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Ceuta population 2026

Q: What is the population of Ceuta in 2026?

The latest official figure is 83,567, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Ceuta would have about 84 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Ceuta has 83,567 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 388 more than a year earlier (+0.47%). It is 19th of Spain’s 19 autonomous communities by population, home to 0.2% of Spain’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 84 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Ceuta in numbers

Population: 84 thousand 1 January 2025
Change in a year: +0.47% +388 people
Change since 2020: −1.11% from 85 thousand
Share of Spain: 0.2% 19th of 19 autonomous communities
Population density: 4,517per km² 19 km²

That is about as many people as U.S. Virgin Islands (83 thousand).

Population of Ceuta by year

83.6k

› Show the numbers as a table

Year	Population
2012	83,845
2013	84,487
2014	84,562
2015	84,561
2016	84,558
2017	85,005
2018	85,327
2019	85,087
2020	84,502
2021	84,071
2022	83,054
2023	83,052
2024	83,179
2025	83,567

Year	Population	Change	%
2025	83,567	+388	+0.47%
2024	83,179	+127	+0.15%
2023	83,052	−2	−0.00%
2022	83,054	−1,017	−1.21%
2021	84,071	−431	−0.51%
2020	84,502	−585	−0.69%
2019	85,087	−240	−0.28%
2018	85,327	+322	+0.38%
2017	85,005	+447	+0.53%
2016	84,558	−3	−0.00%
2015	84,561	−1	−0.00%
2014	84,562	+75	+0.09%
2013	84,487	+642	+0.77%
2012	83,845	–	–

Ceuta among Spain’s autonomous communities

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Autonomous communities of Spain by population
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1	Andalusia	8,676,713	+0.52%	17.7%	99
2	Catalonia	8,124,126	+1.40%	16.5%	255
3	Community of Madrid	7,113,886	+1.49%	14.5%	886
4	Valencian Community	5,425,182	+1.99%	11.0%	233
5	Galicia	2,714,741	+0.33%	5.5%	92
6	Castile and León	2,401,221	+0.40%	4.9%	26
7	Canary Islands	2,258,866	+0.90%	4.6%	303
8	Basque Country	2,242,343	+0.66%	4.6%	310
9	Castilla-La Mancha	2,126,378	+1.04%	4.3%	27
10	Region of Murcia	1,586,989	+1.18%	3.2%	140
11	Aragon	1,364,621	+0.96%	2.8%	29
12	Balearic Islands	1,249,844	+1.47%	2.5%	250
13	Extremadura	1,053,345	−0.13%	2.1%	25
14	Asturias	1,015,128	+0.55%	2.1%	96
15	Navarre	683,854	+0.81%	1.4%	66
16	Cantabria	593,623	+0.47%	1.2%	112
17	La Rioja	326,803	+0.81%	0.7%	65
18	Melilla	87,067	+1.26%	0.2%	7,057
19	Ceuta	83,567	+0.47%	0.2%	4,517

Questions

What is the population of Ceuta in 2026?

The latest official figure is 83,567, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Ceuta would have about 84 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Ceuta’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 388 people (+0.47%) in the latest year, and has changed −1.11% since 2020.

How does Ceuta rank in Spain?

Ceuta is 19th of Spain’s 19 autonomous communities, with 0.2% of the people. Andalusia is the largest, with 8.7 million.

What is the population density of Ceuta?

About 4,517 people per km², on 19 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Ceuta?

Ceuta, with about 83 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: Ceuta population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/spain/ceuta/

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