Spain

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country mostly located in Europe. Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Spain	508,173.1 km²
Population	45.6 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+28.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+13.1%

Map of Spain

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	35,485,630	38,722,015	40,266,712	45,560,932
Population Density	69.8 / km²	76.2 / km²	79.2 / km²	89.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
0	4,418,796	n/a	n/a
100	4,611,404	0.4%	19,260
200	4,803,912	0.4%	19,250
300	4,563,449	-0.5%	-24,046
400	4,322,987	-0.5%	-24,046
500	3,842,946	-1.2%	-48,004
600	3,362,907	-1.3%	-48,003
700	3,483,055	0.4%	12,014
800	3,603,205	0.3%	12,015
900	3,723,964	0.3%	12,075
1000	3,844,722	0.3%	12,075
1100	4,325,768	1.2%	48,104
1200	5,287,760	2%	96,199
1300	7,211,886	3.2%	192,412
1400	5,288,163	-3.1%	-192,372
1500	6,251,542	1.7%	96,337
1600	8,174,950	2.7%	192,340
1700	7,697,942	-0.6%	-47,700
1800	11,176,921	3.8%	347,897
1900	18,298,428	5.1%	712,150
1910	19,626,008	7.3%	1,327,580
1920	21,017,111	7.1%	1,391,103
1930	23,233,014	10.5%	2,215,903
1940	25,571,344	10.1%	2,338,330
1950	27,740,619	8.5%	2,169,275
1960	30,220,914	8.9%	2,480,295
1970	33,601,947	11.2%	3,381,033
1990	38,722,015	7.3%	2,560,034
2000	40,266,712	4%	1,544,697
2020	46,855,773	7.9%	3,294,530
2030	48,243,626	3%	1,387,853
2040	49,656,089	2.9%	1,412,463
2050	50,701,623	2.1%	1,045,534
2060	50,785,518	0.2%	83,895
2070	50,054,743	-1.4%	-730,775
2080	48,983,715	-2.1%	-1,071,028
2090	47,676,602	-2.7%	-1,307,113
2100	45,908,684	-3.7%	-1,767,918

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Region in Spain

Region in Spain

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Andalusia	88,172.8 km²	8.2 million	240.3 / mi²
Aragon	47,723.1 km²	1.3 million	71.0 / mi²
Asturias	10,603.2 km²	996,658	243.4 / mi²
Balearic Islands	5,391.6 km²	1.1 million	537.6 / mi²
Basque Autonomous Community	7,245.5 km²	2.1 million	737.5 / mi²
Canary Islands, Spain	7,454.7 km²	2.1 million	716.9 / mi²
Cantabria	5,345.4 km²	568,621	275.5 / mi²
Castile and León	94,226 km²	2.4 million	65.9 / mi²
Castile-La Mancha	79,463 km²	2.1 million	68.9 / mi²
Catalonia, Spain	32,278.9 km²	7.5 million	598.3 / mi²
Ceuta	20 km²	81,611	10,585 / mi²
Community of Madrid	8,029.1 km²	6.4 million	2,064 / mi²
Comunidad Foral de Navarra, España	10,393.1 km²	631,380	157.3 / mi²
Extremadura, Spain	41,640.2 km²	1.0 million	65.1 / mi²
Galicia, Spain	30,197.1 km²	2.6 million	221.9 / mi²
La Rioja	5,041.4 km²	316,529	162.6 / mi²
Land of Valencia	23,264.8 km²	5.0 million	555.2 / mi²
Melilla	14.2 km²	96,956	17,698 / mi²
Region of Murcia	11,658.1 km²	1.5 million	326.4 / mi²

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