Municipalities in Basque Country by population aged 16 to 64

Name: Municipalities in Basque Country by population aged 16 to 64, 2023
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
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Bilbao had the highest population aged 16 to 64 of 251 municipalities in 2023, at 218,253. Orexa had the lowest, at 72. The median was 970 and the figure for Basque Country was 1.39 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest218,253Bilbao

Lowest72Orexa

Median970251 municipalities

Basque Country1,389,668History

Top 40 municipalities, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Bilbao	218,253	+0.6%
2	Vitoria-Gasteiz	160,255	+0.9%
3	Donostia/San Sebastián	116,996	+0.3%
4	Barakaldo	63,436	+0.6%
5	Getxo	45,501	-1.1%
6	Irun	39,828	+0.7%
7	Santurtzi	28,940	+0.8%
8	Portugalete	26,840	-0.8%
9	Basauri	24,675	+0.5%
10	Errenteria	24,477	+1.2%
11	Leioa	20,661	+0.4%
12	Durango	19,438	+0.5%
13	Galdakao	18,421	-0.8%
14	Sestao	17,455	+1.7%
15	Eibar	16,260	-0.2%
16	Erandio	15,578	+0.4%
17	Zarautz	14,716	+0.3%
18	Arrasate/Mondragón	13,202	+0.4%
19	Hernani	13,159	-0.4%
20	Tolosa	12,466	+1.3%
21	Amorebieta-Etxano	12,421	-0.3%
22	Lasarte-Oria	11,793	+1.5%
23	Mungia	11,642	+0.9%
24	Laudio/Llodio	10,778	-0.3%
25	Bermeo	10,557	+0.9%
26	Hondarribia	10,463	+0.2%
27	Pasaia	10,391	+1.9%
28	Gernika-Lumo	10,370	+1.3%
29	Sopela	9,808	+1.6%
30	Ermua	9,482	-0.3%
31	Azpeitia	9,314	+0.3%
32	Bergara	8,910	0%
33	Andoain	8,847	+0.8%
34	Beasain	8,623	+0.9%
35	Arrigorriaga	7,943	-0.1%
36	Etxebarri	7,831	+2.2%
37	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	7,519	-0.6%
38	Azkoitia	7,225	+0.3%
39	Elgoibar	6,978	+0.9%
40	Oñati	6,887	+0.7%
41	Ordizia	6,705	+2.1%
42	Oiartzun	6,556	-0%
43	Zumaia	6,361	+0.3%
44	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	6,239	-0.7%
45	Amurrio	6,211	-0.7%
46	Zumarraga	5,923	-0.1%
47	Ortuella	5,404	+0.2%
48	Zalla	5,222	-0.6%
49	Astigarraga	5,121	+2.7%
50	Ondarroa	5,006	-1.9%
51	Legazpi	4,930	+0.1%
52	Berango	4,869	+1.6%
53	Abadiño	4,833	+0.1%
54	Muskiz	4,765	-0.7%
55	Balmaseda	4,710	-0.1%
56	Derio	4,552	+4%
57	Elorrio	4,483	-0.8%
58	Aretxabaleta	4,423	+1.7%
59	Lekeitio	4,369	-0%
60	Güeñes	4,357	-0.2%
61	Urretxu	4,281	+0.3%
62	Urnieta	4,162	+0.1%
63	Usurbil	4,067	+4.3%
64	Orio	3,981	+1%
65	Gorliz	3,955	+0.7%
66	Lezo	3,915	-1.1%
67	Lazkao	3,796	+0.8%
68	Villabona	3,652	-0.7%
69	Urduliz	3,648	+3.8%
70	Mutriku	3,313	+0.4%
71	Deba	3,297	-1.1%
72	Agurain/Salvatierra	3,172	-0.3%
73	Markina-Xemein	3,056	-0.2%
74	Sondika	2,926	+0.8%
75	Plentzia	2,878	-1.4%
76	Berriz	2,816	+0.2%
77	Eskoriatza	2,661	+1.4%
78	Ugao-Miraballes	2,634	+0.6%
79	Igorre	2,589	-1.9%
80	Urduña/Orduña	2,586	+0.1%
81	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	2,519	+1.5%
82	Ibarra	2,434	+0.3%
83	Zestoa	2,392	+1.1%
84	Lemoa	2,320	+1.2%
85	Iurreta	2,295	+0.7%
86	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	2,292	-0.6%
87	Oyón-Oion	2,210	+0.9%
88	Zamudio	2,045	+1.8%
89	Alegría-Dulantzi	2,018	0%
90	Ayala/Aiara	1,917	+1.2%
91	Alonsotegi	1,870	-0.5%
92	Getaria	1,865	+0.5%
93	Bakio	1,861	+0.9%
94	Zaldibar	1,845	-0.2%
95	Zizurkil	1,842	-1.2%
96	Orozko	1,757	-0.3%
97	Sopuerta	1,738	+1.8%
98	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	1,651	-0.8%
99	Zuia	1,610	+1.6%
100	Lezama	1,548	-1%
101	Loiu	1,463	-2%
102	Legutio	1,361	+2.3%
103	Aia	1,353	+2.4%
104	Idiazabal	1,321	+1%
105	Anoeta	1,315	-0.5%
106	Larrabetzu	1,297	-0.8%
107	Irura	1,292	+2.4%
108	Antzuola	1,284	+2.2%
109	Mendaro	1,281	+3.3%
110	Artziniega	1,167	+0.9%
111	Zigoitia	1,148	-0.7%
112	Alegia	1,122	+2.2%
113	Gordexola	1,093	-2.9%
114	Mundaka	1,088	-2.7%
115	Zaratamo	1,057	-1.9%
116	Asparrena	1,053	-2.2%
117	Zaldibia	1,031	+3.1%
118	Gatika	1,024	-0.3%
119	Asteasu	1,018	-0.1%
120	Ataun	998	+2.9%
121	Zierbena	997	+0.1%
