Provinces of Spain by population aged 15 to 64

Madrid province had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 49 provinces in 2014, at 4.31 million. Melilla province had the lowest, at 56,176. The median was 387,309 and the figure for Spain was 31.02 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,314,092Madrid province
Lowest56,176Melilla province
Median387,30949 provinces
Spain31,021,212History

All provinces, 2014

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Madrid provinceMadrid province: 4,314,092 persons4,314,092Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 3,608,821 persons3,608,821Valencia provinceValencia province: 1,694,201 persons1,694,201Seville provinceSeville province: 1,306,634 persons1,306,634Alicante provinceAlicante province: 1,222,424 persons1,222,424Málaga provinceMálaga province: 1,092,693 persons1,092,693Murcia provinceMurcia province: 986,500 persons986,500Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 851,480 persons851,480Biscay provinceBiscay province: 744,451 persons744,451A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 736,336 persons736,336Asturias provinceAsturias province: 692,981 persons692,981Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 634,558 persons634,558Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 629,974 persons629,974Granada provinceGranada province: 617,753 persons617,753Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 529,369 persons529,369Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 526,453 persons526,453Girona provinceGirona province: 496,233 persons496,233Almería provinceAlmería province: 474,739 persons474,739Toledo provinceToledo province: 463,227 persons463,227Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 459,167 persons459,167Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 457,452 persons457,452Jaén provinceJaén province: 437,082 persons437,082Navarre provinceNavarre province: 418,028 persons418,028Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 390,834 persons390,834Castellón provinceCastellón province: 387,309 persons387,309Huelva provinceHuelva province: 354,900 persons354,900Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 349,013 persons349,013Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 343,056 persons343,056León provinceLeón province: 308,364 persons308,364Lleida provinceLleida province: 285,474 persons285,474Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 266,278 persons266,278Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 263,947 persons263,947Burgos provinceBurgos province: 237,316 persons237,316Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 217,243 persons217,243Álava provinceÁlava province: 212,616 persons212,616Lugo provinceLugo province: 211,263 persons211,263La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 206,898 persons206,898Ourense provinceOurense province: 193,803 persons193,803Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 172,893 persons172,893Huesca provinceHuesca province: 144,411 persons144,411Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 133,503 persons133,503Zamora provinceZamora province: 113,416 persons113,416Palencia provincePalencia province: 108,831 persons108,831Ávila provinceÁvila province: 105,150 persons105,150Segovia provinceSegovia province: 102,707 persons102,707Teruel provinceTeruel province: 88,355 persons88,355Soria provinceSoria province: 57,696 persons57,696Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 57,504 persons57,504Melilla provinceMelilla province: 56,176 persons56,176
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2014
persons
Change on 2013
1Madrid province4,314,092-1.6%
2Barcelona province3,608,821-1.6%
3Valencia province1,694,201-1.4%
4Seville province1,306,634-0.6%
5Alicante province1,222,424-0.9%
6Málaga province1,092,693-0.2%
7Murcia province986,500-0.5%
8Cádiz province851,480-0.5%
9Biscay province744,451-1.6%
10A Coruña province736,336-1.3%
11Asturias province692,981-1.7%
12Zaragoza province634,558-1.1%
13Pontevedra province629,974-1.1%
14Granada province617,753-0.4%
15Córdoba province529,369-0.7%
16Tarragona province526,453-1.7%
17Girona province496,233-1.4%
18Almería province474,739-0.9%
19Toledo province463,227-1.3%
20Badajoz province459,167-0.6%
21Gipuzkoa province457,452-1%
22Jaén province437,082-1.1%
23Navarre province418,028-1%
24Cantabria province390,834-1.2%
25Castellón province387,309-2%
26Huelva province354,900-0.4%
27Valladolid province349,013-1.5%
28Ciudad Real province343,056-1.2%
29León province308,364-1.6%
30Lleida province285,474-1.4%
31Cáceres province266,278-0.6%
32Albacete province263,947-1.1%
33Burgos province237,316-1.6%
34Salamanca province217,243-1.3%
35Álava province212,616-1%
36Lugo province211,263-1.3%
37La Rioja province206,898-1.8%
38Ourense province193,803-1.8%
39Guadalajara province172,893-1.2%
40Huesca province144,411-1%
41Cuenca province133,503-1.7%
42Zamora province113,416-2%
43Palencia province108,831-1.5%
44Ávila province105,150-1.7%
45Segovia province102,707-1.9%
46Teruel province88,355-1.4%
47Soria province57,696-1.2%
48Ceuta province57,504-0.3%
49Melilla province56,176+0.1%

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About this ranking

Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).

The working-age band Eurostat uses for EU comparisons. population_16_64 (INE, Spain) starts at 16, so the two series differ.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which province has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Madrid province, with 4.31 million in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Melilla province, with 56,176 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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