Spain: Administrative Division
Contents: España
Kingdom
47,400,798 Population [2021] – census
49,128,297 Population [2025] – register
504,783km² Area
97.33/km² Density [2025]
Contents: Autonomous Communities and Provinces
The population of all regions ("autonomous communities") and provinces of Spain according to census results and latest register evaluations.
| Name | Status | Population 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 Register 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andalucía [Andalusia] | Autonomous Community | 6,440,985 | 6,940,522 | 7,357,558 | 8,371,268 | 8,484,804 | 8,676,713 | → |
| Almería | Province | 410,831 | 455,496 | 536,731 | 688,736 | 730,430 | 770,554 | → |
| Cádiz | Province | 988,388 | 1,078,404 | 1,116,491 | 1,244,730 | 1,249,873 | 1,261,420 | → |
| Córdoba | Province | 720,823 | 754,452 | 761,657 | 802,577 | 777,622 | 773,163 | → |
| Granada | Province | 758,618 | 790,515 | 821,660 | 922,097 | 925,046 | 945,797 | → |
| Huelva | Province | 418,584 | 443,476 | 462,579 | 519,894 | 527,254 | 538,789 | → |
| Jaén | Province | 639,821 | 637,633 | 643,820 | 667,482 | 627,568 | 618,143 | → |
| Málaga | Province | 1,025,609 | 1,160,843 | 1,287,017 | 1,594,813 | 1,696,955 | 1,791,183 | → |
| Sevilla [Seville] | Province | 1,478,311 | 1,619,703 | 1,727,603 | 1,930,939 | 1,950,056 | 1,977,664 | → |
| Aragón | Autonomous Community | 1,196,952 | 1,188,817 | 1,204,215 | 1,344,502 | 1,331,938 | 1,364,621 | → |
| Huesca | Province | 214,907 | 207,810 | 206,502 | 225,953 | 223,995 | 230,087 | → |
| Teruel | Province | 153,457 | 143,680 | 135,858 | 143,164 | 134,259 | 136,091 | → |
| Zaragoza | Province | 828,588 | 837,327 | 861,855 | 975,385 | 973,684 | 998,443 | → |
| Asturias | Autonomous Community | 1,129,556 | 1,093,937 | 1,062,998 | 1,075,179 | 1,012,117 | 1,015,128 | → |
| Asturias | Province | 1,129,556 | 1,093,937 | 1,062,998 | 1,075,179 | 1,012,117 | 1,015,128 | → |
| Canarias [Canary Islands] | Autonomous Community | 1,367,646 | 1,493,784 | 1,694,477 | 2,082,655 | 2,178,924 | 2,258,866 | → |
| Las Palmas | Province | 708,762 | 767,969 | 887,676 | 1,087,227 | 1,131,359 | 1,171,547 | → |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Province | 658,884 | 725,815 | 806,801 | 995,428 | 1,047,565 | 1,087,319 | → |
| Cantabria | Autonomous Community | 513,115 | 527,326 | 535,131 | 592,543 | 584,708 | 593,623 | → |
| Cantabria | Province | 513,115 | 527,326 | 535,131 | 592,543 | 584,708 | 593,623 | → |
| Castilla-La Mancha [Castile-La Mancha] | Autonomous Community | 1,648,584 | 1,658,446 | 1,760,516 | 2,106,349 | 2,052,505 | 2,126,378 | → |
| Albacete | Province | 339,373 | 342,677 | 364,835 | 401,584 | 386,726 | 390,751 | → |
| Ciudad Real | Province | 475,129 | 475,435 | 478,957 | 526,632 | 492,900 | 494,848 | → |
| Cuenca | Province | 215,975 | 205,198 | 200,346 | 215,169 | 196,510 | 199,859 | → |
