Provinces of Spain by population density

Name: Provinces of Spain by population density, 2014
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Melilla province had the highest population density of 49 provinces in 2014, at 6,478.5 inhabitants per km². Soria province had the lowest, at 9 inhabitants per km². The median was 61.5 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Spain was 92.5 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,478.5Melilla province

Lowest9Soria province

Median61.549 provinces

Spain92.5History

All provinces, 2014

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2014 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2013
1	Melilla province	6,478.5	+3.7%
2	Ceuta province	4,457	+1.5%
3	Madrid province	801	-0.3%
4	Barcelona province	705.7	-0.4%
5	Biscay province	516.7	-0.1%
6	Gipuzkoa province	351.1	-2%
7	Alicante province	321	-0.6%
8	Valencia province	234.4	-1.2%
9	Málaga province	224	+0.7%
10	Pontevedra province	212.5	-0.4%
11	Cádiz province	170.9	-1.5%
12	A Coruña province	143.4	-0.6%
13	Seville province	139.5	-0.2%
14	Murcia province	129.5	0%
15	Tarragona province	126.8	-0.9%
16	Girona province	125.9	-0.5%
17	Cantabria province	111.4	-0.4%
18	Álava province	106.3	0%
19	Asturias province	99.8	-0.7%
20	Castellón province	87.1	-0.9%
21	Almería province	78.7	-0.1%
22	Granada province	73	-0.1%
23	Valladolid province	65.3	-0.6%
24	La Rioja province	62.4	-1%
25	Navarre province	61.5	-0.2%
26	Córdoba province	58.4	-0.2%
27	Zaragoza province	56.5	-0.4%
28	Huelva province	52.7	-0.8%
29	Jaén province	48.9	-0.8%
30	Toledo province	45.4	-0.9%
31	Ourense province	44.5	-1.1%
32	Lleida province	35.8	0%
33	Lugo province	34.7	-0.9%
34	Badajoz province	32.3	-0.3%
35	León province	31.1	-1%
36	Salamanca province	28	-1.1%
37	Albacete province	26.6	-0.4%
38	Ciudad Real province	26.2	-1.1%
39	Burgos province	25.5	-0.8%
40	Segovia province	22.9	-1.3%
41	Guadalajara province	21.1	-0.5%
42	Ávila province	20.8	-1%
42	Cáceres province	20.8	-1%
42	Palencia province	20.8	-1%
45	Zamora province	17.8	-1.7%
46	Huesca province	14.3	-0.7%
47	Cuenca province	12.2	-1.6%
48	Teruel province	9.4	-1.1%
49	Soria province	9	-1.1%

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 6,478.5 inhabitants per km² in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest population density?

Soria province, with 9 inhabitants per km² in 2014.

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.