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Spain: Administrative Division

Contents: Autonomous Communities and Provinces

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

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, nationality, 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
Andalucía [Andalusia]Autonomous Community6,440,9856,940,5227,357,5588,371,2688,484,804
AlmeríaProvince410,831455,496536,731688,736730,430
CádizProvince988,3881,078,4041,116,4911,244,7301,249,873
CórdobaProvince720,823754,452761,657802,577777,622
GranadaProvince758,618790,515821,660922,097925,046
HuelvaProvince418,584443,476462,579519,894527,254
JaénProvince639,821637,633643,820667,482627,568
MálagaProvince1,025,6091,160,8431,287,0171,594,8131,696,955
Sevilla [Seville]Province1,478,3111,619,7031,727,6031,930,9391,950,056
AragónAutonomous Community1,196,9521,188,8171,204,2151,344,5021,331,938
HuescaProvince214,907207,810206,502225,953223,995
TeruelProvince153,457143,680135,858143,164134,259
ZaragozaProvince828,588837,327861,855975,385973,684
AsturiasAutonomous Community1,129,5561,093,9371,062,9981,075,1791,012,117
AsturiasProvince1,129,5561,093,9371,062,9981,075,1791,012,117
Canarias [Canary Islands]Autonomous Community1,367,6461,493,7841,694,4772,082,6552,178,924
Las PalmasProvince708,762767,969887,6761,087,2271,131,359
Santa Cruz de TenerifeProvince658,884725,815806,801995,4281,047,565
CantabriaAutonomous Community513,115527,326535,131592,543584,708
CantabriaProvince513,115527,326535,131592,543584,708
Castilla-La Mancha [Castile-La Mancha]Autonomous Community1,648,5841,658,4461,760,5162,106,3492,052,505
AlbaceteProvince339,373342,677364,835401,584386,726
Ciudad RealProvince475,129475,435478,957526,632492,900
CuencaProvince215,975205,198200,346215,169196,510
GuadalajaraProvince143,473145,593174,999257,446265,969
ToledoProvince474,634489,543541,379705,518710,400
Castilla y León [Castile and León]Autonomous Community2,583,1372,545,9262,456,4742,540,2512,385,223
ÁvilaProvince183,586174,378163,442171,655158,898
BurgosProvince363,523352,772348,934372,548356,042
LeónProvince523,607525,896488,751493,310452,435
PalenciaProvince188,479185,479174,143170,515159,146
SalamancaProvince364,305357,801345,609350,030327,735
SegoviaProvince149,361147,188147,694163,180153,626
SoriaProvince100,71994,53790,71794,62088,796
ValladolidProvince481,786494,207498,094532,772519,380
ZamoraProvince227,771213,668199,090191,621169,165
Cataluña [Catalonia]Autonomous Community5,956,4146,059,4946,343,1107,519,8387,749,896
BarcelonaProvince4,623,2044,654,4074,805,9275,522,5665,702,262
Girona (Gerona)Province467,000509,628565,304751,804784,941
Lleida (Lérida)Province353,160353,455362,206438,427439,258
TarragonaProvince513,050542,004609,673807,041823,435
CeutaAutonomous City65,26467,61571,50583,51784,071
CeutaAutonomous City65,26467,61571,50583,51784,071
Comunitat Valenciana (Comunidad Valenciana) [Valencian Community]Autonomous Community3,646,7783,857,2344,162,7765,009,9305,067,911
Alicante (Alacant)Province1,149,1811,292,5631,461,9251,852,1621,887,036
Castellón (Castelló)Province431,267446,275484,566594,423587,632
Valencia (València)Province2,066,3302,118,3962,216,2852,563,3452,593,243
ExtremaduraAutonomous Community1,064,9681,061,8521,058,5031,104,5211,061,636
BadajozProvince643,519650,388654,882691,809671,092
CáceresProvince421,449411,464403,621412,712390,544
GaliciaAutonomous Community2,811,9122,731,6692,695,8802,772,9272,698,177
A Coruña (La Coruña)Province1,093,1211,096,9661,096,0271,141,2861,120,501
LugoProvince405,365384,365357,648348,070326,068
Ourense (Orense)Province430,159353,491338,446328,695305,297
PontevedraProvince883,267896,847903,759954,876946,311
Illes Balears [Balearic Islands]Autonomous Community655,909709,138841,6691,100,5031,183,415
Illes Balears (Islas Baleares) [Balearic Islands]Province655,909709,138841,6691,100,5031,183,415
La RiojaAutonomous Community254,349263,434276,702321,171319,444
La RiojaProvince254,349263,434276,702321,171319,444
MadridAutonomous Community4,686,8954,947,5555,423,3846,421,8786,726,640
MadridProvince4,686,8954,947,5555,423,3846,421,8786,726,640
MelillaAutonomous City53,59356,60066,41181,32386,450
MelillaAutonomous City53,59356,60066,41181,32386,450
MurciaAutonomous Community955,4871,045,6011,197,6461,462,1251,518,279
MurciaProvince955,4871,045,6011,197,6461,462,1251,518,279
Navarra [Navarre]Autonomous Community509,002519,277555,829640,125662,032
Navarra [Navarre]Province509,002519,277555,829640,125662,032
País Vasco (Euskal Herriko) [Basque Country]Autonomous Community2,141,8092,104,0412,082,5872,185,4052,212,628
Araba (Álava)Province257,850272,447286,387320,783333,485
Bizkaia (Vizcaya) [Biscay]Province1,189,2781,155,1061,122,6371,156,1941,153,635
Gipuzkoa (Guipúzcoa)Province694,681676,488673,563708,428725,508
España [Spain]Kingdom37,682,35538,872,26840,847,37146,815,91647,400,798

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid (web).

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males23,248,611
Females24,152,187
Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years8,183,423
18-64 years29,900,394
65+ years9,316,981
Age Distribution (C 2021)
0-9 years4,187,448
10-19 years4,943,092
20-29 years4,915,197
30-39 years6,027,690
40-49 years7,872,888
50-59 years7,128,676
60-69 years5,492,259
70-79 years3,974,527
80-89 years2,287,271
90+ years571,750
Nationality (C 2021)
Spain41,998,096
EU1,627,751
Europe (Rest)565,378
Africa1,179,963
America1,540,547
Asia and Oceania485,951
Country of Birth (C 2021)
Spain40,146,001
EU1,557,666
Europe (Rest)649,440
Africa1,297,144
America3,236,130
Asia and Oceania514,417