Spain
population: National quarterly estimate (1 Apr 2026) · indicators as of 2026-09-05 · 104 metros tracked
🗺️ Geography104 metros
Spain metro footprint, shaded by composite tier.
Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
🏙️ 104 tracked metros
Show all 104 rows
🗂️ Administrative subdivisions
19 entries listed under Spain across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Autonomous Communities (17)
📋 At a glance
- Official language
- Spanish
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Government
- Parliamentary monarchy
- Legislature
- Cortes Generales
- Constitution
- 1978, 3 amendment events since
- Demonym
- Spanish
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, UTC±00:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +34
- Internet TLD
- .es
- ISO 3166
- ES
- Established
- 1516
- Highest point
- Teide (3,715 m (12,188 ft))
- National anthem
- Marcha Real
Facts via Wikidata.
📰 In the news6 stories
The Stadium Business · 16 Sept 2026
Madring's F1 debut attracts 353,000 fansMadrid's new 5.4-kilometer hybrid circuit sold out its first Formula 1 weekend, though drivers criticized the layout's lack of overtaking.
ESPN · 14 Sept 2026
Lionel Messi agrees to buy second club in SpainMessi reached a preliminary deal to take over second-division Eldense, pending due diligence and approval.
BBC · 11 Sept 2026
Messi agrees to buy a majority stake in EldenseEldense would be Messi's second Spanish club this year.
Semafor · 8 Sept 2026
AfD win could portend rightist surgeFrance, Italy and Spain all vote within sixteen months, each with a cost-of-living crisis their incumbents have failed to address.
The Athletic · 30 Aug 2026
"'It's an open bar': How a one-star hotel sheltered the Vuelta a España peloton from extreme hailstorm"Further reading from the day's section on the deaths of Dolly Parton, Tim Curry and Yayoi Kusama.
The Washington Post · 23 Aug 2026
"Some Americans are turning to Europe for help having a baby"Americans are traveling to Greece and Spain for fertility treatment they can't afford at home.
💹 Economy and developmentHigh income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN WPP, V-Dem, Global Carbon Budget, Ember, Energy Institute; CC BY 4.0). Each card credits its originating body. Renewable share is of electricity generation, not of primary energy. Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations4 full memberships
Security
Political & Economic
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
🏛️ Leadership History35 leaders · click to expand
marks a leader associated with atrocities or defiance of law, systemic subversion of democratic institutions, or a criminal conviction. Convictions arising from political persecution, and annulled convictions, are excluded. denotes a monarch. These are editorial designations, applied per entry rather than derived automatically.
Constitutional Monarchy
Pedro Sánchez✦ Current
2018–PresentPrime Minister
👑 King Felipe VI✦ Current
2014–PresentMonarch
Mariano Rajoy
2011–2018Prime Minister
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
2004–2011Prime Minister
José María Aznar
1996–2004Prime Minister
Felipe González
1982–1996Prime Minister
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
1981–1982Prime Minister
Adolfo Suárez
1976–1981Prime Minister
👑 King Juan Carlos I
1975–2014Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Sánchez✦ Current | Prime Minister | 2018–Present |
| 👑 King Felipe VI✦ Current | Monarch | 2014–Present |
| Mariano Rajoy | Prime Minister | 2011–2018 |
| José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | Prime Minister | 2004–2011 |
| José María Aznar | Prime Minister | 1996–2004 |
| Felipe González | Prime Minister | 1982–1996 |
| Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo | Prime Minister | 1981–1982 |
| Adolfo Suárez | Prime Minister | 1976–1981 |
| 👑 King Juan Carlos I | Monarch | 1975–2014 |
Francoist State
⚠️ Francisco Franco
1939–1975Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ⚠️ Francisco Franco | Monarch | 1939–1975 |
Second Republic
Manuel Azaña
1936–1939President
