Municipalities in Basque Country by population aged 16 to 64

Name: Municipalities in Basque Country by population aged 16 to 64, 2022
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
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Bilbao had the highest population aged 16 to 64 of 251 municipalities in 2022, at 217,014. Orexa had the lowest, at 72. The median was 960 and the figure for Basque Country was 1.38 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest217,014Bilbao

Lowest72Orexa

Median960251 municipalities

Basque Country1,383,521History

Top 40 municipalities, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2022 persons	Change on 2021
1	Bilbao	217,014	-0.9%
2	Vitoria-Gasteiz	158,899	-0.4%
3	Donostia/San Sebastián	116,690	-0.7%
4	Barakaldo	63,069	-0.4%
5	Getxo	46,013	-1.6%
6	Irun	39,560	-0.9%
7	Santurtzi	28,724	-1.2%
8	Portugalete	27,049	-1.7%
9	Basauri	24,555	-0.9%
10	Errenteria	24,189	-0.2%
11	Leioa	20,583	-0.4%
12	Durango	19,347	-1.5%
13	Galdakao	18,578	-1.4%
14	Sestao	17,164	+1.2%
15	Eibar	16,287	-1.3%
16	Erandio	15,516	-0.4%
17	Zarautz	14,671	-1.4%
18	Hernani	13,217	-0.2%
19	Arrasate/Mondragón	13,145	-1.1%
20	Amorebieta-Etxano	12,463	-0.1%
21	Tolosa	12,307	+0.3%
22	Lasarte-Oria	11,619	+0.4%
23	Mungia	11,536	0%
24	Laudio/Llodio	10,807	-1.1%
25	Bermeo	10,464	-0.7%
26	Hondarribia	10,437	+0.4%
27	Gernika-Lumo	10,237	-1.2%
28	Pasaia	10,195	-0.9%
29	Sopela	9,654	+2.2%
30	Ermua	9,510	-1.6%
31	Azpeitia	9,288	-0.6%
32	Bergara	8,909	-1%
33	Andoain	8,776	-0.9%
34	Beasain	8,546	-1.2%
35	Arrigorriaga	7,949	-1.3%
36	Etxebarri	7,660	+1.7%
37	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	7,561	+0.1%
38	Azkoitia	7,200	-0.2%
39	Elgoibar	6,916	-0.5%
40	Oñati	6,838	+0.5%
41	Ordizia	6,568	+0.2%
42	Oiartzun	6,558	0%
43	Zumaia	6,345	+0.1%
44	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	6,284	-1%
45	Amurrio	6,257	-0.8%
46	Zumarraga	5,928	+0.1%
47	Ortuella	5,395	-0%
48	Zalla	5,251	-1.6%
49	Ondarroa	5,101	-1.9%
50	Astigarraga	4,985	+3.4%
51	Legazpi	4,927	-1.1%
52	Abadiño	4,826	+1.3%
53	Muskiz	4,800	-0.8%
54	Berango	4,791	+1.5%
55	Balmaseda	4,717	-0.2%
56	Elorrio	4,521	-2%
57	Derio	4,378	+0.5%
58	Lekeitio	4,370	-1.4%
59	Güeñes	4,365	+0.2%
60	Aretxabaleta	4,348	-0.1%
61	Urretxu	4,270	0%
62	Urnieta	4,159	-0.5%
63	Lezo	3,958	-2.1%
64	Orio	3,942	-0%
65	Gorliz	3,928	-0.6%
66	Usurbil	3,901	+0.9%
67	Lazkao	3,766	-0.2%
68	Villabona	3,678	-0.5%
69	Urduliz	3,515	+4.2%
70	Deba	3,333	-1.2%
71	Mutriku	3,300	-0.2%
72	Agurain/Salvatierra	3,183	+0.5%
73	Markina-Xemein	3,062	-1.7%
74	Plentzia	2,920	-1.7%
75	Sondika	2,904	-1%
76	Berriz	2,811	+0.7%
77	Igorre	2,640	-0.9%
78	Eskoriatza	2,624	+2%
79	Ugao-Miraballes	2,617	+0.3%
80	Urduña/Orduña	2,584	-2.8%
81	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	2,481	+3.3%
82	Ibarra	2,426	-2.7%
83	Zestoa	2,365	+0.3%
84	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	2,306	-2.3%
85	Lemoa	2,292	+0.7%
86	Iurreta	2,278	+1%
87	Oyón-Oion	2,191	+0.3%
88	Alegría-Dulantzi	2,018	+2.5%
89	Zamudio	2,009	0%
90	Ayala/Aiara	1,894	0%
91	Alonsotegi	1,879	+1.2%
92	Zizurkil	1,864	-0.1%
93	Getaria	1,855	+1.8%
94	Zaldibar	1,848	-2%
95	Bakio	1,844	+1.9%
96	Orozko	1,763	+2%
97	Sopuerta	1,708	+3.3%
98	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	1,664	-3.8%
99	Zuia	1,584	+1%
100	Lezama	1,564	+0.4%
101	Loiu	1,493	-3.5%
102	Legutio	1,331	+0.5%
103	Anoeta	1,322	-0.9%
104	Aia	1,321	+1.2%
105	Idiazabal	1,308	-1.3%
105	Larrabetzu	1,308	-1.4%
107	Irura	1,262	+0.7%
108	Antzuola	1,256	-1.3%
109	Mendaro	1,240	+1.6%
110	Artziniega	1,157	+1%
111	Zigoitia	1,156	+0.7%
112	Gordexola	1,126	-0.3%
113	Mundaka	1,118	-0.4%
114	Alegia	1,098	0%
115	Zaratamo	1,078	-0.9%
116	Asparrena	1,077	-0.6%
117	Gatika	1,027	-1.3%
118	Asteasu	1,019	+0.1%
119	Zaldibia	1,000	+1.7%
120	Zierbena	996	-2.9%
121	Barrika	988	-0.4%
122	Busturia	973	-0.3%
123	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	972	+0.1%
