| Population: |
40,448,191 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 14.4% (male 3,005,818/female 2,826,805) 15-64 years: 67.8% (male 13,758,869/female 13,661,295) 65 years and over: 17.8% (male 3,002,585/female 4,192,819) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
0.116% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
9.98 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
9.81 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.063 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.007 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.716 male(s)/female total population: 0.956 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 4.31 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 79.78 years male: 76.46 years female: 83.32 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
1.29 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.7% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
140,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 1,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Spaniard(s) adjective: Spanish |
| Ethnic groups: |
composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
| Languages: |
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 98.7% female: 97.2% (2003 est.) |