Nationality:
noun: Spaniard(s)
adjective: Spanish

Ethnic groups:
composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Languages:
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, and Basque 2%
note: Catalan is official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian); in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran), Aranese is official along with Catalan; Galician is official in Galicia; Basque is official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre; Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

Religions:
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%

Population:
47,737,941 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.4% (male 3,791,781/female 3,575,157)
15-24 years: 9.6% (male 2,370,289/female 2,212,511)
25-54 years: 45.9% (male 11,158,451/female 10,752,197)
55-64 years: 11.4% (male 2,662,055/female 2,799,379)
65 years and over: 17.5% (male 3,582,643/female 4,833,478) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 50.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 23.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 27.1 %
potential support ratio: 3.7 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 41.6 years
male: 40.4 years
female: 42.9 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.81% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
9.88 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 197
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
9 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
7.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 77.4% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 0.81% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
MADRID (capital) 6.574 million; Barcelona 5.57 million; Valencia 797,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
29.8 (2010 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
6 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 170
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.33 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 212
male: 3.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.47 years
country comparison to the world: 18
male: 78.47 years
female: 84.67 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.48 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 194
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
65.7% (2006)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
9.6% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 31
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
3.96 physicians/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
3.2 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.4% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
130,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,600 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
26.6% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 45
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
5% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.7%
male: 98.5%
female: 97% (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years (2011)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 53.2%
country comparison to the world: 5
male: 54.4%
female: 51.8% (2012)