Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1973, Spain's population change increased by 4.9% compared to 1972, reaching 8.5.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.4.

Spain ranks 23rd out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.2% (from 8.4 in 1968).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.