Provinces of Spain by population density

Name: Provinces of Spain by population density, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Melilla province had the highest population density of 49 provinces in 2023, at 6,124.2 inhabitants per km². Soria province had the lowest, at 8.7 inhabitants per km². The median was 64.2 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Spain was 96.2 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,124.2Melilla province

Lowest8.7Soria province

Median64.249 provinces

Spain96.2History

All provinces, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2023 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2022
1	Melilla province	6,124.2	+0.6%
2	Ceuta province	4,155.8	+0.1%
3	Madrid province	870.6	+2%
4	Barcelona province	756.6	+1.5%
5	Biscay province	524.4	+0.5%
6	Gipuzkoa province	369.1	+0.5%
7	Alicante province	342.3	+2.2%
8	Valencia province	249.7	+1.9%
9	Málaga province	242.8	+1.7%
10	Pontevedra province	212.3	+0.1%
11	Cádiz province	171.9	+0.4%
12	A Coruña province	142.7	+0.4%
13	Seville province	141.5	+0.5%
14	Girona province	138.2	+1.9%
15	Murcia province	138	+1.2%
16	Tarragona province	136.8	+1.8%
17	Álava province	112	+0.6%
18	Cantabria province	111.9	+0.4%
19	Asturias province	95.4	+0.2%
20	Castellón province	92.1	+2%
21	Almería province	86.4	+1.4%
22	Granada province	74.4	+0.8%
23	Navarre province	65.3	+1.1%
24	Valladolid province	64.7	+0.8%
25	La Rioja province	64.2	+0.6%
26	Zaragoza province	57.4	+0.9%
27	Córdoba province	56.8	-0.2%
28	Huelva province	53.7	+0.6%
29	Toledo province	48.3	+1.9%
30	Jaén province	46.4	-0.4%
31	Ourense province	42.3	0%
32	Lleida province	37.1	+1.1%
33	Lugo province	33.1	+0.3%
34	Badajoz province	31.2	0%
35	León province	28.9	0%
36	Salamanca province	26.7	+0.4%
37	Albacete province	26.1	+0.4%
38	Burgos province	25.1	+0.4%
39	Ciudad Real province	24.9	0%
40	Guadalajara province	22.8	+1.8%
41	Segovia province	22.5	+0.9%
42	Ávila province	19.9	0%
42	Cáceres province	19.9	0%
44	Palencia province	19.7	0%
45	Zamora province	16	-0.6%
46	Huesca province	14.7	+1.4%
47	Cuenca province	11.7	+0.9%
48	Teruel province	9.1	0%
49	Soria province	8.7	+1.2%

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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 6,124.2 inhabitants per km² in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest population density?

Soria province, with 8.7 inhabitants per km² in 2023.

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.