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Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Spain

Rural population share in Spain in 2025 — 19.5%. Ranked 163 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 24.1 pp.

2025 19.5% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 163of 217
Period maximum 43.5%1960
Period minimum 19.5%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Spain, 1960–2025102030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.5%1962: 42%1964: 40%1966: 37.7%1968: 35.6%1970: 33.8%1972: 32.6%1974: 31.5%1976: 30.4%1978: 29.4%1980: 28.5%1982: 27.6%1984: 26.9%1986: 26.2%1988: 25.6%1990: 25.2%1992: 24.8%1994: 24.5%1996: 24.3%1998: 24.1%2000: 23.8%2002: 23.5%2004: 23%2006: 22.5%2008: 22%2010: 21.5%2012: 21.2%2014: 20.9%2016: 20.6%2018: 20.4%2020: 20.3%2022: 20%2024: 19.7%2025: 19.5%
Change over the period: −24.1 pp Annual average: -0.37 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 19.5%
World 42.2%
Europe & Central Asia 25.9%
Southern Europe computed 28.2%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.5 −0.2 pp
2024 19.7 −0.2 pp
2023 19.9 −0.2 pp
2022 20 −0.2 pp
2021 20.2 −0.1 pp
2020 20.3 −0.1 pp
2019 20.4 −0.1 pp
2018 20.4 −0.1 pp
2017 20.5 −0.1 pp
2016 20.6 −0.1 pp
2015 20.8 −0.1 pp
2014 20.9 −0.1 pp
2013 21 −0.1 pp
2012 21.2 −0.2 pp
2011 21.3 −0.2 pp
2010 21.5 −0.2 pp
2009 21.7 −0.2 pp
2008 22 −0.3 pp
2007 22.2 −0.3 pp
2006 22.5 −0.3 pp
2005 22.8 −0.3 pp
2004 23 −0.2 pp
2003 23.3 −0.2 pp
2002 23.5 −0.2 pp
2001 23.7 −0.2 pp
2000 23.8 −0.1 pp
1999 24 −0.1 pp
1998 24.1 −0.1 pp
1997 24.2 −0.1 pp
1996 24.3 −0.1 pp
1995 24.4 −0.1 pp
1994 24.5 −0.1 pp
1993 24.7 −0.1 pp
1992 24.8 −0.2 pp
1991 25 −0.2 pp
1990 25.2 −0.2 pp
1989 25.4 −0.2 pp
1988 25.6 −0.3 pp
1987 25.9 −0.3 pp
1986 26.2 −0.3 pp
1985 26.5 −0.3 pp
1984 26.9 −0.4 pp
1983 27.2 −0.4 pp
1982 27.6 −0.4 pp
1981 28 −0.4 pp
1980 28.5 −0.5 pp
1979 28.9 −0.5 pp
1978 29.4 −0.5 pp
1977 29.9 −0.5 pp
1976 30.4 −0.5 pp
1975 30.9 −0.5 pp
1974 31.5 −0.6 pp
1973 32 −0.6 pp
1972 32.6 −0.6 pp
1971 33.2 −0.6 pp
1970 33.8 −0.8 pp
1969 34.6 −0.9 pp
1968 35.6 −1 pp
1967 36.6 −1.1 pp
1966 37.7 −1.1 pp
1965 38.9 −1.1 pp
1964 40 −1.1 pp
1963 41.1 −1 pp
1962 42 −0.8 pp
1961 42.9 −0.7 pp
1960 43.5 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

XK Kosovo 49.1 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.3 SI Slovenia 44 HR Croatia 42.2 AL Albania 41.1 PT Portugal 38.5 RS Serbia 37.4 MK North Macedonia 37.1 ME Montenegro 34.4 IT Italy 30.3 GR Greece 20.8 ES Spain 19.5 AD Andorra 11.1 MT Malta 4.3 SM San Marino 2.8 GI Gibraltar 0 MC Monaco 0
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About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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How many people live outside cities — in absolute numbers.

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