| Guadalajara | Province | 143,473 | 145,593 | 174,999 | 257,446 | 265,969 | 285,839 | → |
| Toledo | Province | 474,634 | 489,543 | 541,379 | 705,518 | 710,400 | 755,081 | → |
| Castilla y León [Castile and León] | Autonomous Community | 2,583,137 | 2,545,926 | 2,456,474 | 2,540,251 | 2,385,223 | 2,401,221 | → |
| Ávila | Province | 183,586 | 174,378 | 163,442 | 171,655 | 158,898 | 160,738 | → |
| Burgos | Province | 363,523 | 352,772 | 348,934 | 372,548 | 356,042 | 362,663 | → |
| León | Province | 523,607 | 525,896 | 488,751 | 493,310 | 452,435 | 448,030 | → |
| Palencia | Province | 188,479 | 185,479 | 174,143 | 170,515 | 159,146 | 158,702 | → |
| Salamanca | Province | 364,305 | 357,801 | 345,609 | 350,030 | 327,735 | 328,446 | → |
| Segovia | Province | 149,361 | 147,188 | 147,694 | 163,180 | 153,626 | 158,251 | → |
| Soria | Province | 100,719 | 94,537 | 90,717 | 94,620 | 88,796 | 90,183 | → |
| Valladolid | Province | 481,786 | 494,207 | 498,094 | 532,772 | 519,380 | 528,644 | → |
| Zamora | Province | 227,771 | 213,668 | 199,090 | 191,621 | 169,165 | 165,564 | → |
| Cataluña [Catalonia] | Autonomous Community | 5,956,414 | 6,059,494 | 6,343,110 | 7,519,838 | 7,749,896 | 8,124,126 | → |
| Barcelona | Province | 4,623,204 | 4,654,407 | 4,805,927 | 5,522,566 | 5,702,262 | 5,959,941 | → |
| Girona (Gerona) | Province | 467,000 | 509,628 | 565,304 | 751,804 | 784,941 | 830,429 | → |
| Lleida (Lérida) | Province | 353,160 | 353,455 | 362,206 | 438,427 | 439,258 | 458,226 | → |
| Tarragona | Province | 513,050 | 542,004 | 609,673 | 807,041 | 823,435 | 875,530 | → |
| Ceuta | Autonomous City | 65,264 | 67,615 | 71,505 | 83,517 | 84,071 | 83,567 | → |
| Ceuta | Autonomous City | 65,264 | 67,615 | 71,505 | 83,517 | 84,071 | 83,567 | → |
| Comunitat Valenciana (Comunidad Valenciana) [Valencian Community] | Autonomous Community | 3,646,778 | 3,857,234 | 4,162,776 | 5,009,930 | 5,067,911 | 5,425,182 | → |
| Alicante (Alacant) | Province | 1,149,181 | 1,292,563 | 1,461,925 | 1,852,162 | 1,887,036 | 2,033,566 | → |
| Castellón (Castelló) | Province | 431,267 | 446,275 | 484,566 | 594,423 | 587,632 | 627,620 | → |
| Valencia (València) | Province | 2,066,330 | 2,118,396 | 2,216,285 | 2,563,345 | 2,593,243 | 2,763,996 | → |
| Extremadura | Autonomous Community | 1,064,968 | 1,061,852 | 1,058,503 | 1,104,521 | 1,061,636 | 1,053,345 | → |
| Badajoz | Province | 643,519 | 650,388 | 654,882 | 691,809 | 671,092 | 665,155 | → |
| Cáceres | Province | 421,449 | 411,464 | 403,621 | 412,712 | 390,544 | 388,190 | → |
| Galicia | Autonomous Community | 2,811,912 | 2,731,669 | 2,695,880 | 2,772,927 | 2,698,177 | 2,714,741 | → |
| A Coruña (La Coruña) | Province | 1,093,121 | 1,096,966 | 1,096,027 | 1,141,286 | 1,120,501 | 1,135,623 | → |
| Lugo | Province | 405,365 | 384,365 | 357,648 | 348,070 | 326,068 | 326,022 | → |
| Ourense (Orense) | Province | 430,159 | 353,491 | 338,446 | 328,695 | 305,297 | 305,278 | → |
