Provinces of Spain by population density

Name: Provinces of Spain by population density, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Melilla province had the highest population density of 49 provinces in 2018, at 6,049.9 inhabitants per km². Soria province had the lowest, at 8.7 inhabitants per km². The median was 62.3 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Spain was 93.1 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,049.9Melilla province

Lowest8.7Soria province

Median62.349 provinces

Spain93.1History

All provinces, 2018

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2018 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2017
1	Melilla province	6,049.9	-0.2%
2	Ceuta province	4,251	-0.1%
3	Madrid province	827.3	+1.3%
4	Barcelona province	718.7	+0.9%
5	Biscay province	515.2	+0.1%
6	Gipuzkoa province	360.7	+0.3%
7	Alicante province	321.5	+0.5%
8	Valencia province	236	+0.4%
9	Málaga province	228	+0.4%
10	Pontevedra province	210.8	-0.1%
11	Cádiz province	170.9	+0.1%
12	A Coruña province	142.1	0%
13	Seville province	140.3	+0.1%
14	Murcia province	131.1	+0.5%
15	Girona province	127.8	+0.8%
15	Tarragona province	127.8	+0.6%
17	Cantabria province	110.4	0%
18	Álava province	108.5	+0.6%
19	Asturias province	97	-0.6%
20	Castellón province	86.2	+0.1%
21	Almería province	80.3	+0.5%
22	Granada province	72.9	+0.1%
23	Valladolid province	64.3	-0.3%
24	Navarre province	62.5	+0.6%
25	La Rioja province	62.3	+0.2%
26	Córdoba province	57.6	-0.3%
27	Zaragoza province	56.3	+0.4%
28	Huelva province	52.5	+0.2%
29	Jaén province	47.5	-0.6%
30	Toledo province	45.1	+0.2%
31	Ourense province	42.9	-0.5%
32	Lleida province	35.5	+0.3%
33	Lugo province	33.7	-0.6%
34	Badajoz province	31.5	-0.6%
35	León province	29.9	-1%
36	Salamanca province	27.2	-0.4%
37	Albacete province	26.2	-0.4%
38	Ciudad Real province	25.2	-0.8%
39	Burgos province	24.9	-0.4%
40	Segovia province	22.3	-0.4%
41	Guadalajara province	21.2	+1%
42	Cáceres province	20.1	-1%
42	Palencia province	20.1	-0.5%
44	Ávila province	19.9	-0.5%
45	Zamora province	16.8	-1.2%
46	Huesca province	14.1	0%
47	Cuenca province	11.7	-0.8%
48	Teruel province	9	-1.1%
49	Soria province	8.7	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 6,049.9 inhabitants per km² in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest population density?

Soria province, with 8.7 inhabitants per km² in 2018.

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.