Provinces of Spain by population density

Name: Provinces of Spain by population density, 2015
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Melilla province had the highest population density of 49 provinces in 2015, at 6,512.8 inhabitants per km². Soria province had the lowest, at 8.9 inhabitants per km². The median was 61.6 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Spain was 92.5 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,512.8Melilla province

Lowest8.9Soria province

Median61.649 provinces

Spain92.5History

All provinces, 2015

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2015 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2014
1	Melilla province	6,512.8	+0.5%
2	Ceuta province	4,456.4	-0%
3	Madrid province	803.9	+0.4%
4	Barcelona province	705.8	0%
5	Biscay province	514.6	-0.4%
6	Gipuzkoa province	359.4	+2.4%
7	Alicante province	320.3	-0.2%
8	Valencia province	234	-0.2%
9	Málaga province	225.5	+0.7%
10	Pontevedra province	211.9	-0.3%
11	Cádiz province	170.9	0%
12	A Coruña province	142.8	-0.4%
13	Seville province	139.7	+0.1%
14	Murcia province	129.7	+0.2%
15	Tarragona province	126.5	-0.2%
16	Girona province	125.8	-0.1%
17	Cantabria province	110.9	-0.4%
18	Álava province	106.8	+0.5%
19	Asturias province	99	-0.8%
20	Castellón province	86.6	-0.6%
21	Almería province	79.1	+0.5%
22	Granada province	72.9	-0.1%
23	Valladolid province	65	-0.5%
24	La Rioja province	62.2	-0.3%
25	Navarre province	61.6	+0.2%
26	Córdoba province	58.2	-0.3%
27	Zaragoza province	56.4	-0.2%
28	Huelva province	52.7	0%
29	Jaén province	48.6	-0.6%
30	Toledo province	45.2	-0.4%
31	Ourense province	44	-1.1%
32	Lleida province	35.6	-0.6%
33	Lugo province	34.4	-0.9%
34	Badajoz province	32.1	-0.6%
35	León province	30.8	-1%
36	Salamanca province	27.8	-0.7%
37	Albacete province	26.5	-0.4%
38	Ciudad Real province	25.9	-1.1%
39	Burgos province	25.3	-0.8%
40	Segovia province	22.7	-0.9%
41	Guadalajara province	21	-0.5%
42	Cáceres province	20.7	-0.5%
43	Ávila province	20.6	-1%
43	Palencia province	20.6	-1%
45	Zamora province	17.6	-1.1%
46	Huesca province	14.3	0%
47	Cuenca province	12.1	-0.8%
48	Teruel province	9.3	-1.1%
49	Soria province	8.9	-1.1%

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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 6,512.8 inhabitants per km² in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest population density?

Soria province, with 8.9 inhabitants per km² in 2015.

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.