Galicia had at the end of 2020 2.6 million inhabitants, five thousand less than a year before. The evolution of the population in the autonomous community is decreasing (we are losing inhabitants) but there are great differences between the different counties.
The metropolitan areas of Vigo and A Coruña are emerging areas, which gain inhabitants year after year, while cities such as Ferrol or rural areas in the interior suffer a trickle of casualties in residents.
The third city, Ourense, has lost inhabitants in the last two decades. Lugo and Santiago have grown, but they do not reach 100,000 inhabitants.
1. Vigo
For decades, the olive city has been the first municipality in Galicia in terms of population. 296,000 inhabitants according to the INE, almost 11% of the population of the autonomous community.
So far this century 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 people registered, almost 50,000 less than Vigo. Since 2000 it has only gained 6,000 inhabitants (there were 241,000 residents in 2000).
A Coruña is close to 250,000 inhabitants according to the INE
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3. Ourense
According to the INE, the city of Ourense has 105,000 inhabitants, it is the only one, together with Vigo and A Coruña, that has more than 100,000 people.
It so happens that the third city of Galicia has lost population this century. When we started it, the municipal register was 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 council struggles to gain weight in the Galician demographic panorama.
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 has made a huge leap in population with the establishment of the Xunta in the 1980s. However, other municipalities have gained the bulk of the population.
Santiago remains at 97,800 registered and it is difficult for it to reach the line of 100,000. In 2000 there were 93,000 people registered in the Galician capital, 4,000 less than now.
6. Pontevedra
Pontevedra has grown a lot in recent decades. The municipal register is at 83,000 residents, 8,000 more than when we began the century (75,000).
7. Ferrol
Ferrol has been the Galician city that has lost the most population. The decline began in the 1980s and currently the departmental city has 65,000 residents.
At the beginning of this century it was the sixth largest city in Galicia, with 81,000 inhabitants. In 21 years he has lost 16,000.
–Ferrol has lost more than 20,000 inhabitants in recent decades
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8. Narón
An important part of the population that Ferrol has lost has been gained by its neighbor Narón, which currently has 39,000 inhabitants, 9,000 more than in the year 2000.
9. Vilagarcía de Arousa
Vilagarcía de Arousa is the capital of a vibrant region. The municipality fights to be the eighth city in Galicia and is 2,000 from Narón, with 37,000 residents, 5,000 more than in the year 2,000.
10. Potters
The tenth largest municipality in Galicia in terms of population is Oleiros, which according to the INE has 36,000 inhabitants. It is in the region of A Coruña and has benefited from the limited availability of building land in the Herculean city.
The flood is spectacular. In the year 2000 the population of Oleiros was 26,000 inhabitants.
11. Arteixo (32,000)
12. Ames (32.000)
13. Carballo (31,000)
14. Culleredo (30,000)
15. Redondela (29,000)
16. Ribeira (26,000)
17. Cangas do Morrazo (26,000)
18. Chamber (24,000)
19. Marine (24,000)
20. Bridges (22,000)
21. To Estrada (20,000)
22. Lalín (20,000)
23. Porriño (20,000)
24. Moaña (19,000)
25. Boiro (18,000)
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