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People Statistics · City

Population in Alcalá de Henares

1996 – 2025 · 29 data points 2 of 11 · Towns of Madrid Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

Population, 1996 – 2025 people
+2.2% since 2015

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

Compared with Population · people
Alcalá de Henares 203K
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 Alcalá de Henares · 1996 – 2025
Latest value 203,208 · 2025
First value 163,386 · 1996
Highest 204,823 · 2013
Lowest 163,386 · 1996
Average change +0.8% a year on average
Data points 29

By year

All years · 1996 – 2025

YearAlcalá de HenaresChange MadridMadridSpainEuropean UnionWorld
2025 203,208 +1.2% 7.1M 7.1M 49M 451M 8.2B
2024 200,702 +0.8% 7M 7M 49M 449M 8.1B
2023 199,184 +1.2% 6.9M 6.9M 48M 448M 8.1B
2022 196,888 +0.5% 6.8M 6.7M 47M 446M 8B
2021 195,982 −0.8% 6.8M 6.7M 47M 446M 7.9B
2020 197,562 +1.0% 6.8M 6.7M 47M 447M 7.9B
2019 195,649 +1.0% 6.7M 6.6M 47M 446M 7.8B
2018 193,751 −0.3% 6.6M 6.5M 47M 445M 7.7B
2017 194,310 −0.8% 6.5M 6.5M 46M 445M 7.6B
2016 195,907 −1.4% 6.5M 6.4M 46M 444M 7.5B
2015 198,750 −1.0% 6.4M 6.4M 46M 443M 7.4B
2014 200,768 −2.0% 6.5M 6.4M 46M 442M 7.4B
2013 204,823 +0.4% 6.5M 6.4M 47M 442M 7.3B
2012 203,924 +0.1% 6.5M 6.4M 47M 441M 7.2B
2011 203,686 −0.2% 6.5M 6.4M 47M 440M 7.1B
2010 204,120 −0.2% 6.5M 6.4M 46M 441M 7B
2009 204,574 +0.5% 6.4M 6.3M 46M 440M 6.9B
2008 203,645 +2.5% 6.3M 6.2M 46M 439M 6.8B
2007 198,723 −1.3% 6.1M 6.1M 45M 437M 6.7B
2006 201,380 +1.8% 6M 6M 44M 436M 6.7B
2005 197,804 +3.3% 6M 5.9M 43M 434M 6.6B
2004 191,545 +1.6% 5.8M 5.8M 43M 433M 6.5B
2003 188,519 +5.0% 5.7M 5.6M 42M 431M 6.4B
2002 179,602 +4.2% 5.5M 5.5M 41M 430M 6.3B
2001 172,418 +3.6% 5.4M 5.4M 41M 429M 6.2B
2000 166,397 +1.2% 5.2M 5.3M 40M 428M 6.2B
1999 164,463 +0.4% 5.1M 5.3M 40M 428M 6.1B
1998 163,831 +0.3% 5.1M 5.2M 40M 427M 6B
1996 163,386 5M 5.2M 40M 425M 5.8B

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

Ranking · Towns of Madrid

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
1 Madrid 3.2M
2 Alcalá de Henares 194K
3 Leganés 188K
4 Getafe 181K
5 Alcorcón 170K
6 Alcobendas 116K
7 Pozuelo de Alarcón 86,172
8 Coslada 81,860
9 Majadahonda 71,785
10 Boadilla del Monte 52,626
11 Bustarviejo 2,486

Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 2018

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