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Population in Leganés
1996 – 2025 · 29 data points
3 of 11 · Towns of Madrid
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 1996 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
15 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
5 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
195,734
+0.9%
since 2024
Towns of Madrid · 2025
3 of 11
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+4.7%
+0.4% a year on average
share of Madrid
2.74%
Madrid: 7,137,031 · 2025
Population, 1996 – 2025 people
+4.7% since 2015
0
50K
100K
150K
200K
1996
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 1996 – 2025
Compared with Population · people
Sources: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Leganés · 1996 – 2025
Latest value
195,734 · 2025
First value
174,593 · 1996
Highest
195,734 · 2025
Lowest
172,049 · 2000
Average change
+0.4% a year on average
Data points
29
By year
All years · 1996 – 2025
| Year | Leganés | Change | Madrid | Madrid | Spain | European Union | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195,734 | +0.9% | 7.1M | 7.1M | 49M | 451M | 8.2B |
| 2024 | 194,084 | +1.8% | 7M | 7M | 49M | 449M | 8.1B |
| 2023 | 190,665 | +2.1% | 6.9M | 6.9M | 48M | 448M | 8.1B |
| 2022 | 186,660 | −0.6% | 6.8M | 6.7M | 47M | 446M | 8B |
| 2021 | 187,762 | −1.8% | 6.8M | 6.7M | 47M | 446M | 7.9B |
| 2020 | 191,114 | +0.7% | 6.8M | 6.7M | 47M | 447M | 7.9B |
| 2019 | 189,861 | +0.8% | 6.7M | 6.6M | 47M | 446M | 7.8B |
| 2018 | 188,425 | +0.4% | 6.6M | 6.5M | 47M | 445M | 7.7B |
| 2017 | 187,720 | +0.3% | 6.5M | 6.5M | 46M | 445M | 7.6B |
| 2016 | 187,173 | +0.1% | 6.5M | 6.4M | 46M | 444M | 7.5B |
| 2015 | 186,907 | +0.1% | 6.4M | 6.4M | 46M | 443M | 7.4B |
| 2014 | 186,696 | −0.2% | 6.5M | 6.4M | 46M | 442M | 7.4B |
| 2013 | 186,995 | −0.1% | 6.5M | 6.4M | 47M | 442M | 7.3B |
| 2012 | 187,125 | +0.3% | 6.5M | 6.4M | 47M | 441M | 7.2B |
| 2011 | 186,552 | −0.4% | 6.5M | 6.4M | 47M | 440M | 7.1B |
| 2010 | 187,227 | +0.6% | 6.5M | 6.4M | 46M | 441M | 7B |
| 2009 | 186,066 | +1.0% | 6.4M | 6.3M | 46M | 440M | 6.9B |
| 2008 | 184,209 | +1.0% | 6.3M | 6.2M | 46M | 439M | 6.8B |
| 2007 | 182,431 | −0.0% | 6.1M | 6.1M | 45M | 437M | 6.7B |
| 2006 | 182,471 | +0.7% | 6M | 6M | 44M | 436M | 6.7B |
| 2005 | 181,248 | +1.5% | 6M | 5.9M | 43M | 434M | 6.6B |
| 2004 | 178,630 | +1.0% | 5.8M | 5.8M | 43M | 433M | 6.5B |
| 2003 | 176,900 | +1.4% | 5.7M | 5.6M | 42M | 431M | 6.4B |
| 2002 | 174,436 | +0.6% | 5.5M | 5.5M | 41M | 430M | 6.3B |
| 2001 | 173,426 | +0.8% | 5.4M | 5.4M | 41M | 429M | 6.2B |
| 2000 | 172,049 | −0.6% | 5.2M | 5.3M | 40M | 428M | 6.2B |
| 1999 | 173,163 | ±0.0% | 5.1M | 5.3M | 40M | 428M | 6.1B |
| 1998 | 173,163 | −0.8% | 5.1M | 5.2M | 40M | 427M | 6B |
| 1996 | 174,593 | 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
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madrid | 3.3M | |
| 2 | Alcalá de Henares | 196K | |
| 3 | Leganés | 188K | |
| 4 | Getafe | 183K | |
| 5 | Alcorcón | 171K | |
| 6 | Alcobendas | 117K | |
| 7 | Pozuelo de Alarcón | 87,134 | |
| 8 | Coslada | 81,273 | |
| 9 | Majadahonda | 72,034 | |
| 10 | Boadilla del Monte | 59,052 | |
| 11 | Bustarviejo | 2,701 |
Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 2021
What it means
How many people live here — residents, not visitors.
How it is calculated
Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.
People
Statistics: Leganés
Population growth
1.03%
2025 · Spain
Population density
886
2024 · Madrid
Median age
44.2
2025 · Madrid
Children under 15
13.3%
2025 · Madrid
Residents 65 and over
18.9%
2025 · Madrid
Life expectancy
85.7
2024 · Madrid
Births per woman
1.10
2024 · Spain
Birth rate
7.2
2024 · Madrid
Infant mortality
2.6
2024 · Spain
Net migration
14.6
2024 · Madrid
Born abroad
18.5%
2024 · Spain
Urban population
80.5%
2025 · Spain