Demographics

Demographics of Spain in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023

Executive Summary

Spain - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

-35 k people

Birth

356 k people

Death

432 k people

Net Migration

40 k people

Spain - Population Growth Drivers

Note: % | forecast after 2023

Spain - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast

Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

-1.6 ‰

Net Migration

0.8 ‰

Young Dependency

21.7 %

Old Dependency

31 %

Spain - Median Age

Note: Age

Spain - Demographic Structure

Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

Spanish 84.8%, Moroccan 1.7%, Romanian 1.2%, other 12.3% (2021 est. by CIA)

Language Used

Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan, &lt

Religion

Roman Catholic 58.2%, atheist 16.2%, agnostic 10.8%, other 2.7%, non-believer 10.5%, unspecified 1.7% (2021 est. by CIA)

Spain - Education

Note: %

Spain - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)

Note: %

Labor Brief

Spain - Labor Participation Rate

Note: %

Spain - Labor Participation by Groups

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Spain - Labor Participation By Sectors

Note: %

Regional Brief

Spain - Population in Key Regions

Spain - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions

Reference

Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
Education: World Bank
Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
Analysis: Economic Team

Author: Economic Team

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Demographics of Spain in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

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Executive Summary

Spain - Population Growth

Population Structure

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