Municipalities in Canary Islands by population aged 16 to 64

Name: Municipalities in Canary Islands by population aged 16 to 64, 2024
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 2024, at 262,444. Betancuria had the lowest, at 530. The median was 6,506 and the figure for Canary Islands was 1.56 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest262,444Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Lowest530Betancuria

Median6,50688 municipalities

Canary Islands1,560,997History

Top 40 municipalities, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2024 persons	Change on 2023
1	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	262,444	+0.6%
2	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	142,518	+0.8%
3	San Cristóbal de La Laguna	112,400	+0.7%
4	Telde	73,767	+0.3%
5	Arona	63,396	+1.7%
6	Santa Lucía de Tirajana	57,352	+2.2%
7	Arrecife	49,347	+5.5%
8	Granadilla de Abona	42,100	+4.4%
9	San Bartolomé de Tirajana	38,830	+0.1%
10	Adeje	37,336	+0.7%
11	Puerto del Rosario	32,800	+3.2%
12	La Orotava	29,253	+0.1%
13	Arucas	27,435	+0.8%
14	Los Realejos	25,958	+1.2%
15	Agüimes	24,028	+1.4%
16	Ingenio	23,488	+1.1%
17	La Oliva	21,788	+1.7%
18	Puerto de la Cruz	20,014	+1.3%
19	Candelaria	19,767	+0.3%
20	Gáldar	17,311	+0.5%
21	Tacoronte	17,006	+0.3%
22	Teguise	16,915	-0.1%
23	San Miguel de Abona	16,669	+2.2%
24	Icod de los Vinos	16,184	+1.2%
25	Guía de Isora	15,998	+2.1%
26	Pájara	15,748	+0.6%
27	Tías	14,995	+0.6%
28	Güímar	14,921	+1.3%
29	Mogán	14,864	+2%
30	San Bartolomé	14,215	+1%
31	Los Llanos de Aridane	14,009	+0.9%
32	Yaiza	13,063	+4.1%
33	El Rosario	12,735	+0.2%
34	Santa Brígida	12,564	-0.5%
35	Tuineje	11,862	+3.5%
36	Santa Úrsula	10,659	-0.3%
37	Santa Cruz de la Palma	10,444	+1.1%
38	Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria	9,834	+1.8%
39	Antigua	9,510	+1%
40	Teror	9,116	+1.1%
41	Santiago del Teide	8,446	+4%
42	Tegueste	7,810	+0.4%
43	Valsequillo de Gran Canaria	7,050	+1%
44	San Sebastián de la Gomera	6,575	+0.7%
45	La Matanza de Acentejo	6,436	+0.8%
46	La Victoria de Acentejo	6,419	+1.6%
47	Arico	6,392	+1.8%
48	El Sauzal	6,387	+1.1%
49	Vega de San Mateo	5,489	+0.9%
50	El Paso	5,467	+2.5%
51	Firgas	5,451	+0.1%
52	Moya	5,364	+1%
53	La Aldea de San Nicolás	5,185	-1.3%
54	Breña Alta	5,046	+1.3%
55	Tinajo	4,870	+1.9%
56	Breña Baja	4,242	+2.5%
57	Arafo	3,966	+1%
58	Agaete	3,914	+0.9%
59	Haría	3,800	+1.3%
60	La Guancha	3,618	+0.8%
61	Valverde	3,464	+2.8%
62	Villa de Mazo	3,435	+2.2%
63	San Juan de la Rambla	3,285	+1.1%
64	Valle Gran Rey	3,233	+1.7%
65	Garachico	3,098	-0.6%
66	Tazacorte	3,020	-0.2%
67	Buenavista del Norte	2,995	-0.1%
68	Los Silos	2,977	+0.7%
69	Frontera	2,935	+1.1%
70	San Andrés y Sauces	2,642	+0.3%
71	Valleseco	2,488	+0.1%
72	Fasnia	2,041	+3%
73	El Tanque	1,861	+0.6%
74	Vallehermoso	1,797	+0.7%
75	Puntallana	1,750	+5.1%
76	Tijarafe	1,732	+1.1%
77	Puntagorda	1,560	-0.6%
78	Alajeró	1,409	+0.5%
79	El Pinar de El Hierro	1,333	-0.9%
80	Barlovento	1,302	+4.7%
81	Vilaflor de Chasna	1,281	+2.4%
82	Fuencaliente de la Palma	1,270	+3.8%
83	Garafía	1,250	+2.5%
83	Hermigua	1,250	-4.1%
85	Tejeda	1,131	-2.5%
86	Agulo	680	+1.9%
87	Artenara	678	-2.4%
88	Betancuria	530	-1.5%

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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 262,444 in 2024, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest population aged 16 to 64?

Betancuria, with 530 in 2024.

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.