Spain in figures
A profile of Spain from official statistics: 48 figures in 9 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.
- People
- Work and income
- Economy
- Prices and housing
- Consumers
- Business and tourism
- Health
- Digital
- Energy and environment
- Sources and citations
People
Population in Spain was 49.11 million in 2025, up 1.1% from 2024.
Work and income
Unemployment rate in Spain was 9.87% in Q2 2026, down 0.42 percentage points from Q2 2025.
Economy
GDP (US dollars) in Spain was $1.91 trillion in 2025, up 10.5% from 2024, and the 4th highest of 27 EU countries.
Prices and housing
Inflation rate in Spain was 4.9% (provisional) in September 2026, up 1.9 percentage points from September 2025.
Consumers
Consumer confidence indicator in Spain was -4.7 balance, percentage points in September 2026, down 3.8 percentage points from September 2025, and the 5th highest of 25 EU countries.
Business and tourism
Active companies in Spain were 3.31 million in 2025, up 1.7% from 2024.
Health
Life expectancy in Spain was 84.01 years in 2024, up 0.24 years from 2023.
Digital
Share of people using the internet in Spain was 96.3% in 2025, up 0.6 percentage points from 2024, and the 8th highest of 27 EU countries.
Energy and environment
Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Spain were 5.51 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person in 2024, down 1.9% from 2023, and the 7th lowest of 27 EU countries.
Sources and citations
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=29005. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population growth, annual % (SP.POP.GROW). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.GROW. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Invokely calculation from Población de 65 años y más entre población total (Censo anual, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#population_65_plus_share. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Invokely calculation from Foreign-born population share (Eurostat migr_pop4ctb). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#foreign_born_share. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Encuesta de Población Activa: tasa de paro por comunidad autónoma (tabla 65334). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=65334. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Atlas de distribución de renta de los hogares: renta neta media por hogar (tabla 53689). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=53689. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Atlas de distribución de renta de los hogares: renta neta media por persona (tabla 53689). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=53689. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Encuesta de Población Activa: tasa de empleo por comunidad autónoma (tabla 65305). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=65305. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE). Paro registrado por municipios. https://www.sepe.es/HomeSepe/que-es-el-sepe/estadisticas/datos-estadisticos/municipios/2026/septiembre.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- World Bank, World Development Indicators. GDP, current US$ (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- World Bank, World Development Indicators. GDP per capita, current US$ (NY.GDP.PCAP.CD). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Contabilidad regional de España: PIB en volumen, tasa de variación interanual (tabla 82286). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=82286. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- World Bank, World Development Indicators. GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) (NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- OECD. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html
- World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Índice de precios de consumo, base 2025: variación anual del índice general (tablas 76125, 76136 y 76141). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=76125. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Invokely calculation from Importe medio de las hipotecas sobre viviendas (Estadística de Hipotecas, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#average_mortgage_amount. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Índice de precios de vivienda: variación anual, general (tabla 80270). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=80270. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Eurostat. Distribution of population by tenure status, owner, all households and incomes (ilc_lvho02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Estadística de transmisiones de derechos de la propiedad: compraventa de viviendas (tabla 6150). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=6150. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Eurostat. European Commission (DG ECFIN) business and consumer surveys: consumer confidence indicator, balance in percentage points, seasonally adjusted (ei_bsco_m, BS-CSMCI). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ei_bsco_m/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Eurostat. Purchasing power parities, price level indices (EU27_2020 = 100), household final consumption expenditure (prc_ppp_ind_1, COICOP 2018 E011). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_ppp_ind_1/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate, total population (ilc_mdsd11). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd11/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Eurostat. Internet purchases by individuals, last online purchase in the 12 months, all individuals (isoc_ec_ib20). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ec_ib20/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Eurostat. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por provincia (tabla 302). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=302. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Estadística de sociedades mercantiles: sociedades constituidas (tablas 13917 y 13913). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=13917. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Estadística de movimientos turísticos en fronteras (FRONTUR): turistas por comunidad autónoma de destino (tabla 23988). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=23988. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- OECD. OECD Key tourism economic indicators: tourism direct GDP, percentage of GDP (DSD_TOURISM_KEY@DF_KEY_IND_PC, GDP_SH). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_KEY%40DF_KEY_IND_PC&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html
- Eurostat. Artificial intelligence by size class of enterprise, enterprises using at least one AI technology (isoc_eb_ai). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_eb_ai/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Indicadores demográficos básicos: esperanza de vida al nacimiento (tablas 1414, 1448, 1485 y 30687). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=1414. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Eurostat. Infant mortality rates (demo_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- World Health Organization, data.who.int. Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C6262EC/BEFA58B (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.
- World Health Organization, data.who.int. Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/847662C/75DDA77 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.
- Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- OECD. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html
- Eurostat. Individuals, internet use in the last 3 months (isoc_ci_ifp_iu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Eurostat. Individuals, use of generative AI tools in the last 3 months (isoc_ai_iaiu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ai_iaiu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Eurostat. Cloud computing services by size class of enterprise, enterprises buying cloud services (isoc_cicce_use). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_cicce_use/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Eurostat. Employed ICT specialists, percentage of total employment (isoc_sks_itspt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_sks_itspt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Eurostat. E-commerce sales as a percentage of total enterprise turnover, survey year (isoc_ec_evaln2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ec_evaln2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
- Invokely calculation from Greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (EEA via Eurostat env_air_gge) divided by population on 1 January (Eurostat demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#ghg_emissions_per_capita. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Eurostat. Renewable energy share, overall (nrg_ind_ren). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_ren/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Eurostat. Recycling rate of municipal waste (cei_wm011). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/cei_wm011/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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