Galicia had at the end of 2020 2.6 million inhabitants, five thousand less than a year earlier. The evolution of the population in the autonomous community is decreasing (we are losing inhabitants) but there are big differences between the different regions.
The metropolitan areas of Vigo and A Coruña are emerging areas, gaining inhabitants year after year, while cities like Ferrol or the rural areas of the interior suffer a trickle of resident casualties.
The third city, Ourense, has lost inhabitants in the last two decades. Lugo and Santiago have grown, but do not reach 100,000 inhabitants.
1.Vigo
The city of Olívica has been the first municipality in Galicia in terms of population for decades. 296,000 inhabitants according to the INE, almost 11% of the population of the autonomous community.
So far in this century it has grown, but little. In 2000, the population was 285,000.
2. A Coruña
The second municipality in the Galician ranking is A Coruña. 247,000 members, almost 50,000 less than Vigo. Since 2000 it has gained only 6,000 inhabitants (241,000 inhabitants out of 2,000).
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3. Ourense
According to the INE, the city of Ourense has 105,000 inhabitants, it is the only one next to Vigo and A Coruña that exceeds 100,000 inhabitants.
The circumstance occurs that the third largest city in Galicia has lost population in this century. When we started it, the municipal registry numbered 108,000 people.
4. Lugo
Lugo has been close to 100,000 inhabitants for years, but has not yet overcome that barrier. With 98,500 registered residents, the municipality struggles to gain weight in the Galician demographic landscape.
Population growth has been significant in the last two decades. In 2000 Lugo had 88,000 inhabitants, 10,000 less than now.
5. Santiago de Compostela
The region of Santiago made a huge leap in population with the establishment of the Xunta in the 1980s. However, other municipalities gained the majority of inhabitants.
Santiago remains at 97,800 registered residents and is unlikely to reach the 100,000 line. In 2000 there were 93,000 members in the Galician capital, 4,000 less than now.
6. Pontevedra
Pontevedra has grown a lot in the last few decades. The municipal registry is at 83,000 residents, 8,000 more than when we began the century (75,000).
7. Ferrol
Ferrol was the Galician city that lost the most population. The decline began in the 1980s and currently the departmental city has 65,000 inhabitants.
At the beginning of this century it was the sixth largest city in Galicia, with 81,000 inhabitants. In 21 years he lost 16,000.
Ferrol has lost more than 20,000 inhabitants in recent decades
8. Narón
An important part of the population that Ferrol lost was gained by its neighbor Narón, which currently has 39,000 inhabitants, 9,000 more than in the year 2,000.
9. Vilagarcia de Arousa
Vilagarcía de Arousa is the capital of a thriving region. The municipality struggles to be the eighth city of Galicia and is 2,000 inhabitants from Narón, with 37,000 residents, 5,000 more than in the year 2,000.
10. Potters
The tenth municipality of Galicia in terms of population is Oleiros, which, according to the INE, has 36,000 inhabitants. It is located in the A Coruña region and has benefited from the limited availability of building land in the Herculean city.
The growth is spectacular. In the year 2000 the population of Oleiros was 26,000.
11.Arteixo (32,000)
12. Ames (32,000)
13. Oak (31,000)
14. Culleredo (30,000)
15. Redondela (29,000)
16. Ribeira (26,000)
17. Cangas do Morrazo (26,000)
18. Camber (24,000)
19. Navy (24,000)
20. Pontearea (22,000)
21. To Estrada (20,000)
22. Lalin (20,000)
23. Porrino (20,000)
24. Moana (19,000)
25. Boiro (18,000)
