Provinces of Spain by population density

Name: Provinces of Spain by population density, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Melilla province had the highest population density of 49 provinces in 2022, at 6,086.6 inhabitants per km². Soria province had the lowest, at 8.6 inhabitants per km². The median was 63.8 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Spain was 95.1 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,086.6Melilla province

Lowest8.6Soria province

Median63.849 provinces

Spain95.1History

All provinces, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2022 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2021
1	Melilla province	6,086.6	+1.1%
2	Ceuta province	4,152.7	-0.9%
3	Madrid province	853.9	+0.8%
4	Barcelona province	745.1	+2%
5	Biscay province	522	+0.9%
6	Gipuzkoa province	367.4	+1.2%
7	Alicante province	334.9	+2.2%
8	Valencia province	245	+2.4%
9	Málaga province	238.7	+2.6%
10	Pontevedra province	212	+0.2%
11	Cádiz province	171.3	-0.3%
12	A Coruña province	142.1	-0.1%
13	Seville province	140.8	-0.3%
14	Murcia province	136.3	+2.1%
15	Girona province	135.6	+3.7%
16	Tarragona province	134.4	+2.7%
17	Cantabria province	111.4	+0.6%
18	Álava province	111.3	+1.6%
19	Asturias province	95.2	-1%
20	Castellón province	90.3	+3.8%
21	Almería province	85.2	+4%
22	Granada province	73.8	+0.4%
23	Navarre province	64.6	+1.7%
24	Valladolid province	64.2	-0.2%
25	La Rioja province	63.8	+1.6%
26	Córdoba province	56.9	-0.9%
26	Zaragoza province	56.9	-0.2%
28	Huelva province	53.4	+0.6%
29	Toledo province	47.4	+3.3%
30	Jaén province	46.6	-0.6%
31	Ourense province	42.3	-0.5%
32	Lleida province	36.7	+1.9%
33	Lugo province	33	-0.9%
34	Badajoz province	31.2	-0.6%
35	León province	28.9	-2%
36	Salamanca province	26.6	-1.1%
37	Albacete province	26	-0.4%
38	Burgos province	25	+0.4%
39	Ciudad Real province	24.9	-0.4%
40	Guadalajara province	22.4	+3.2%
41	Segovia province	22.3	0%
42	Ávila province	19.9	+0.5%
42	Cáceres province	19.9	0%
44	Palencia province	19.7	-0.5%
45	Zamora province	16.1	-1.8%
46	Huesca province	14.5	+2.1%
47	Cuenca province	11.6	-0.9%
48	Teruel province	9.1	+1.1%
49	Soria province	8.6	-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 6,086.6 inhabitants per km² in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest population density?

Soria province, with 8.6 inhabitants per km² in 2022.

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.