Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Madrid, Spain metro area from 1950 to 2025.

With over seven million inhabitants, Madrid ranked as the most populated province in Spain as of 2025. In the second place was Barcelona, with a population of almost six million people. Only 14 out of the 52 Spanish provinces had over a million inhabitants at that time.

As of January 2025, Andalusia was the most populated autonomous community in Spain, with a total amount of approximately 8.6 million inhabitants. Catalonia and Madrid followed closely, with populations amounting to approximately eight million and seven million respectively. The population in Spain has also been analyzed by gender and autonomous community.

Starting in 2021, the Community of Madrid's gross domestic product has returned to positive territory after a decline of 10.4 percent in 2020. The forecast for 2023 points to a growth of three percent, while a growth of 2.9 percent is expected for 2024. GDP per capita of Spain The GDP per capita of Spain faced a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the value dropped to 29,799 U.S. dollars in 2022. Nevertheless, since then, the GDP per capita of the Iberian country has been growing and is estimated to be at 34,045 dollars in 2024. In regional terms, the Community of Madrid was the autonomous community with the highest GDP per capita, at 38,435 euros in 2022. The employment scene in Madrid Employment in the autonomous Community of Madrid has been growing every year since 2021. The Spanish region favors the service sector, having over 87 percent of its employed population inserted in this sector. The average monthly income has also increased in recent years and, in 2023, reached 2,271 euros.

The Spain manufactured homes market is projected to experience steady growth over the forecast period of 2025-2033, with a CAGR of 5.00%. The market size in 2025 is estimated to be XX million, and it is expected to reach XX million by 2033. The market growth is primarily driven by factors such as rising urbanization, increasing demand for affordable housing, and government initiatives promoting sustainable and modular construction methods. Key trends in the Spain manufactured homes market include the growing adoption of innovative materials and technologies, the increasing use of prefabricated components, and the emergence of net zero energy homes. The competitive landscape is characterized by the presence of several established players, including Modular Home, Modhouse Arquitectura Modular, Europa Prefabri, and Atlantida Homes. These companies are focusing on offering customized solutions, expanding their product portfolios, and investing in research and development to maintain their market share and meet the evolving needs of consumers. Recent developments include: December 2022 - CBRE Investment Management ("CBRE IM") acquired a new affordable residential asset in Madrid, Spain, on behalf of a fund it sponsors. The property is in San Sebastian de Los Reyes and has a total gross lettable area of 12,174 square meters. It is fully leased and consists of two adjacent buildings with 82 homes, 123 parking spaces, and 82 storage units. It was completed in 2009., August 2022 - Harrison Street and DeA Capital SpA (DEA) announced a new joint venture (JV) to develop built-to-rent (BTR) residential housing across Spain. The companies also announced the launch of their first project together, a seed portfolio of 441 BTR units spread across two properties in Seville. DEA Capital Iberia, DEA's Spanish subsidiary, will manage the portfolio's development and operations. JLL Spain served as a commercial advisor to the JV and the initial project acquisition.. Key drivers for this market are: Increase in Senior Population and Life Expectancy, Increase in Old Age Dependency Ratio. Potential restraints include: Lack of awareness of senior living options, Relatively small size of senior living population. Notable trends are: Increasing Home Ownership Driving the Market.

As of January 2024, roughly 24.8 million women lived in Spain, thus outnumbering men by about 980,000. A report on expected population of EU member states forecasts the number of Spanish inhabitants growing to 49.9 million by 2050, which would make the Mediterranean nation the fourth most populated country in the EU, after Germany, France and Italy. Data relating to the population of Spain by gender and autonomous community shows the most populous region was Andalusia, with 4.4 million females and 4.2 million males, followed by the communities of Catalonia and Madrid. Moroccans made up the largest share of foreign nationals living in Spain, closely followed by Romanian nationals.

In 1800, the population of Spain was approximately 14.7 million. This figure would rise consistently throughout the 19th century, and early 20th century. The population growth rate was set to increase in the mid-1900s, but this was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, which would claim around half a million lives between 1936 and 1939. In spite of the war, the Spanish population continued to grow throughout these years, and reached 28 million by the middle of the century. Between the 1950s and 1970s, Spain observed a significant increase in its population growth, facilitated by the baby boom that followed the Second World War (as in most of Western Europe) as well as general medical improvements and increased life expectancy.

