Province Position Total TOTAL NATIONAL 2011 Census Population 46,815,916 TOTAL NATIONAL Relative position in 2011 .. TOTAL NATIONAL Relative position in 2001 .. TOTAL NATIONAL Relative position in 1991 .. TOTAL NATIONAL Relative position in 1981 .. 28 Madrid 2011 Census Population 6,421,874 28 Madrid Relative position in 2011 1 28 Madrid Relative position in 2001 1 28 Madrid Relative position in 1991 1 28 Madrid Relative position in 1981 1 08 Barcelona 2011 Census Population 5,522,565 08 Barcelona Relative position in 2011 2 08 Barcelona Relative position in 2001 2 08 Barcelona Relative position in 1991 2 08 Barcelona Relative position in 1981 2 46 Valencia/València 2011 Census Population 2,563,342 46 Valencia/València Relative position in 2011 3 46 Valencia/València Relative position in 2001 3 46 Valencia/València Relative position in 1991 3 46 Valencia/València Relative position in 1981 3 41 Sevilla 2011 Census Population 1,930,941 41 Sevilla Relative position in 2011 4 41 Sevilla Relative position in 2001 4 41 Sevilla Relative position in 1991 4 41 Sevilla Relative position in 1981 4 03 Alicante/Alacant 2011 Census Population 1,852,166 03 Alicante/Alacant Relative position in 2011 5 03 Alicante/Alacant Relative position in 2001 5 03 Alicante/Alacant Relative position in 1991 5 03 Alicante/Alacant Relative position in 1981 6 29 Málaga 2011 Census Population 1,594,808 29 Málaga Relative position in 2011 6 29 Málaga Relative position in 2001 6 29 Málaga Relative position in 1991 6 29 Málaga Relative position in 1981 9 30 Murcia 2011 Census Population 1,462,128 30 Murcia Relative position in 2011 7 30 Murcia Relative position in 2001 7 30 Murcia Relative position in 1991 11 30 Murcia Relative position in 1981 11 11 Cádiz 2011 Census Population 1,244,732 11 Cádiz Relative position in 2011 8 11 Cádiz Relative position in 2001 9 11 Cádiz Relative position in 1991 10 11 Cádiz Relative position in 1981 10 48 Bizkaia 2011 Census Population 1,156,190 48 Bizkaia Relative position in 2011 9 48 Bizkaia Relative position in 2001 8 48 Bizkaia Relative position in 1991 7 48 Bizkaia Relative position in 1981 5 15 Coruña, A 2011 Census Population 1,141,286 15 Coruña, A Relative position in 2011 10 15 Coruña, A Relative position in 2001 10 15 Coruña, A Relative position in 1991 8 15 Coruña, A Relative position in 1981 8 07 Balears, Illes 2011 Census Population 1,100,503 07 Balears, Illes Relative position in 2011 11 07 Balears, Illes Relative position in 2001 15 07 Balears, Illes Relative position in 1991 18 07 Balears, Illes Relative position in 1981 19 35 Palmas, Las 2011 Census Population 1,087,225 35 Palmas, Las Relative position in 2011 12 35 Palmas, Las Relative position in 2001 13 35 Palmas, Las Relative position in 1991 15 35 Palmas, Las Relative position in 1981 16 33 Asturias 2011 Census Population 1,075,183 33 Asturias Relative position in 2011 13 33 Asturias Relative position in 2001 11 33 Asturias Relative position in 1991 9 33 Asturias Relative position in 1981 7 38 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2011 Census Population 995,429 38 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Relative position in 2011 14 38 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Relative position in 2001 17 38 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Relative position in 1991 17 38 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Relative position in 1981 18 50 Zaragoza 2011 Census Population 975,385 50 Zaragoza Relative position in 2011 15 50 Zaragoza Relative position in 2001 14 50 Zaragoza Relative position in 1991 13 50 Zaragoza Relative position in 1981 13 36 Pontevedra 2011 Census Population 954,877 36 Pontevedra Relative position in 2011 