Population and Housing Censuses  
Municipal Rankings (only for municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants)
Municipalities with a greater absolute growth since 2001
Units: persons

	2011 Censal Population	2001 Censal Population	Absolute variation 2011/2001 Censuses	
28079-Madrid: Madrid	3,198,645	2,938,723	259,922	
08019-Barcelona: Barcelona	1,611,013	1,503,884	107,129	
07040-Palma de Mallorca: Balears, Illes	402,044	333,801	68,243	
30030-Murcia: Murcia	437,667	370,745	66,922	
50297-Zaragoza: Zaragoza	678,115	614,905	63,210	
46250-Valencia: Valencia	792,054	738,441	53,613	
03014-Alicante/Alacant: Alicante/Alacant	329,325	284,580	44,745	
28106-Parla: Madrid	122,045	79,213	42,832	
08279-Terrassa: Barcelona	214,406	173,775	40,631	
03133-Torrevieja: Alicante/Alacant	90,097	50,953	39,144	
28123-Rivas-Vaciamadrid: Madrid	73,865	35,742	38,123	
29067-Málaga: Málaga	561,435	524,414	37,021	
04079-Roquetas de Mar: Almería	86,799	50,096	36,703	
28161-Valdemoro: Madrid	69,354	33,169	36,185	
29069-Marbella: Málaga	135,124	100,036	35,088	
38006-Arona: Santa Cruz de Tenerife	75,484	40,826	34,658	
03065-Elche/Elx: Alicante/Alacant	227,417	194,767	32,650	
30016-Cartagena: Murcia	215,757	184,686	31,071	
12040-Castellón de la Plana/Castelló de la Plana: Castellón/Castelló	176,298	147,667	28,631	
11020-Jerez de la Frontera: Cádiz	211,784	183,273	28,511	
29070-Mijas: Málaga	74,028	46,232	27,796	
29025-Benalmádena: Málaga	61,394	34,565	26,829	
28127-Rozas de Madrid, Las: Madrid	89,885	63,385	26,500	
41038-Dos Hermanas: Sevilla	128,433	101,988	26,445	
35016-Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las: Palmas, Las	381,271	354,863	26,408	
03099-Orihuela: Alicante/Alacant	79,889	54,390	25,499	
28148-Torrejón de Ardoz: Madrid	123,213	97,887	25,326	
25120-Lleida: Lleida	137,283	112,199	25,084	
08205-Sant Cugat del Vallès: Barcelona	84,934	60,265	24,669	
28005-Alcalá de Henares: Madrid	200,505	176,434	24,071	
Notes:
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística