Spain's GP consultations hit 218.5 million in 2025

Spain’s public health system logs 218.5 million routine GP consultations in 2025, up from 63.6 million in 2007: doctors warn that care must change as the country grows older. The Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (semFYC) presented the figures on Thursday, 5 November 2026, at its congress in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. Its president, Remedios Martín, called for care that spots health needs earlier instead of waiting for an acute problem.

More consultations, but not just more people

Recorded consultations rose by 243.5% between 2007 and 2025, while Spain’s population grew by 9.7%. The society says population growth alone cannot explain the gap. Changes in how people use services, how care is organised and how consultations are recorded also matter.

Older age groups had the highest number of consultations per person in 2025. But the rate rose across every five-year age group studied, not only among older people.

What an older population could mean for care

Under the population scenario used in the study, the number of people aged 80 or over in Spain could grow by 71.5% between 2025 and 2045, to more than 5.1 million. If consultation rates for each age group stayed at their 2025 levels, the society estimates that routine GP consultations for this group could rise from 30.5 million to 52.6 million. That is a conditional estimate, not a count of appointments already planned.

The society wants services to identify people with more complex needs and provide joined-up, continuing care. It also wants Spain’s 2020 health survey updated and regular figures published on chronic illness, limitations in daily life and years lived in good health. The 2020 findings, it says, should not be mistaken for a picture of health in 2026.

Topics: Health

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com