| People | Spain |
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Population:
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46,754,784 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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94 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 77% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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MADRID (capital) 5.762 million; Barcelona 5.029 million; Valencia 812,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 15.1% (male 3,646,614/female 3,435,311)
15-64 years: 67.7% (male 16,036,556/female 15,637,090)
65 years and over: 17.1% (male 3,389,681/female 4,609,532) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 40.5 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 41.9 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.574% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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10.66 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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3.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.065 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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6 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 3.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.17 years
male: 78.16 years
female: 84.37 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.47 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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9.7% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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3.705 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
Hospital bed density:
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3.22 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.4% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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130,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,600 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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15.6% (2007) |
Nationality:
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noun: Spaniard(s)
adjective: Spanish |
Ethnic groups:
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composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
Languages:
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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 |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.3% of GDP (2007) |
People - note:
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void |
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