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Population in Palencia province

Population in Palencia province was 158,687 in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 52 provinces in 2025.

2025, persons158,687
Change on 2024+0.4%
Rank47th of 52Provinces of Spain ranked
Series high178,3162000
Series low157,7522023

Population in Palencia province, 2000 to 2025

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155K160K165K170K175K180K20002004200820122016202020252000: 178,316 persons2001: 177,345 persons2002: 176,125 persons2003: 175,047 persons2004: 173,990 persons2005: 173,471 persons2006: 173,153 persons2007: 173,281 persons2008: 173,454 persons2009: 173,306 persons2010: 172,510 persons2011: 171,668 persons2012: 170,713 persons2013: 168,955 persons2014: 167,609 persons2015: 166,035 persons2016: 164,644 persons2017: 163,390 persons2018: 162,035 persons2019: 160,980 persons2020: 160,321 persons2021: 159,123 persons2022: 158,008 persons2023: 157,752 persons2024: 158,115 persons2025: 158,687 persons
persons. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
2025158,687
2024158,115
2023157,752
2022158,008
2021159,123
2020160,321
2019160,980
2018162,035
2017163,390
2016164,644
2015166,035
2014167,609
2013168,955
2012170,713
2011171,668
2010172,510
2009173,306
2008173,454
2007173,281
2006173,153
2005173,471
2004173,990
2003175,047
2002176,125
2001177,345
2000178,316

Compared with Castile and León and Spain

Place2025
Palencia province158,687
Castile and León2,398,500
Spain49,114,494

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=29005. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the population in Palencia province?

Population in Palencia province was 158,687 in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 52 provinces in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest population in Palencia province?

178,316 in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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