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Provinces of Spain by population density

Melilla province had the highest population density of 49 provinces in 2020, at 6,041.5 inhabitants per km². Soria province had the lowest, at 8.7 inhabitants per km². The median was 62.6 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Spain was 93.8 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,041.5Melilla province
Lowest8.7Soria province
Median62.649 provinces
Spain93.8History

All provinces, 2020

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Melilla provinceMelilla province: 6,041.5 inhabitants per km²6,041.5Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 4,222.9 inhabitants per km²4,222.9Madrid provinceMadrid province: 839.7 inhabitants per km²839.7Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 726.5 inhabitants per km²726.5Biscay provinceBiscay province: 517 inhabitants per km²517Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 362.3 inhabitants per km²362.3Alicante provinceAlicante province: 325 inhabitants per km²325Valencia provinceValencia province: 237.7 inhabitants per km²237.7Málaga provinceMálaga province: 230.2 inhabitants per km²230.2Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 211.2 inhabitants per km²211.2Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 171.3 inhabitants per km²171.3A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 142.3 inhabitants per km²142.3Seville provinceSeville province: 140.8 inhabitants per km²140.8Murcia provinceMurcia province: 132.4 inhabitants per km²132.4Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 129.4 inhabitants per km²129.4Girona provinceGirona province: 129.3 inhabitants per km²129.3Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 110.5 inhabitants per km²110.5Álava provinceÁlava province: 109.2 inhabitants per km²109.2Asturias provinceAsturias province: 96.6 inhabitants per km²96.6Castellón provinceCastellón province: 86.6 inhabitants per km²86.6Almería provinceAlmería province: 81.1 inhabitants per km²81.1Granada provinceGranada province: 73.2 inhabitants per km²73.2Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 64.3 inhabitants per km²64.3Navarre provinceNavarre province: 63.1 inhabitants per km²63.1La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 62.6 inhabitants per km²62.6Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 57.5 inhabitants per km²57.5Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 56.8 inhabitants per km²56.8Huelva provinceHuelva province: 52.8 inhabitants per km²52.8Jaén provinceJaén province: 47.2 inhabitants per km²47.2Toledo provinceToledo province: 45.5 inhabitants per km²45.5Ourense provinceOurense province: 42.7 inhabitants per km²42.7Lleida provinceLleida province: 35.8 inhabitants per km²35.8Lugo provinceLugo province: 33.5 inhabitants per km²33.5Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 31.5 inhabitants per km²31.5León provinceLeón province: 29.7 inhabitants per km²29.7Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 27 inhabitants per km²27Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 26.2 inhabitants per km²26.2Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 25 inhabitants per km²25Burgos provinceBurgos province: 24.9 inhabitants per km²24.9Segovia provinceSegovia province: 22.3 inhabitants per km²22.3Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 21.4 inhabitants per km²21.4Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 20 inhabitants per km²20Palencia provincePalencia province: 20 inhabitants per km²20Ávila provinceÁvila province: 19.8 inhabitants per km²19.8Zamora provinceZamora province: 16.6 inhabitants per km²16.6Huesca provinceHuesca province: 14.2 inhabitants per km²14.2Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 11.7 inhabitants per km²11.7Teruel provinceTeruel province: 9 inhabitants per km²9Soria provinceSoria province: 8.7 inhabitants per km²8.7
inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2020
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2019
1Melilla province6,041.50%
2Ceuta province4,222.90%
3Madrid province839.70%
4Barcelona province726.50%
5Biscay province5170%
6Gipuzkoa province362.30%
7Alicante province3250%
8Valencia province237.70%
9Málaga province230.20%
10Pontevedra province211.20%
11Cádiz province171.30%
12A Coruña province142.30%
13Seville province140.80%
14Murcia province132.40%
15Tarragona province129.40%
16Girona province129.30%
17Cantabria province110.50%
18Álava province109.20%
19Asturias province96.60%
20Castellón province86.60%
21Almería province81.10%
22Granada province73.20%
23Valladolid province64.30%
24Navarre province63.10%
25La Rioja province62.60%
26Córdoba province57.50%
27Zaragoza province56.80%
28Huelva province52.80%
29Jaén province47.20%
30Toledo province45.50%
31Ourense province42.70%
32Lleida province35.80%
33Lugo province33.50%
34Badajoz province31.50%
35León province29.70%
36Salamanca province270%
37Albacete province26.20%
38Ciudad Real province250%
39Burgos province24.90%
40Segovia province22.30%
41Guadalajara province21.40%
42Cáceres province200%
42Palencia province200%
44Ávila province19.80%
45Zamora province16.60%
46Huesca province14.20%
47Cuenca province11.70%
48Teruel province90%
49Soria province8.70%

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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 6,041.5 inhabitants per km² in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest population density?

Soria province, with 8.7 inhabitants per km² in 2020.

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.

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