Top 10 Most Populous Autonomous Regions of Spain

List of the 10 most populous Autonomous Regions of Spain. Andalusia is the Spanish region with the most population, followed by Catalonia and Madrid.

List of the 10 most populous Autonomous Regions of Spain

The list of the 10 most populous Autonomous Regions of Spain includes the list of Spanish regions taking into account the number of inhabitants. The Autonomous Region of Spain with the most population is Andalusia, followed by the region of Catalonia and the region of Madrid, which complete the podium in the ranking of the autonomous regions of Spain with the most population , according to an estimate for 2018. Spain has an area close to 505,000 kilometers squares, divided by 19 autonomous regions. This includes Ceuta and Melilla and the two archipelagos of the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands. The 3 autonomous regions with the most inhabitants all together have more population than the remaining 7 autonomous regions all together. The list of the most populous provinces and cities with the most population decisively influence this particular ranking.

List of the 10 most populous Autonomous Regions of Spain

10th Murcia

Opening this list of the 10 most populous Autonomous Regions of Spain is the region of Murcia, located in the south of Spain, with a population of 1,478,509 inhabitants.

9th Castile-La Mancha

With a population of just over 2 million inhabitants, one of the largest autonomous regions in Spain is one of the most populated.

8th Canary Islands

The Canary Islands had 2,127,685 inhabitants in 2018, in one of the 2 Spanish archipelagos.

7th Basque Country

This Spanish autonomous region almost reached the 2.2 million inhabitants registered in 2018.

6th Castile and Leon

The largest Autonomous Region in terms of area is also one of the most populated, with a record of 2,409,164 inhabitants.

5th Galicia

With 2,701,043 inhabitants, Galicia is in the top-5 of the Spanish regions with the most population .

4th Valencian Community

A tourist destination par excellence, the Region of Valencia is one of the most populous Spanish regions , with 4,963,703 inhabitants.

3rd Madrid

On the podium of the most populous regions in Spain is the region where the country’s capital, Madrid, is located, registering 6,578,079 residents in 2018.

2nd Catalonia

With more than 7.6 million inhabitants, the region of Catalonia surpasses the region of the Community of Madrid in the number of inhabitants.

1st Andalusia

The most populous region of Spain is the region of Andalusia with 8,384,408 inhabitants estimated for 2018, being one of the largest regions in the country by area.

List of the 10 most populous Autonomous Regions of Spain