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Population density by province

Population density in every province in Spain: highest in Melilla (6,402 /km²), lowest in Soria (9 /km²); the middle province is at 66 /km². Of the fifth of provinces where it is highest, our forecast has PP winning 6 of 10; where it is lowest, PP wins 10 of 10.

9 /km² – 25 /km² (10)
25 /km² – 49 /km² (10)
49 /km² – 96 /km² (10)
96 /km² – 245 /km² (10)
245 /km² – 6,402 /km² (12)

One hexagon per province, each the same size. Grey: no figure held.

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At a glance

Highest: 6,402 /km² Melilla
Lowest: 9 /km² Soria
Middle province: 66 /km²
Provinces with a figure: 52

Who wins where it is high and low

Our forecast's winner in the fifth of provinces (10) where Population density is highest, and the fifth where it is lowest.

	Highest fifth	Lowest fifth
PP	6	10
PSOE	3	0
EH Bildu	1	0

Source: The national statistics office's figures for every province (as on our seat pages).

Highest: the top 15

#	Province	Population density	Projected
1	Melilla	6,402 /km²	PP
2	Ceuta	4,199 /km²	PP
3	Madrid	886 /km²	PP
4	Barcelona	770 /km²	PSOE
5	Bizkaia	527 /km²	PSOE
6	Gipuzkoa	370 /km²	EH Bildu
7	Alicante/Alacant	350 /km²	PP
8	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	322 /km²	PP
9	Las Palmas	288 /km²	PSOE
10	Valencia/València	256 /km²	PP
11	Illes Balears	250 /km²	PP
12	Málaga	245 /km²	PP
13	Pontevedra	211 /km²	PP
14	Cádiz	169 /km²	PP
15	A Coruña	143 /km²	PP

Lowest: the bottom 15

#	Province	Population density	Projected
52	Soria	9 /km²	PP
51	Teruel	9 /km²	PP
50	Cuenca	12 /km²	PP
49	Huesca	15 /km²	PP
48	Zamora	16 /km²	PP
47	Cáceres	20 /km²	PP
46	Palencia	20 /km²	PP
45	Ávila	20 /km²	PP
44	Segovia	23 /km²	PP
43	Guadalajara	23 /km²	PP
42	Ciudad Real	25 /km²	PP
41	Burgos	25 /km²	PP
40	Albacete	26 /km²	PP
39	Salamanca	27 /km²	PP
38	León	29 /km²	PP

Every province (52), highest first

#	Province	Region	Population density	Projected
1	Melilla	Melilla	6,402 /km²	PP
2	Ceuta	Ceuta	4,199 /km²	PP
3	Madrid	Comunidad de Madrid	886 /km²	PP
4	Barcelona	Cataluña	770 /km²	PSOE
5	Bizkaia	País Vasco	527 /km²	PSOE
6	Gipuzkoa	País Vasco	370 /km²	EH Bildu
7	Alicante/Alacant	Comunitat Valenciana	350 /km²	PP
8	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	Canarias	322 /km²	PP
9	Las Palmas	Canarias	288 /km²	PSOE
10	Valencia/València	Comunitat Valenciana	256 /km²	PP
11	Illes Balears	Illes Balears	250 /km²	PP
12	Málaga	Andalucía	245 /km²	PP
13	Pontevedra	Galicia	211 /km²	PP
14	Cádiz	Andalucía	169 /km²	PP
15	A Coruña	Galicia	143 /km²	PP
16	Sevilla	Andalucía	141 /km²	PP
17	Girona	Cataluña	140 /km²	PSOE
18	Murcia	Región de Murcia	140 /km²	PP
19	Tarragona	Cataluña	139 /km²	PSOE
20	Araba/Álava	País Vasco	113 /km²	PSOE
21	Cantabria	Cantabria	111 /km²	PP
22	Asturias	Principado de Asturias	96 /km²	PP
23	Castellón/Castelló	Comunitat Valenciana	95 /km²	PP
24	Almería	Andalucía	88 /km²	PP
25	Granada	Andalucía	75 /km²	PP
26	Navarra	Comunidad Foral de Navarra	66 /km²	PSOE
27	Valladolid	Castilla y León	65 /km²	PP
28	La Rioja	La Rioja	65 /km²	PP
29	Zaragoza	Aragón	58 /km²	PP
30	Córdoba	Andalucía	56 /km²	PP
31	Huelva	Andalucía	53 /km²	PP
32	Toledo	Castilla-La Mancha	49 /km²	PP
33	Jaén	Andalucía	46 /km²	PP
34	Ourense	Galicia	42 /km²	PP
35	Lleida	Cataluña	38 /km²	PSOE
36	Lugo	Galicia	33 /km²	PP
37	Badajoz	Extremadura	31 /km²	PP
38	León	Castilla y León	29 /km²	PP
39	Salamanca	Castilla y León	27 /km²	PP
40	Albacete	Castilla-La Mancha	26 /km²	PP
41	Burgos	Castilla y León	25 /km²	PP
42	Ciudad Real	Castilla-La Mancha	25 /km²	PP
43	Guadalajara	Castilla-La Mancha	23 /km²	PP
44	Segovia	Castilla y León	23 /km²	PP
45	Ávila	Castilla y León	20 /km²	PP
46	Palencia	Castilla y León	20 /km²	PP
47	Cáceres	Extremadura	20 /km²	PP
48	Zamora	Castilla y León	16 /km²	PP
49	Huesca	Aragón	15 /km²	PP
50	Cuenca	Castilla-La Mancha	12 /km²	PP
51	Teruel	Aragón	9 /km²	PP
52	Soria	Castilla y León	9 /km²	PP

Population density by province

Highest: the top 15

Lowest: the bottom 15

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