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Spain, essentials

Data as of 1 Oct 2026
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01

Power

Type C · F · 220 V
Plug types
Type C
Type F
Sockets in Spain
Voltage
220 V
Frequency
50 Hz
02

Money

€ EUR
Currency
€ EuroCode EUR
Converter
88.51EUR
1 USD = 0.8851 EURReference rate on 1 Oct 2026, European Central Bank. Approximate, for budgeting.
Price level
estimate Household consumption price level 68.7 (US = 100), 2025. A macro estimate (ICP), not a shopping basket.
03

Time

UTC+2
Local time
––:––Europe/Madrid
Time zone
UTC+2Clocks change for summer time. · 3 time zones in all
From you
Computed in your browser from your device's clock and the IANA time zones.
04

Getting around

Drive on the right
Driving side
Drive on the right
Speed limits in
km/h
Measurements
Metric
Temperature
°C
05

Talk

Spanish
Official
Spanish
Spoken by
Spanish99%
English24%
Catalan17%
Galician7%
Basque2%
Asturian1%
estimate Share of the population (Unicode CLDR estimates).
06

Call

+34
Calling code
+34
Emergency
112All emergencies, Police, Ambulance, Fire · European emergency number, free of charge everywhere in the EU.
900 202 202Coast guard (at sea) · Salvamento Marítimo (Spanish Maritime Safety and Rescue Agency): sea rescue, toll-free; 112 and VHF channel 16 are also listed.
Each number is checked against an official source.
07

Go

EU member
EU
Schengen area memberUses the euro
Visa rules

Coming later: needs a human-written, sourced note. Until then, use the official entry links above.

08

When

Climate · holidays
Climate
-5°5°15°25°1000 mmJFMAMJJASONDWarmest Jul 23.0 °C · coldest Jan 6.3 °C · wettest Oct 82 mm. Monthly normals 1991–2020.
Show the values
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec
°C6.37.29.811.915.619.923.023.019.514.99.87.1
mm604759605831182345827371
Next holidays
  • Tue, 8 Dec 2026Immaculate Conception · Inmaculada Concepción
  • Fri, 25 Dec 2026Christmas Day · Natividad del Señor
  • Fri, 1 Jan 2027New Year's Day · Año Nuevo
  • Wed, 6 Jan 2027Epiphany · Epifanía del Señor
Public holidays · School holidays on NextBreak
09

Formats

1/10/26 · A4
Dates
1/10/26Example: 1 Oct 2026, written the local way.
Week starts
Monday
Numbers
1234,5
Paper
A4
Weekend
Saturday – Sunday
10

Basics

Madrid · .es
Capital
Madrid
Population
49.4m2025
Area
505,981 km²2024
Government
Constitutional monarchyHead of state: Felipe VI of Spain · since 19 Jun 2014 human review pendingHead of government: Pedro Sánchez · since 2 Jun 2018 human review pendingOffice-holders from Wikidata.
Internet domain
.es
EU member since
1 Jan 1986
Dive deeper · I

Spain on the map

Capital
Madrid
Area
505,981 km² 2024
Density
98 2024
Urban
80.5% 2025
Forest
38.2% 2024
Time zone
UTC+2
Population structure

21.6% are 65 or older

Age groups as a share of each sex, 2025.

80+70-7460-6450-5440-4430-3420-2410-140-4MenWomen
Show the values
AgeMen %Women %
0–43.73.4
5–94.44.0
10–145.14.6
15–195.75.1
20–245.65.1
25–295.45.0
30–345.75.4
35–396.25.9
40–447.26.8
45–498.68.0
50–548.47.9
55–597.87.7
60–647.17.2
65–695.96.2
70–744.65.1
75–793.84.6
80+5.07.9
Dive deeper · II

Trends since 2000

Each line runs from the first to the latest year available; the dot marks the latest value.

