Population and Housing Censuses  
Variations in the population
Population by Autonomous Community and province and censal year
Units: persons

;Census 2011 Population;Census 2001 Population;Census 1991 Population;Census 1981 Population;
TOTAL NATIONAL;46,815,916;40,847,371;38,872,268;37,683,363;
ANDALUCÍA;8,371,270;7,357,558;6,940,522;6,441,149;
Almería;688,736;536,731;455,496;410,848;
Cádiz;1,244,732;1,116,491;1,078,404;988,387;
Córdoba;802,575;761,657;754,452;720,825;
Granada;922,100;821,660;790,515;758,650;
Huelva;519,895;462,579;443,476;418,595;
Jaén;667,484;643,820;637,633;639,863;
Málaga;1,594,808;1,287,017;1,160,843;1,025,629;
Sevilla;1,930,941;1,727,603;1,619,703;1,478,352;
ARAGÓN;1,344,509;1,204,215;1,188,817;1,196,965;
Huesca;225,962;206,502;207,810;214,909;
Teruel;143,162;135,858;143,680;153,457;
Zaragoza;975,385;861,855;837,327;828,599;
ASTURIAS, PRINCIPADO DE;1,075,183;1,062,998;1,093,937;1,129,572;
BALEARS, ILLES;1,100,503;841,669;709,138;655,945;
CANARIAS;2,082,655;1,694,477;1,493,784;1,367,669;
Palmas, Las;1,087,225;887,676;767,969;708,783;
Santa Cruz de Tenerife;995,429;806,801;725,815;658,886;
CANTABRIA;592,542;535,131;527,326;513,123;
CASTILLA Y LEÓN;2,540,188;2,456,474;2,545,926;2,583,159;
Ávila;171,647;163,442;174,378;183,590;
Burgos;372,538;348,934;352,772;363,523;
León;493,312;488,751;525,896;523,613;
Palencia;170,513;174,143;185,479;188,479;
Salamanca;350,018;345,609;357,801;364,315;
Segovia;163,171;147,694;147,188;149,362;
Soria;94,610;90,717;94,537;100,719;
Valladolid;532,765;498,094;494,207;481,785;
Zamora;191,613;199,090;213,668;227,773;
CASTILLA-LA MANCHA;2,106,331;1,760,516;1,658,446;1,648,634;
Albacete;401,580;364,835;342,677;339,374;
Ciudad Real;526,628;478,957;475,435;475,130;
Cuenca;215,165;200,346;205,198;215,975;
Guadalajara;257,442;174,999;145,593;143,473;
Toledo;705,516;541,379;489,543;474,682;
CATALUÑA;7,519,843;6,343,110;6,059,494;5,956,597;
Barcelona;5,522,565;4,805,927;4,654,407;4,623,362;
Girona;751,806;565,304;509,628;467,012;
Lleida;438,428;362,206;353,455;353,162;
Tarragona;807,044;609,673;542,004;513,061;
COMUNITAT VALENCIANA;5,009,931;4,162,776;3,857,234;3,646,870;
Alicante/Alacant;1,852,166;1,461,925;1,292,563;1,149,185;
Castellón/Castelló;594,423;484,566;446,744;431,908;
Valencia/València;2,563,342;2,216,285;2,117,927;2,065,777;
EXTREMADURA;1,104,499;1,058,503;1,061,852;1,064,976;
Badajoz;691,799;654,882;650,388;643,519;
Cáceres;412,701;403,621;411,464;421,457;
GALICIA;2,772,928;2,695,880;2,731,669;2,811,942;
Coruña, A;1,141,286;1,096,027;1,096,966;1,093,122;
Lugo;348,067;357,648;384,365;405,377;
Ourense;328,697;338,446;353,491;430,175;
Pontevedra;954,877;903,759;896,847;883,268;
MADRID, COMUNIDAD DE;6,421,874;5,423,384;4,947,555;4,687,083;
MURCIA, REGIÓN DE;1,462,128;1,197,646;1,045,601;955,498;
NAVARRA, COMUNIDAD FORAL DE;640,129;555,829;519,277;509,002;
PAÍS VASCO;2,185,393;2,082,587;2,104,041;2,141,969;
Araba/Álava;320,778;286,387;272,447;257,863;
Bizkaia;1,156,190;1,122,637;1,155,106;1,189,375;
Gipuzkoa;708,425;673,563;676,488;694,731;
RIOJA, LA;321,173;276,702;263,434;254,352;
Ceuta;83,517;71,505;67,615;65,264;
Melilla;81,323;66,411;56,600;53,593;
Notes:
1) In the 1981 Census, data are referred to the de jure population
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística