List of the main cities of Spain, ordered by number of inhabitants.
| name | type | population |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | city | 3,233,527 |
| Barcelona | city | 1,615,908 |
| Valencia | city | 797,654 |
| Seville | city | 703,206 |
| Zaragoza | city | 654,390 |
| Málaga | city | 568,305 |
| Murcia | city | 422,861 |
| Palma | city | 405,318 |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | city | 377,203 |
| Bilbao | city | 351,629 |
| Alacant / Alicante | city | 329,988 |
| Córdoba | city | 328,428 |
| Valladolid | city | 299,186 |
| Vigo | city | 297,332 |
| Gijón | city | 277,198 |
| l'Hospitalet de Llobregat | city | 257,038 |
| A Coruña | city | 244,850 |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | city | 242,223 |
| Elx / Elche | city | 228,675 |
| Granada | city | 228,447 |
| Badalona | city | 220,888 |
| Cartagena | city | 218,244 |
| Oviedo | city | 216,607 |
| Terrassa | city | 215,517 |
| Jerez | city | 212,226 |
| Sabadell | city | 207,444 |
| Móstoles | city | 206,451 |
| Alcalá de Henares | city | 200,537 |
| Fuenlabrada | city | 197,520 |
| Pamplona | city | 196,166 |
| Almeria | city | 194,515 |
| Leganés | city | 186,995 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | city | 186,500 |
| Castellón de la Plana | city | 180,690 |
| Santander | city | 175,736 |
| Getafe | city | 172,526 |
| Burgos | city | 171,784 |
| Albacete | city | 171,390 |
| Alcorcón | city | 169,773 |
| Albacete | city | 164,771 |
| Badajoz | city | 149,892 |
| Huelva | city | 147,212 |
| Salamanca | city | 146,438 |
| Logroño | city | 145,866 |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | city | 144,518 |
| Lleida | city | 138,416 |
| Marbella | city | 136,322 |
| Tarragona | city | 134,085 |
| Dos Hermanas | city | 131,855 |
| Cádiz | city | 125,826 |
| Parla | city | 125,634 |
| León | city | 119,150 |
| Torrejón de Ardoz | city | 117,407 |
| Santa Coloma de Gramenet | town | 117,336 |
| Jaén | city | 116,790 |
| Mataró | city | 116,698 |
| Algeciras | city | 115,550 |
| Alcobendas | city | 110,080 |
| Ourense | city | 107,186 |
| Reus | city | 104,630 |
| Barakaldo | city | 100,020 |
| Lugo | city | 98,457 |
| San Fernando | town | 96,131 |
| Cáceres | city | 95,814 |
| Santiago de Compostela | city | 94,824 |
| Girona | city | 92,186 |
| Coslada | town | 91,218 |
| Cornellà de Llobregat | town | 87,458 |
| El Puerto de Santa María | town | 86,288 |
| Talavera de la Reina | town | 85,776 |
| Guadalajara | city | 83,391 |
| Toledo | city | 83,334 |
| Torrevieja | town | 83,252 |
| Sant Boi de Llobregat | town | 82,411 |
| Pontevedra | city | 82,400 |
| Chiclana de la Frontera | town | 82,298 |
| Sant Cugat del Vallès | town | 81,745 |
| El Ejido | town | 80,987 |
| Palencia | city | 79,573 |
| Avilés | town | 79,105 |
| San Sebastián de los Reyes | town | 78,157 |
| Manresa | town | 76,170 |
| Melilla | city | 76,034 |
| Rubí | town | 74,468 |
| Ferrol | city | 74,000 |
| Ceuta | city | 71,251 |
| Ciudad Real | city | 71,005 |
| Fuengirola | town | 71,000 |
| Majadahonda | town | 69,205 |
| Sanlúcar de Barrameda | town | 67,620 |
| Torremolinos | town | 66,957 |
| Benidorm | town | 66,831 |
| Torrent | town | 66,583 |
| Vilanova i la Geltrú | town | 66,532 |
| Estepona | town | 66,000 |
| Alcalá de Guadaíra | town | 65,929 |
| Valdemoro | town | 65,922 |
| Viladecans | town | 65,549 |
| La Línea de la Concepción | town | 64,645 |
| Gandia | town | 64,628 |