Bizkaia
Province in Basque Country
Province
The population development of Bizkaia.
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bizkaia (Vizcaya) [Biscay] | Province | 1,189,278 | 1,155,106 | 1,122,637 | 1,156,194 | 1,153,635 | 1,167,233 | → |
| 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 |
Contents: Municipalities
The population development of the municipalities in Bizkaia.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship, country of birth).| Name | Status | Province | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abadiño (Abadiano) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 6,609 | 7,070 | 6,843 | 7,350 | 7,607 | 7,786 | → |
| Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena (Abanto y Ciérvana) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 8,589 | 8,379 | 9,036 | 9,742 | 9,445 | 9,389 | → |
| Ajangiz (Ajánguiz) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 328 | 361 | 434 | 456 | 483 | 457 | → |
| Alonsotegi (Alonsótegui) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 4,153 | 3,075 | 2,662 | 2,838 | 2,941 | 2,989 | → |
| Amorebieta-Etxano (Amorebieta-Echano) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 15,655 | 15,818 | 16,182 | 18,400 | 19,536 | 19,639 | → |
| Amoroto | Municipality | Bizkaia | 425 | 391 | 376 | 413 | 412 | 391 | → |
| Arakaldo (Aracaldo) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 123 | 101 | 95 | 129 | 158 | 156 | → |
| Arantzazu (Aránzazu) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 282 | 284 | 289 | 361 | 402 | 410 | → |
| Areatza (Villaro) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,246 | 1,152 | 1,031 | 1,224 | 1,264 | 1,290 | → |
| Arrankudiaga-Zollo (Arrancudiaga) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 852 | 732 | 775 | 954 | 992 | 1,024 | → |
| Arratzu (Arrazua) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 353 | 351 | 368 | 385 | 423 | 419 | → |
| Arrieta | Municipality | Bizkaia | 469 | 422 | 521 | 549 | 575 | 582 | → |
| Arrigorriaga | Municipality | Bizkaia | 9,011 | 9,913 | 11,140 | 12,525 | 12,134 | 11,938 | → |
| Artea | Municipality | Bizkaia | 651 | 621 | 644 | 772 | 742 | 743 | → |
| Artzentales (Arcentales) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 707 | 676 | 655 | 753 | 729 | 756 | → |
| Atxondo (Axpe Achondo) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,369 | 1,525 | 1,427 | 1,428 | 1,363 | 1,338 | → |
| Aulesti (Aulestia) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 723 | 697 | 649 | 672 | 645 | 639 | → |
| Bakio (Baquio) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,189 | 1,238 | 1,727 | 2,588 | 2,774 | 2,856 | → |
| Balmaseda (Valmaseda) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 7,947 | 7,333 | 7,069 | 7,681 | 7,680 | 7,737 | → |
| Barakaldo | Municipality | Bizkaia | 114,462 | 105,088 | 94,478 | 100,064 | 100,847 | 103,084 | → |
| Barrika (Barrica) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 774 | 877 | 1,230 | 1,523 | 1,556 | 1,523 | → |
| Basauri | Municipality | Bizkaia | 52,554 | 50,224 | 45,085 | 41,777 | 40,574 | 40,262 | → |
| Bedia (Vedia) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,201 | 1,036 | 994 | 976 | 1,074 | 1,108 | → |
| Berango | Municipality | Bizkaia | 4,136 | 4,102 | 5,311 | 6,883 | 7,279 | 8,257 | → |
| Bermeo | Municipality | Bizkaia | 18,312 | 17,923 | 16,938 | 17,092 | 16,854 | 17,116 | → |
| Berriatua (Berriatúa) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,008 | 1,020 | 987 | 1,242 | 1,236 | 1,225 | → |
| Berriz (Bérriz) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 4,174 | 4,216 | 4,312 | 4,875 | 4,542 | 4,543 | → |
| Bilbao | Municipality | Bizkaia | 416,999 | 369,839 | 349,972 | 351,356 | 345,749 | 350,975 | → |
| Busturia | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,903 | 1,729 | 1,662 | 1,748 | 1,652 | 1,693 | → |
| Derio | Municipality | Bizkaia | 5,135 | 4,871 | 4,846 | 5,578 | 6,776 | 7,286 | → |
| Dima | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,103 | 1,038 | 1,052 | 1,364 | 1,471 | 1,527 | → |
| Durango | Municipality | Bizkaia | 21,357 | 22,627 | 25,003 | 28,367 | 29,934 | 30,181 | → |
| Ea | Municipality | Bizkaia | 852 | 802 | 810 | 883 | 822 | 822 | → |
| Elantxobe (Elanchove) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 580 | 550 | 443 | 409 | 343 | 320 | → |
| Elorrio | Municipality | Bizkaia | 8,015 | 7,432 | 7,157 | 7,294 | 7,408 | 7,306 | → |
| Erandio | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,934 | 25,055 | 22,422 | 24,369 | 24,503 | 24,721 | → |
