Violence in the news: 86 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×0.7 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Protests in the news: 26 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×0.5 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
3
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
0.1
last 90 days
Civilians
100%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
1
Population
49.4 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
1 / 15
near violence / total; 5 nuclear
Why this level2
- +13 deaths in organised violence in the latest 30 days of UCDP dataUCDP GED Candidate
- +11 Copernicus satellite-mapping activation for a disaster in the last 30 daysCopernicus Emergency Management Service
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Refugees who fled
899
Copernicus mapping activations, 30 days
1
Severe weather warnings in force
13
Extreme weather warnings in force
0
Power plants near violence
1
Natural hazards, 7 days
1
Violence incidents, 30 days
1
Violence deaths, 30 days
3
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
27
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Spain, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 100%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 2.5%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 899
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 759,794
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 219
- 2026-10-19
- GDP per person
- $38,627
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence1
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-16 | El Rocio neighbourhood of Isla Cristina, a coastal town 7.5 km (4.7 miles) from the border with Portugal | Unidentified armed group (Spain) – Unidentified armed group (Spain) | 3 | 3 | Reuters News |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days1
- Unidentified armed groups (Spain)3
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days2
- FloodFlood in Spain · Oct 17, 2026
- FloodFlood in Spain · Sep 28, 2026
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO: Spain: No specific restriction
Spain: 15 severe weather warnings
• Severe rain warning – Severe ×14 • Severe thunderstorm warning – Severe
EMSFlood in Alicante-Valencia Regions, Spain · Oct 19, 2026
EMSWildfire in Huelva Province, Spain · Sep 15, 2026
EMSWildfire in Segorbe, Spain · Aug 21, 2026
EMSWildfire in Aragon, Spain · Aug 15, 2026
EMSWildfire in Huelva, Spain · Aug 7, 2026
EMSWildfires in Castilla y Leon, Spain and Norte, Portugal · Jul 30, 2026
EMSWildfires in Province of Leon, Spain · Jul 27, 2026
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Power plants near danger1
PALOS DE LA FRONTERA GRUPO 1 · Gas · 1,167 MW
1 incidents within 50 km in 90 days, nearest 38 km
Distance only: this does not mean a plant was affected.
WRI Global Power Plant Database; UCDP; GDACS · USGS
Next 7 days in Madrid
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 19 | 9…13 | 2.6 mm | 35 km/h | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 10…17 | 0.0 mm | 32 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 9…17 | 0.0 mm | 38 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6…17 | 0.0 mm | 22 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 9…18 | 0.0 mm | 32 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7…17 | 0.0 mm | 25 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7…20 | 0.0 mm | 17 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Disasters since 200012
WildfiresDroughtsFloodsVolcanoes
- Forest fires in Spain · Aug 10, 2026 · Orange impact for forestfire in 19294 ha
- Forest fires in Spain · Jul 25, 2026 · Orange impact for forestfire in 13370 ha
- Forest fires in Spain · Jul 22, 2026 · Orange impact for forestfire in 66098 ha
- Forest fires in Spain · Jul 18, 2026 · Orange impact for forestfire in 31628 ha
- Forest fires in Spain · Jul 9, 2026 · Orange impact for forestfire in 6725 ha
- Drought in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine, · Dec 21, 2025 · Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1759971 km2
- Forest fires in Spain · Aug 15, 2025 · Orange impact for forestfire in 18905 ha
- Forest fires in Spain · Aug 14, 2025 · Orange impact for forestfire in 33579 ha
- Forest fires in Spain · Aug 13, 2025 · Orange impact for forestfire in 23097 ha
- Forest fires in Spain · Aug 8, 2025 · Orange impact for forestfire in 31773 ha
- Flood in Spain · Oct 27, 2024 · Magnitude 0
- Eruption La Palma · Sep 19, 2021
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)
Next elections1
- November 29, 2026 – Senate and Congress of Deputies
Wikipedia – national electoral calendar (CC BY-SA)