Why 70% of Spain is Empty

Summary by Krater

This video examines why 90 percent of Spain's population lives within 30 percent of its land, exploring the geographical, historical, and economic factors behind the empty interior and regions like Serranía Celtiberica.

From the video

Answers: Why is most of Spain's population concentrated in only 30 percent of the country?

• Spain population distribution
• Empty Spain geography
• Serranía Celtiberica demographics
• Spanish Civil War impact
• Francoist industrialization plans
• Rural depopulation in Europe

What it concludes

• Spain has the second highest length of high-speed rail lines of any country in the world.
• 90 percent of the Spanish population lives within just 30 percent of the country's total land.
• The population density of Spain's empty interior is about 18 people per square kilometer.
• Serranía Celtiberica is the second most sparsely populated region of the entire European Union.
• Rural regions of Spain have lost 28 percent of their populations over the past 50 years due to tragic history and centralized government policies.