Autonomous communities of Spain by population

Name: Autonomous communities of Spain by population, 2023
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
License: INE reuse terms (attribution required)

Andalusia had the highest population of 19 autonomous communities in 2023, at 8.57 million. Ceuta had the lowest, at 83,039. The median was 1.55 million and the figure for Spain was 48.02 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest8,568,513Andalusia

Lowest83,039Ceuta

Median1,552,45719 autonomous communities

Spain48,022,515History

All autonomous communities, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	Autonomous communities	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Andalusia	8,568,513	+0.8%
2	Catalonia	7,909,125	+1.5%
3	Community of Madrid	6,859,914	+1.6%
4	Valencian Community	5,210,600	+2.2%
5	Galicia	2,696,177	+0.2%
6	Castile and León	2,380,149	+0.3%
7	Basque Country	2,219,019	+0.5%
8	Canary Islands	2,202,048	+1.1%
9	Castilla-La Mancha	2,078,534	+1.2%
10	Region of Murcia	1,552,457	+1.3%
11	Aragon	1,339,727	+1%
12	Balearic Islands	1,197,261	+1.8%
13	Extremadura	1,052,523	-0.2%
14	Asturias	1,005,283	+0.1%
15	Navarre	671,746	+1.1%
16	Cantabria	588,419	+0.5%
17	La Rioja	322,490	+0.8%
18	Melilla	85,491	+0.4%
19	Ceuta	83,039	-0.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the autonomous communities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=29005. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which autonomous community has the highest population?

Andalusia, with 8.57 million in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which autonomous community has the lowest population?

Ceuta, with 83,039 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005). Retrieved 2026-10-07.