Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
121st
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Spain stood at 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Spain 121st out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0257 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0253 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0246 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0242 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0238 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0235 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0231 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0228 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0226 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0224 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0221 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0219 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0217 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0214 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0212 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0204 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0198 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0194 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0198 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0192 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0187 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0185 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0178 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0174 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0222 1000 No per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0235 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0231 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0194 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0178 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 118 Papua New Guinea 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 119 Costa Rica 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 120 United Arab Emirates 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 122 Denmark 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 123 Greece 0.0165 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 124 Sudan 0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 121st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.