Spain Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Spain rural population for 2023 was 8,923,913, a 0.1% decline from 2022.
  • Spain rural population for 2022 was 8,932,638, a 0.55% decline from 2021.
  • Spain rural population for 2021 was 8,982,448, a 1.18% decline from 2020.
  • Spain rural population for 2020 was 9,089,469, a 0.78% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
Spain Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 8,923,913 18.45 -0.10%
2022 8,932,638 18.70 -0.56%
2021 8,982,448 18.94 -1.18%
2020 9,089,469 19.19 -0.78%
2019 9,160,656 19.44 -0.53%
2018 9,209,330 19.68 -0.78%
2017 9,281,373 19.92 -0.96%
2016 9,371,187 20.16 -1.09%
2015 9,473,817 20.40 -1.23%
2014 9,590,865 20.63 -1.42%
2013 9,728,205 20.87 -1.43%
2012 9,868,179 21.10 -1.01%
2011 9,968,815 21.33 -0.72%
2010 10,041,047 21.56 -0.61%
2009 10,102,486 21.79 -0.18%
2008 10,120,932 22.02 0.53%
2007 10,067,486 22.26 0.79%
2006 9,988,509 22.50 0.63%
2005 9,925,418 22.74 0.64%
2004 9,862,593 22.98 0.67%
2003 9,796,815 23.22 0.76%
2002 9,722,744 23.47 0.61%
2001 9,663,982 23.66 0.35%
2000 9,630,000 23.74 0.11%
1999 9,619,750 23.82 0.07%
1998 9,613,419 23.90 0.08%
1997 9,606,162 23.98 0.08%
1996 9,598,296 24.06 0.08%
1995 9,590,975 24.14 0.10%
1994 9,581,167 24.23 0.14%
1993 9,567,936 24.31 0.18%
1992 9,550,559 24.39 0.15%
1991 9,535,852 24.47 -0.47%
1990 9,580,406 24.65 -0.81%
1989 9,658,018 24.87 -0.75%
1988 9,730,502 25.10 -0.69%
1987 9,797,703 25.33 -0.64%
1986 9,860,687 25.56 -0.60%
1985 9,920,133 25.79 -0.53%
1984 9,972,794 26.02 -0.48%
1983 10,020,407 26.25 -0.40%
1982 10,060,595 26.49 -0.29%
1981 10,089,484 26.72 -1.11%
1980 10,201,721 27.21 -1.48%
1979 10,353,322 27.84 -1.37%
1978 10,496,542 28.47 -1.27%
1977 10,631,094 29.12 -1.19%
1976 10,757,865 29.77 -1.14%
1975 10,881,129 30.43 -1.09%
1974 11,000,753 31.10 -1.06%
1973 11,118,088 31.78 -1.02%
1972 11,232,265 32.46 -1.01%
1971 11,346,103 33.15 -1.21%
1970 11,484,091 33.96 -1.59%
1969 11,668,253 34.89 -1.67%
1968 11,865,098 35.83 -1.32%
1967 12,022,749 36.79 -1.35%
1966 12,186,583 37.75 -1.52%
1965 12,373,341 38.72 -1.41%
1964 12,549,483 39.70 -1.47%
1963 12,735,859 40.69 -1.55%
1962 12,934,262 41.69 -1.46%
1961 13,124,738 42.70 -0.78%
1960 13,227,520 43.43 %