Rural population in Spain in 2025 — 9,616,887 people. Ranked 56 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 27.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.62M | +1,090 | +0.01% |
| 2024 | 9.62M | +7,420 | +0.08% |
| 2023 | 9.61M | +29,595 | +0.31% |
| 2022 | 9.58M | −12,165 | −0.13% |
| 2021 | 9.59M | −25,115 | −0.26% |
| 2020 | 9.62M | +20,368 | +0.21% |
| 2019 | 9.6M | +32,518 | +0.34% |
| 2018 | 9.56M | +390 | +0% |
| 2017 | 9.56M | −25,433 | −0.27% |
| 2016 | 9.59M | −46,503 | −0.48% |
| 2015 | 9.63M | −66,432 | −0.68% |
| 2014 | 9.7M | −92,341 | −0.94% |
| 2013 | 9.79M | −101,079 | −1.02% |
| 2012 | 9.89M | −63,772 | −0.64% |
| 2011 | 9.96M | −49,252 | −0.49% |
| 2010 | 10.01M | −56,874 | −0.57% |
| 2009 | 10.06M | −26,064 | −0.26% |
| 2008 | 10.09M | +38,379 | +0.38% |
| 2007 | 10.05M | +61,368 | +0.61% |
| 2006 | 9.99M | +46,897 | +0.47% |
| 2005 | 9.94M | +52,525 | +0.53% |
| 2004 | 9.89M | +65,584 | +0.67% |
| 2003 | 9.83M | +86,641 | +0.89% |
| 2002 | 9.74M | +64,003 | +0.66% |
| 2001 | 9.68M | +5,811 | +0.06% |
| 2000 | 9.67M | −10,166 | −0.11% |
| 1999 | 9.68M | −8,537 | −0.09% |
| 1998 | 9.69M | −4,151 | −0.04% |
| 1997 | 9.69M | −2,159 | −0.02% |
| 1996 | 9.69M | −2,976 | −0.03% |
| 1995 | 9.7M | −3,141 | −0.03% |
| 1994 | 9.7M | −4,319 | −0.04% |
| 1993 | 9.7M | −6,677 | −0.07% |
| 1992 | 9.71M | −18,177 | −0.19% |
| 1991 | 9.73M | −50,384 | −0.52% |
| 1990 | 9.78M | −75,635 | −0.77% |
| 1989 | 9.86M | −79,959 | −0.8% |
| 1988 | 9.94M | −83,857 | −0.84% |
| 1987 | 10.02M | −88,157 | −0.87% |
| 1986 | 10.11M | −92,848 | −0.91% |
| 1985 | 10.2M | −94,655 | −0.92% |
| 1984 | 10.3M | −97,090 | −0.93% |
| 1983 | 10.39M | −97,065 | −0.93% |
| 1982 | 10.49M | −92,141 | −0.87% |
| 1981 | 10.58M | −86,855 | −0.81% |
| 1980 | 10.67M | −82,906 | −0.77% |
| 1979 | 10.75M | −79,827 | −0.74% |
| 1978 | 10.83M | −75,905 | −0.7% |
| 1977 | 10.91M | −73,083 | −0.67% |
| 1976 | 10.98M | −74,014 | −0.67% |
| 1975 | 11.05M | −74,894 | −0.67% |
| 1974 | 11.13M | −76,845 | −0.69% |
| 1973 | 11.21M | −78,323 | −0.69% |
| 1972 | 11.28M | −79,259 | −0.7% |
| 1971 | 11.36M | −81,060 | −0.71% |
| 1970 | 11.44M | −140,638 | −1.21% |
| 1969 | 11.59M | −198,974 | −1.69% |
| 1968 | 11.78M | −189,749 | −1.58% |
| 1967 | 11.97M | −213,051 | −1.75% |
| 1966 | 12.19M | −239,416 | −1.93% |
| 1965 | 12.43M | −220,328 | −1.74% |
| 1964 | 12.65M | −208,258 | −1.62% |
| 1963 | 12.85M | −188,045 | −1.44% |
| 1962 | 13.04M | −131,917 | −1% |
| 1961 | 13.17M | −87,032 | −0.66% |
| 1960 | 13.26M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
