Population of Spain

By: Bettina Gáti

Spain

• officially the Kingdom of Spain

• located on the Iberian Peninsula

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 most populous towns:

Madrid Barcelona

Valencia

Sevilla SaragossaMalaga

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

• Dialects: asturian

aragonese

Madrid:

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Prado ( National Museum)

Royal Palace

Puerta del Sol

„Thanks for your attention!”