| Pontevedra | Province | 883,267 | 896,847 | 903,759 | 954,876 | 946,311 | 947,818 | → |
| Illes Balears [Balearic Islands] | Autonomous Community | 655,909 | 709,138 | 841,669 | 1,100,503 | 1,183,415 | 1,249,844 | → |
| Illes Balears (Islas Baleares) [Balearic Islands] | Province | 655,909 | 709,138 | 841,669 | 1,100,503 | 1,183,415 | 1,249,844 | → |
| La Rioja | Autonomous Community | 254,349 | 263,434 | 276,702 | 321,171 | 319,444 | 326,803 | → |
| La Rioja | Province | 254,349 | 263,434 | 276,702 | 321,171 | 319,444 | 326,803 | → |
| Madrid | Autonomous Community | 4,686,895 | 4,947,555 | 5,423,384 | 6,421,878 | 6,726,640 | 7,113,886 | → |
| Madrid | Province | 4,686,895 | 4,947,555 | 5,423,384 | 6,421,878 | 6,726,640 | 7,113,886 | → |
| Melilla | Autonomous City | 53,593 | 56,600 | 66,411 | 81,323 | 86,450 | 87,067 | → |
| Melilla | Autonomous City | 53,593 | 56,600 | 66,411 | 81,323 | 86,450 | 87,067 | → |
| Murcia | Autonomous Community | 955,487 | 1,045,601 | 1,197,646 | 1,462,125 | 1,518,279 | 1,586,989 | → |
| Murcia | Province | 955,487 | 1,045,601 | 1,197,646 | 1,462,125 | 1,518,279 | 1,586,989 | → |
| Navarra [Navarre] | Autonomous Community | 509,002 | 519,277 | 555,829 | 640,125 | 662,032 | 683,854 | → |
| Navarra [Navarre] | Province | 509,002 | 519,277 | 555,829 | 640,125 | 662,032 | 683,854 | → |
| País Vasco (Euskal Herriko) [Basque Country] | Autonomous Community | 2,141,809 | 2,104,041 | 2,082,587 | 2,185,405 | 2,212,628 | 2,242,343 | → |
| Araba (Álava) | Province | 257,850 | 272,447 | 286,387 | 320,783 | 333,485 | 341,961 | → |
| Bizkaia (Vizcaya) [Biscay] | Province | 1,189,278 | 1,155,106 | 1,122,637 | 1,156,194 | 1,153,635 | 1,167,233 | → |
| Gipuzkoa (Guipúzcoa) | Province | 694,681 | 676,488 | 673,563 | 708,428 | 725,508 | 733,149 | → |
| España [Spain] | Kingdom | 37,682,355 | 38,872,268 | 40,847,371 | 46,815,916 | 47,400,798 | 49,128,297 |
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 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 24,090,369 |
| Females | 25,037,928 |
| Age Groups (R 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 7,960,945 |
| 18-64 years | 30,988,727 |
| 65+ years | 10,178,625 |
| Age Distribution (R 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 670,612 |
| 80-89 years | 2,360,391 |
| 70-79 years | 4,308,535 |
| 60-69 years | 6,167,904 |
| 50-59 years | 7,617,930 |
| 40-49 years | 7,634,166 |
| 30-39 years | 5,935,828 |
| 20-29 years | 5,391,602 |
| 10-19 years | 5,180,188 |
| 0-9 years | 3,861,141 |
| Citizenship (R 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Spain | 42,216,326 |
| EU | 1,757,955 |
| Europe (Rest) | 691,237 |
| Africa | 1,367,584 |
| America | 2,522,072 |
| Asia, Oceania, Stateless | 573,123 |
| Country of Birth (R 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Spain | 39,664,087 |
| EU | 1,601,863 |
| Europe (Rest) | 815,570 |
| Africa | 1,647,610 |
| America | 4,772,270 |
| Asia and Oceania | 626,897 |