| Ereño | Municipality | Bizkaia | 310 | 277 | 254 | 262 | 264 | 275 | → |
| Ermua | Municipality | Bizkaia | 18,860 | 17,981 | 16,795 | 16,235 | 15,790 | 15,560 | → |
| Errigoiti (Rigoitia) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 531 | 440 | 485 | 543 | 486 | 497 | → |
| Etxebarri (Echévarri) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 6,548 | 6,458 | 7,043 | 10,230 | 11,660 | 12,035 | → |
| Etxebarria (Echevarría) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 726 | 786 | 798 | 806 | 789 | 789 | → |
| Forua | Municipality | Bizkaia | 816 | 949 | 987 | 979 | 912 | 928 | → |
| Fruiz (Frúniz) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 294 | 318 | 347 | 513 | 548 | 591 | → |
| Galdakao (Galdácano) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 23,021 | 25,065 | 25,889 | 25,062 | 24,857 | 24,767 | → |
| Galdames | Municipality | Bizkaia | 812 | 799 | 799 | 843 | 843 | 830 | → |
| Gamiz-Fika (Gámiz-Fica) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 888 | 891 | 1,227 | 1,342 | 1,382 | 1,415 | → |
| Garai (Garay) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 235 | 256 | 252 | 345 | 329 | 332 | → |
| Gatika (Gatica) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 904 | 931 | 1,295 | 1,623 | 1,673 | 1,634 | → |
| Gautegiz Arteaga (Gautéguiz de Arteaga) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 758 | 752 | 843 | 903 | 844 | 870 | → |
| Gernika-Lumo (Guernica y Luno) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 15,818 | 15,691 | 15,264 | 16,727 | 17,031 | 17,081 | → |
| Getxo (Guecho) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 67,793 | 79,954 | 82,285 | 80,252 | 77,101 | 75,967 | → |
| Gizaburuaga (Guizaburuaga) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 150 | 128 | 144 | 204 | 199 | 196 | → |
| Gordexola (Gordejuela) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,703 | 1,524 | 1,511 | 1,728 | 1,725 | 1,728 | → |
| Gorliz (Górliz) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 2,986 | 2,917 | 4,486 | 5,501 | 6,028 | 6,037 | → |
| Güeñes | Municipality | Bizkaia | 6,531 | 5,878 | 5,831 | 6,403 | 6,700 | 6,815 | → |
| Ibarrangelu (Ibarranguelua) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 522 | 521 | 542 | 636 | 674 | 668 | → |
| Igorre (Yurre) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 3,431 | 3,884 | 3,857 | 4,240 | 4,307 | 4,334 | → |
| Ispaster (Ispáster) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 628 | 618 | 613 | 695 | 756 | 721 | → |
| Iurreta (Yurreta) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 5,135 | 4,901 | 4,144 | 3,852 | 3,691 | 3,895 | → |
| Izurtza (Izurza) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 316 | 269 | 266 | 275 | 241 | 223 | → |
| Karrantza Harana (Valle de Carranza) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 3,437 | 3,173 | 2,887 | 2,795 | 2,767 | 2,713 | → |
| Kortezubi (Cortézubi) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 323 | 383 | 363 | 429 | 438 | 449 | → |
| Lanestosa | Municipality | Bizkaia | 312 | 312 | 288 | 265 | 259 | 243 | → |
| Larrabetzu (Larrabezúa) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,629 | 1,472 | 1,551 | 1,979 | 2,082 | 2,037 | → |
| Laukiz (Lauquíniz) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,050 | 979 | 995 | 1,132 | 1,239 | 1,241 | → |
| Leioa (Lejona) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 22,382 | 24,815 | 28,381 | 30,483 | 32,182 | 32,708 | → |
| Lekeitio (Lequeitio) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 7,198 | 7,394 | 7,357 | 7,377 | 7,256 | 7,210 | → |
| Lemoa (Lemona) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 3,054 | 2,740 | 2,681 | 3,408 | 3,487 | 3,611 | → |
| Lemoiz (Lemóniz) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 985 | 783 | 886 | 1,061 | 1,301 | 1,347 | → |
| Lezama | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,827 | 2,020 | 2,113 | 2,467 | 2,453 | 2,430 | → |
| Loiu (Lujua) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,802 | 1,694 | 2,199 | 2,494 | 2,348 | 2,343 | → |
| Mallabia (Mallavia) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,149 | 1,133 | 1,109 | 1,192 | 1,172 | 1,105 | → |
| Mañaria | Municipality | Bizkaia | 563 | 504 | 453 | 498 | 523 | 541 | → |
| Markina-Xemein (Marquina-Jeméin) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 4,553 | 4,473 | 4,340 | 4,941 | 5,060 | 5,096 | → |
| Maruri-Jatabe | Municipality | Bizkaia | 504 | 529 | 683 | 961 | 993 | 1,129 | → |
| Meñaka (Meñaca) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 402 | 440 | 515 | 746 | 751 | 788 | → |
