Population, female in Spain
Spain: Population, female was 25.13 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Spain is 25.13 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Spain peaked at 25.13 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.66 million, in 1960.
That places Spain 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.35 million | 15.66 million | 17.13 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.15 million | 17.31 million | 18.95 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.50 million | 19.09 million | 19.77 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.18 million | 19.80 million | 20.56 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.97 million | 20.65 million | 23.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.67 million | 23.52 million | 23.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.53 million | 24.10 million | 25.13 million | 6 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 256,713 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 242,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 258,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 243,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 257,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Spain?
- Population, female in Spain was 25.13 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 25.13 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.66 million in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for population, female?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.