Municipalities in Canary Islands by population aged 16 to 64, 2025

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria had the highest population aged 16 to 64 of 88 municipalities in 2025, at 261,990. Betancuria had the lowest, at 527. The median was 6,586 and the figure for Canary Islands was 1.57 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Lowest527Betancuria
Median6,58688 municipalities
Canary Islands1,573,181History

Top 40 municipalities, 2025

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Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria: 261,990 persons261,990Santa Cruz de TenerifeSanta Cruz de Tenerife: 143,336 persons143,336San Cristóbal de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna: 112,997 persons112,997TeldeTelde: 74,716 persons74,716AronaArona: 64,075 persons64,075Santa Lucía de TirajanaSanta Lucía de Tirajana: 58,296 persons58,296ArrecifeArrecife: 51,148 persons51,148Granadilla de AbonaGranadilla de Abona: 43,137 persons43,137San Bartolomé de TirajanaSan Bartolomé de Tirajana: 38,492 persons38,492AdejeAdeje: 37,067 persons37,067Puerto del RosarioPuerto del Rosario: 33,928 persons33,928La OrotavaLa Orotava: 29,236 persons29,236ArucasArucas: 27,666 persons27,666Los RealejosLos Realejos: 26,085 persons26,085AgüimesAgüimes: 24,521 persons24,521IngenioIngenio: 23,552 persons23,552La OlivaLa Oliva: 21,943 persons21,943CandelariaCandelaria: 19,925 persons19,925Puerto de la CruzPuerto de la Cruz: 19,756 persons19,756GáldarGáldar: 17,572 persons17,572San Miguel de AbonaSan Miguel de Abona: 17,222 persons17,222TeguiseTeguise: 16,988 persons16,988TacoronteTacoronte: 16,894 persons16,894Icod de los VinosIcod de los Vinos: 16,296 persons16,296Guía de IsoraGuía de Isora: 15,959 persons15,959PájaraPájara: 15,802 persons15,802GüímarGüímar: 15,122 persons15,122TíasTías: 15,095 persons15,095MogánMogán: 14,923 persons14,923San BartoloméSan Bartolomé: 14,244 persons14,244Los Llanos de AridaneLos Llanos de Aridane: 14,179 persons14,179YaizaYaiza: 13,697 persons13,697El RosarioEl Rosario: 12,754 persons12,754Santa BrígidaSanta Brígida: 12,595 persons12,595TuinejeTuineje: 12,133 persons12,133Santa ÚrsulaSanta Úrsula: 10,791 persons10,791Santa Cruz de la PalmaSanta Cruz de la Palma: 10,511 persons10,511Santa María de Guía de Gran Canar…Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria: 9,935 persons9,935AntiguaAntigua: 9,630 persons9,630TerorTeror: 9,316 persons9,316
persons. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2025
persons
Change on 2024
1Las Palmas de Gran Canaria261,990-0.2%
2Santa Cruz de Tenerife143,336+0.6%
3San Cristóbal de La Laguna112,997+0.5%
4Telde74,716+1.3%
5Arona64,075+1.1%
6Santa Lucía de Tirajana58,296+1.6%
7Arrecife51,148+3.6%
8Granadilla de Abona43,137+2.5%
9San Bartolomé de Tirajana38,492-0.9%
10Adeje37,067-0.7%
11Puerto del Rosario33,928+3.4%
12La Orotava29,236-0.1%
13Arucas27,666+0.8%
14Los Realejos26,085+0.5%
15Agüimes24,521+2.1%
16Ingenio23,552+0.3%
17La Oliva21,943+0.7%
18Candelaria19,925+0.8%
19Puerto de la Cruz19,756-1.3%
20Gáldar17,572+1.5%
21San Miguel de Abona17,222+3.3%
22Teguise16,988+0.4%
23Tacoronte16,894-0.7%
24Icod de los Vinos16,296+0.7%
25Guía de Isora15,959-0.2%
26Pájara15,802+0.3%
27Güímar15,122+1.3%
28Tías15,095+0.7%
29Mogán14,923+0.4%
30San Bartolomé14,244+0.2%
31Los Llanos de Aridane14,179+1.2%
32Yaiza13,697+4.9%
33El Rosario12,754+0.1%
34Santa Brígida12,595+0.2%
35Tuineje12,133+2.3%
36Santa Úrsula10,791+1.2%
37Santa Cruz de la Palma10,511+0.6%
38Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria9,935+1%
39Antigua9,630+1.3%
40Teror9,316+2.2%
41Santiago del Teide8,554+1.3%
42Tegueste7,822+0.2%
43Valsequillo de Gran Canaria7,138+1.2%
44Arico6,625+3.6%
45San Sebastián de la Gomera6,547-0.4%
46La Victoria de Acentejo6,507+1.4%
47La Matanza de Acentejo6,399-0.6%
48El Sauzal6,371-0.3%
49El Paso5,561+1.7%
50Vega de San Mateo5,509+0.4%
51Firgas5,462+0.2%
52Moya5,390+0.5%
53La Aldea de San Nicolás5,125-1.2%
54Breña Alta5,094+1%
55Tinajo4,918+1%
56Breña Baja4,270+0.7%
57Arafo4,092+3.2%
58Agaete3,926+0.3%
59Haría3,814+0.4%
60La Guancha3,646+0.8%
61Valverde3,509+1.3%
62Villa de Mazo3,440+0.1%
63San Juan de la Rambla3,337+1.6%
64Valle Gran Rey3,207-0.8%
65Garachico3,090-0.3%
66Tazacorte3,038+0.6%
67Frontera3,031+3.3%
68Buenavista del Norte3,030+1.2%
69Los Silos3,012+1.2%
70San Andrés y Sauces2,674+1.2%
71Valleseco2,476-0.5%
72Fasnia2,099+2.8%
73El Tanque1,851-0.5%
74Puntallana1,802+3%
75Vallehermoso1,787-0.6%
76Tijarafe1,738+0.3%
77Puntagorda1,557-0.2%
78Alajeró1,423+1%
79El Pinar de El Hierro1,348+1.1%
80Barlovento1,338+2.8%
81Hermigua1,309+4.7%
82Fuencaliente de la Palma1,308+3%
83Vilaflor de Chasna1,303+1.7%
84Garafía1,2500%
85Tejeda1,115-1.4%
86Agulo644-5.3%
86Artenara644-5%
88Betancuria527-0.6%

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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. 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?

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with 261,990 in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest population aged 16 to 64?

Betancuria, with 527 in 2025.

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.

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