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

Religions:
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%

Population:
47,370,542 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.4% (male 3,747,028/female 3,531,247)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 9.7% (male 2,377,992/female 2,215,742)
25-54 years: 46.2% (male 11,141,726/female 10,749,877)
55-64 years: 11.3% (male 2,600,682/female 2,738,559)
65 years and over: 17.5% (male 3,514,051/female 4,753,638) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 49.5 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 23 %
elderly dependency ratio: 26.6 %
potential support ratio: 3.8 (2013)

Median age:
total: 41.3 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 40 years
female: 42.6 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.73% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
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Birth rate:
10.14 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 193
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
8.94 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
6.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 77% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
MADRID (capital) 5.762 million; Barcelona 5.029 million; Valencia 812,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
29.3 (2006 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: 171
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.35 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 214
male: 3.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.37 years
country comparison to the world: 16
male: 78.37 years
female: 84.57 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.48 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
[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: