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City profile · Spain · Europe

Sevilla

Andalusia · Spain
City population
686,741
#5
in Spain
#1
in Andalusia
#807
worldwide
MadridSevilla
37.383, -5.973 · 390 km from Madrid
City population
686,741
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Spain
#5
of 544 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#807
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Spain
1.4%
of the national population

About Sevilla

Five cities of 20,000 or more lie within 9 km: Camas at 6 km with 28,620 people, San Juan de Aznalfarache at 6 km with 20,779, Tomares at 7 km with 22,772, Castilleja de la Cuesta at 7 km with 17,150, and Bormujos at 9 km with 18,590. The city proper holds 686,741 people, ranking fifth among Spain's listed cities and accounting for 1.4% of the national population. Situated 390 km from Madrid, it is the largest city in Andalusia.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Spain
#5of 544
LargestSmallest
Position in Andalusia
#1of 111
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Spain
Region
Andalusia
Rank in region
#1of 111
Distance to capital
390 km
to Madrid
Elevation
16 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
37.383, -5.973
Record updated
2026-03-23
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 544 in Spain

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

12KMDos Hermanas123K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Sevilla687K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Sevilla compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Sevilla687K

Sevilla Population FAQ

What is the population of Sevilla?

Sevilla has a city population of 686,741. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Sevilla?

Sevilla is in Andalusia, Spain, 390 km from the capital, Madrid. Its coordinates are 37.383, -5.973.

How big is Sevilla compared with other cities in Spain?

It is the 5th largest of the 544 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Spain, holding 1.4% of the national population.

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