Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2021, Spain's population change decreased by 8.7% compared to 2020, reaching 9.5.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 11.9.

Spain ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.0% (from 8.8 in 2016).

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