122	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	980	+0.8%
123	Labastida/Bastida	978	+2.5%
124	Busturia	976	+0.3%
125	Dima	973	+1%
126	Barrika	970	-1.8%
127	Urkabustaiz	967	+2.4%
128	Laguardia	957	-0.3%
129	Muxika	948	+2.3%
130	Zegama	914	-0.3%
131	Legorreta	906	+3.3%
132	Gamiz-Fika	884	-4.1%
133	Segura	883	+1.7%
134	Lemoiz	880	-1%
135	Aramaio	876	-0.7%
136	Atxondo	841	-1.1%
137	Areatza	799	-0.6%
138	Zeanuri	788	-1.1%
139	Laukiz	785	-0.8%
140	Otxandio	780	-2.5%
141	Okondo	777	+0.3%
142	Berriatua	747	+1.2%
143	Bedia	745	+2.2%
144	Ormaiztegi	735	-0.1%
145	Mallabia	714	-1.5%
146	Elgeta	709	+0.4%
147	Maruri-Jatabe	695	+3.7%
148	Berastegi	689	-1%
149	Zeberio	687	+1.3%
150	Campezo/Kanpezu	682	-1.3%
151	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	669	+0.1%
152	Valdegovía/Gaubea	654	-3.7%
153	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	640	+0.8%
154	Amezketa	599	-0.2%
154	Lantarón	599	+1.4%
156	Barrundia	590	-3%
157	Elciego	587	+0.2%
158	Gautegiz Arteaga	575	+0.9%
159	Olaberria	573	+2.3%
160	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	562	-0.2%
161	Lapuebla de Labarca	550	-0.4%
162	Forua	548	-1.3%
163	Galdames	507	-1.7%
164	Ea	487	-2.4%
165	Arraia-Maeztu	486	-0.4%
166	Etxebarria	474	-3.9%
167	Aizarnazabal	470	+0.4%
168	Artea	464	+2.4%
169	Artzentales	459	+1.8%
170	San Millán/Donemiliaga	457	+2%
171	Ibarrangelu	452	+0.4%
172	Meñaka	451	+3%
173	Elburgo/Burgelu	437	+1.4%
174	Ispaster	435	-0.2%
175	Itsasondo	410	-1%
176	Lanciego/Lantziego	406	-2.2%
177	Lizartza	399	+2.8%
178	Arrieta	383	-3.8%
179	Iruraiz-Gauna	381	0%
180	Aulesti	380	-0.5%
181	Errezil	378	+1.6%
182	Ezkio-Itsaso	375	-1.3%
183	Berrobi	371	-1.3%
184	Fruiz	353	+0.6%
185	Bidania-Goiatz	350	+1.7%
186	Bernedo	335	-3.5%
187	Gabiria	330	-0.9%
188	Trucios-Turtzioz	328	-1.8%
189	Aduna	318	+4.3%
190	Errigoiti	313	+1.6%
190	Mañaria	313	-0.9%
190	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	313	-2.5%
193	Ikaztegieta	309	+2.3%
194	Ajangiz	297	+1.7%
195	Altzo	291	+4.3%
196	Berantevilla	286	+3.2%
197	Mendexa	281	+2.6%
198	Kortezubi	278	+2.6%
199	Zambrana	277	+0.4%
200	Amoroto	256	-2.3%
200	Morga	256	-2.3%
202	Leaburu	251	+4.6%
203	Arantzazu	249	-1.2%
204	Mendata	242	-0.4%
205	Arratzu	241	-3.2%
206	Ziortza-Bolibar	236	+1.3%
207	Abaltzisketa	227	+7.6%
208	Murueta	226	0%
209	Kuartango	225	-8.5%
210	Alkiza	224	+3.2%
211	Garai	219	-0.5%
212	Sukarrieta	214	0%
213	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	210	-4.5%
214	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	205	+1.5%
214	Hernialde	205	0%
216	Elantxobe	197	-1%
217	Elvillar/Bilar	192	-1.5%
218	Albiztur	191	+2.1%
219	Samaniego	190	+3.8%
220	Larraul	179	0%
221	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	170	-2.9%
222	Armiñón	169	+1.2%
223	Mutiloa	165	-0.6%
224	Nabarniz	163	+1.2%
225	Belauntza	161	+3.2%
226	Zerain	160	+2.6%
227	Elduain	158	+3.3%
227	Ereño	158	+3.3%
229	Orendain	156	+4%
230	Lanestosa	154	-6.7%
231	Izurtza	146	+14.1%
232	Yécora/Iekora	145	-2.7%
233	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	142	-4.7%
234	Zalduondo	141	+0.7%
235	Gizaburuaga	132	+1.5%
236	Navaridas	130	-5.1%
237	Leza	128	+0.8%
237	Ubide	128	+3.2%
239	Arama	124	-0.8%
240	Harana/Valle de Arana	123	-5.4%
241	Leintz-Gatzaga	120	-4%
242	Kripan	116	0%
243	Arakaldo	115	+4.5%
244	Altzaga	108	+1.9%
245	Añana	100	-2.9%
246	Gaztelu	99	-6.6%
247	Baliarrain	92	0%
247	Lagrán	92	+1.1%
249	Beizama	85	-1.2%
250	Gaintza	81	-3.6%

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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 2023 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 218,253 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Orexa, with 72 in 2023.

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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 2023 and are not ranked.