Municipalities in Canary Islands by population aged 16 to 64

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria had the highest population aged 16 to 64 of 88 municipalities in 2021, at 260,668. Betancuria had the lowest, at 492. The median was 6,381 and the figure for Canary Islands was 1.52 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Lowest492Betancuria
Median6,38188 municipalities
Canary Islands1,518,600History

Top 40 municipalities, 2021

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Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria: 260,668 persons260,668Santa Cruz de TenerifeSanta Cruz de Tenerife: 140,437 persons140,437San Cristóbal de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna: 110,939 persons110,939TeldeTelde: 73,291 persons73,291AronaArona: 59,990 persons59,990Santa Lucía de TirajanaSanta Lucía de Tirajana: 54,137 persons54,137ArrecifeArrecife: 46,491 persons46,491San Bartolomé de TirajanaSan Bartolomé de Tirajana: 38,060 persons38,060Granadilla de AbonaGranadilla de Abona: 37,970 persons37,970AdejeAdeje: 36,152 persons36,152Puerto del RosarioPuerto del Rosario: 30,475 persons30,475La OrotavaLa Orotava: 29,055 persons29,055ArucasArucas: 27,158 persons27,158Los RealejosLos Realejos: 25,482 persons25,482AgüimesAgüimes: 23,310 persons23,310IngenioIngenio: 22,813 persons22,813La OlivaLa Oliva: 20,234 persons20,234CandelariaCandelaria: 19,639 persons19,639Puerto de la CruzPuerto de la Cruz: 19,152 persons19,152GáldarGáldar: 16,999 persons16,999TacoronteTacoronte: 16,733 persons16,733TeguiseTeguise: 16,280 persons16,280San Miguel de AbonaSan Miguel de Abona: 15,682 persons15,682PájaraPájara: 15,673 persons15,673Icod de los VinosIcod de los Vinos: 15,620 persons15,620Guía de IsoraGuía de Isora: 15,300 persons15,300TíasTías: 14,434 persons14,434GüímarGüímar: 14,330 persons14,330MogánMogán: 14,295 persons14,295Los Llanos de AridaneLos Llanos de Aridane: 14,088 persons14,088San BartoloméSan Bartolomé: 14,006 persons14,006YaizaYaiza: 12,510 persons12,510El RosarioEl Rosario: 12,451 persons12,451Santa BrígidaSanta Brígida: 12,444 persons12,444TuinejeTuineje: 11,002 persons11,002Santa ÚrsulaSanta Úrsula: 10,518 persons10,518Santa Cruz de la PalmaSanta Cruz de la Palma: 10,402 persons10,402Santa María de Guía de Gran Canar…Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria: 9,565 persons9,565AntiguaAntigua: 9,053 persons9,053TerorTeror: 8,850 persons8,850
persons. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2021
persons
1Las Palmas de Gran Canaria260,668
2Santa Cruz de Tenerife140,437
3San Cristóbal de La Laguna110,939
4Telde73,291
5Arona59,990
6Santa Lucía de Tirajana54,137
7Arrecife46,491
8San Bartolomé de Tirajana38,060
9Granadilla de Abona37,970
10Adeje36,152
11Puerto del Rosario30,475
12La Orotava29,055
13Arucas27,158
14Los Realejos25,482
15Agüimes23,310
16Ingenio22,813
17La Oliva20,234
18Candelaria19,639
19Puerto de la Cruz19,152
20Gáldar16,999
21Tacoronte16,733
22Teguise16,280
23San Miguel de Abona15,682
24Pájara15,673
25Icod de los Vinos15,620
26Guía de Isora15,300
27Tías14,434
28Güímar14,330
29Mogán14,295
30Los Llanos de Aridane14,088
31San Bartolomé14,006
32Yaiza12,510
33El Rosario12,451
34Santa Brígida12,444
35Tuineje11,002
36Santa Úrsula10,518
37Santa Cruz de la Palma10,402
38Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria9,565
39Antigua9,053
40Teror8,850
41Tegueste7,789
42Santiago del Teide7,552
43Valsequillo de Gran Canaria6,756
44San Sebastián de la Gomera6,409
45La Matanza de Acentejo6,353
46La Victoria de Acentejo6,267
47El Sauzal6,241
48Arico5,787
49Vega de San Mateo5,354
50Firgas5,275
51Moya5,265
52La Aldea de San Nicolás5,242
53El Paso5,212
54Breña Alta4,876
55Tinajo4,561
56Breña Baja4,044
57Agaete3,878
58Arafo3,783
59Haría3,678
60La Guancha3,555
61Valverde3,323
62Villa de Mazo3,310
63San Juan de la Rambla3,227
64Valle Gran Rey3,151
65Garachico3,114
66Buenavista del Norte3,073
67Tazacorte2,984
68Los Silos2,973
69Frontera2,797
70San Andrés y Sauces2,659
71Valleseco2,491
72El Tanque1,865
73Fasnia1,848
74Vallehermoso1,797
75Tijarafe1,672
76Puntallana1,626
77Puntagorda1,528
78Alajeró1,394
79El Pinar de El Hierro1,253
80Hermigua1,212
81Barlovento1,208
82Tejeda1,190
83Vilaflor de Chasna1,183
84Garafía1,134
85Fuencaliente de la Palma1,133
86Artenara717
87Agulo681
88Betancuria492

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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 260,668 in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest population aged 16 to 64?

Betancuria, with 492 in 2021.

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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