Provinces
The population of the provinces of the Basque Autonomous Community 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 | |||
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Spain | ESP | Kingd | Madrid | 504,783 | 37,682,355 | 38,872,268 | 40,847,371 | 46,815,916 | 47,385,107 | → | ||
Álava | Prov | Vitoria-Gasteiz | 3,038 | 257,850 | 272,447 | 286,387 | 320,783 | 333,626 | 303800 | → | ||
Guipúzcoa | Prov | Donostia | 1,980 | 694,681 | 676,488 | 673,563 | 708,428 | 726,033 | 198000 | → | ||
Vizcaya [Biscay] | Prov | Bilbao | 2,217 | 1,189,278 | 1,155,106 | 1,122,637 | 1,156,194 | 1,154,334 | 221700 | → | ||
País Vasco (Euskal Herriko) [Basque Country] | PAI | Reg | Vitoria-Gasteiz | 7,235 | 2,141,809 | 2,104,041 | 2,082,587 | 2,185,405 | 2,213,993 | 723500 | → |
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid (web).
Major Cities
Name | Population Estimate (E) 2021-01-01 | |
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1 | Bilbao | 346,405 |
2 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | 253,093 |
3 | Donostia | 188,102 |
4 | Barakaldo | 100,907 |
5 | Getxo | 77,139 |
6 | Irun | 62,933 |
7 | Santurtzi | 46,085 |
8 | Portugalete | 45,285 |
9 | Basauri | 40,535 |
10 | Errenteria | 39,219 |
Contents: Cities & Municipalities
The population of all cities and communes in the Basque Autonomous Community 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 | ||
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Amorebieta-Etxano | 15,655 | 15,818 | 16,182 | 18,400 | 19,576 | 5884 | → | |
Arrasate (Mondragón) | 26,279 | 25,532 | 23,118 | 21,975 | 21,867 | 3080 | → | |
Azpeitia | 13,196 | 13,427 | 13,708 | 14,429 | 15,191 | 6939 | → | |
Barakaldo (San Vicente de Baracaldo) | 114,462 | 105,088 | 94,478 | 100,064 | 100,907 | 2512 | → | |
Basauri | 52,554 | 50,224 | 45,085 | 41,777 | 40,535 | 701 | → | |
Bermeo | 18,312 | 17,923 | 16,938 | 17,092 | 16,784 | 3381 | → | |
Bilbao | 416,999 | 369,839 | 349,972 | 351,356 | 346,405 | 4139 | → | |
Donostia (San Sebastián) | 169,233 | 171,439 | 178,377 | 185,512 | 188,102 | 6089 | → | |
Durango | 21,357 | 22,627 | 25,003 | 28,367 | 29,935 | 1073 | → | |
Eibar | 36,919 | 32,362 | 28,219 | 27,382 | 27,467 | 2478 | → | |
Erandio | 1,934 | 25,055 | 22,422 | 24,369 | 24,489 | 1817 | → | |
Ermua | 18,860 | 17,981 | 16,795 | 16,235 | 15,791 | 647 | → | |
Errenteria (Rentería) | 46,496 | 41,646 | 38,224 | 39,228 | 39,219 | 3226 | → | |
Galdakao | 26,785 | 28,569 | 29,544 | 29,153 | 29,404 | 3147 | → | |
Gernika-Lumo | 15,818 | 15,691 | 15,264 | 16,727 | 17,093 | 853 | → | |
Getxo (Guecho) | 67,793 | 79,954 | 82,285 | 80,252 | 77,139 | 1187 | → | |
Hernani | 19,824 | 18,489 | 18,287 | 19,260 | 20,362 | 3981 | → | |
Hondarribia | 11,380 | 13,524 | 15,044 | 16,391 | 16,852 | 2863 | → | |
Irun (Irún) | 53,334 | 53,276 | 56,601 | 60,747 | 62,933 | 4240 | → | |
Lasarte-Oria | 18,538 | 18,131 | 17,195 | 17,830 | 18,893 | 601 | → | |
Laudio (Llodio) | 20,896 | 20,475 | 18,931 | 18,461 | 18,009 | 3756 | → | |
Leioa | 22,382 | 24,815 | 28,381 | 30,483 | 32,188 | 840 | → | |
Mungia | 11,341 | 11,900 | 13,807 | 16,857 | 17,701 | 4446 | → | |
Pasaia | 20,756 | 18,314 | 15,962 | 15,727 | 15,867 | 1134 | → | |
Portugalete | 58,071 | 55,823 | 51,066 | 47,698 | 45,285 | 318 | → | |
Santurtzi (Santurce-Antiguo) | 53,919 | 50,466 | 47,173 | 47,101 | 46,085 | 888 | → | |
Sestao | 40,374 | 35,948 | 31,773 | 28,805 | 27,342 | 352 | → | |
Tolosa | 18,899 | 18,150 | 17,642 | 18,389 | 19,795 | 3739 | → | |
Vitoria-Gasteiz | 189,533 | 206,116 | 216,852 | 240,753 | 253,093 | 27681 | → | |
Zarautz | 15,351 | 18,007 | 21,078 | 22,513 | 23,271 | 1435 | → |
- 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).