Santiago de Compostela is the only one of the seven Galician cities that has not lost population since the start of the pandemic: In January 2020 it had 98,593 inhabitants, 523 less than the 99,116 in July 2021, the latest data offered by the Galician Institute of Statistics (IGE).
This trend is also transferred to the region of Santiago, formed by Ames, Boqueixón, Brión, Santiago, Teo, Val do Dubra and Vedra, which went from 170,431 inhabitants to 170,985, a similar rise to the capital.
The increase, in addition to Santiago, is focused on Brión and Teo, which added 220 and 194 inhabitants to stand at 8,304 and 18,902, respectively. The greatest decrease occurred in Ames, which went from 31,813 to 31,579 inhabitants.
Population loss in the area of influence
Parallel to the growth of the Santiago region and the capital itself, the counties in its area of influence -Arzúa, O Barbanza, Noia, Ordes, O Sar and O Xallas- have lost population, with the only exception of las Terras de Melide, which ranges from 12,272 to 12,310 inhabitants.
Así, Arzúa -Arzúa, Boimorto, O Pino and Touro- perdió 164 inhabitants and 16,157 inhabitants, O Barbanza -Boiro, A Pobra do Caramiñal, Rianxo and Ribeira- perdió 332 and is located at 65,633 and Noia -Lousame, Noia, Outes and Porto do Sonperió 148 and account with a total of 32,749.
Meanwhile, Ordes -Cerceda-Frades, Mesía, Ordes, Oroso, Tordoia and Trazo- lost 203 inhabitants and is left with 36,457, O Sar -Dodro, Padrón and Rois- lost 205 and stands at 15,670 and O Xallas -Mazaricos and Santa Comba- lost 138 to have a total of 13,643 inhabitants.
Other cities
In the same period of time -between January 2020 and July 2021-, the other six large Galician cities have lost inhabitants: A Coruña lost 4,274, Vigo 2,655, Ourense 2,337, Lugo 1,925, Pontevedra 818 and Ferrol, 1,531.
A) Yes, Santiago stands at a historical maximum with 99,116 inhabitants and is already the fourth most populous city in Galicia, ahead of Lugo and very close to the 101,201 of Ourense.
The city has not experienced major changes in recent decades: after a peak of 93,695 inhabitants in 1981 and a drop to 86,250 in 1986, the trend has been upward but slow, with 90,231 in 2002 and 95,412 in 2012, ten years ago.
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