Spain vs United States: Urban population
Spain
80.5%
in 2025
United States
80.2%
in 2025
Spain rank
55th
United States rank
57th
Urban population over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
Spain currently reports 80.5% against 80.2% in United States, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 55th and United States ranks 57th of 218 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.7% | 71.9% | 11.2% | United States |
| 1970s | 68.7% | 73.6% | 4.9% | United States |
| 1980s | 73.2% | 74.3% | 1.1% | United States |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 77.0% | 1.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 80.0% | 2.9% | United States |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 80.5% | 1.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 80.1% | 0.0% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Spain or United States?
- Spain, at 80.5% against 80.2% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Spain and United States?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for urban population?
- Spain ranks 55th and United States ranks 57th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.