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Valencia: population

Valencia, Spain: 1.39 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 3 of 84.

In 1975 it had 937,000 people.

In 2000 it had 1.2 million people, so it has grown by 16% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 1.38 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 20260500K1M1.5M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 Valencia: 1.4M

Largest cities: Spain

City20252050, projected
Madrid5,583,6015,588,668
Barcelona3,982,7044,117,282
Valencia1,390,0451,375,750
Bilbao741,795661,007
Seville699,504642,550
Zaragoza585,533519,783
Málaga521,854492,100
Palma de Mallorca473,499565,669
Alicante397,948391,844
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria381,670372,353

Spain: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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