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Population density in Madrid
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
3 of 19 · Regions of Spain
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2024
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6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
5 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2024
886per km²
+1.7%
since 2023
Regions of Spain · 2024
3 of 19
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+11%
+1.1% a year on average
vs Spain
+811%
Spain: 97.2 · 2024
Population density, 1990 – 2024 per km² · Madrid · Spain · European Union · World
+11% since 2014
0
250
500
750
1,000
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
Madrid
Spain
European Union
World
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Population density · per km²
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Madrid · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
886 · 2024
First value
616 · 1990
Highest
886 · 2024
Lowest
616 · 1990
Average change
+1.1% a year on average
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | Madrid | Change | Spain | European Union | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 886 | +1.7% | 97.2 | 110 | — |
| 2023 | 871 | +2.0% | 96.2 | 109 | 62.1 |
| 2022 | 854 | +0.8% | 95.1 | 109 | 61.6 |
| 2021 | 847 | +0.9% | 94.2 | 109 | 61.0 |
| 2020 | 840 | ±0.0% | 93.8 | 109 | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 840 | +1.5% | 93.8 | 109 | 59.8 |
| 2018 | 827 | +1.3% | 93.1 | 109 | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 817 | +1.0% | 92.7 | 109 | 58.6 |
| 2016break in series | 809 | +0.7% | 92.5 | 108 | 57.9 |
| 2015 | 804 | +0.4% | 92.5 | 108 | 57.3 |
| 2014 | 801 | −0.3% | 92.5 | 108 | 56.6 |
| 2013 | 804 | −0.4% | 92.9 | 107 | 55.9 |
| 2012 | 806 | +0.1% | 93.2 | 107 | 55.2 |
| 2011 | 805 | +0.4% | 93.2 | 107 | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 802 | +0.5% | 92.8 | 107 | 54.9 |
| 2009 | 798 | +1.2% | 92.4 | 107 | 54.3 |
| 2008 | 788 | +2.1% | 91.6 | 107 | 53.6 |
| 2007 | 773 | +3.1% | 90.1 | 106 | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 749 | +1.8% | 87.7 | 106 | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 736 | +1.6% | 86.3 | 106 | 51.6 |
| 2004 | 724 | +2.0% | 84.8 | 105 | 51.0 |
| 2003 | 710 | +2.6% | 83.4 | 105 | 50.4 |
| 2002 | 692 | +2.4% | 81.9 | 105 | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 676 | +1.4% | 80.7 | 104 | 49.1 |
| 2000 | 667 | +0.9% | 80.2 | 104 | 48.4 |
| 1999 | 661 | +0.8% | 79.8 | 104 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 656 | +0.8% | 79.5 | 104 | 47.2 |
| 1997 | 650 | +0.8% | 79.2 | 103 | 46.5 |
| 1996 | 645 | +0.8% | 78.8 | 103 | 45.8 |
| 1995 | 640 | +0.8% | 78.5 | 103 | 45.1 |
| 1994 | 635 | +0.9% | 78.2 | 103 | 44.5 |
| 1993 | 629 | +0.9% | 77.8 | 102 | 43.8 |
| 1992 | 624 | +0.8% | 77.4 | 102 | 43.5 |
| 1991 | 619 | +0.5% | 77.0 | 102 | 51.7 |
| 1990 | 616 | 76.8 | 102 | 50.8 |
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Spain
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciudad de Melilla | 6,042 | |
| 2 | Ciudad de Ceuta | 4,223 | |
| 3 | Comunidad de Madrid | 840 | |
| 4 | País Vasco | 304 | |
| 5 | Canarias | 299 | |
| 6 | Illes Balears | 241 | |
| 7 | Cataluña | 238 | |
| 8 | Comunitat Valenciana | 216 | |
| 9 | Región de Murcia | 132 | |
| 10 | Cantabria | 110 | |
| 11 | Andalucía | 97.4 | |
| 12 | Principado de Asturias | 96.6 | |
| 13 | Galicia | 92.0 | |
| 14 | Comunidad Foral de Navarra | 63.1 | |
| 15 | La Rioja | 62.6 | |
| 16 | Aragón | 27.9 | |
| 17 | Extremadura | 26.0 | |
| 18 | Castilla-La Mancha | 25.8 | |
| 19 | Castilla y León | 25.6 |
Source: Eurostat, 2019
What it means
How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.
How it is calculated
Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.
People
Madrid in numbers
Population
7.1M
2025
Population growth
1.03%
2025 · Spain
Median age
44.2
2025
Children under 15
13.3%
2025
Residents 65 and over
18.9%
2025
Life expectancy
85.7
2024
Births per woman
1.10
2024 · Spain
Birth rate
7.2
2024
Infant mortality
2.6
2024 · Spain
Net migration
14.6
2024
Born abroad
18.5%
2024 · Spain
Urban population
80.5%
2025 · Spain