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Municipalities in Basque Country by population aged 16 to 64
Bilbao had the highest population aged 16 to 64 of 251 municipalities in 2021, at 219,090. Orexa had the lowest, at 75. The median was 946 and the figure for Basque Country was 1.39 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Median 946 251 municipalities
Bilbao Bilbao: 219,090 persons 219,090 Vitoria-Gasteiz Vitoria-Gasteiz: 159,486 persons 159,486 Donostia/San Sebastián Donostia/San Sebastián: 117,548 persons 117,548 Barakaldo Barakaldo: 63,344 persons 63,344 Getxo Getxo: 46,759 persons 46,759 Irun Irun: 39,931 persons 39,931 Santurtzi Santurtzi: 29,059 persons 29,059 Portugalete Portugalete: 27,518 persons 27,518 Basauri Basauri: 24,781 persons 24,781 Errenteria Errenteria: 24,226 persons 24,226 Leioa Leioa: 20,676 persons 20,676 Durango Durango: 19,639 persons 19,639 Galdakao Galdakao: 18,849 persons 18,849 Sestao Sestao: 16,958 persons 16,958 Eibar Eibar: 16,506 persons 16,506 Erandio Erandio: 15,571 persons 15,571 Zarautz Zarautz: 14,882 persons 14,882 Arrasate/Mondragón Arrasate/Mondragón: 13,290 persons 13,290 Hernani Hernani: 13,239 persons 13,239 Amorebieta-Etxano Amorebieta-Etxano: 12,475 persons 12,475 Tolosa Tolosa: 12,266 persons 12,266 Lasarte-Oria Lasarte-Oria: 11,569 persons 11,569 Mungia Mungia: 11,534 persons 11,534 Laudio/Llodio Laudio/Llodio: 10,931 persons 10,931 Bermeo Bermeo: 10,534 persons 10,534 Hondarribia Hondarribia: 10,398 persons 10,398 Gernika-Lumo Gernika-Lumo: 10,359 persons 10,359 Pasaia Pasaia: 10,292 persons 10,292 Ermua Ermua: 9,666 persons 9,666 Sopela Sopela: 9,445 persons 9,445 Azpeitia Azpeitia: 9,346 persons 9,346 Bergara Bergara: 9,001 persons 9,001 Andoain Andoain: 8,854 persons 8,854 Beasain Beasain: 8,654 persons 8,654 Arrigorriaga Arrigorriaga: 8,054 persons 8,054 Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran: 7,556 persons 7,556 Etxebarri Etxebarri: 7,532 persons 7,532 Azkoitia Azkoitia: 7,216 persons 7,216 Elgoibar Elgoibar: 6,949 persons 6,949 Oñati Oñati: 6,805 persons 6,805 persons. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Municipalities 2021persons 1 Bilbao 219,090 2 Vitoria-Gasteiz 159,486 3 Donostia/San Sebastián 117,548 4 Barakaldo 63,344 5 Getxo 46,759 6 Irun 39,931 7 Santurtzi 29,059 8 Portugalete 27,518 9 Basauri 24,781 10 Errenteria 24,226 11 Leioa 20,676 12 Durango 19,639 13 Galdakao 18,849 14 Sestao 16,958 15 Eibar 16,506 16 Erandio 15,571 17 Zarautz 14,882 18 Arrasate/Mondragón 13,290 19 Hernani 13,239 20 Amorebieta-Etxano 12,475 21 Tolosa 12,266 22 Lasarte-Oria 11,569 23 Mungia 11,534 24 Laudio/Llodio 10,931 25 Bermeo 10,534 26 Hondarribia 10,398 27 Gernika-Lumo 10,359 28 Pasaia 10,292 29 Ermua 9,666 30 Sopela 9,445 31 Azpeitia 9,346 32 Bergara 9,001 33 Andoain 8,854 34 Beasain 8,654 35 Arrigorriaga 8,054 36 Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran 7,556 37 Etxebarri 7,532 38 Azkoitia 7,216 39 Elgoibar 6,949 40 Oñati 6,805 41 Ordizia 6,558 42 Oiartzun 6,556 43 Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena 6,347 44 Zumaia 6,340 45 Amurrio 6,309 46 Zumarraga 5,925 47 Ortuella 5,397 48 Zalla 5,337 49 Ondarroa 5,199 50 Legazpi 4,984 51 Muskiz 4,840 52 Astigarraga 4,822 53 Abadiño 4,763 54 Balmaseda 4,728 55 Berango 4,718 56 Elorrio 4,614 57 Lekeitio 4,432 58 Güeñes 4,358 59 Derio 4,357 60 Aretxabaleta 4,352 61 Urretxu 4,269 62 Urnieta 4,180 63 Lezo 4,042 64 Gorliz 3,952 65 Orio 3,943 66 Usurbil 3,866 67 Lazkao 3,775 68 Villabona 3,696 69 Deba 3,373 70 Urduliz 3,372 71 Mutriku 3,307 72 Agurain/Salvatierra 3,167 73 Markina-Xemein 3,114 74 Plentzia 2,970 75 Sondika 2,934 76 Berriz 2,791 77 Igorre 2,665 78 Urduña/Orduña 2,658 79 Ugao-Miraballes 2,608 80 Eskoriatza 2,572 81 Ibarra 2,494 82 Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca 2,402 83 Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas 2,360 84 Zestoa 2,357 85 Lemoa 2,275 86 Iurreta 2,256 87 Oyón-Oion 2,184 88 Zamudio 2,008 89 Alegría-Dulantzi 1,968 90 Ayala/Aiara 1,894 91 Zaldibar 1,886 92 Zizurkil 1,865 93 Alonsotegi 1,857 94 Getaria 1,822 95 Bakio 1,809 96 Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza 1,729 