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# Largest cities in Spain

Spain cities ranked by their own published resident population.

- Canonical: /reports/spain-largest-cities/
- Last checked: 2026-08-13

## Answers

### Madrid, Spain

3,506,730 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/pob_xls/pobmun.zip
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Barcelona, Spain

1,731,649 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/pob_xls/pobmun.zip
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Valencia, Spain

840,792 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/pob_xls/pobmun.zip
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Zaragoza, Spain

693,091 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-50297
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Sevilla, Spain

689,423 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-41091
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Málaga, Spain

599,063 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-29067
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Murcia, Spain

479,405 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-30030
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Palma, Spain

434,786 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-07040
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las, Spain

381,868 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-35016
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Alacant/Alicante, Spain

366,221 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-03014
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Bilbao, Spain

351,124 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-48020
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Córdoba, Spain

323,262 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-14021
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Valladolid, Spain

302,614 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-47186
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Vigo, Spain

294,489 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-36057
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Hospitalet de Llobregat, L', Spain

289,510 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-08101
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Gijón, Spain

269,894 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-33024
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

260,699 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-01059
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Coruña, A, Spain

251,543 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-15030
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Elx/Elche, Spain

245,557 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-03065
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Granada, Spain

233,975 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-18087
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Terrassa, Spain

233,270 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-08279
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Badalona, Spain

231,542 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-08015
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Sabadell, Spain

225,368 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-08187
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Oviedo, Spain

223,968 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-33044
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Cartagena, Spain

220,704 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-30016
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Móstoles, Spain

214,817 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-28092
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

213,634 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-11020
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

211,957 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-38038
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Pamplona/Iruña, Spain

209,094 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-31201
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Almería, Spain

205,468 people
- Source: https://www.ine.es/#index-04013
- Checked: 2026-06-07

## Method

Every row is a published population observation measured in people, ranked highest first. The values were observed in 2025. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

## Sources

INE — Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles, revisión del Padrón Municipal 1 January 2025 — https://www.ine.es/pob_xls/pobmun.zip
Zaragoza - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-50297
Sevilla - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-41091
Málaga - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-29067
Murcia - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-30030
Palma - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-07040
Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-35016
Alacant/Alicante - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-03014
Bilbao - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-48020
Córdoba - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-14021
Valladolid - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-47186
Vigo - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-36057
Hospitalet de Llobregat, L' - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-08101
Gijón - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-33024
Vitoria-Gasteiz - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-01059
Coruña, A - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-15030
Elx/Elche - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-03065
Granada - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-18087
Terrassa - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-08279
Badalona - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-08015
Sabadell - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-08187
Oviedo - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-33044
Cartagena - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-30016
Móstoles - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-28092
Jerez de la Frontera - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-11020
Santa Cruz de Tenerife - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-38038
Pamplona/Iruña - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-31201
Almería - official stats — https://www.ine.es/#index-04013

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Largest cities in Spain [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fb210a64815d35ef633b684ced3b55a7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/spain-largest-cities/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_largest-cities-in-spain_813231fcce94,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Largest cities in Spain},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {fb210a64815d35ef633b684ced3b55a7},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/spain-largest-cities/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/spain-largest-cities/
- Title: Largest cities in Spain
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## Boundary

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