Provinces of Spain by population density

Name: Provinces of Spain by population density, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Melilla province had the highest population density of 49 provinces in 2017, at 6,059.1 inhabitants per km². Soria province had the lowest, at 8.7 inhabitants per km². The median was 62.1 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Spain was 92.7 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,059.1Melilla province

Lowest8.7Soria province

Median62.149 provinces

Spain92.7History

All provinces, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2017 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2016
1	Melilla province	6,059.1	-0%
2	Ceuta province	4,256.1	+0.3%
3	Madrid province	817	+1%
4	Barcelona province	712.2	+0.6%
5	Biscay province	514.6	0%
6	Gipuzkoa province	359.7	+0.2%
7	Alicante province	319.8	+0.1%
8	Valencia province	235.1	+0.3%
9	Málaga province	227	+0.3%
10	Pontevedra province	211.1	-0.2%
11	Cádiz province	170.8	0%
12	A Coruña province	142.1	-0.1%
13	Seville province	140.1	+0.1%
14	Murcia province	130.4	+0.3%
15	Tarragona province	127	+0.2%
16	Girona province	126.8	+0.6%
17	Cantabria province	110.4	-0.1%
18	Álava province	107.8	+0.6%
19	Asturias province	97.6	-0.6%
20	Castellón province	86.1	-0.1%
21	Almería province	79.9	+0.4%
22	Granada province	72.8	0%
23	Valladolid province	64.5	-0.5%
24	La Rioja province	62.2	0%
25	Navarre province	62.1	+0.6%
26	Córdoba province	57.8	-0.5%
27	Zaragoza province	56.1	-0.2%
28	Huelva province	52.4	+0.2%
29	Jaén province	47.8	-0.8%
30	Toledo province	45	-0.2%
31	Ourense province	43.1	-0.9%
32	Lleida province	35.4	0%
33	Lugo province	33.9	-0.6%
34	Badajoz province	31.7	-0.6%
35	León province	30.2	-0.7%
36	Salamanca province	27.3	-0.7%
37	Albacete province	26.3	0%
38	Ciudad Real province	25.4	-0.8%
39	Burgos province	25	-0.8%
40	Segovia province	22.4	-0.4%
41	Guadalajara province	21	0%
42	Cáceres province	20.3	-1%
43	Palencia province	20.2	-1%
44	Ávila province	20	-1.5%
45	Zamora province	17	-1.7%
46	Huesca province	14.1	-0.7%
47	Cuenca province	11.8	-0.8%
48	Teruel province	9.1	-1.1%
49	Soria province	8.7	-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 6,059.1 inhabitants per km² in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest population density?

Soria province, with 8.7 inhabitants per km² in 2017.

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.