97 Orozko 1,728 98 Sopuerta 1,653 99 Zuia 1,569 100 Lezama 1,558 101 Loiu 1,547 102 Anoeta 1,334 103 Larrabetzu 1,326 104 Idiazabal 1,325 105 Legutio 1,324 106 Aia 1,305 107 Antzuola 1,273 108 Irura 1,253 109 Mendaro 1,220 110 Zigoitia 1,148 111 Artziniega 1,146 112 Gordexola 1,129 113 Mundaka 1,123 114 Alegia 1,098 115 Zaratamo 1,088 116 Asparrena 1,083 117 Gatika 1,041 118 Zierbena 1,026 119 Asteasu 1,018 120 Barrika 992 121 Zaldibia 983 122 Busturia 976 123 Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia 971 124 Dima 967 125 Ataun 964 126 Laguardia 946 127 Muxika 940 127 Urkabustaiz 940 129 Labastida/Bastida 932 130 Zegama 930 131 Gamiz-Fika 928 132 Aramaio 897 133 Lemoiz 876 134 Segura 875 135 Legorreta 871 136 Atxondo 852 137 Areatza 826 138 Otxandio 806 139 Laukiz 789 140 Zeanuri 787 141 Okondo 784 142 Berriatua 753 143 Ormaiztegi 739 144 Elgeta 723 145 Mallabia 719 146 Bedia 711 147 Berastegi 694 148 Zeberio 679 149 Campezo/Kanpezu 678 150 Arratzua-Ubarrundia 661 151 Valdegovía/Gaubea 651 152 Maruri-Jatabe 645 153 Arrankudiaga-Zollo 634 154 Elciego 597 155 Amezketa 590 156 Barrundia 588 157 Lantarón 579 158 Olaberria 577 159 Forua 574 160 Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta 561 161 Gautegiz Arteaga 552 162 Lapuebla de Labarca 551 163 Galdames 528 164 Etxebarria 503 165 Ea 502 166 Aizarnazabal 492 167 Arraia-Maeztu 478 168 Artzentales 468 169 Artea 460 170 Ibarrangelu 452 171 San Millán/Donemiliaga 449 172 Meñaka 442 173 Elburgo/Burgelu 439 173 Ispaster 439 175 Itsasondo 417 176 Lanciego/Lantziego 400 177 Arrieta 392 178 Iruraiz-Gauna 379 179 Ezkio-Itsaso 378 180 Lizartza 377 181 Aulesti 371 182 Berrobi 370 183 Errezil 369 184 Bidania-Goiatz 348 185 Fruiz 347 186 Bernedo 335 187 Gabiria 334 188 Trucios-Turtzioz 331 189 Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz 329 190 Mañaria 314 191 Errigoiti 304 192 Ikaztegieta 303 193 Aduna 302 194 Ajangiz 297 195 Altzo 295 196 Zambrana 277 197 Kortezubi 273 198 Amoroto 269 198 Mendexa 269 200 Berantevilla 264 201 Arantzazu 260 202 Morga 256 203 Arratzu 241 204 Kuartango 236 204 Leaburu 236 204 Ziortza-Bolibar 236 207 Mendata 232 208 Alkiza 224 209 Murueta 222 210 Peñacerrada-Urizaharra 215 211 Abaltzisketa 214 212 Garai 213 213 Elvillar/Bilar 205 214 Hernialde 204 215 Sukarrieta 203 216 Elantxobe 194 217 Baños de Ebro/Mañueta 189 218 Albiztur 187 219 Samaniego 185 220 Larraul 177 221 Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga 173 222 Lanestosa 171 223 Nabarniz 170 224 Armiñón 160 225 Mutiloa 158 226 Zerain 156 227 Ereño 155 228 Yécora/Iekora 154 229 Izurtza 153 230 Elduain 150 231 Belauntza 149 231 Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba 149 233 Orendain 142 234 Zalduondo 137 235 Navaridas 135 236 Gizaburuaga 132 237 Leintz-Gatzaga 131 238 Leza 129 239 Harana/Valle de Arana 126 240 Arama 125 241 Ubide 122 242 Kripan 113 243 Arakaldo 107 244 Gaztelu 102 245 Altzaga 100 245 Añana 100 247 Beizama 95 248 Baliarrain 93 249 Lagrán 92 250 Gaintza 81
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About this ranking Resident population aged 16 to 64 on 1 January (INE annual census). Used as the working-age denominator.
Spain only. For EU countries and regions use population_15_64 (Eurostat age band).
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. 1 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Censo anual de población: población de 16 a 64 años (tabla 68540). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=68540. Retrieved 2026-10-07.Use this data in your AI agent Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
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Questions Which municipality has the highest population aged 16 to 64? Bilbao, with 219,090 in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which municipality has the lowest population aged 16 to 64? Orexa, with 75 in 2021.
Where does this ranking come from? Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Censo anual de población: población de 16 a 64 años (tabla 68540). Retrieved 2026-10-07. 1 municipalities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.
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