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Melilla population 2026

Q: What is the population of Melilla in 2026?

The latest official figure is 87,067, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Melilla would have about 89 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Melilla has 87,067 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 1,082 more than a year earlier (+1.26%). It is 18th of Spain’s 19 autonomous communities by population, home to 0.2% of Spain’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 89 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Melilla in numbers

Population: 87 thousand 1 January 2025
Change in a year: +1.26% +1,082 people
Change since 2020: +0.59% from 87 thousand
Share of Spain: 0.2% 18th of 19 autonomous communities
Population density: 7,057per km² 12 km²

That is about as many people as Isle of Man (84 thousand).

Population of Melilla by year

87.1k

› Show the numbers as a table

Year	Population
2012	81,792
2013	83,669
2014	84,103
2015	85,009
2016	85,457
2017	85,918
2018	86,084
2019	86,373
2020	86,558
2021	86,450
2022	84,932
2023	85,493
2024	85,985
2025	87,067

Year	Population	Change	%
2025	87,067	+1,082	+1.26%
2024	85,985	+492	+0.58%
2023	85,493	+561	+0.66%
2022	84,932	−1,518	−1.76%
2021	86,450	−108	−0.12%
2020	86,558	+185	+0.21%
2019	86,373	+289	+0.34%
2018	86,084	+166	+0.19%
2017	85,918	+461	+0.54%
2016	85,457	+448	+0.53%
2015	85,009	+906	+1.08%
2014	84,103	+434	+0.52%
2013	83,669	+1,877	+2.29%
2012	81,792	–	–

Melilla among Spain’s autonomous communities

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Autonomous communities of Spain by population
#
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 Melilla in 2026?

The latest official figure is 87,067, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Melilla would have about 89 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Melilla’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 1,082 people (+1.26%) in the latest year, and has changed +0.59% since 2020.

How does Melilla rank in Spain?

Melilla is 18th 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 Melilla?

About 7,057 people per km², on 12 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Melilla?

Melilla, with about 86 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: Melilla population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/spain/melilla/

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