Municipalities in Canary Islands by population aged 16 to 64

Name: Municipalities in Canary Islands by population aged 16 to 64, 2023
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
License: INE reuse terms (attribution required)

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria had the highest population aged 16 to 64 of 88 municipalities in 2023, at 260,784. Betancuria had the lowest, at 538. The median was 6,459 and the figure for Canary Islands was 1.54 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest260,784Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Lowest538Betancuria

Median6,45988 municipalities

Canary Islands1,542,207History

Top 40 municipalities, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	260,784	-0.1%
2	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	141,334	+0.6%
3	San Cristóbal de La Laguna	111,631	+1%
4	Telde	73,547	+0.3%
5	Arona	62,333	+3.7%
6	Santa Lucía de Tirajana	56,134	+2.2%
7	Arrecife	46,796	+2.2%
8	Granadilla de Abona	40,327	+5.3%
9	San Bartolomé de Tirajana	38,777	+0.5%
10	Adeje	37,087	+2%
11	Puerto del Rosario	31,777	+4%
12	La Orotava	29,225	+0.5%
13	Arucas	27,218	+0.7%
14	Los Realejos	25,660	+0.7%
15	Agüimes	23,701	+2.1%
16	Ingenio	23,231	+1.6%
17	La Oliva	21,426	+4.6%
18	Puerto de la Cruz	19,753	+1.4%
19	Candelaria	19,703	+0.6%
20	Gáldar	17,231	+0.6%
21	Tacoronte	16,953	+0.2%
22	Teguise	16,925	+2%
23	San Miguel de Abona	16,304	+4.2%
24	Icod de los Vinos	15,993	+2.2%
25	Guía de Isora	15,662	+2.9%
26	Pájara	15,658	+3.5%
27	Tías	14,908	+2.2%
28	Güímar	14,730	+1.8%
29	Mogán	14,579	+2.9%
30	San Bartolomé	14,076	+1.3%
31	Los Llanos de Aridane	13,886	-1.5%
32	El Rosario	12,706	+0.6%
33	Santa Brígida	12,621	+1%
34	Yaiza	12,543	+3.1%
35	Tuineje	11,457	+3.9%
36	Santa Úrsula	10,686	+1%
37	Santa Cruz de la Palma	10,334	+0.2%
38	Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria	9,656	+1.1%
39	Antigua	9,417	+4.5%
40	Teror	9,014	+1.3%
41	Santiago del Teide	8,118	+7%
42	Tegueste	7,777	-0.2%
43	Valsequillo de Gran Canaria	6,977	+1.8%
44	San Sebastián de la Gomera	6,531	+1.4%
45	La Matanza de Acentejo	6,387	+0.9%
46	El Sauzal	6,315	+1.1%
46	La Victoria de Acentejo	6,315	+0.7%
48	Arico	6,279	+3.4%
49	Firgas	5,446	+1.6%
50	Vega de San Mateo	5,438	+1.3%
51	El Paso	5,336	+0.7%
52	Moya	5,311	+0.2%
53	La Aldea de San Nicolás	5,254	-0.4%
54	Breña Alta	4,980	+1.5%
55	Tinajo	4,780	+3%
56	Breña Baja	4,139	+2.8%
57	Arafo	3,926	+1.8%
58	Agaete	3,879	-0%
59	Haría	3,752	+2.5%
60	La Guancha	3,588	+0.4%
61	Valverde	3,371	+1.2%
62	Villa de Mazo	3,360	-0.4%
63	San Juan de la Rambla	3,250	+0.7%
64	Valle Gran Rey	3,180	+1.5%
65	Garachico	3,118	+0.1%
66	Tazacorte	3,026	+2.4%
67	Buenavista del Norte	2,998	-0.8%
68	Los Silos	2,957	+0.5%
69	Frontera	2,903	+2.3%
70	San Andrés y Sauces	2,634	+0.2%
71	Valleseco	2,486	+0.5%
72	Fasnia	1,982	+4.8%
73	El Tanque	1,849	-1.1%
74	Vallehermoso	1,785	-0.5%
75	Tijarafe	1,713	+1.7%
76	Puntallana	1,665	+2.3%
77	Puntagorda	1,569	+1.8%
78	Alajeró	1,402	+0.7%
79	El Pinar de El Hierro	1,345	+3.5%
80	Hermigua	1,304	+4.2%
81	Vilaflor de Chasna	1,251	+5.3%
82	Barlovento	1,244	+3.8%
83	Fuencaliente de la Palma	1,224	+5.4%
84	Garafía	1,220	+5.9%
85	Tejeda	1,160	+0.9%
86	Artenara	695	-0.3%
87	Agulo	667	-0.3%
88	Betancuria	538	+6.5%

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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. 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?

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with 260,784 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest population aged 16 to 64?

Betancuria, with 538 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.