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Canary Islands population 2026

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Canary Islands has 2,258,866 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 20,112 more than a year earlier (+0.90%). It is 7th of Spain’s 19 autonomous communities by population, home to 4.6% of Spain’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 2.3 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Canary Islands in numbers

Population
2.3 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+0.90% +20,112 people
Change since 2020
+3.80% from 2.2 million
Share of Spain
4.6% 7th of 19 autonomous communities
Population density
303per km² 7,447 km²

That is about as many people as Guinea-Bissau (2.3 million).

Population of Canary Islands by year

Population of Canary Islands
2.3M
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YearPopulation
20122,085,938
20132,096,336
20142,098,155
20152,101,319
20162,103,436
20172,115,233
20182,131,581
20192,153,316
20202,176,240
20212,178,924
20222,185,609
20232,213,016
20242,238,754
20252,258,866
YearPopulationChange
2025 2,258,866 +20,112
2024 2,238,754 +25,738
2023 2,213,016 +27,407
2022 2,185,609 +6,685
2021 2,178,924 +2,684
2020 2,176,240 +22,924
2019 2,153,316 +21,735
2018 2,131,581 +16,348
2017 2,115,233 +11,797
2016 2,103,436 +2,117
2015 2,101,319 +3,164
2014 2,098,155 +1,819
2013 2,096,336 +10,398
2012 2,085,938 –

Canary Islands among Spain’s autonomous communities

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Autonomous communities of Spain by population
#
1 Andalusia8,676,713+0.52%
2 Catalonia8,124,126+1.40%
3 Community of Madrid7,113,886+1.49%
4 Valencian Community5,425,182+1.99%
5 Galicia2,714,741+0.33%
6 Castile and León2,401,221+0.40%
7 Canary Islands2,258,866+0.90%
8 Basque Country2,242,343+0.66%
9 Castilla-La Mancha2,126,378+1.04%
10 Region of Murcia1,586,989+1.18%
11 Aragon1,364,621+0.96%
12 Balearic Islands1,249,844+1.47%
13 Extremadura1,053,345−0.13%
14 Asturias1,015,128+0.55%
15 Navarre683,854+0.81%
16 Cantabria593,623+0.47%
17 La Rioja326,803+0.81%
18 Melilla87,067+1.26%
19 Ceuta83,567+0.47%

Largest cities in Canary Islands

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

  1. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria383,516
  2. Santa Cruz de Tenerife211,359
  3. La Laguna150,661
  4. Telde123,265
  5. Arona78,614
  6. Santa Lucía71,863

Questions

What is the population of Canary Islands in 2026?
The latest official figure is 2,258,866, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Canary Islands would have about 2.3 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Canary Islands’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 20,112 people (+0.90%) in the latest year, and has changed +3.80% since 2020.

How does Canary Islands rank in Spain?
Canary Islands is 7th of Spain’s 19 autonomous communities, with 4.6% of the people. Andalusia is the largest, with 8.7 million.

What is the population density of Canary Islands?
About 303 people per km², on 7,447 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Canary Islands?
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with about 384 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS region (demo_r_d2jan). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Spain, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Canary Islands population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/spain/canary-islands/

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