A total of 183,896 organ transplants were performed in 96 countries in 2025, a 4% increase from the previous year, according to the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation. Spain ranked first worldwide for kidney and lung transplants.
Spain performed 4,000 kidney transplants and 556 lung transplants during the year. Its rate of deceased donation was 53.2 donors per million people. The country accounted for 23% of deceased donors in the European Union and 5% of those worldwide.
Globally, 49,169 people donated organs after death, while 54,630 people donated an organ during their lifetime. Transplants from living donors increased by 4% compared with 2024.
