Overview
- The regional Demographic Analysis 2025 reports 7,137,031 inhabitants, a 1.93% annual increase with 135,316 additional residents.
- Since 2019, the population has grown nearly 7%, outpacing the roughly 4% increase in the rest of Spain.
- Foreign arrivals made up a large share of the 2025 gain, with coverage citing either about 70% or 57,000 of the 135,316 new residents; births rose 3.3% to 52,450, exceeding 50,639 deaths.
- Population remains concentrated in the capital and metropolitan ring at 91%, while towns under 20,000 residents have grown 11.22% since 2019 and those under 2,500 by 15.77%.
- The government cites capacity-building projects to manage the rise, including Metro upgrades on lines 3, 5 and 11, the Plan Vive’s 14,000 homes, new elderly residences, and the Health and Justice hubs.