Romania vs Spain: Population in the largest city
Romania
17.7%
in 2025
Spain
17.1%
in 2025
Romania rank
124th
Spain rank
127th
Population in the largest city over time
- Romania
- Spain
How they compare
Romania currently reports 17.7% against 17.1% in Spain, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 124th and Spain ranks 127th of 153 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.0% | 14.9% | 1.1% | Romania |
| 1970s | 17.0% | 15.8% | 1.2% | Romania |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 15.5% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 15.6% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 16.0% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.7% | 0.7% | Romania |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.4% | 0.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Romania or Spain?
- Romania, at 17.7% against 17.1% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Romania and Spain?
- 0.6%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Spain rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Romania ranks 124th and Spain ranks 127th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.