Spain · official figures · 1 January 2025
Spain population by autonomous community, 2026
Spain has 49,128,297 people on the latest official figures (1 January 2025). Andalusia is the largest region, with 8.7 million, followed by Catalonia with 8.1 million; Ceuta is the smallest, with 84 thousand.
All 19 autonomous communities, largest first
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AndalusiaAndalucía | 8,676,713 | +0.52% | +2.55% | 17.7% | 99 |
| 2 | CataloniaCataluña | 8,124,126 | +1.40% | +5.23% | 16.5% | 255 |
| 3 | Community of MadridComunidad de Madrid | 7,113,886 | +1.49% | +5.86% | 14.5% | 886 |
| 4 | Valencian CommunityComunitat Valenciana | 5,425,182 | +1.99% | +7.50% | 11.0% | 233 |
| 5 | Galicia | 2,714,741 | +0.33% | +0.45% | 5.5% | 92 |
| 6 | Castile and LeónCastilla y León | 2,401,221 | +0.40% | +0.09% | 4.9% | 26 |
| 7 | Canary IslandsCanarias | 2,258,866 | +0.90% | +3.80% | 4.6% | 303 |
| 8 | Basque CountryPaís Vasco | 2,242,343 | +0.66% | +1.38% | 4.6% | 310 |
| 9 | Castilla-La Mancha | 2,126,378 | +1.04% | +3.83% | 4.3% | 27 |
| 10 | Region of MurciaRegión de Murcia | 1,586,989 | +1.18% | +5.16% | 3.2% | 140 |
| 11 | AragonAragón | 1,364,621 | +0.96% | +2.56% | 2.8% | 29 |
| 12 | Balearic IslandsIlles Balears | 1,249,844 | +1.47% | +6.21% | 2.5% | 250 |
| 13 | Extremadura | 1,053,345 | −0.13% | −1.09% | 2.1% | 25 |
| 14 | Asturias | 1,015,128 | +0.55% | −0.29% | 2.1% | 96 |
| 15 | NavarreNavarra | 683,854 | +0.81% | +3.63% | 1.4% | 66 |
| 16 | Cantabria | 593,623 | +0.47% | +1.82% | 1.2% | 112 |
| 17 | La Rioja | 326,803 | +0.81% | +2.54% | 0.7% | 65 |
| 18 | Melilla | 87,067 | +1.26% | +0.59% | 0.2% | 7,057 |
| 19 | Ceuta | 83,567 | +0.47% | −1.11% | 0.2% | 4,517 |
Total area, Wikidata. “In 5 years” compares the latest yearly figures.
Questions
Which region of Spain has the most people?
Andalusia, with 8,676,713 people (1 January 2025), 17.7% of Spain. Then Catalonia, with 8,124,126.
Which has the fewest people?
Ceuta, with 83,567 (1 January 2025).
Which is growing fastest?
Valencian Community, up +1.99% in the latest year. Only Extremadura shrank.
What share of Spain’s people live in the three largest?
48.7%: Andalusia, Catalonia, Community of Madrid.
How current are these figures, and who publishes them?
They are for 1 January 2025, from Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS region (demo_r_d2jan). Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.
Source and method
Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS region (demo_r_d2jan). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. These national figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Spain, which uses one method for every country.
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