Municipalities in Cantabria by population aged 16 to 64

Name: Municipalities in Cantabria by population aged 16 to 64, 2023
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
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Santander had the highest population aged 16 to 64 of 102 municipalities in 2023, at 106,339. Tresviso had the lowest, at 30. The median was 1,172 and the figure for Cantabria was 372,824. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest106,339Santander

Lowest30Tresviso

Median1,172102 municipalities

Cantabria372,824History

Top 40 municipalities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Santander	106,339	+0.3%
2	Torrelavega	31,157	0%
3	Castro-Urdiales	22,777	+0.3%
4	Camargo	19,807	-0.4%
5	Piélagos	17,883	+1.4%
6	El Astillero	11,999	+0.6%
7	Santa Cruz de Bezana	8,886	+0.3%
8	Santoña	6,838	-0.6%
9	Los Corrales de Buelna	6,829	+0.1%
10	Laredo	6,478	-2.1%
11	Santa María de Cayón	6,233	+1.2%
12	Suances	5,850	-0.9%
13	Colindres	5,573	-0.3%
14	Reocín	5,511	-0.7%
15	Cabezón de la Sal	5,283	-0.7%
16	Medio Cudeyo	5,033	-0.2%
17	Reinosa	4,869	-2%
18	Polanco	4,045	+0.9%
19	Cartes	4,033	+1.3%
20	Entrambasaguas	3,688	+2.8%
21	Miengo	3,570	+0.8%
22	Marina de Cudeyo	3,256	-1.2%
23	Bárcena de Cicero	3,069	+3.6%
24	Ribamontán al Mar	2,971	-1.9%
25	Ampuero	2,897	+2.4%
26	Santillana del Mar	2,731	+1.1%
27	Villaescusa	2,557	0%
28	San Vicente de la Barquera	2,528	-1.3%
29	Campoo de Enmedio	2,233	+1.1%
30	Castañeda	2,195	+4.3%
31	Ramales de la Victoria	1,903	+1.4%
32	Voto	1,896	+3.4%
33	Noja	1,846	+1.9%
34	Puente Viesgo	1,788	-0.7%
35	Val de San Vicente	1,733	-0.2%
36	Ribamontán al Monte	1,628	+2%
37	Guriezo	1,592	+1.9%
38	Alfoz de Lloredo	1,532	+0.6%
39	Liérganes	1,512	-1.8%
40	San Felices de Buelna	1,507	+1.7%
41	Meruelo	1,494	+0.9%
42	Penagos	1,470	+2.4%
43	Arnuero	1,443	+4.3%
44	Bareyo	1,359	-0.5%
45	Mazcuerras	1,345	-1.2%
46	Corvera de Toranzo	1,327	-1.4%
46	Valdáliga	1,327	-0.1%
48	Limpias	1,310	+0.1%
49	Comillas	1,280	-0.9%
50	Argoños	1,230	-0.8%
51	Hazas de Cesto	1,187	+4.2%
52	Selaya	1,156	-0.9%
53	Villacarriedo	1,053	+1.7%
54	Arenas de Iguña	1,038	-0.5%
55	Santiurde de Toranzo	1,037	-1.6%
56	Riotuerto	1,035	-0.4%
57	Hermandad de Campoo de Suso	1,014	-1.7%
58	Cillorigo de Liébana	874	+2.6%
59	Potes	831	+1.8%
60	Molledo	822	-2%
61	Liendo	752	+0.8%
62	Solórzano	681	+1.2%
63	Soba	664	-2.9%
64	Ruente	647	0%
65	Villafufre	641	-1.5%
66	Udías	621	-2.2%
67	Rasines	613	-3.6%
68	Camaleño	609	-0.2%
69	Valderredible	590	+2.8%
70	Cabuérniga	576	-0.9%
71	Rionansa	554	-1.4%
72	Ruiloba	508	+2%
73	Valdeolea	487	-4.7%
74	Ruesga	470	+1.1%
75	Vega de Pas	456	+1.8%
76	Escalante	440	-3.9%
77	Vega de Liébana	431	-1.4%
78	Campoo de Yuso	391	-2%
79	Bárcena de Pie de Concha	388	-2.3%
80	Luena	364	+0.3%
81	Herrerías	333	-0.9%
82	Cabezón de Liébana	326	-1.2%
83	Saro	323	+1.6%
84	Cieza	308	+2%
85	Arredondo	285	+4%
86	San Pedro del Romeral	263	-5.1%
87	San Roque de Riomiera	239	+1.3%
88	Los Tojos	229	-3.8%
89	Miera	219	-2.2%
90	Peñarrubia	200	-2%
90	Valdeprado del Río	200	-1%
92	Anievas	164	-1.8%
93	Valle de Villaverde	159	-0.6%
94	Las Rozas de Valdearroyo	157	-1.3%
95	Pesaguero	154	-1.3%
96	Polaciones	140	0%
97	Santiurde de Reinosa	135	0%
98	Lamasón	134	-0.7%
99	San Miguel de Aguayo	110	+10%
100	Tudanca	103	+3%
101	Pesquera	43	-14%
102	Tresviso	30	+15.4%

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2021

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?

Santander, with 106,339 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest population aged 16 to 64?

Tresviso, with 30 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.