Urban agglomeration
6.5M
Growth (20 yrs)
+33%
Peak population
7M
Projected 2035
7M
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018
| Year | Population | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,699,752 | — | Estimate |
| 1960 | 2,391,543 | +41% | Estimate |
| 1970 | 3,520,861 | +47% | Estimate |
| 1980 |
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Source: World Bank
Source: World Bank
| 4,253,190 |
| +21% |
| Estimate |
| 1985 | 4,354,613 | +2% | Estimate |
| 1990 | 4,413,870 | +1% | Estimate |
| 2000 | 5,014,411 | +14% | Estimate |
| 2010 | 5,787,392 | +15% | Estimate |
| 2015 | 6,221,450 | +8% | Estimate |
| 2018 | 6,497,124 | +4% | Estimate |
| 2025 | 6,810,530 | +5% | UN projection |
| 2035 | 6,975,017 | +2% | UN projection |
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018. Values are for the urban agglomeration, not the administrative city boundary.
Since 1990, Madrid’s urban agglomeration grew from 4.4M to 6.5M (+47%). The UN projects 7M by 2035.
Estimates run through 2018; later years are UN projections. Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018.
