What is urban population, per capita in Spain?

Urban population, per capita in Spain was 0.8052 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Spain?

The highest recorded value was 0.8052 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5645 units per person in 1960.

How does Spain rank for urban population, per capita?

Spain ranks 55th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Spain data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Spain

Name: Urban population, per capita in Spain
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Spain: Urban population, per capita was 0.8052 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.8052 units per person

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

55th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.8052 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.5645 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Spain, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per capita in Spain stood at 0.8052 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.8052 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5645 units per person, in 1960.

That places Spain 55th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per capita in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Spain, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.5645 units per person	—
1961	0.5714 units per person	+1.2%
1962	0.5796 units per person	+1.4%
1963	0.5893 units per person	+1.7%
1964	0.5999 units per person	+1.8%
1965	0.6111 units per person	+1.9%
1966	0.6225 units per person	+1.9%
1967	0.6336 units per person	+1.8%
1968	0.6441 units per person	+1.7%
1969	0.6536 units per person	+1.5%
1970	0.6616 units per person	+1.2%
1971	0.668 units per person	+1.0%
1972	0.6739 units per person	+0.9%
1973	0.6797 units per person	+0.9%
1974	0.6854 units per person	+0.8%
1975	0.6909 units per person	+0.8%
1976	0.6962 units per person	+0.8%
1977	0.7013 units per person	+0.7%
1978	0.7062 units per person	+0.7%
1979	0.7109 units per person	+0.7%
1980	0.7154 units per person	+0.6%
1981	0.7198 units per person	+0.6%
1982	0.7239 units per person	+0.6%
1983	0.7278 units per person	+0.5%
1984	0.7314 units per person	+0.5%
1985	0.7348 units per person	+0.5%
1986	0.738 units per person	+0.4%
1987	0.741 units per person	+0.4%
1988	0.7437 units per person	+0.4%
1989	0.7462 units per person	+0.3%
1990	0.7484 units per person	+0.3%
1991	0.7503 units per person	+0.3%
1992	0.752 units per person	+0.2%
1993	0.7534 units per person	+0.2%
1994	0.7547 units per person	+0.2%
1995	0.7559 units per person	+0.2%
1996	0.757 units per person	+0.1%
1997	0.758 units per person	+0.1%
1998	0.7591 units per person	+0.1%
1999	0.7603 units per person	+0.2%
2000	0.7616 units per person	+0.2%
2001	0.7632 units per person	+0.2%
2002	0.7649 units per person	+0.2%
2003	0.7671 units per person	+0.3%
2004	0.7695 units per person	+0.3%
2005	0.7722 units per person	+0.3%
2006	0.775 units per person	+0.4%
2007	0.7777 units per person	+0.4%
2008	0.7804 units per person	+0.3%
2009	0.7829 units per person	+0.3%
2010	0.7851 units per person	+0.3%
2011	0.787 units per person	+0.2%
2012	0.7885 units per person	+0.2%
2013	0.7899 units per person	+0.2%
2014	0.7912 units per person	+0.2%
2015	0.7925 units per person	+0.2%
2016	0.7936 units per person	+0.1%
2017	0.7947 units per person	+0.1%
2018	0.7956 units per person	+0.1%
2019	0.7964 units per person	+0.1%
2020	0.797 units per person	+0.1%
2021	0.7978 units per person	+0.1%
2022	0.7995 units per person	+0.2%
2023	0.8013 units per person	+0.2%
2024	0.8032 units per person	+0.2%
2025	0.8052 units per person	+0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.607 units per person	0.5645 units per person	0.6536 units per person	10
1970s	0.6874 units per person	0.6616 units per person	0.7109 units per person	10
1980s	0.7322 units per person	0.7154 units per person	0.7462 units per person	10
1990s	0.7549 units per person	0.7484 units per person	0.7603 units per person	10
2000s	0.7715 units per person	0.7616 units per person	0.7829 units per person	10
2010s	0.7914 units per person	0.7851 units per person	0.7964 units per person	10
2020s	0.8007 units per person	0.797 units per person	0.8052 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Spain

52 Germany 0.8214 units per person compare
53 Bahamas 0.8133 units per person compare
54 Korea 0.8117 units per person compare
56 American Samoa 0.8051 units per person compare
57 United States of America 0.8019 units per person compare
58 Mexico 0.8004 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More climate change data for Spain

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 944.68 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,851 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,475 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,376 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Spain?: Urban population, per capita in Spain was 0.8052 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 0.8052 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5645 units per person in 1960.
How does Spain rank for urban population, per capita?: Spain ranks 55th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.