Municipalities in Biscay province by population aged 16 to 64

Name: Municipalities in Biscay province 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 112 municipalities in 2023, at 218,253. Arakaldo had the lowest, at 115. The median was 1,041 and the figure for Biscay province was 724,892. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest218,253Bilbao

Lowest115Arakaldo

Median1,041112 municipalities

Biscay province724,892History

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	Barakaldo	63,436	+0.6%
3	Getxo	45,501	-1.1%
4	Santurtzi	28,940	+0.8%
5	Portugalete	26,840	-0.8%
6	Basauri	24,675	+0.5%
7	Leioa	20,661	+0.4%
8	Durango	19,438	+0.5%
9	Galdakao	18,421	-0.8%
10	Sestao	17,455	+1.7%
11	Erandio	15,578	+0.4%
12	Amorebieta-Etxano	12,421	-0.3%
13	Mungia	11,642	+0.9%
14	Bermeo	10,557	+0.9%
15	Gernika-Lumo	10,370	+1.3%
16	Sopela	9,808	+1.6%
17	Ermua	9,482	-0.3%
18	Arrigorriaga	7,943	-0.1%
19	Etxebarri	7,831	+2.2%
20	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	7,519	-0.6%
21	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	6,239	-0.7%
22	Ortuella	5,404	+0.2%
23	Zalla	5,222	-0.6%
24	Ondarroa	5,006	-1.9%
25	Berango	4,869	+1.6%
26	Abadiño	4,833	+0.1%
27	Muskiz	4,765	-0.7%
28	Balmaseda	4,710	-0.1%
29	Derio	4,552	+4%
30	Elorrio	4,483	-0.8%
31	Lekeitio	4,369	-0%
32	Güeñes	4,357	-0.2%
33	Gorliz	3,955	+0.7%
34	Urduliz	3,648	+3.8%
35	Markina-Xemein	3,056	-0.2%
36	Sondika	2,926	+0.8%
37	Plentzia	2,878	-1.4%
38	Berriz	2,816	+0.2%
39	Ugao-Miraballes	2,634	+0.6%
40	Igorre	2,589	-1.9%
41	Urduña/Orduña	2,586	+0.1%
42	Lemoa	2,320	+1.2%
43	Iurreta	2,295	+0.7%
44	Zamudio	2,045	+1.8%
45	Alonsotegi	1,870	-0.5%
46	Bakio	1,861	+0.9%
47	Zaldibar	1,845	-0.2%
48	Orozko	1,757	-0.3%
49	Sopuerta	1,738	+1.8%
50	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	1,651	-0.8%
51	Lezama	1,548	-1%
52	Loiu	1,463	-2%
53	Larrabetzu	1,297	-0.8%
54	Gordexola	1,093	-2.9%
55	Mundaka	1,088	-2.7%
56	Zaratamo	1,057	-1.9%
57	Gatika	1,024	-0.3%
58	Zierbena	997	+0.1%
59	Busturia	976	+0.3%
60	Dima	973	+1%
61	Barrika	970	-1.8%
62	Muxika	948	+2.3%
63	Gamiz-Fika	884	-4.1%
64	Lemoiz	880	-1%
65	Atxondo	841	-1.1%
66	Areatza	799	-0.6%
67	Zeanuri	788	-1.1%
68	Laukiz	785	-0.8%
69	Otxandio	780	-2.5%
70	Berriatua	747	+1.2%
71	Bedia	745	+2.2%
72	Mallabia	714	-1.5%
73	Maruri-Jatabe	695	+3.7%
74	Zeberio	687	+1.3%
75	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	640	+0.8%
76	Gautegiz Arteaga	575	+0.9%
77	Forua	548	-1.3%
78	Galdames	507	-1.7%
79	Ea	487	-2.4%
80	Etxebarria	474	-3.9%
81	Artea	464	+2.4%
82	Artzentales	459	+1.8%
83	Ibarrangelu	452	+0.4%
84	Meñaka	451	+3%
85	Ispaster	435	-0.2%
86	Arrieta	383	-3.8%
87	Aulesti	380	-0.5%
88	Fruiz	353	+0.6%
89	Trucios-Turtzioz	328	-1.8%
90	Errigoiti	313	+1.6%
90	Mañaria	313	-0.9%
90	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	313	-2.5%
93	Ajangiz	297	+1.7%
94	Mendexa	281	+2.6%
95	Kortezubi	278	+2.6%
96	Amoroto	256	-2.3%
96	Morga	256	-2.3%
98	Arantzazu	249	-1.2%
99	Mendata	242	-0.4%
100	Arratzu	241	-3.2%
101	Ziortza-Bolibar	236	+1.3%
102	Murueta	226	0%
103	Garai	219	-0.5%
104	Sukarrieta	214	0%
105	Elantxobe	197	-1%
106	Nabarniz	163	+1.2%
107	Ereño	158	+3.3%
108	Lanestosa	154	-6.7%
109	Izurtza	146	+14.1%
110	Gizaburuaga	132	+1.5%
111	Ubide	128	+3.2%
112	Arakaldo	115	+4.5%

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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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Questions

Which municipality has the highest population aged 16 to 64?

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

Which municipality has the lowest population aged 16 to 64?

Arakaldo, with 115 in 2023.

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 2023 and are not ranked.