16 36 Pontevedra Relative position in 2001 12 36 Pontevedra Relative position in 1991 12 36 Pontevedra Relative position in 1981 12 18 Granada 2011 Census Population 922,100 18 Granada Relative position in 2011 17 18 Granada Relative position in 2001 16 18 Granada Relative position in 1991 14 18 Granada Relative position in 1981 14 43 Tarragona 2011 Census Population 807,044 43 Tarragona Relative position in 2011 18 43 Tarragona Relative position in 2001 22 43 Tarragona Relative position in 1991 22 43 Tarragona Relative position in 1981 24 14 Córdoba 2011 Census Population 802,575 14 Córdoba Relative position in 2011 19 14 Córdoba Relative position in 2001 18 14 Córdoba Relative position in 1991 16 14 Córdoba Relative position in 1981 15 17 Girona 2011 Census Population 751,806 17 Girona Relative position in 2011 20 17 Girona Relative position in 2001 23 17 Girona Relative position in 1991 26 17 Girona Relative position in 1981 29 20 Gipuzkoa 2011 Census Population 708,425 20 Gipuzkoa Relative position in 2011 21 20 Gipuzkoa Relative position in 2001 19 20 Gipuzkoa Relative position in 1991 19 20 Gipuzkoa Relative position in 1981 17 45 Toledo 2011 Census Population 705,516 45 Toledo Relative position in 2011 22 45 Toledo Relative position in 2001 25 45 Toledo Relative position in 1991 28 45 Toledo Relative position in 1981 28 06 Badajoz 2011 Census Population 691,799 06 Badajoz Relative position in 2011 23 06 Badajoz Relative position in 2001 20 06 Badajoz Relative position in 1991 20 06 Badajoz Relative position in 1981 20 04 Almería 2011 Census Population 688,736 04 Almería Relative position in 2011 24 04 Almería Relative position in 2001 26 04 Almería Relative position in 1991 30 04 Almería Relative position in 1981 34 23 Jaén 2011 Census Population 667,484 23 Jaén Relative position in 2011 25 23 Jaén Relative position in 2001 21 23 Jaén Relative position in 1991 21 23 Jaén Relative position in 1981 21 31 Navarra 2011 Census Population 640,129 31 Navarra Relative position in 2011 26 31 Navarra Relative position in 2001 24 31 Navarra Relative position in 1991 25 31 Navarra Relative position in 1981 25 12 Castellón/Castelló 2011 Census Population 594,423 12 Castellón/Castelló Relative position in 2011 27 12 Castellón/Castelló Relative position in 2001 30 12 Castellón/Castelló Relative position in 1991 31 12 Castellón/Castelló Relative position in 1981 30 39 Cantabria 2011 Census Population 592,542 39 Cantabria Relative position in 2011 28 39 Cantabria Relative position in 2001 27 39 Cantabria Relative position in 1991 23 39 Cantabria Relative position in 1981 23 47 Valladolid 2011 Census Population 532,765 47 Valladolid Relative position in 2011 29 47 Valladolid Relative position in 2001 28 47 Valladolid Relative position in 1991 27 47 Valladolid Relative position in 1981 26 13 Ciudad Real 2011 Census Population 526,628 13 Ciudad Real Relative position in 2011 30 13 Ciudad Real Relative position in 2001 31 13 Ciudad Real Relative position in 1991 29 13 Ciudad Real Relative position in 1981 27 21 Huelva 2011 Census Population 519,895 21 Huelva Relative position in 2011 31 21 Huelva Relative position in 2001 32 21 Huelva Relative position in 1991 32 21 Huelva Relative position in 1981 33 24 León 2011 Census Population 493,312 24 León Relative position in 2011 32 24 León Relative position in 2001 29 24 León Relative position in 1991 24 24 León Relative position in 1981 22 25 Lleida 2011 Census Population 438,428 25 Lleida Relative position in 2011 33 25 Lleida Relative position in 2001 35 25 Lleida Relative position in 1991 37 25 Lleida Relative position in 1981 38 10 Cáceres 2011 Census Population 412,701 10 Cáceres Relative position in 2011 34 10 Cáceres Relative