Italy vs Spain: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Italy
11.51 million
in 2025
Spain
12.54 million
in 2025
Italy rank
31st
Spain rank
28th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 12.54 million against 11.51 million in Italy, a difference of 1.04 million.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 28th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.82 million | 5.75 million | 3.06 million | Italy |
| 1970s | 10.32 million | 7.52 million | 2.80 million | Italy |
| 1980s | 10.69 million | 8.30 million | 2.39 million | Italy |
| 1990s | 10.71 million | 8.88 million | 1.84 million | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.74 million | 9.94 million | 799,658 | Italy |
| 2010s | 11.16 million | 11.42 million | 256,450 | Spain |
| 2020s | 11.44 million | 12.39 million | 951,083 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 12.54 million against 11.51 million in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Italy and Spain?
- 1.04 million, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 28th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.