Almost
41 million inhabitants
The
population of Spain is close to 41 million. It has an average of 81
inhabitants per square kilometre, one of the lowest ratios in the European
Union.
The
population, however, is unevenly distributed between regions: there is a
growing tendency toward human concentration in the peripheral and urban
areas and a tendency toward depopulation in the interior (except Madrid)
and rural areas. The urban population represents 76% of the total
population. Large
metropolitan areas include Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza,
Bilbao, etc. The
community with the highest population density is Madrid, followed by the
Basque Country, the Canary Islands, Catalonia and the Balearics. Spain
follows the pattern of most developed nations with regard to the structure
of the population per gender, with the birth of approximately 105 boys for
every 100 girls. However, as the male death rate is higher than that of
women in all age groups, both genders balance out and the male/female
population is equal at the age of 40. From this age onward, the number of
women slightly surpasses the number of men, until the point where, at the
age of 85, there are only 45 men per 100 women. The annual population
growth rate in Spain is one of the lowest in the world, as a result of the
decline in the birth rate. To this we must add the fact that the life
expectancy is one of the highest in the world (77 years). In addition, 15%
of the population is younger than 15, while 18% is older than 64. Taking
all this into account, the Spanish population still remains relatively
young when compared with some of its neighbouring European countries.
Spain is a non-denominational country and its Constitution recognises the
right to religious freedom. However, the majority of Spaniards practice
the Catholic religion, which is well extended throughout society.
Castilian or Spanish is the nation's official language. The following
languages are also official in their respective autonomous communities;
Catalan, Galician, Basque and Valencian.
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