Provinces of Spain by population density

Name: Provinces of Spain by population density, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Melilla province had the highest population density of 49 provinces in 2021, at 6,017.7 inhabitants per km². Soria province had the lowest, at 8.7 inhabitants per km². The median was 62.8 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Spain was 94.2 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,017.7Melilla province

Lowest8.7Soria province

Median62.849 provinces

Spain94.2History

All provinces, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2021 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2020
1	Melilla province	6,017.7	-0.4%
2	Ceuta province	4,190.1	-0.8%
3	Madrid province	846.9	+0.9%
4	Barcelona province	730.7	+0.6%
5	Biscay province	517.6	+0.1%
6	Gipuzkoa province	363.1	+0.2%
7	Alicante province	327.8	+0.9%
8	Valencia province	239.3	+0.7%
9	Málaga province	232.7	+1.1%
10	Pontevedra province	211.5	+0.1%
11	Cádiz province	171.8	+0.3%
12	A Coruña province	142.3	0%
13	Seville province	141.2	+0.3%
14	Murcia province	133.5	+0.8%
15	Tarragona province	130.9	+1.2%
16	Girona province	130.7	+1.1%
17	Cantabria province	110.7	+0.2%
18	Álava province	109.5	+0.3%
19	Asturias province	96.2	-0.4%
20	Castellón province	87	+0.5%
21	Almería province	81.9	+1%
22	Granada province	73.5	+0.4%
23	Valladolid province	64.3	0%
24	Navarre province	63.5	+0.6%
25	La Rioja province	62.8	+0.3%
26	Córdoba province	57.4	-0.2%
27	Zaragoza province	57	+0.4%
28	Huelva province	53.1	+0.6%
29	Jaén province	46.9	-0.6%
30	Toledo province	45.9	+0.9%
31	Ourense province	42.5	-0.5%
32	Lleida province	36	+0.6%
33	Lugo province	33.3	-0.6%
34	Badajoz province	31.4	-0.3%
35	León province	29.5	-0.7%
36	Salamanca province	26.9	-0.4%
37	Albacete province	26.1	-0.4%
38	Ciudad Real province	25	0%
39	Burgos province	24.9	0%
40	Segovia province	22.3	0%
41	Guadalajara province	21.7	+1.4%
42	Cáceres province	19.9	-0.5%
43	Ávila province	19.8	0%
43	Palencia province	19.8	-1%
45	Zamora province	16.4	-1.2%
46	Huesca province	14.2	0%
47	Cuenca province	11.7	0%
48	Teruel province	9	0%
49	Soria province	8.7	0%

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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 6,017.7 inhabitants per km² in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest population density?

Soria province, with 8.7 inhabitants per km² in 2021.

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.