Spain: Cantabria
Contents: Cantabria
Autonomous Community
584,708 Population [2021] – census
590,851 Population [2024] – register
5,321km² Area
111.0/km² Density [2024]
Province
The population of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria according to census results and latest official estimates.
| 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 2024-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantabria | Province | 513,115 | 527,326 | 535,131 | 592,543 | 584,708 | 590,851 | → |
| Cantabria | Autonomous Community | 513,115 | 527,326 | 535,131 | 592,543 | 584,708 | 590,851 |
Contents: Municipalities
The population of all municipalities in the Autonomous Community of Cantabria according to census results and latest official estimates.
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 2024-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfoz de Lloredo | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,935 | 2,778 | 2,535 | 2,504 | 2,435 | 2,502 | → |
| Ampuero | Municipality | Cantabria | 3,246 | 3,379 | 3,578 | 4,261 | 4,373 | 4,471 | → |
| Anievas | Municipality | Cantabria | 501 | 442 | 378 | 351 | 276 | 276 | → |
| Arenas de Iguña | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,603 | 2,292 | 1,961 | 1,796 | 1,704 | 1,756 | → |
| Argoños | Municipality | Cantabria | 587 | 647 | 1,035 | 1,699 | 1,837 | 1,873 | → |
| Arnuero | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,822 | 1,868 | 1,826 | 2,119 | 2,133 | 2,272 | → |
| Arredondo | Municipality | Cantabria | 809 | 743 | 585 | 519 | 470 | 477 | → |
| Bárcena de Cicero | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,461 | 2,305 | 2,478 | 4,107 | 4,396 | 4,735 | → |
| Bárcena de Pie de Concha | Municipality | Cantabria | 924 | 950 | 841 | 767 | 673 | 674 | → |
| Bareyo | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,652 | 1,637 | 1,733 | 2,065 | 2,138 | 2,133 | → |
| Cabezón de la Sal | Municipality | Cantabria | 6,070 | 6,752 | 7,486 | 8,313 | 8,370 | 8,280 | → |
| Cabezón de Liébana | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,010 | 832 | 692 | 704 | 581 | 540 | → |
| Cabuérniga | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,193 | 1,141 | 1,120 | 1,071 | 988 | 1,001 | → |
| Camaleño | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,419 | 1,241 | 1,107 | 1,029 | 959 | 972 | → |
| Camargo | Municipality | Cantabria | 18,878 | 20,451 | 24,498 | 31,498 | 30,473 | 30,425 | → |
| Campoo de Enmedio | Municipality | Cantabria | 4,162 | 3,867 | 3,928 | 3,805 | 3,696 | 3,732 | → |
| Campoo de Yuso | Municipality | Cantabria | 993 | 838 | 759 | 691 | 684 | 674 | → |
| Cartes | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,249 | 2,157 | 3,645 | 5,534 | 5,755 | 5,863 | → |
| Castañeda | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,616 | 1,552 | 1,549 | 2,524 | 3,026 | 3,247 | → |
| Castro-Urdiales (Castro Urdiales) | Municipality | Cantabria | 13,050 | 13,376 | 21,081 | 32,487 | 32,993 | 33,365 | → |
| Cieza | Municipality | Cantabria | 893 | 803 | 687 | 602 | 547 | 544 | → |
| Cillorigo de Liébana | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,348 | 1,105 | 1,089 | 1,341 | 1,305 | 1,361 | → |
| Colindres | Municipality | Cantabria | 5,015 | 5,640 | 6,924 | 8,109 | 8,512 | 8,536 | → |
| Comillas | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,448 | 2,495 | 2,289 | 2,435 | 2,144 | 2,141 | → |
| Corvera de Toranzo | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,400 | 2,203 | 2,128 | 2,158 | 2,058 | 2,140 | → |
| El Astillero | Municipality | Cantabria | 11,521 | 12,571 | 14,353 | 17,854 | 18,115 | 18,453 | → |
| Entrambasaguas | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,650 | 2,558 | 2,399 | 4,636 | 5,362 | 5,628 | → |
| Escalante | Municipality | Cantabria | 753 | 722 | 742 | 762 | 758 | 736 | → |
