Population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population fell 0.492% to 25.6% in Spain in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in Spain reached an all time high of 25.9% in 2021 and an all time low of 16.0% in 1960. When compared to Spain's main peers, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in France amounted to 23.0%, 19.5% in Italy, 22.6% in Morocco and 40.6% in Portugal in 2024.
Spain has been ranked 46th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in Cities of More Than 1 million (As % of Population) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Algeria | % | 6.34% | 6.30% | 6.28% | 6.28% | 6.28% | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | % | 21.5% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.7% | 21.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 9.58% | 9.60% | 9.63% | 9.66% | 9.62% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 24.5% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.3% | 24.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 18.8% | 19.0% | 19.1% | 19.3% | 19.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 27.8% | 28.2% | 28.6% | 29.0% | 29.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 21.8% | 21.9% | 22.0% | 22.1% | 22.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | 41.2% | 41.3% | 41.5% | 41.4% | 41.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spain | % | 25.6% | 25.7% | 25.8% | 25.9% | 25.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 19.5% | 19.6% | 19.8% | 19.9% | 20.1% |
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