Population of Spain By: Bettina Gáti
Jan 02, 2016
Population of Spain• In 2008, the population was 46 million
people• From this:
a) about 40 million people were Spanish citizen
b) About 6 million were immigrants
• The population grew +2,12% in 2007.• The State’s population density 91 people/km2• The most populated areas lie around the
coast and Madrid.
The ethnic distribution of Spain:
72% Castilian
8% Catalan
8% Galician
2% basque
The Spanish Constitution of 1978
The largest immigrant groups:
• Latin- American (1,5 million)• Romanian (1 million)• British• German• Italian• Chinese• Portuguese• French
Religion in Spain
• Catholicism 76%
• Non-religious 13%
• Atheism 7,3%
• No answer 1,6%
• Others 2,1%
• The Protestant church has about
1 200000 members.
• Chaplains use the flamenco music in a Holy Masses.
• The recent waves of immigration have also led to an increasing number of Muslims.
• It’ s the second important religion in this country now.
Languages in Spain
• 5 different languages and 2 dialects
• Official language: Castilian Spanish
• Other languages: Catalan
Galician
Basque