Beginning in the 1980s, Spain would begin a demographic transition marked by a dramatic drop in the fertility rate of the country, resulting in the population only growing by two million between the mid-1980s and 2000 (compared to an increase of two million every five or six years beforehand). There was a sharp rise in Spain’s population from 2000 to 2008, as strong economic growth would be accompanied by a dramatic surge in immigration to the country. This would plateau at just over 46 million in 2008 however, as the Great Recession took its toll on the country’s economy, and in 2020, Spain is estimated to have a population of approximately 46.8 million, which is the sixth-largest in Europe.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Spain amounted to nearly 14 million as of May 11, 2025. Since Spain confirmed its first case, the authorities have reported approximately 122,000 deaths as a result of complications stemming from the disease, most of them in Madrid. COVID-19: background information COVID-19 is a disease caused by a novel coronavirus that had not previously been identified in humans. The first case was detected in the Hubei province of China at the end of December 2019. Multiple cases have been reported each day. At the beginning of the pandemic, few was known regarding the virus. Though some aspects still remain unclear, more information has been collected since the outbreak started, allowing a better understanding of the disease and its prevention and treatment, including the production of new vaccines. Immunization in Spain As of May 24, 2023, around 87 percent of the population in Spain had received at least one dose of a vaccine against COVID-19. Moreover, approximately 86 percent were already fully vaccinated. As of August 5, 2022, the number of pre-ordered doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country amounted to 283.3 million, more than half of which were produced by Pfizer/BioNTech. Find the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus pandemic in the world under Statista’s COVID-19 facts and figures site.

As recorded by the source, Moroccans ranked as the foreign nationality with more residents in Spain in 2023, closely followed by Romanians. After years of losing its foreign population, Spain’s immigration figures started to pick up in 2015, with the number of people that moved to the Mediterranean country surpassing the number of foreigners that decided to leave.

A matter of balance The net migration rate of Spain changed its course mainly due to the great inflow of foreigners that move to reside in the Mediterranean country. Spain’s immigration flow slowed down after the 2008 financial crisis, albeit the number of foreigners that opted to change their residence saw a significant growth in the last years. In 2022, Colombians ranked first as the foreign nationality that most relocated to Spain, distantly followed by Moroccans and Ukranians.

Spain does not have the highest number of immigrants in Europe In recent years, the European Union confronted a rising number of refugees arriving from the Middle East. Migration figures show that Germany accommodated approximately 15 million foreign-born citizens, ranking it as the country that most hosted immigrants in Europe in 2022. By comparison, Spain’s foreign population stood slightly over seven million, positioning the Western Mediterranean country third on the European list of foreign-born population. Unfortunately, thousands of persons have died ore gone missing trying to reach Spanish territory, as more and more irregular migrants opt to use dangerous maritime routes to arrive at Southern Europe from Africa's coasts.

In 2025, Moscow was the largest city in Europe with an estimated urban agglomeration of 12.74 million people. The French capital, Paris, was the second largest city in 2025 at 11.35 million, followed by the capitals of the United Kingdom and Spain, with London at 9.84 million and Madrid at 6.81 million people. Istanbul, which would otherwise be the largest city in Europe in 2025, is excluded as it is only partially in Europe, with a sizeable part of its population living in Asia. Europe’s population is almost 750 million Since 1950, the population of Europe has increased by approximately 200 million people, increasing from 550 million to 750 million in these seventy years. Before the turn of the millennium, Europe was the second-most populated continent, before it was overtaken by Africa, which saw its population increase from 228 million in 1950 to 817 million by 2000. Asia has consistently had the largest population of the world’s continents and was estimated to have a population of 4.6 billion. Europe’s largest countries Including its territory in Asia, Russia is by far the largest country in the world, with a territory of around 17 million square kilometers, almost double that of the next largest country, Canada. Within Europe, Russia also has the continent's largest population at 145 million, followed by Germany at 83 million and the United Kingdom at almost 68 million. By contrast, Europe is also home to various micro-states such as San Marino, which has a population of just 30 thousand.