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Contents: Autonomous Communities and Provinces

The population of all regions ("autonomous communities") and provinces of Spain according to census results and latest register evaluations.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship, country of birth).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
1981-03-01
Population
Census
1991-03-01
Population
Census
2001-11-01
Population
Census
2011-11-01
Population
Census
2021-01-01
Population
Evaluation
2023-01-01
Andalucía [Andalusia]Autonomous Community6,440,9856,940,5227,357,5588,371,2688,484,8048,584,147
AlmeríaProvince410,831455,496536,731688,736730,430753,364
CádizProvince988,3881,078,4041,116,4911,244,7301,249,8731,254,866
CórdobaProvince720,823754,452761,657802,577777,622775,002
GranadaProvince758,618790,515821,660922,097925,046934,072
HuelvaProvince418,584443,476462,579519,894527,254534,084
JaénProvince639,821637,633643,820667,482627,568620,637
MálagaProvince1,025,6091,160,8431,287,0171,594,8131,696,9551,752,728
Sevilla [Seville]Province1,478,3111,619,7031,727,6031,930,9391,950,0561,959,394
AragónAutonomous Community1,196,9521,188,8171,204,2151,344,5021,331,9381,341,289
HuescaProvince214,907207,810206,502225,953223,995226,878
TeruelProvince153,457143,680135,858143,164134,259135,046
ZaragozaProvince828,588837,327861,855975,385973,684979,365
AsturiasAutonomous Community1,129,5561,093,9371,062,9981,075,1791,012,1171,006,060
AsturiasProvince1,129,5561,093,9371,062,9981,075,1791,012,1171,006,060
Canarias [Canary Islands]Autonomous Community1,367,6461,493,7841,694,4772,082,6552,178,9242,213,016
Las PalmasProvince708,762767,969887,6761,087,2271,131,3591,145,843
Santa Cruz de TenerifeProvince658,884725,815806,801995,4281,047,5651,067,173
CantabriaAutonomous Community513,115527,326535,131592,543584,708588,387
CantabriaProvince513,115527,326535,131592,543584,708588,387
Castilla-La Mancha [Castile-La Mancha]Autonomous Community1,648,5841,658,4461,760,5162,106,3492,052,5052,084,086
AlbaceteProvince339,373342,677364,835401,584386,726387,529
Ciudad RealProvince475,129475,435478,957526,632492,900491,927
CuencaProvince215,975205,198200,346215,169196,510198,436
GuadalajaraProvince143,473145,593174,999257,446265,969275,082
ToledoProvince474,634489,543541,379705,518710,400731,112
Castilla y León [Castile and León]Autonomous Community2,583,1372,545,9262,456,4742,540,2512,385,2232,383,703
ÁvilaProvince183,586174,378163,442171,655158,898159,764
BurgosProvince363,523352,772348,934372,548356,042357,370
LeónProvince523,607525,896488,751493,310452,435448,573
PalenciaProvince188,479185,479174,143170,515159,146157,787
SalamancaProvince364,305357,801345,609350,030327,735327,089
SegoviaProvince149,361147,188147,694163,180153,626155,332
SoriaProvince100,71994,53790,71794,62088,79689,528
ValladolidProvince481,786494,207498,094532,772519,380521,333
ZamoraProvince227,771213,668199,090191,621169,165166,927
Cataluña [Catalonia]Autonomous Community5,956,4146,059,4946,343,1107,519,8387,749,8967,901,963
BarcelonaProvince4,623,2044,654,4074,805,9275,522,5665,702,2625,797,356
Girona (Gerona)Province467,000509,628565,304751,804784,941808,672
Lleida (Lérida)Province353,160353,455362,206438,427439,258447,343
TarragonaProvince513,050542,004609,673807,041823,435848,592
CeutaAutonomous City65,26467,61571,50583,51784,07183,052
CeutaAutonomous City65,26467,61571,50583,51784,07183,052
Comunitat Valenciana (Comunidad Valenciana) [Valencian Community]Autonomous Community3,646,7783,857,2344,162,7765,009,9305,067,9115,216,195
Alicante (Alacant)Province1,149,1811,292,5631,461,9251,852,1621,887,0361,955,268
Castellón (Castelló)Province431,267446,275484,566594,423587,632604,086
Valencia (València)Province2,066,3302,118,3962,216,2852,563,3452,593,2432,656,841
ExtremaduraAutonomous Community1,064,9681,061,8521,058,5031,104,5211,061,6361,054,306
BadajozProvince643,519650,388654,882691,809671,092666,049
CáceresProvince421,449411,464403,621412,712390,544388,257
GaliciaAutonomous Community2,811,9122,731,6692,695,8802,772,9272,698,1772,699,424
A Coruña (La Coruña)Province1,093,1211,096,9661,096,0271,141,2861,120,5011,123,884
LugoProvince405,365384,365357,648348,070326,068324,267
Ourense (Orense)Province430,159353,491338,446328,695305,297304,563
PontevedraProvince883,267896,847903,759954,876946,311946,710
Illes Balears [Balearic Islands]Autonomous Community655,909709,138841,6691,100,5031,183,4151,209,906
Illes Balears (Islas Baleares) [Balearic Islands]Province655,909709,138841,6691,100,5031,183,4151,209,906
La RiojaAutonomous Community254,349263,434276,702321,171319,444322,282
La RiojaProvince254,349263,434276,702321,171319,444322,282
MadridAutonomous Community4,686,8954,947,5555,423,3846,421,8786,726,6406,871,903
MadridProvince4,686,8954,947,5555,423,3846,421,8786,726,6406,871,903
MelillaAutonomous City53,59356,60066,41181,32386,45085,493
MelillaAutonomous City53,59356,60066,41181,32386,45085,493
MurciaAutonomous Community955,4871,045,6011,197,6461,462,1251,518,2791,551,692
MurciaProvince955,4871,045,6011,197,6461,462,1251,518,2791,551,692
Navarra [Navarre]Autonomous Community509,002519,277555,829640,125662,032672,155
Navarra [Navarre]Province509,002519,277555,829640,125662,032672,155
País Vasco (Euskal Herriko) [Basque Country]Autonomous Community2,141,8092,104,0412,082,5872,185,4052,212,6282,216,302
Araba (Álava)Province257,850272,447286,387320,783333,485336,308
Bizkaia (Vizcaya) [Biscay]Province1,189,2781,155,1061,122,6371,156,1941,153,6351,153,282
Gipuzkoa (Guipúzcoa)Province694,681676,488673,563708,428725,508726,712
España [Spain]Kingdom37,682,35538,872,26840,847,37146,815,91647,400,79848,085,361

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.

Explanation: The latest population figures are based on an evaluation of registers.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (R 2023)
Males23,565,593
Females24,519,768
Age Groups (R 2023)
0-17 years8,078,184
18-64 years30,319,401
65+ years9,687,776
Age Distribution (R 2023)
90+ years617,281
80-89 years2,254,573
70-79 years4,184,271
60-69 years5,789,785
50-59 years7,383,206
40-49 years7,794,685
30-39 years5,885,077
20-29 years5,076,462
10-19 years5,091,808
0-9 years4,008,213
Citizenship (R 2023)
Spain41,995,741
EU1,690,732
Europe (Rest)678,437
Africa1,239,604
America1,973,691
Asia and Oceania503,152
Country of Birth (R 2023)
Spain39,881,155
EU1,579,523
Europe (Rest)781,268
Africa1,435,992
America3,862,956
Asia and Oceania544,467