124	Ataun	970	+0.6%
125	Dima	963	-0.4%
126	Laguardia	960	+1.5%
127	Labastida/Bastida	954	+2.4%
128	Urkabustaiz	944	+0.4%
129	Muxika	927	-1.4%
130	Gamiz-Fika	922	-0.6%
131	Zegama	917	-1.4%
132	Lemoiz	889	+1.5%
133	Aramaio	882	-1.7%
134	Legorreta	877	+0.7%
135	Segura	868	-0.8%
136	Atxondo	850	-0.2%
137	Areatza	804	-2.7%
138	Otxandio	800	-0.7%
139	Zeanuri	797	+1.3%
140	Laukiz	791	+0.3%
141	Okondo	775	-1.1%
142	Berriatua	738	-2%
143	Ormaiztegi	736	-0.4%
144	Bedia	729	+2.5%
145	Mallabia	725	+0.8%
146	Elgeta	706	-2.4%
147	Berastegi	696	+0.3%
148	Campezo/Kanpezu	691	+1.9%
149	Valdegovía/Gaubea	679	+4.3%
150	Zeberio	678	-0.1%
151	Maruri-Jatabe	670	+3.9%
152	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	668	+1.1%
153	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	635	+0.2%
154	Barrundia	608	+3.4%
155	Amezketa	600	+1.7%
156	Lantarón	591	+2.1%
157	Elciego	586	-1.8%
158	Gautegiz Arteaga	570	+3.3%
159	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	563	+0.4%
160	Olaberria	560	-2.9%
161	Forua	555	-3.3%
162	Lapuebla de Labarca	552	+0.2%
163	Galdames	516	-2.3%
164	Ea	499	-0.6%
165	Etxebarria	493	-2%
166	Arraia-Maeztu	488	+2.1%
167	Aizarnazabal	468	-4.9%
168	Artea	453	-1.5%
169	Artzentales	451	-3.6%
170	Ibarrangelu	450	-0.4%
171	San Millán/Donemiliaga	448	-0.2%
172	Meñaka	438	-0.9%
173	Ispaster	436	-0.7%
174	Elburgo/Burgelu	431	-1.8%
175	Lanciego/Lantziego	415	+3.8%
176	Itsasondo	414	-0.7%
177	Arrieta	398	+1.5%
178	Lizartza	388	+2.9%
179	Aulesti	382	+3%
180	Iruraiz-Gauna	381	+0.5%
181	Ezkio-Itsaso	380	+0.5%
182	Berrobi	376	+1.6%
183	Errezil	372	+0.8%
184	Fruiz	351	+1.2%
185	Bernedo	347	+3.6%
186	Bidania-Goiatz	344	-1.1%
187	Trucios-Turtzioz	334	+0.9%
188	Gabiria	333	-0.3%
189	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	321	-2.4%
190	Mañaria	316	+0.6%
191	Errigoiti	308	+1.3%
192	Aduna	305	+1%
193	Ikaztegieta	302	-0.3%
194	Ajangiz	292	-1.7%
195	Altzo	279	-5.4%
196	Berantevilla	277	+4.9%
197	Zambrana	276	-0.4%
198	Mendexa	274	+1.9%
199	Kortezubi	271	-0.7%
200	Amoroto	262	-2.6%
200	Morga	262	+2.3%
202	Arantzazu	252	-3.1%
203	Arratzu	249	+3.3%
204	Kuartango	246	+4.2%
205	Mendata	243	+4.7%
206	Leaburu	240	+1.7%
207	Ziortza-Bolibar	233	-1.3%
208	Murueta	226	+1.8%
209	Garai	220	+3.3%
209	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	220	+2.3%
211	Alkiza	217	-3.1%
212	Sukarrieta	214	+5.4%
213	Abaltzisketa	211	-1.4%
214	Hernialde	205	+0.5%
215	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	202	+6.9%
216	Elantxobe	199	+2.6%
217	Elvillar/Bilar	195	-4.9%
218	Albiztur	187	0%
219	Samaniego	183	-1.1%
220	Larraul	179	+1.1%
221	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	175	+1.2%
222	Armiñón	167	+4.4%
223	Mutiloa	166	+5.1%
224	Lanestosa	165	-3.5%
225	Nabarniz	161	-5.3%
226	Belauntza	156	+4.7%
226	Zerain	156	0%
228	Elduain	153	+2%
228	Ereño	153	-1.3%
230	Orendain	150	+5.6%
231	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	149	0%
231	Yécora/Iekora	149	-3.2%
233	Zalduondo	140	+2.2%
234	Navaridas	137	+1.5%
235	Gizaburuaga	130	-1.5%
235	Harana/Valle de Arana	130	+3.2%
237	Izurtza	128	-16.3%
238	Leza	127	-1.6%
239	Arama	125	0%
239	Leintz-Gatzaga	125	-4.6%
241	Ubide	124	+1.6%
242	Kripan	116	+2.7%
243	Arakaldo	110	+2.8%
244	Altzaga	106	+6%
244	Gaztelu	106	+3.9%
246	Añana	103	+3%
247	Baliarrain	92	-1.1%
248	Lagrán	91	-1.1%
249	Beizama	86	-9.5%
250	Gaintza	84	+3.7%

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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 2022 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.

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Which municipality has the highest population aged 16 to 64?

Bilbao, with 217,014 in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Orexa, with 72 in 2022.

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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 2022 and are not ranked.