Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Spain

Spain: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 5,322 1000 No in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
5,322 1000 No
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
70th
of 226 countries
All-time high
13,496 1000 No
in 1950
All-time low
5,322 1000 No
in 2050
Years of data
101
1950–2050

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Spain, 1950–2050

05.0k10.0k15.0k195020002050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2050, population - est. & proj. — rural population in Spain stood at 5,322 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 101 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in Spain peaked at 13,496 1000 No in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5,322 1000 No, in 2050.

Spain ranks 70th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 101 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Spain, 1950 to 2050.
Year 1000 No Change
1950 13,496 1000 No —
1951 13,462 1000 No -0.3%
1952 13,422 1000 No -0.3%
1953 13,389 1000 No -0.2%
1954 13,360 1000 No -0.2%
1955 13,332 1000 No -0.2%
1956 13,307 1000 No -0.2%
1957 13,284 1000 No -0.2%
1958 13,264 1000 No -0.1%
1959 13,250 1000 No -0.1%
1960 13,242 1000 No -0.1%
1961 13,158 1000 No -0.6%
1962 12,993 1000 No -1.3%
1963 12,828 1000 No -1.3%
1964 12,659 1000 No -1.3%
1965 12,484 1000 No -1.4%
1966 12,301 1000 No -1.5%
1967 12,112 1000 No -1.5%
1968 11,920 1000 No -1.6%
1969 11,728 1000 No -1.6%
1970 11,540 1000 No -1.6%
1971 11,392 1000 No -1.3%
1972 11,283 1000 No -1.0%
1973 11,174 1000 No -1.0%
1974 11,063 1000 No -1.0%
1975 10,947 1000 No -1.0%
1976 10,828 1000 No -1.1%
1977 10,704 1000 No -1.1%
1978 10,574 1000 No -1.2%
1979 10,435 1000 No -1.3%
1980 10,285 1000 No -1.4%
1981 10,173 1000 No -1.1%
1982 10,146 1000 No -0.3%
1983 10,110 1000 No -0.4%
1984 10,066 1000 No -0.4%
1985 10,014 1000 No -0.5%
1986 9,956 1000 No -0.6%
1987 9,892 1000 No -0.6%
1988 9,824 1000 No -0.7%
1989 9,756 1000 No -0.7%
1990 9,689 1000 No -0.7%
1991 9,643 1000 No -0.5%
1992 9,638 1000 No -0.1%
1993 9,635 1000 No -0.0%
1994 9,633 1000 No -0.0%
1995 9,631 1000 No -0.0%
1996 9,627 1000 No -0.0%
1997 9,624 1000 No -0.0%
1998 9,630 1000 No +0.1%
1999 9,656 1000 No +0.3%
2000 9,710 1000 No +0.6%
2001 9,792 1000 No +0.9%
2002 9,853 1000 No +0.6%
2003 9,905 1000 No +0.5%
2004 9,961 1000 No +0.6%
2005 10,014 1000 No +0.5%
2006 10,062 1000 No +0.5%
2007 10,105 1000 No +0.4%
2008 10,130 1000 No +0.3%
2009 10,127 1000 No -0.0%
2010 10,087 1000 No -0.4%
2011 10,004 1000 No -0.8%
2012 9,886 1000 No -1.2%
2013 9,745 1000 No -1.4%
2014 9,599 1000 No -1.5%
2015 9,464 1000 No -1.4%
2016 9,344 1000 No -1.3%
2017 9,234 1000 No -1.2%
2018 9,130 1000 No -1.1%
2019 9,026 1000 No -1.1%
2020 8,916 1000 No -1.2%
2021 8,799 1000 No -1.3%
2022 8,680 1000 No -1.4%
2023 8,557 1000 No -1.4%
2024 8,434 1000 No -1.4%
2025 8,311 1000 No -1.5%
2026 8,188 1000 No -1.5%
2027 8,065 1000 No -1.5%
2028 7,942 1000 No -1.5%
2029 7,819 1000 No -1.6%
2030 7,695 1000 No -1.6%
2031 7,572 1000 No -1.6%
2032 7,447 1000 No -1.6%
2033 7,324 1000 No -1.7%
2034 7,200 1000 No -1.7%
2035 7,076 1000 No -1.7%
2036 6,953 1000 No -1.7%
2037 6,831 1000 No -1.8%
2038 6,709 1000 No -1.8%
2039 6,588 1000 No -1.8%
2040 6,469 1000 No -1.8%
2041 6,350 1000 No -1.8%
2042 6,233 1000 No -1.8%
2043 6,116 1000 No -1.9%
2044 6,000 1000 No -1.9%
2045 5,886 1000 No -1.9%
2046 5,771 1000 No -1.9%
2047 5,658 1000 No -2.0%
2048 5,545 1000 No -2.0%
2049 5,433 1000 No -2.0%
2050 5,322 1000 No -2.1%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 5,322 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 259.52 1000 No, 20.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 5,322 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 911.09 1000 No, 5.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 13,357 1000 No 13,250 1000 No 13,496 1000 No 10
1960s 12,543 1000 No 11,728 1000 No 13,242 1000 No 10
1970s 10,994 1000 No 10,435 1000 No 11,540 1000 No 10
1980s 10,022 1000 No 9,756 1000 No 10,285 1000 No 10
1990s 9,641 1000 No 9,624 1000 No 9,689 1000 No 10
2000s 9,966 1000 No 9,710 1000 No 10,130 1000 No 10
2010s 9,552 1000 No 9,026 1000 No 10,087 1000 No 10
2020s 8,371 1000 No 7,819 1000 No 8,916 1000 No 10
2030s 7,139 1000 No 6,588 1000 No 7,695 1000 No 10
2040s 5,946 1000 No 5,433 1000 No 6,469 1000 No 10
2050s 5,322 1000 No 5,322 1000 No 5,322 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 67 Japan 5,756 1000 No compare
  2. 68 Canada 5,715 1000 No compare
  3. 69 Romania 5,465 1000 No compare
  4. 71 Malaysia 5,289 1000 No compare
  5. 72 Sierra Leone 5,247 1000 No compare
  6. 73 Czechoslovakia 4,892 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population in Spain?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in Spain was 5,322 1000 No in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 13,496 1000 No in 1950.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 5,322 1000 No in 2050.
How does Spain rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Spain ranks 70th out of 226 countries with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.