| Guriezo | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,960 | 1,775 | 1,765 | 2,406 | 2,412 | 2,458 | → |
| Hazas de Cesto | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,428 | 1,280 | 1,220 | 1,510 | 1,643 | 1,865 | → |
| Hermandad de Campoo de Suso | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,060 | 1,869 | 1,877 | 1,752 | 1,607 | 1,616 | → |
| Herrerías | Municipality | Cantabria | 934 | 823 | 713 | 648 | 589 | 581 | → |
| Lamasón | Municipality | Cantabria | 532 | 465 | 378 | 304 | 274 | 248 | → |
| Laredo | Municipality | Cantabria | 12,429 | 12,950 | 12,559 | 12,088 | 10,992 | 10,738 | → |
| Las Rozas de Valdearroyo | Municipality | Cantabria | 343 | 281 | 288 | 292 | 258 | 261 | → |
| Liendo | Municipality | Cantabria | 835 | 797 | 889 | 1,284 | 1,213 | 1,228 | → |
| Liérganes | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,407 | 2,286 | 2,305 | 2,444 | 2,412 | 2,394 | → |
| Limpias | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,194 | 1,169 | 1,356 | 1,861 | 1,969 | 2,004 | → |
| Los Corrales de Buelna | Municipality | Cantabria | 10,130 | 9,898 | 10,798 | 11,521 | 10,715 | 10,799 | → |
| Los Tojos | Municipality | Cantabria | 422 | 424 | 424 | 429 | 397 | 374 | → |
| Luena | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,393 | 1,173 | 872 | 694 | 624 | 607 | → |
| Marina de Cudeyo | Municipality | Cantabria | 4,577 | 4,400 | 5,058 | 5,264 | 5,183 | 5,194 | → |
| Mazcuerras | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,884 | 1,826 | 1,846 | 2,122 | 2,080 | 2,089 | → |
| Medio Cudeyo | Municipality | Cantabria | 5,283 | 5,724 | 6,287 | 7,588 | 7,612 | 7,674 | → |
| Meruelo | Municipality | Cantabria | 871 | 926 | 1,188 | 1,781 | 2,170 | 2,301 | → |
| Miengo | Municipality | Cantabria | 3,045 | 2,974 | 3,629 | 4,664 | 5,062 | 5,234 | → |
| Miera | Municipality | Cantabria | 734 | 650 | 488 | 431 | 390 | 400 | → |
| Molledo | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,369 | 2,154 | 1,848 | 1,616 | 1,503 | 1,486 | → |
| Noja | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,308 | 1,562 | 2,104 | 2,653 | 2,648 | 2,686 | → |
| Penagos | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,953 | 1,823 | 1,703 | 1,926 | 2,167 | 2,257 | → |
| Peñarrubia | Municipality | Cantabria | 458 | 348 | 317 | 362 | 335 | 331 | → |
| Pesaguero | Municipality | Cantabria | 535 | 472 | 378 | 341 | 293 | 275 | → |
| Pesquera | Municipality | Cantabria | 116 | 110 | 85 | 72 | 82 | 70 | → |
| Piélagos | Municipality | Cantabria | 9,245 | 9,394 | 13,035 | 23,036 | 26,054 | 26,724 | → |
| Polaciones | Municipality | Cantabria | 423 | 359 | 263 | 254 | 215 | 202 | → |
| Polanco | Municipality | Cantabria | 3,962 | 3,806 | 3,762 | 5,477 | 5,977 | 6,231 | → |
| Potes | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,455 | 1,508 | 1,557 | 1,476 | 1,317 | 1,345 | → |
| Puente Viesgo | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,497 | 2,475 | 2,326 | 2,869 | 2,899 | 2,877 | → |
| Ramales de la Victoria | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,443 | 2,490 | 2,248 | 2,753 | 2,906 | 3,055 | → |
| Rasines | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,111 | 1,069 | 959 | 1,023 | 961 | 971 | → |
| Reinosa | Municipality | Cantabria | 13,296 | 12,593 | 10,694 | 10,050 | 8,808 | 8,526 | → |
| Reocín | Municipality | Cantabria | 7,025 | 6,541 | 6,999 | 8,317 | 8,441 | 8,414 | → |
| Ribamontán al Mar | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,350 | 2,892 | 3,688 | 4,475 | 4,640 | 4,624 | → |
| Ribamontán al Monte | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,135 | 2,016 | 2,005 | 2,165 | 2,388 | 2,547 | → |
| Rionansa | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,775 | 1,734 | 1,344 | 1,091 | 1,042 | 1,002 | → |
| Riotuerto | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,640 | 1,568 | 1,466 | 1,634 | 1,646 | 1,670 | → |
