Spain

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About Spain

The capital of Spain is Madrid. Madrid is the seat of national government for Spain, a country in Southern Europe.

Spain has a population of about 48.4 million people, the 32nd largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Spain covers 505,992 square kilometers (195,365 square miles), making Spain the 52nd largest country in the world by area.

Spain borders 5 countries: Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Morocco and Portugal.

Life expectancy at birth in Spain is 83.9 years, the 9th highest of any country in the world.

Spain is in Europe, in the Southern Europe region. Spain is one of 53 countries and territories in Europe.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Spain
Populationtotal people	48.4Mpeople	32nd
Land Areatotal km²	506.0Kkm²	52nd
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$33.5K	49th
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$1.6T	15th
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	83.9years	9th
Urban Population% living in cities	80.1%	56th
Internet Users% of people online	95.4%	23rd
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.12births/woman	206th
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	85.0Marrivals/year	2nd
Forest Cover% of land forested	37.2%	82nd
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	12.2%	26th
Military Spending% of GDP	1.5%of GDP	85th
Renewable Energy% of energy use	19.0%	110th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	3.5%	143rd
Beer Consumptionliters per year	88.8L/year	7th
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	4.5kg/year	20th
Wine Consumptionliters per year	21L/year	13th
Education Spending% of GDP	4.6%of GDP	74th
Health Spending% of GDP	9.2%of GDP	42nd
Arable Land% of land arable	23.0%	46th
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	$47.0B	7th

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 ES · alpha-3 ESP · Southern Europe