Barcelona — UN urban centre population
Barcelona has a recorded base population of 3,982,704 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Barcelona UN urban centre: 3,982,704 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 3,982,704. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,686,208; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Barcelona
45 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 45 of 45 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 1,551,220; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 3,982,704; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarrià-Sant Gervasi | 147,912 | 3.71% | Not independently verified |
| Gràcia | 121,502 | 3.05% | Not independently verified |
| Ciutat Vella | 102,347 | 2.57% | Not independently verified |
| Les Corts | 82,270 | 2.07% | Not independently verified |
| la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample | 57,676 | 1.45% | Not independently verified |
| Sagrada Família | 51,623 | 1.30% | Not independently verified |
| la Vila de Gràcia | 50,928 | 1.28% | Not independently verified |
| Sant Gervasi - Galvany | 47,043 | 1.18% | Not independently verified |
| Barri de les Corts | 46,412 | 1.17% | Not independently verified |
| el Raval | 45,671 | 1.15% | Not independently verified |
| Dreta de l'Eixample | 43,715 | 1.10% | Not independently verified |
| l'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample | 41,872 | 1.05% | Not independently verified |
| Poble Sec | 40,906 | 1.03% | Not independently verified |
| Sants | 40,831 | 1.03% | Not independently verified |
| el Camp de l'Arpa del Clot | 38,343 | 0.96% | Not independently verified |
| Sant Antoni | 38,182 | 0.96% | Not independently verified |
| el Guinardó | 36,176 | 0.91% | Not independently verified |
| el Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova | 34,356 | 0.86% | Not independently verified |
| el Poblenou | 34,151 | 0.86% | Not independently verified |
| Fort Pienc | 31,693 | 0.80% | Not independently verified |
| El Carmel | 31,377 | 0.79% | Not independently verified |
| el Putxet i el Farró | 29,278 | 0.74% | Not independently verified |
| el Clot | 26,928 | 0.68% | Not independently verified |
| La Bonanova | 25,761 | 0.65% | Not independently verified |
| el Baix Guinardó | 25,563 | 0.64% | Not independently verified |
| Sarrià | 24,819 | 0.62% | Not independently verified |
| Barri Gòtic | 24,460 | 0.61% | Not independently verified |
| Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i La Ribera | 22,856 | 0.57% | Not independently verified |
| Navas | 22,059 | 0.55% | Not independently verified |
| La Bordeta | 18,505 | 0.46% | Not independently verified |
| Las Tres Torres | 16,532 | 0.42% | Not independently verified |
| Hostafrancs | 15,954 | 0.40% | Not independently verified |
| Vallcarca | 15,571 | 0.39% | Not independently verified |
| la Barceloneta | 15,212 | 0.38% | Not independently verified |
| el Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou | 14,950 | 0.38% | Not independently verified |
| la Salut | 13,303 | 0.33% | Not independently verified |
| la Teixonera | 11,405 | 0.29% | Not independently verified |
| la Font de la Guatlla | 10,481 | 0.26% | Not independently verified |
| la Font d'en Fargues | 9,505 | 0.24% | Not independently verified |
| la Vila Olímpica del Poblenou | 9,379 | 0.24% | Not independently verified |
| Can Baró | 8,899 | 0.22% | Not independently verified |
| el Coll | 7,344 | 0.18% | Not independently verified |
| Sant Genís dels Agudells | 6,891 | 0.17% | Not independently verified |
| la Vall d'Hebron | 5,469 | 0.14% | Not independently verified |
| Montbau | 5,110 | 0.13% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 3,982,704 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Taiyuan | 4,005,816 | +0.6% |
| Houston | 3,955,046 | −0.7% |
| Sanaa | 4,018,856 | +0.9% |
| Monterrey | 3,938,015 | −1.1% |
| Tashkent | 3,935,793 | −1.2% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+0.33% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 3,982,704, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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