Population Statistics

 

POPULATION OF ANDALUCIA IN 2012

According to the municipal redister (padron) the population of Andalucia on the 1st January 2012 is 8,437,000. This is provisional estimate.

POPULATION OF ANDALUCIA IN 2011

According to the municipal redister (padron) the population of Andalucia on the 1st January 2011 is 8,415,000. This is an increase of 13.6% from the 2001 National Census.

PROVINCES

According to the municipal redister (padron) the population of Andalucia broken down into the eight provinces is as follows, together with increase since the 2001 national census.

Province Population Increase on 2001
Seville 1,927,000 +10.2 %
Malaga 1,624,000 +24,7 %
Cadiz 1,243,000 +9.9 %
Granada 922,000 +13.5 %
Cordoba 805,000 +4.7 %
Jaen 669,000 +21.6 %
Almeria 702,000 +31.7 %
Huelva 521,000 +13.0 %

 

ANDALUCIA CITIES over 100.000 inhabitants

 

There are 12 cities in Andalucia with a population greater than 100.000 in 2011. These are the eight provincial capitals plus Jerez de la Frontera and Algeciras in Cadiz province, Marbella in Malaga province and Dos Hermanos adjacent to Seville city. In the third column is the increase since the 2001 national census.

Province Population Increase on 2001
Seville 704,000 +0.0 %
Malaga 568,000 +6.4 %
Cordoba 328,000 +4.5 %
Granada 239,000 -2.0 %
Jerez 208,000 +12.4 %
Almeria 190,000 +11.8 %
Huelva 149,000 +5.7 %
Cadiz 126,000 -8.0 %
Jaen 117,000 +5.4 %
Algeciras 116,000 +10.5 %
Marbella 136,000 +23.6 %
Dos Hermanas 125,000 +25.0 %

 

SOME CLIMBERS

 

Town Population Increase on 2001
Vegas del Genil 9 thousand (+192 %)
Manilva 14 thousand (+136 %)
Benahavis 5 thousand (+133 %)
Mijas 76 thousand (+70 %)
Mojacar 7 thousand (+55 %)
Estepona 66 thousand (+52 %)
Fuengirola 71 thousand (+43 %)

 

SOME FALLERS

 

Town Population Increase on 2001
Huelago 358 (-32 %)
Beas de Segura 5,674 (-30 %)
Minas de Rio Tinto 4,207 (-13 %)

Information on the population of Andalucia municipalities in 2001 with  respect  to 1991 can be found on the 2001 population page
A table of the populations of the 770 Municipalities of Andalucia from 2001 to 2010 can be downloaded from here.  This provides an interesting insight to the city / rural distribution of  the Andalucia population.

Number of Towns Size of Towns Total population in group
12 Cities More than 100k 3.0 million
69 Towns 20k to 100k 2.7 million
689 Villages Less than 20k 2.7 million

 

MORE INFORMATION

 

Andalucia Population statistics for 2001 and referencing the increase over the 1991 census are found here 2001 Statistics

More information on Andalucia populations statistics can be found on the website of the  “Instituto de Estadistica y Cartografia de Andalucia” click here.

 

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