Top 10 Largest Cities in Spain (2024 Population)

Based on INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) 2024 municipal register (padrón):

Metro Area Context (Larger Functional Cities)

• Madrid metro: ~6.8M
• Barcelona metro: ~5.6M
• Valencia metro: ~1.6M
• Seville metro: ~1.3M
• Bilbao metro: ~1.0M

Notes

• Madrid & Barcelona dominate — together ~25% of Spain's urban population.
• Coastal / island cities (Málaga, Palma, Las Palmas) boosted by tourism & retirement migration.
• Bilbao's transformation (Guggenheim 1997) reversed post-industrial decline.