position in 2001 33 10 Cáceres Relative position in 1991 33 10 Cáceres Relative position in 1981 32 02 Albacete 2011 Census Population 401,580 02 Albacete Relative position in 2011 35 02 Albacete Relative position in 2001 34 02 Albacete Relative position in 1991 39 02 Albacete Relative position in 1981 39 09 Burgos 2011 Census Population 372,538 09 Burgos Relative position in 2011 36 09 Burgos Relative position in 2001 37 09 Burgos Relative position in 1991 38 09 Burgos Relative position in 1981 37 37 Salamanca 2011 Census Population 350,018 37 Salamanca Relative position in 2011 37 37 Salamanca Relative position in 2001 38 37 Salamanca Relative position in 1991 35 37 Salamanca Relative position in 1981 36 27 Lugo 2011 Census Population 348,067 27 Lugo Relative position in 2011 38 27 Lugo Relative position in 2001 36 27 Lugo Relative position in 1991 34 27 Lugo Relative position in 1981 35 32 Ourense 2011 Census Population 328,697 32 Ourense Relative position in 2011 39 32 Ourense Relative position in 2001 39 32 Ourense Relative position in 1991 36 32 Ourense Relative position in 1981 31 26 Rioja, La 2011 Census Population 321,173 26 Rioja, La Relative position in 2011 40 26 Rioja, La Relative position in 2001 41 26 Rioja, La Relative position in 1991 41 26 Rioja, La Relative position in 1981 41 01 Araba/Álava 2011 Census Population 320,778 01 Araba/Álava Relative position in 2011 41 01 Araba/Álava Relative position in 2001 40 01 Araba/Álava Relative position in 1991 40 01 Araba/Álava Relative position in 1981 40 19 Guadalajara 2011 Census Population 257,442 19 Guadalajara Relative position in 2011 42 19 Guadalajara Relative position in 2001 45 19 Guadalajara Relative position in 1991 48 19 Guadalajara Relative position in 1981 49 22 Huesca 2011 Census Population 225,962 22 Huesca Relative position in 2011 43 22 Huesca Relative position in 2001 42 22 Huesca Relative position in 1991 43 22 Huesca Relative position in 1981 44 16 Cuenca 2011 Census Population 215,165 16 Cuenca Relative position in 2011 44 16 Cuenca Relative position in 2001 43 16 Cuenca Relative position in 1991 44 16 Cuenca Relative position in 1981 43 49 Zamora 2011 Census Population 191,613 49 Zamora Relative position in 2011 45 49 Zamora Relative position in 2001 44 49 Zamora Relative position in 1991 42 49 Zamora Relative position in 1981 42 05 Ávila 2011 Census Population 171,647 05 Ávila Relative position in 2011 46 05 Ávila Relative position in 2001 47 05 Ávila Relative position in 1991 46 05 Ávila Relative position in 1981 46 34 Palencia 2011 Census Population 170,513 34 Palencia Relative position in 2011 47 34 Palencia Relative position in 2001 46 34 Palencia Relative position in 1991 45 34 Palencia Relative position in 1981 45 40 Segovia 2011 Census Population 163,171 40 Segovia Relative position in 2011 48 40 Segovia Relative position in 2001 48 40 Segovia Relative position in 1991 47 40 Segovia Relative position in 1981 48 44 Teruel 2011 Census Population 143,162 44 Teruel Relative position in 2011 49 44 Teruel Relative position in 2001 49 44 Teruel Relative position in 1991 49 44 Teruel Relative position in 1981 47 42 Soria 2011 Census Population 94,610 42 Soria Relative position in 2011 50 42 Soria Relative position in 2001 50 42 Soria Relative position in 1991 50 42 Soria Relative position in 1981 50 51 Ceuta 2011 Census Population 83,517 51 Ceuta Relative position in 2011 51 51 Ceuta Relative position in 2001 51 51 Ceuta Relative position in 1991 51 51 Ceuta Relative position in 1981 51 52 Melilla 2011 Census Population 81,323 52 Melilla Relative position in 2011 52 52 Melilla Relative position in 2001 52 52 Melilla Relative position in 1991 52 52 Melilla Relative position in 1981 52