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
1931–1936President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Azaña | President | 1936–1939 |
| Niceto Alcalá-Zamora | President | 1931–1936 |
Bourbon Restoration
👑 King Alfonso XIII
1902–1931Monarch
👑 Queen María Cristina
1885–1902Regent
👑 King Alfonso XII
1874–1885Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 King Alfonso XIII | Monarch | 1902–1931 |
| 👑 Queen María Cristina | Regent | 1885–1902 |
| 👑 King Alfonso XII | Monarch | 1874–1885 |
First Republic
Emilio Castelar
1873–1874President
Nicolás Salmerón
1873–1873President
Francisco Pi i Margall
1873–1873President
Estanislao Figueras
1873–1873President
👑 King Amadeo I
1871–1873Monarch
Francisco Serrano
1869–1871Regent
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Emilio Castelar | President | 1873–1874 |
| Nicolás Salmerón | President | 1873–1873 |
| Francisco Pi i Margall | President | 1873–1873 |
| Estanislao Figueras | President | 1873–1873 |
| 👑 King Amadeo I | Monarch | 1871–1873 |
| Francisco Serrano | Regent | 1869–1871 |
Bourbon Dynasty
👑 Queen Isabel II
1833–1868Monarch
👑 King Fernando VII
1813–1833Monarch
👑 King Carlos IV
1788–1808Monarch
👑 King Carlos III
1759–1788Monarch
👑 King Fernando VI
1746–1759Monarch
👑 King Luis I
1724–1724Monarch
👑 King Felipe V
1700–1746Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Queen Isabel II | Monarch | 1833–1868 |
| 👑 King Fernando VII | Monarch | 1813–1833 |
| 👑 King Carlos IV | Monarch | 1788–1808 |
| 👑 King Carlos III | Monarch | 1759–1788 |
| 👑 King Fernando VI | Monarch | 1746–1759 |
| 👑 King Luis I | Monarch | 1724–1724 |
| 👑 King Felipe V | Monarch | 1700–1746 |
Habsburg Dynasty
👑 King Carlos II
1665–1700Monarch
👑 King Felipe IV
1621–1665Monarch
👑 King Felipe III
1598–1621Monarch
👑 King Felipe II
1556–1598Monarch
👑 King Carlos I
1516–1556Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 King Carlos II | Monarch | 1665–1700 |
| 👑 King Felipe IV | Monarch | 1621–1665 |
| 👑 King Felipe III | Monarch | 1598–1621 |
| 👑 King Felipe II | Monarch | 1556–1598 |
| 👑 King Carlos I | Monarch | 1516–1556 |
Catholic Monarchs
👑 King Ferdinand II
1479–1516Monarch
👑 Queen Isabella I
1479–1504Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 King Ferdinand II | Monarch | 1479–1516 |
| 👑 Queen Isabella I | Monarch | 1479–1504 |
📈 Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
⚔️ Conflicts since 194589 interstate wars · click to expand
Show all 89 wars
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
👥 Population over time
Our World in Data population (CC BY): UN WPP 2024 from 1950, Gapminder v7 1800-1949, HYDE 3.3 earlier; today's borders. Figures above are as of 2023, the last year that is estimated rather than forecast. The dashed tail to 2026 is a UN WPP medium-variant projection. It is drawn because the line should reach the present, and drawn differently because it has not happened yet: no rank, peak or share on this page uses it. Before 1950 the series is reconstruction rather than contemporaneous statistics, which is worth knowing when a country’s peak sits back there. The current population shown elsewhere on this page comes from the workbook and is unchanged by this. Note that people and share of world can move in opposite directions. A country can grow steadily and still become a smaller part of humanity, which is what happened to almost every rich country after 1960.
👥 To 2100
The UN’s probabilistic projection for Spain: the median with its 80% and 95% bands, the UN’s own high, low and zero-migration scenarios beside it. Not this site’s model; the site reads it and says what it implies.
Tap or drag across the chart to read any year: the estimate to 2023, then the UN median, its bands and the scenarios.
What drives it
Births, deaths and net migration on the UN medium path, with fertility, life expectancy and median age, every decade from 1950.
Show all 16 decades
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Estimates to 2023; projections 2024 to 2100, medium variant and probabilistic intervals. The UN revises every two years; this is the WPP 2024 revision.
