Municipalities in Biscay province by population aged 16 to 64

Name: Municipalities in Biscay province 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 112 municipalities in 2022, at 217,014. Arakaldo had the lowest, at 110. The median was 1,053 and the figure for Biscay province was 722,739. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest217,014Bilbao

Lowest110Arakaldo

Median1,053112 municipalities

Biscay province722,739History

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	Barakaldo	63,069	-0.4%
3	Getxo	46,013	-1.6%
4	Santurtzi	28,724	-1.2%
5	Portugalete	27,049	-1.7%
6	Basauri	24,555	-0.9%
7	Leioa	20,583	-0.4%
8	Durango	19,347	-1.5%
9	Galdakao	18,578	-1.4%
10	Sestao	17,164	+1.2%
11	Erandio	15,516	-0.4%
12	Amorebieta-Etxano	12,463	-0.1%
13	Mungia	11,536	0%
14	Bermeo	10,464	-0.7%
15	Gernika-Lumo	10,237	-1.2%
16	Sopela	9,654	+2.2%
17	Ermua	9,510	-1.6%
18	Arrigorriaga	7,949	-1.3%
19	Etxebarri	7,660	+1.7%
20	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	7,561	+0.1%
21	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	6,284	-1%
22	Ortuella	5,395	-0%
23	Zalla	5,251	-1.6%
24	Ondarroa	5,101	-1.9%
25	Abadiño	4,826	+1.3%
26	Muskiz	4,800	-0.8%
27	Berango	4,791	+1.5%
28	Balmaseda	4,717	-0.2%
29	Elorrio	4,521	-2%
30	Derio	4,378	+0.5%
31	Lekeitio	4,370	-1.4%
32	Güeñes	4,365	+0.2%
33	Gorliz	3,928	-0.6%
34	Urduliz	3,515	+4.2%
35	Markina-Xemein	3,062	-1.7%
36	Plentzia	2,920	-1.7%
37	Sondika	2,904	-1%
38	Berriz	2,811	+0.7%
39	Igorre	2,640	-0.9%
40	Ugao-Miraballes	2,617	+0.3%
41	Urduña/Orduña	2,584	-2.8%
42	Lemoa	2,292	+0.7%
43	Iurreta	2,278	+1%
44	Zamudio	2,009	0%
45	Alonsotegi	1,879	+1.2%
46	Zaldibar	1,848	-2%
47	Bakio	1,844	+1.9%
48	Orozko	1,763	+2%
49	Sopuerta	1,708	+3.3%
50	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	1,664	-3.8%
51	Lezama	1,564	+0.4%
52	Loiu	1,493	-3.5%
53	Larrabetzu	1,308	-1.4%
54	Gordexola	1,126	-0.3%
55	Mundaka	1,118	-0.4%
56	Zaratamo	1,078	-0.9%
57	Gatika	1,027	-1.3%
58	Zierbena	996	-2.9%
59	Barrika	988	-0.4%
60	Busturia	973	-0.3%
61	Dima	963	-0.4%
62	Muxika	927	-1.4%
63	Gamiz-Fika	922	-0.6%
64	Lemoiz	889	+1.5%
65	Atxondo	850	-0.2%
66	Areatza	804	-2.7%
67	Otxandio	800	-0.7%
68	Zeanuri	797	+1.3%
69	Laukiz	791	+0.3%
70	Berriatua	738	-2%
71	Bedia	729	+2.5%
72	Mallabia	725	+0.8%
73	Zeberio	678	-0.1%
74	Maruri-Jatabe	670	+3.9%
75	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	635	+0.2%
76	Gautegiz Arteaga	570	+3.3%
77	Forua	555	-3.3%
78	Galdames	516	-2.3%
79	Ea	499	-0.6%
80	Etxebarria	493	-2%
81	Artea	453	-1.5%
82	Artzentales	451	-3.6%
83	Ibarrangelu	450	-0.4%
84	Meñaka	438	-0.9%
85	Ispaster	436	-0.7%
86	Arrieta	398	+1.5%
87	Aulesti	382	+3%
88	Fruiz	351	+1.2%
89	Trucios-Turtzioz	334	+0.9%
90	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	321	-2.4%
91	Mañaria	316	+0.6%
92	Errigoiti	308	+1.3%
93	Ajangiz	292	-1.7%
94	Mendexa	274	+1.9%
95	Kortezubi	271	-0.7%
96	Amoroto	262	-2.6%
96	Morga	262	+2.3%
98	Arantzazu	252	-3.1%
99	Arratzu	249	+3.3%
100	Mendata	243	+4.7%
101	Ziortza-Bolibar	233	-1.3%
102	Murueta	226	+1.8%
103	Garai	220	+3.3%
104	Sukarrieta	214	+5.4%
105	Elantxobe	199	+2.6%
106	Lanestosa	165	-3.5%
107	Nabarniz	161	-5.3%
108	Ereño	153	-1.3%
109	Gizaburuaga	130	-1.5%
110	Izurtza	128	-16.3%
111	Ubide	124	+1.6%
112	Arakaldo	110	+2.8%

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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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Questions

Which municipality has the highest population aged 16 to 64?

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

Which municipality has the lowest population aged 16 to 64?

Arakaldo, with 110 in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.