| Ruente | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,062 | 963 | 964 | 1,050 | 1,033 | 1,072 | → |
| Ruesga | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,471 | 1,343 | 1,185 | 989 | 830 | 830 | → |
| Ruiloba | Municipality | Cantabria | 797 | 740 | 771 | 803 | 746 | 764 | → |
| San Felices de Buelna | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,546 | 2,349 | 2,205 | 2,355 | 2,353 | 2,371 | → |
| San Miguel de Aguayo | Municipality | Cantabria | 195 | 170 | 153 | 175 | 148 | 167 | → |
| San Pedro del Romeral | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,022 | 801 | 621 | 507 | 474 | 433 | → |
| San Roque de Riomiera | Municipality | Cantabria | 613 | 613 | 482 | 423 | 339 | 340 | → |
| Santa Cruz de Bezana | Municipality | Cantabria | 3,701 | 5,276 | 9,149 | 12,094 | 13,308 | 13,824 | → |
| Santa María de Cayón | Municipality | Cantabria | 5,926 | 6,016 | 6,355 | 9,076 | 9,276 | 9,446 | → |
| Santander | Municipality | Cantabria | 179,694 | 191,079 | 180,717 | 178,095 | 172,000 | 173,635 | → |
| Santillana del Mar | Municipality | Cantabria | 3,925 | 3,823 | 3,957 | 4,187 | 4,236 | 4,208 | → |
| Santiurde de Reinosa | Municipality | Cantabria | 531 | 396 | 355 | 295 | 244 | 254 | → |
| Santiurde de Toranzo | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,894 | 1,810 | 1,640 | 1,596 | 1,695 | 1,738 | → |
| Santoña | Municipality | Cantabria | 10,357 | 10,728 | 11,053 | 11,468 | 11,013 | 10,944 | → |
| San Vicente de la Barquera | Municipality | Cantabria | 4,165 | 4,515 | 4,391 | 4,411 | 4,075 | 3,985 | → |
| Saro | Municipality | Cantabria | 620 | 583 | 528 | 507 | 519 | 508 | → |
| Selaya | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,839 | 2,055 | 1,948 | 2,007 | 1,858 | 1,849 | → |
| Soba | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,091 | 1,856 | 1,569 | 1,318 | 1,153 | 1,075 | → |
| Solórzano | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,104 | 1,007 | 991 | 1,033 | 1,052 | 1,110 | → |
| Suances | Municipality | Cantabria | 5,537 | 5,855 | 6,573 | 8,403 | 9,028 | 9,101 | → |
| Torrelavega | Municipality | Cantabria | 56,490 | 60,023 | 55,477 | 55,125 | 51,203 | 51,466 | → |
| Tresviso | Municipality | Cantabria | 106 | 78 | 52 | 73 | 59 | 53 | → |
| Tudanca | Municipality | Cantabria | 460 | 295 | 239 | 167 | 147 | 156 | → |
| Udías | Municipality | Cantabria | 882 | 851 | 831 | 851 | 928 | 946 | → |
| Valdáliga | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,892 | 2,762 | 2,495 | 2,315 | 2,158 | 2,153 | → |
| Valdeolea | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,355 | 1,787 | 1,405 | 1,135 | 929 | 884 | → |
| Valdeprado del Río | Municipality | Cantabria | 590 | 369 | 327 | 362 | 316 | 320 | → |
| Valderredible | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,484 | 1,263 | 1,120 | 1,087 | 969 | 938 | → |
| Val de San Vicente | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,472 | 2,561 | 2,604 | 2,827 | 2,793 | 2,808 | → |
| Valle de Villaverde | Municipality | Cantabria | 461 | 394 | 365 | 358 | 277 | 251 | → |
| Vega de Liébana | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,301 | 1,124 | 964 | 840 | 717 | 690 | → |
| Vega de Pas | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,353 | 1,101 | 1,011 | 828 | 752 | 768 | → |
| Villacarriedo | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,233 | 2,132 | 1,755 | 1,749 | 1,618 | 1,680 | → |
| Villaescusa | Municipality | Cantabria | 3,075 | 2,955 | 3,323 | 3,735 | 3,961 | 3,953 | → |
| Villafufre | Municipality | Cantabria | 1,285 | 1,150 | 1,149 | 1,113 | 1,014 | 1,019 | → |
| Voto | Municipality | Cantabria | 2,821 | 2,554 | 2,260 | 2,772 | 2,802 | 2,947 | → |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
Explanation: The latest population figures are based on an evaluation of registers.