strategic location along approaches to Strait of Gibraltar
People
Spain
Population:
40,491,052 (July 2008 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.4% (male 3,011,815/female 2,832,788) 15-64 years: 67.6% (male 13,741,493/female 13,641,914) 65 years and over: 17.9% (male 3,031,597/female 4,231,444) (2008 est.)
Median age:
total: 40.7 years male: 39.3 years female: 42.1 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.096% (2008 est.)