| Population |
40,280,780 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 14.4% (male 2,989,053; female 2,811,350)
15-64 years: 68% (male 13,748,998; female 13,652,852)
65 years and over: 17.6% (male 2,958,387; female 4,120,140) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 39.1 years
male: 37.8 years
female: 40.5 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
0.16% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
10.11 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
9.55 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.07 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 (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 4.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 4.88 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 79.37 years
male: 76.03 years
female: 82.94 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
1.27 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.5% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
130,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
2,300 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: spaniard(s)
adjective: spanish |
| Ethnic groups |
composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
| Languages |
Castilian, Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
note: castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: kingdom of spain
conventional short form: spain
local short form: espana |