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Population in Madrid

1996 – 2025 · 29 data points 1 of 52 · Regions of Spain Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 1996 – 2025

Population, 1996 – 2025 people
+11% since 2015

Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 1996 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Madrid 7.1M
Madrid 7.1M
Spain 49M
European Union 451M
World 8.2B

Sources: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Madrid · 1996 – 2025
Latest value 7,137,031 · 2025
First value 5,022,289 · 1996
Highest 7,137,031 · 2025
Lowest 5,022,289 · 1996
Average change +1.2% a year on average
Data points 29

By year

All years · 1996 – 2025

YearMadridChange MadridSpainEuropean UnionWorld
2025 7,137,031 +1.9% 7.1M 49M 451M 8.2B
2024 7,001,715 +2.1% 7M 49M 449M 8.1B
2023 6,859,914 +1.6% 6.9M 48M 448M 8.1B
2022 6,750,336 −0.0% 6.7M 47M 446M 8B
2021 6,751,251 −0.4% 6.7M 47M 446M 7.9B
2020 6,779,888 +1.7% 6.7M 47M 447M 7.9B
2019 6,663,394 +1.3% 6.6M 47M 446M 7.8B
2018 6,578,079 +1.1% 6.5M 47M 445M 7.7B
2017 6,507,184 +0.6% 6.5M 46M 445M 7.6B
2016 6,466,996 +0.5% 6.4M 46M 444M 7.5B
2015 6,436,996 −0.3% 6.4M 46M 443M 7.4B
2014 6,454,440 −0.6% 6.4M 46M 442M 7.4B
2013 6,495,551 −0.0% 6.4M 47M 442M 7.3B
2012 6,498,560 +0.1% 6.4M 47M 441M 7.2B
2011 6,489,680 +0.5% 6.4M 47M 440M 7.1B
2010 6,458,684 +1.1% 6.4M 46M 441M 7B
2009 6,386,932 +1.8% 6.3M 46M 440M 6.9B
2008 6,271,638 +3.1% 6.2M 46M 439M 6.8B
2007 6,081,689 +1.2% 6.1M 45M 437M 6.7B
2006 6,008,183 +0.7% 6M 44M 436M 6.7B
2005 5,964,143 +2.7% 5.9M 43M 434M 6.6B
2004 5,804,829 +1.5% 5.8M 43M 433M 6.5B
2003 5,718,942 +3.5% 5.6M 42M 431M 6.4B
2002 5,527,152 +2.9% 5.5M 41M 430M 6.3B
2001 5,372,433 +3.2% 5.4M 41M 429M 6.2B
2000 5,205,408 +1.2% 5.3M 40M 428M 6.2B
1999 5,145,325 +1.1% 5.3M 40M 428M 6.1B
1998 5,091,336 +1.4% 5.2M 40M 427M 6B
1996 5,022,289 5.2M 40M 425M 5.8B

Sources: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1996 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Spain

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
52 Ceuta 84,202
51 Melilla 87,076
50 Soria 88,884
49 Teruel 134K
48 Segovia 153K
47 Ávila 158K
46 Palencia 160K
45 Zamora 171K
44 Cuenca 196K
43 Huesca 223K
42 Guadalajara 262K
41 Ourense 307K
40 Rioja, La 320K
39 Lugo 328K
38 Salamanca 329K
37 Araba/Álava 334K
36 Burgos 358K
35 Albacete 388K
34 Cáceres 392K
33 Lleida 439K
32 León 456K
31 Ciudad Real 495K
30 Valladolid 521K
29 Huelva 524K
28 Cantabria 583K
27 Castellón/Castelló 586K
26 Jaén 631K
25 Navarra 661K
24 Badajoz 672K
23 Toledo 704K
22 Gipuzkoa 727K
21 Almería 728K
20 Córdoba 781K
19 Girona 782K
18 Tarragona 817K
17 Granada 919K
16 Pontevedra 945K
15 Zaragoza 973K
14 Asturias 1M
13 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1M
12 Coruña, A 1.1M
11 Palmas, Las 1.1M
10 Bizkaia 1.2M
9 Balears, Illes 1.2M
8 Cádiz 1.2M
7 Murcia 1.5M
6 Málaga 1.7M
5 Alicante/Alacant 1.9M
4 Sevilla 2M
3 Valencia/València 2.6M
2 Barcelona 5.7M
1 Madrid 6.8M

Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 2020

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