01
Population2000–2025 · ranks #14 of 43 (2025)
49.4m2025
02
Life expectancy at birth2000–2024 · ranks #4 of 43 (2024)
83.92024
03
GDP per capita at purchasing power parity2000–2025 · ranks #21 of 42 (2025)
$59,8682025
04
Inflation, consumer prices2000–2025 · ranks #18 of 42 (2025)
2.7%2025
05
Unemployment rate2000–2025 · ranks #43 of 43 (2025)
10.4%2025
06
Carbon dioxide emissions per person2000–2024 · ranks #16 of 43 (2024)
4.51 t2024
Rank · GDP per capita at purchasing power parity, 2025

#21 of 42 Full ranking →

#1#42
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Economy & society

Economy
Gross domestic product$1.9tn2025 · ranking
GDP per capita$38,6272025 · ranking
GDP per capita at purchasing power parity$59,8682025 · ranking
GDP growth2.8%2025 · ranking
Inflation, consumer prices2.7%2025 · ranking
Unemployment rate10.4%2025 · ranking
Price level of household consumption68.72025 · ranking
Trade (exports plus imports)69.5%2025 · ranking
Current health expenditure9.2%2023 · ranking
Society
Population49.4m2025 · ranking
Population growth1.03%2025 · ranking
Population density982024 · ranking
Urban population80.5%2025 · ranking
Median age estimate45.92025 · ranking
Population aged 65 and over21.6%2025 · ranking
Life expectancy at birth83.92024 · ranking
Fertility rate1.102024 · ranking
Infant mortality rate2.62024 · ranking
Net migration96.6k2025 · ranking
International migrant stock18.5%2024 · ranking
Surface area505,981 km²2024 · ranking
Forest area38.2%2024 · ranking
Protected areas22.1%2025 · ranking
GDP at purchasing power parity$3tn2025 · ranking
GNI per capita (Atlas method)$37,1202025 · ranking
Labour force participation rate57.4%2025 · ranking
Foreign direct investment, net inflows1.5%2025 · ranking
Human Development Index0.9182023 · ranking
Maternal mortality ratio32023 · ranking
Government expenditure on education4.6%2022 · ranking
Individuals using the internet95.8%2024 · ranking
Mobile cellular subscriptions130.32024 · ranking
Access to electricity100.0%2024 · ranking
Clean electricity share74.7%2025 · ranking
Carbon dioxide emissions per person4.51 t2024 · ranking
Total greenhouse gas emissions285.6 Mt2024 · ranking
Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5)10.12023 · ranking
Government effectiveness1.132025 · ranking
Control of corruption0.652025 · ranking
Rule of law0.872025 · ranking
Corruption Perceptions Index552025 · ranking
Liberal democracy index0.742025 · ranking
Dive deeper · IV

Memberships, in order

From the organisations' official member lists.

  1. 1955UNJoined 14 Dec 1955
  2. 1960OECDMember since 1960
  3. 1982NATOJoined 30 May 1982
  4. 1986EUJoined 1 Jan 1986
  5. 1995SchengenJoined 26 Mar 1995
  6. 1999Euro areaJoined 1 Jan 1999
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Compare Spain with

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Sources for this page

Where every figure comes from

Methodology · Report an error

  • The World Bank: World Development Indicators (original producer named per indicator), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Updated several times a year; pulled monthly
  • UN DESA Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, CC BY 3.0 IGO · CC BY 3.0 IGO · refreshed: Biennial (next edition 2027); pulled monthly
  • UNDP Human Development Report Office, HDR 2025 data, CC BY 3.0 IGO · CC BY 3.0 IGO · refreshed: Yearly report; pulled monthly
  • Ember, Yearly Electricity Data, CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Updated several times a year; pulled monthly
  • The World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators (aggregate estimates only), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (September); pulled monthly
  • Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 by Transparency International is licensed under CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (February); pulled monthly
  • V-Dem v16 via Our World in Data, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (March); pulled monthly
  • CountryInfo, human-verified from the official sources listed per item · CountryInfo editorial content · refreshed: Reviewed monthly; numbers every 6 months
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) 48.2, © Unicode, Inc., Unicode License v3 · Unicode License v3 · refreshed: Per CLDR release
  • Wikidata (CC0); human review pending for office-holders · CC0 1.0 · refreshed: Pulled monthly
  • World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CRU TS 4.08 climatology 1991–2020, CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Static normals; pulled monthly
  • python-holidays 0.106, © Vacanza Team and contributors, MIT licence · MIT · refreshed: Generated monthly
  • Source: European Central Bank euro reference rates (via frankfurter.dev) · ECB reuse with source acknowledgement · refreshed: Rate on the 1st of each month (monthly release)
  • Practical facts (plugs, voltage, driving side, emergency numbers, links) checked by a person against official sources on 15 Oct 2026.

Country, language and currency names come from Unicode CLDR (250 territories).