What is the population of Zaragoza?
Zaragoza has a city population of 686,986. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Zaragoza
Spain's fourth-largest city by population holds 686,986 residents and ranks first among the nine listed cities in Aragon. It sits 274 km from Madrid and accounts for 1.4% of Spain's national population. The nearest substantial city is Huesca, 66 km away, with 53,956 residents; several smaller settlements lie within 75 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 9
Elevation
214 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
41.656, -0.877
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 SpainClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Zaragoza | 687K |
Zaragoza Population FAQ
Where is Zaragoza?
Zaragoza is in Aragon, Spain, 274 km from the capital, Madrid. Its coordinates are 41.656, -0.877.
How big is Zaragoza compared with other cities in Spain?
It is the 4th largest of the 544 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Spain, holding 1.4% of the national population.