Provinces of Spain by population density

Name: Provinces of Spain by population density, 2013
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Melilla province had the highest population density of 49 provinces in 2013, at 6,245 inhabitants per km². Soria province had the lowest, at 9.1 inhabitants per km². The median was 61.6 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Spain was 92.9 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,245Melilla province

Lowest9.1Soria province

Median61.649 provinces

Spain92.9History

All provinces, 2013

CSV Chart (SVG)

inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2013 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2012
1	Melilla province	6,245	+1.3%
2	Ceuta province	4,392.9	+0.5%
3	Madrid province	803.5	-0.4%
4	Barcelona province	708.8	-0.7%
5	Biscay province	517.3	-0.7%
6	Gipuzkoa province	358.2	-0.1%
7	Alicante province	322.8	-0.1%
8	Valencia province	237.3	-0.7%
9	Málaga province	222.5	+0.7%
10	Pontevedra province	213.4	-0.2%
11	Cádiz province	173.5	+0.1%
12	A Coruña province	144.2	-0.3%
13	Seville province	139.8	+0.1%
14	Murcia province	129.5	0%
15	Tarragona province	127.9	-0.7%
16	Girona province	126.5	-0.6%
17	Cantabria province	111.9	-0.4%
18	Álava province	106.3	-0.1%
19	Asturias province	100.5	-0.8%
20	Castellón province	87.9	-1.3%
21	Almería province	78.8	0%
22	Granada province	73.1	-0.1%
23	Valladolid province	65.7	-0.3%
24	La Rioja province	63	-0.9%
25	Navarre province	61.6	-0.3%
26	Córdoba province	58.5	-0.2%
27	Zaragoza province	56.7	-0.4%
28	Huelva province	53.1	+0.2%
29	Jaén province	49.3	-0.8%
30	Toledo province	45.8	-0.7%
31	Ourense province	45	-0.9%
32	Lleida province	35.8	-0.8%
33	Lugo province	35	-0.8%
34	Badajoz province	32.4	-0.3%
35	León province	31.4	-0.9%
36	Salamanca province	28.3	-0.7%
37	Albacete province	26.7	-0.7%
38	Ciudad Real province	26.5	-0.7%
39	Burgos province	25.7	-1.2%
40	Segovia province	23.2	-1.3%
41	Guadalajara province	21.2	-0.5%
42	Ávila province	21	-0.9%
42	Cáceres province	21	-0.9%
42	Palencia province	21	-0.9%
45	Zamora province	18.1	-1.1%
46	Huesca province	14.4	-0.7%
47	Cuenca province	12.4	-1.6%
48	Teruel province	9.5	-1%
49	Soria province	9.1	0%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.

United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which province has the highest population density?

Melilla province, with 6,245 inhabitants per km² in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest population density?

Soria province, with 9.1 inhabitants per km² in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). Retrieved 2026-10-07.