Spain

EuropeCapital: Madrid

2026 population

49.6M

Rank #31 globally

Area

506k km²

Metros tracked

103

83% of population in metros

Composite score

308.9

Rank #9 globally

103 tracked metros

Rank	Metro	Population	Score	Tier
#19	Madrid★ Capital▲ Largest	6.9M	68.0	World City
#33	Barcelona	5.7M	56.7	World City
#105	Valencia	2.6M	26.6	Major Metro
#163	Bilbao	1.2M	17.0	Regional Hub
#178	Seville	2.0M	15.2	Regional Hub
#249	San Sebastián	413K	10.5	Regional Hub
#297	Málaga	1.1M	8.5	Established City
#331	Palma de Mallorca	921K	7.7	Established City
#349	Pamplona	373K	7.1	Established City
#350	Tenerife	931K	7.1	Established City
#362	Granada	521K	6.7	Established City
#485	Cádiz	427K	4.6	Emerging City
#531	Ibiza	154K	4.1	Emerging City
#559	Vitoria-Gasteiz	333K	3.9	Emerging City
#580	León	389K	3.6	Emerging City
#598	Alicante	494K	3.5	Emerging City
#604	Santiago de Compostela	170K	3.4	Emerging City
#627	Santander	333K	3.3	Emerging City
#669	Oviedo	327K	2.9	Emerging City
#677	Castellon	448K	2.9	Emerging City
#684	Zaragoza	974K	2.9	Emerging City
#692	Benidorm	189K	2.8	Emerging City
#707	Corunna	406K	2.6	Emerging City
#736	Murcia	702K	2.5	Emerging City
#746	Las Palmas	852K	2.4	Emerging City
#804	Vigo	468K	2.2	Emerging City
#983	Girona	196K	1.6	Emerging City
#1072	Burgos	356K	1.4	Emerging City
#1107	Logroño	197K	1.3	Emerging City
#1116	Tarragona	458K	1.3	Emerging City
#1120	Valladolid	519K	1.3	Emerging City
#1130	Cartagena (ES)	401K	1.3	Emerging City
#1139	Eibar	55K	1.3	Emerging City
#1215	Elche	300K	1.1	Emerging City
#1318	Ferrol	157K	1.0	Emerging City
#1319	Algeciras	276K	1.0	Emerging City
#1328	Jerez	214K	1.0	Emerging City
#1360	Cáceres	132K	0.9	Local City
#1365	Ciudad Real	106K	0.9	Local City
#1455	Huesca	224K	0.8	Local City
#1472	Ourense	144K	0.8	Local City
#1554	Figueres	135K	0.7	Local City
#1611	Cordova	423K	0.6	Local City
#1668	Almería	269K	0.6	Local City
#1694	Lleida	211K	0.6	Local City
#1731	Arrecife	160K	0.6	Local City
#1746	Avilés	147K	0.5	Local City
#1749	Guadalajara (ES)	142K	0.5	Local City
#1758	Pontevedra	126K	0.5	Local City
#1762	Mérida	123K	0.5	Local City
#1766	Fuerteventura	119K	0.5	Local City
#1767	Lugo	118K	0.5	Local City
#1790	Menorca	97K	0.5	Local City
#1800	Torrelavega	90K	0.5	Local City
#1945	Marbella	560K	0.4	Local City
#2072	Salamanca	328K	0.4	Local City
#2106	Gijón	294K	0.3	Local City
#2217	Cuenca (ES)	197K	0.3	Local City
#2262	Albacete	173K	0.3	Local City
#2268	Elda	170K	0.3	Local City
#2293	Palencia	159K	0.3	Local City
#2310	Segovia	154K	0.3	Local City
#2401	Sanlúcar	125K	0.3	Local City
#2534	Melilla	86K	0.3	Local City
#2538	Ceuta	85K	0.3	Local City
#2543	Santa Cruz de La Palma	84K	0.3	Local City
#2545	Talavera de la Reina	83K	0.3	Local City
#2614	Ponferrada	64K	0.3	Local City
#2624	Zamora (ES)	60K	0.3	Local City
#2736	Teruel	36K	0.3	Local City
#3033	Orihuela	362K	0.1	Local City
#3126	El Ejido	264K	0.1	Local City
#3159	Huelva	237K	0.1	Local City
#3190	Jaen	217K	0.1	Local City
#3278	Blanes	174K	0.1	Local City
#3326	Ávila	159K	0.1	Local City
#3343	Badajoz	151K	0.1	Local City
#3354	Lorca	148K	0.0	Local City
#3392	Palamós	137K	0.0	Local City
#3410	Toledo (ES)	132K	0.0	Local City
#3453	Motril	124K	0.0	Local City
#3532	Alcoy	110K	0.0	Local City
#3612	Linares	98K	0.0	Local City
#3655	Don Benito	90K	0.0	Local City
#3656	Tudela	90K	0.0	Local City
#3664	Soria	89K	0.0	Local City
#3753	Almendralejo	73K	0.0	Local City
#3778	Langreo	69K	0.0	Local City
#3844	Puertollano	62K	0.0	Local City
#3850	Yecla	61K	0.0	Local City
#3878	Mieres	58K	0.0	Local City
#3950	Almansa	50K	0.0	Local City
#3986	Beasain	45K	0.0	Local City
#4002	Denia	43K	0.0	Local City
#4004	Lucena	43K	0.0	Local City
#4032	Plasencia	40K	0.0	Local City
#4057	Vilagarcía de Arousa	37K	0.0	Local City
#4075	Tomelloso	36K	0.0	Local City
#4088	Calahorra	34K	0.0	Local City
#4092	Villena	34K	0.0	Local City
#4188	Tafalla	23K	0.0	Local City
#4232	Zafra	17K	0.0	Local City
#4236	Andorra	16K	0.0	Local City