List of subdivisions of Spain by population

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Autonomous communities

Rank
as of
2014
Rank
as of
2010
Autonomous community or cityPopulation estimate for
January 1, 2014
Population estimate for
January 1, 2010
Percent of total
Spanish population [1]
11Flag of Andalucia.svg  Andalusia 8,388,8758,276,01718.04%
22Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia 7,518,9037,463,47115.94%
33Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg  Community of Madrid 6,378,2976,373,53213.71%
44Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg  Valencian Community 4,956,4274,989,63110.66%
55Flag of Galicia.svg  Galicia 2,747,2262,747,2265.91%
66Flag of Castile and Leon.svg  Castile and León 2,495,6892,547,4085.37%
77Flag of the Basque Country.svg  Basque Autonomous Community 2,167,1662,179,5324.66%
89Flag of the Canary Islands.svg  Canary Islands 2,114,8452,045,1684.55%
98Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg  Castile-La Mancha 2,075,1972,084,4704.46%
1010Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg  Region of Murcia 1,461,8031,453,5453.14%
1111Flag of Aragon.svg  Aragon 1,311,3011,344,1842.82%
1212Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg  Extremadura 1,099,6051,096,4212.36%
1313Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg  Balearic Islands 1,115,8411,077,1032.4%
1414Flag of Asturias.svg  Asturias 1,058,9751,077,1032.28%
1515Bandera de Navarra.svg  Navarre 636,450633,0171.37%
1616Flag of Cantabria.svg  Cantabria 587,682588,5181.26%
1717Flag of La Rioja (with coat of arms).svg  La Rioja (Spain) 315,223319,9390.68%
1818Flag Ceuta.svg  Ceuta 84,67479,2940.18%
1919Flag of Melilla.svg  Melilla 83,87076,0470.18%
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 46,598,04946,486,021100%

Provinces

This is a list of the provinces of Spain in order of population.

Contents

Rank Province Population as of
1 January 2013 [2]
Population as of
1 January 2010 [2]
Autonomous community
1 Madrid 6,495,5516,458,684 Madrid
2 Barcelona 5,540,9255,511,147 Catalonia
3 Valencia 2,566,4742,581,147 Valencian Community
4 Alicante 1,945,6421,926,285 Valencian Community
5 Seville 1,942,1151,917,097 Andalusia
6 Málaga 1,652,9991,609,557 Andalusia
7 Murcia 1,472,0491,461,979 Murcia
8 Cádiz 1,238,4921,236,739 Andalusia
9 Biscay 1,156,4471,153,724 Basque Community
10 A Coruña 1,138,1611,146,458 Galicia
11 Balearic Islands 1,111,6741,106,049 Balearic Islands
12 Las Palmas 1,103,8501,090,605 Canary Islands
13 Asturias 1,068,1651,084,341 Asturias
14 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1,014,8291,027,914 Canary Islands
15 Zaragoza 978,638973,252 Aragon
16 Pontevedra 955,050962,472 Galicia
17 Granada 919,319918,072 Andalusia
18 Tarragona 810,178808,420 Catalonia
19 Córdoba 802,422805,108 Andalusia
20 Girona 761,632753,046 Catalonia
21 Gipuzkoa 713,818707,263 Basque Community
22 Toledo 706,407697,959 Castile–La Mancha
23 Almería 699,329695,560 Andalusia
24 Badajoz 693,729692,137 Extremadura
25 Jaén 664,916670,761 Andalusia
26 Navarre 644,447636,924 Navarre
27 Castellón 601,699604,274 Valencian Community
28 Cantabria 591,888592,250 Cantabria
29 Valladolid 532,284533,640 Castile and León
30 Ciudad Real 524,962529,453 Castile–La Mancha
31 Huelva 520,668518,081 Andalusia
32 León 489,752499,284 Castile and León
33 Lleida 440,915439,768 Catalonia
34 Cáceres 410,275415,083 Extremadura
35 Albacete 400,007401,682 Castile–La Mancha
36 Burgos 371,248374,826 Castile and León
37 Lugo 346,005353,504 Galicia
38 Salamanca 345,548353,619 Castile and León
39 Ourense 326,724335,219 Galicia
40 La Rioja 322,027322,415 La Rioja
41 Álava 321,417317,352 Basque Community
42 Guadalajara 257,723251,563 Castile–La Mancha
43 Huesca 226,329228,566 Aragon
44 Cuenca 211,899217,716 Castile–La Mancha
45 Zamora 188,270194,214 Castile and León
46 Palencia 168,955172,510 Castile and León
47 Ávila 168,825171,896 Castile and León
48 Segovia 161,702164,268 Castile and León
49 Teruel 142,183145,277 Aragon
50 Soria 93,29195,258 Castile and León
51 Ceuta 84,18080,579 Ciudad autónoma
52 Melilla 83,67976,034 Ciudad autónoma
Spain 47,129,78347,021,031

Note: Ceuta and Melilla are autonomous cities ("ciudades autonómas") as both are located in North Africa and do not belong to an autonomous community.

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References

  1. Because of rounding of the individual percentages, the entries in this column may not sum to 100%.
  2. 1 2 "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute)". www.ine.es. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.