 51.7%

Profile Aging

Urban Pop. (2024) 80.3%

Birth Rate (2024) 6.5 /1000

Death Rate (2024) 8.9 /1000

Largest City (2025) 17.3%

Fertility Rate (2024) 1.10

Infant Mortality (2024) 2.6 /1000

Slum Pop. (2022) 0.1%

Tourism (2020) 36.4M

Source: World Bank

🏥 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 (2021) 80/100

Hospital Beds (2023) 2.9/1000

Physicians (2022) 4.29/1000

Nurses (2022) 6.41/1000

Health Spending/cap (2023) $3,107

Out-of-Pocket (2023) 20.9%

Source: World Bank, WHO

🎓 EDUCATION & 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 (2023) 37.2/100

Secure Servers (2024) 29,986/1M

Source: World Bank, OWID

🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

Broadband per 100 (2023) 37.2

Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL

Area 505,992 km²

Capital Madrid 📍

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

Borders 🇦🇩 Andorra, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇮 Gibraltar, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇲🇦 Morocco

🏅 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.