Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Spain
Spain: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 49,128 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Spain is 49,128 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Spain peaked at 49,128 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16,515 Persons, in 1960.
Spain ranks 11th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Spain, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16,515 Persons | — |
| 1961 | 16,688 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 16,825 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 16,972 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 17,140 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 17,647 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 17,849 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 18,068 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 18,282 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 19,468 Persons | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 20,664 Persons | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 22,907 Persons | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 24,839 Persons | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 26,804 Persons | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 27,415 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 28,767 Persons | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 30,187 Persons | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 30,548 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 30,894 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 30,429 Persons | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 31,133 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 31,702 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 46,658 Persons | +47.2% |
| 2019 | 46,937 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 47,333 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 47,399 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 47,433 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 48,085 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 48,620 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 49,128 Persons | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,545 Persons | 16,515 Persons | 19,468 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 27,345 Persons | 20,664 Persons | 30,894 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,418 Persons | 31,133 Persons | 31,702 Persons | 2 |
| 2010s | 46,798 Persons | 46,658 Persons | 46,937 Persons | 2 |
| 2020s | 48,000 Persons | 47,333 Persons | 49,128 Persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Spain?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Spain was 49,128 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 49,128 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,515 Persons in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Spain ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.