| Mendata | Municipality | Bizkaia | 396 | 348 | 339 | 381 | 375 | 382 | → |
| Mendexa (Mendeja) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 340 | 347 | 341 | 437 | 423 | 426 | → |
| Morga | Municipality | Bizkaia | 395 | 347 | 400 | 401 | 409 | 416 | → |
| Mundaka (Mundaca) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,646 | 1,641 | 1,853 | 1,943 | 1,859 | 1,817 | → |
| Mungia (Munguía) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 11,341 | 11,900 | 13,807 | 16,857 | 17,709 | 18,135 | → |
| Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz (Arbácegui y Guerricaiz) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 523 | 455 | 390 | 434 | 485 | 468 | → |
| Murueta | Municipality | Bizkaia | 240 | 201 | 259 | 303 | 323 | 311 | → |
| Muskiz (Musques) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 6,054 | 6,358 | 6,558 | 7,518 | 7,422 | 7,468 | → |
| Muxika (Múgica) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,635 | 1,443 | 1,320 | 1,467 | 1,481 | 1,551 | → |
| Nabarniz (Navárniz) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 254 | 251 | 221 | 227 | 266 | 263 | → |
| Ondarroa (Ondárroa) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 11,397 | 10,561 | 9,732 | 8,799 | 8,366 | 8,092 | → |
| Orozko (Orozco) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 2,014 | 1,922 | 2,116 | 2,512 | 2,651 | 2,665 | → |
| Ortuella | Municipality | Bizkaia | 9,100 | 8,976 | 8,684 | 8,440 | 8,383 | 8,741 | → |
| Otxandio (Ochandiano) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,288 | 1,112 | 1,017 | 1,300 | 1,355 | 1,322 | → |
| Plentzia (Plencia) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 2,844 | 2,542 | 3,643 | 4,329 | 4,409 | 4,413 | → |
| Portugalete | Municipality | Bizkaia | 58,071 | 55,823 | 51,066 | 47,698 | 45,294 | 44,864 | → |
| Santurtzi (Santurce) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 53,919 | 50,466 | 47,173 | 47,101 | 46,112 | 46,530 | → |
| Sestao | Municipality | Bizkaia | 40,374 | 35,948 | 31,773 | 28,805 | 27,321 | 28,473 | → |
| Sondika (Sondica) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 3,900 | 3,345 | 3,978 | 4,543 | 4,553 | 4,677 | → |
| Sopela (Sopelana) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 6,271 | 8,135 | 10,709 | 12,824 | 14,287 | 15,040 | → |
| Sopuerta | Municipality | Bizkaia | 2,189 | 2,160 | 2,245 | 2,570 | 2,635 | 2,821 | → |
| Sukarrieta (Pedernales) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 262 | 280 | 325 | 350 | 349 | 364 | → |
| Trucios-Turtzioz (Trucios) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 554 | 518 | 521 | 532 | 503 | 518 | → |
| Ubide (Ubidea) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 150 | 165 | 162 | 185 | 167 | 173 | → |
| Ugao-Miraballes (Miravalles) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 4,306 | 4,107 | 4,104 | 4,052 | 4,107 | 4,210 | → |
| Urduliz (Urdúliz) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 2,643 | 2,580 | 3,142 | 3,601 | 5,050 | 6,124 | → |
| Urduña (Orduña) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 4,472 | 4,038 | 3,982 | 4,241 | 4,192 | 4,243 | → |
| Usansolo (← Galdakao) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 3,764 | 3,504 | 3,655 | 4,091 | 4,512 | 4,563 | → |
| Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran (Valle de Trápaga) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 13,677 | 13,239 | 12,621 | 12,166 | 11,914 | 11,795 | → |
| Zaldibar (Zaldívar) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 3,220 | 3,152 | 2,877 | 3,053 | 3,039 | 3,067 | → |
| Zalla | Municipality | Bizkaia | 7,125 | 7,307 | 7,857 | 8,411 | 8,430 | 8,350 | → |
| Zamudio | Municipality | Bizkaia | 3,345 | 3,179 | 3,012 | 3,277 | 3,278 | 3,448 | → |
| Zaratamo (Zarátamo) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,768 | 1,634 | 1,651 | 1,651 | 1,647 | 1,604 | → |
| Zeanuri (Ceánuri) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,309 | 1,161 | 1,143 | 1,299 | 1,247 | 1,233 | → |
| Zeberio (Ceberio) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 1,064 | 958 | 995 | 1,080 | 1,088 | 1,089 | → |
| Zierbena (Ciérvana) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 901 | 972 | 1,215 | 1,458 | 1,517 | 1,510 | → |
| Ziortza-Bolibar (Cenarruza-Puebla de Bolívar; ← Markina-Xemein) | Municipality | Bizkaia | 461 | 431 | 368 | 411 | 411 | 400 | → |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
Explanation: The latest population figures are based on an evaluation of registers.