Provinces
The population of the provinces of the Autonomous Community of Galicia according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1981-03-01 | Population Census (C) 1991-03-01 | Population Census (C) 2001-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2011-11-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2021-01-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | ESP | Kingd | Madrid | 504,783 | 37,682,355 | 38,872,268 | 40,847,371 | 46,815,916 | 47,385,107 | → | ||
| A Coruña (La Coruña) | Prov | A Coruña | 7,950 | 1,093,121 | 1,096,966 | 1,096,027 | 1,141,286 | 1,120,134 | 795000 | → | ||
| Lugo | Prov | Lugo | 9,856 | 405,365 | 384,365 | 357,648 | 348,070 | 326,013 | 985600 | → | ||
| Ourense (Orense) | Prov | Ourense | 7,273 | 430,159 | 353,491 | 338,446 | 328,695 | 305,223 | 727300 | → | ||
| Pontevedra | Prov | Pontevedra | 4,495 | 883,267 | 896,847 | 903,759 | 954,876 | 944,275 | 449500 | → | ||
| Galicia | GAL | Reg | Santiago de Compostela | 29,574 | 2,811,912 | 2,731,669 | 2,695,880 | 2,772,927 | 2,695,645 | 2957400 | → |
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Population Estimate (E) 2021-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vigo | 293,837 |
| 2 | A Coruña | 245,468 |
| 3 | Ourense | 104,596 |
| 4 | Santiago de Compostela | 97,858 |
| 5 | Lugo | 97,613 |
| 6 | Pontevedra | 83,114 |
| 7 | Ferrol | 64,785 |
| 8 | Narón | 38,913 |
| 9 | Vilagarcía de Arousa | 37,545 |
| 10 | Oleiros | 36,922 |
Contents: Cities & Municipalities
The population of all cities and communes in the Autonomous Community of Galicia with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Population Census (C) 1981-03-01 | Population Census (C) 1991-03-01 | Population Census (C) 2001-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2011-11-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2021-01-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Coruña (La Coruña) | 231,721 | 246,953 | 236,379 | 245,053 | 245,468 | 3783 | → | |
| A Estrada | 27,322 | 22,391 | 22,308 | 21,626 | 20,261 | 28074 | → | |
| Ames | 9,527 | 10,011 | 18,782 | 29,106 | 31,993 | 8010 | → | |
| Arteixo | 15,448 | 17,931 | 23,306 | 30,630 | 32,894 | 9368 | → | |
| Boiro | 17,288 | 17,665 | 17,748 | 19,088 | 18,955 | 8658 | → | |
| Cambre | 9,181 | 12,330 | 19,262 | 23,822 | 24,616 | 4074 | → | |
| Cangas | 21,983 | 22,758 | 23,981 | 26,332 | 26,708 | 3808 | → | |
| Carballo | 25,713 | 26,033 | 28,142 | 31,292 | 31,414 | 18609 | → | |
| Culleredo | 12,614 | 14,631 | 22,348 | 29,382 | 30,758 | 6173 | → | |
| Ferrol (El Ferrol) | 87,691 | 83,045 | 77,950 | 71,690 | 64,785 | 8265 | → | |
| Gondomar | 10,155 | 10,551 | 12,176 | 14,086 | 14,920 | 7451 | → | |
| Lalín | 18,938 | 20,360 | 19,869 | 20,326 | 20,199 | 32696 | → | |
| Lugo | 72,574 | 83,242 | 88,414 | 98,001 | 97,613 | 32978 | → | |
| Marín | 23,178 | 24,045 | 24,997 | 25,357 | 24,248 | 3668 | → | |
| Moaña | 17,854 | 17,453 | 17,887 | 19,277 | 19,496 | 3506 | → | |
| Monforte de Lemos | 20,257 | 20,318 | 19,091 | 19,486 | 18,242 | 19952 | → | |
| Mos | 13,108 | 13,435 | 14,127 | 15,194 | 15,190 | 5329 | → | |
| Narón | 29,152 | 31,594 | 32,204 | 39,074 | 38,913 | 6691 | → | |
| Nigrán | 12,362 | 14,182 | 16,110 | 17,870 | 18,005 | 3477 | → | |
| Oleiros | 15,039 | 18,480 | 27,252 | 34,220 | 36,922 | 4366 | → | |
| O Porriño | 13,690 | 15,175 | 15,960 | 18,033 | 20,212 | 6117 | → | |
| Ourense (Orense) | 94,346 | 102,758 | 107,510 | 107,314 | 104,596 | 8455 | → | |
| Poio | 12,063 | 13,035 | 14,271 | 16,642 | 17,230 | 3393 | → | |
| Ponteareas | 15,908 | 15,731 | 19,011 | 23,295 | 22,942 | 12553 | → | |
| Pontevedra | 64,184 | 71,491 | 74,942 | 82,346 | 83,114 | 11822 | → | |
| Redondela | 27,529 | 28,014 | 29,003 | 29,947 | 29,192 | 5208 | → | |
| Ribeira | 24,542 | 25,285 | 26,086 | 27,742 | 26,839 | 6883 | → | |
| Sada | 7,792 | 8,935 | 11,464 | 14,854 | 16,382 | 2749 | → | |
| Santiago de Compostela | 82,404 | 87,807 | 90,188 | 95,397 | 97,858 | 22001 | → | |
| Sanxenxo | 14,358 | 15,043 | 16,098 | 17,560 | 17,635 | 4508 | → | |
| Teo | 11,071 | 12,607 | 15,476 | 18,472 | 18,778 | 7925 | → | |
| Tui | 15,076 | 15,242 | 16,042 | 17,295 | 17,398 | 6832 | → | |
| Vigo | 261,331 | 276,109 | 280,186 | 295,623 | 293,837 | 10906 | → | |
| Vilagarcía de Arousa | 30,199 | 32,170 | 33,496 | 37,493 | 37,545 | 4424 | → | |
| Vilalba | 16,640 | 16,110 | 15,365 | 15,042 | 14,006 | 37936 | → | |
| Viveiro | 14,807 | 15,098 | 15,240 | 16,076 | 15,312 | 10934 | → |
- The population estimates are based on the municipal register. Because of definition differences they are not exactly comparable with census results.
- (1981) M. Mas & F.J. Goerlich: La localización de la población española sobre el territorio.
(1991) (2001) (2011) (2021) Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid (web).