💰 Billionaires49 · $299.5B combined · click to expand
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| # | Name | Net worth | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Amancio Ortega | $148.2B | Fashion & Retail |
| 138 | Nathan Kirsh | $19.5B | Fashion & Retail |
| 235 | Sandra Ortega Mera(inherited) | $13.2B | Fashion & Retail |
| 395 | Rafael Del Pino(inherited) | $9.3B | Construction & Engineering |
| 407 | Juan Roig(inherited) | $9.1B | Fashion & Retail |
| 699 | Tomas Olivo Lopez | $5.9B | Real Estate |
| 708 | Florentino Perez | $5.9B | Construction & Engineering |
| 841 | Hortensia Herrero(inherited) | $5.1B | Fashion & Retail |
| 887 | Maria Del Pino(inherited) | $4.9B | Construction & Engineering |
| 991 | Miguel Fluxa Rossello(inherited) | $4.3B | Service |
| 1006 | Daniel Mate | $4.3B | Metals & Mining |
| 1076 | Sol Daurella(inherited) | $4.0B | Food & Beverage |
| 1212 | Juan Abello(inherited) | $3.6B | Finance & Investments |
| 1408 | Alberto Palatchi | $3.0B | Fashion & Retail |
| 1668 | Manuel Puig Rocha(inherited) | $2.5B | Fashion & Retail |
| 1721 | Kristo Käärmann | $2.5B | Finance & Investments |
| 1728 | Fernando Roig(inherited) | $2.4B | Fashion & Retail |
| 1817 | D. Leopoldo Del Pino(inherited) | $2.3B | Construction & Engineering |
| 1824 | Carlos March Delgado(inherited) | $2.3B | Finance & Investments |
| 1837 | Alicia Koplowitz(inherited) | $2.3B | Finance & Investments |
| 1910 | Carmen Daurella Aguilera(inherited) | $2.2B | Food & Beverage |
| 1924 | Juan March Delgado(inherited) | $2.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 2105 | Manuel Lao Hernández & family | $2.0B | Gambling & Casinos |
| 2122 | Jose Maria Aristrain(inherited) | $2.0B | Metals & Mining |
| 2128 | Joaquin del Pino y Calvo-Sotelo(inherited) | $2.0B | Construction & Engineering |
| 2201 | Helena Revoredo & family(inherited) | $1.9B | Service |
| 2207 | Alberto Cortina | $1.9B | Finance & Investments |
| 2211 | Alberto Alcocer | $1.9B | Finance & Investments |
| 2397 | Carmen Riu Guell(inherited) | $1.8B | Service |
| 2397 | Luis Riu(inherited) | $1.8B | Real Estate |
| 2546 | Jose Llorens Torra | $1.6B | Finance & Investments |
| 2620 | Francisco Jose Riberas Mera(inherited) | $1.5B | Manufacturing |
| 2627 | Juan Maria Riberas Mera(inherited) | $1.5B | Metals & Mining |
| 2655 | Miguel Tomás Arrufat Pujol | $1.5B | Technology |
| 2657 | Eustasio Lopez Gonzalez | $1.5B | Real Estate |
| 2680 | Carmen Thyssen(inherited) | $1.5B | Manufacturing |
| 2713 | Jose Ignacio Comenge(inherited) | $1.5B | Food & Beverage |
| 2803 | Jordi Rubiralta(inherited) | $1.4B | Healthcare |
| 2887 | Simón Pedro Barceló Vadell(inherited) | $1.3B | Real Estate |
| 2913 | Vicente Boluda Fos(inherited) | $1.3B | Logistics |
| 2973 | Jose Luis Rubiralta(inherited) | $1.3B | Healthcare |
| 2973 | Marc Rubiralta(inherited) | $1.3B | Healthcare |
| 2973 | Xavier Rubiralta(inherited) | $1.3B | Healthcare |
| 2989 | Taavet Hinrikus | $1.3B | Finance & Investments |
| 3069 | Antonio Gallardo Ballart(inherited) | $1.2B | Healthcare |
| 3170 | Jorge Gallardo Ballart(inherited) | $1.2B | Healthcare |
| 3243 | Guillermo Fierro(inherited) | $1.1B | Finance & Investments |
| 3304 | Fernando Masaveu Herrero(inherited) | $1.1B | Diversified |
| 3393 | Markus Villig(inherited) | $1.0B | Technology |
Source: Forbes real-time billionaires (via the rtb-api project). Net worth as of the latest monthly snapshot.
🏆 National Teams
Spain on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
National Teams Champions
Every major championship won by Spain's national teams, newest first. 11 in total.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-19 | Spain | World Cup |
| 2024 | 2024-07-14 | Spain | European Championship |
| 2023 | 2023-08-20 | Spain | FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 2019 | 2019-09-15 | Spain | FIBA World Cup |
| 2013 | 2013-01-27 | Spain | IHF World Championship |
| 2012 | 2012-07-01 | Spain | European Championship |
| 2010 | 2010-07-11 | Spain | World Cup |
| 2008 | 2008-06-29 | Spain | European Championship |
| 2006 | 2006-09-03 | Spain | FIBA World Championship |
| 2005 | 2005-02-06 | Spain | IHF World Championship |
| 1964 | 1964-06-21 | Spain | European Championship |
🏟️ League Hubs
Domestic league portals that operate in Spain: 3 leagues.