Murcia's 2021 population is now estimated at 504,491. In 1950, the population of Murcia was 217,068. Murcia has grown by 4,708 since 2015, which represents a 0.94% annual change. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Murcia, which typically includes Murcia's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| Year | Population | Growth Rate (%) | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2035 | 530,265 | 0.18% | 950 |
| 2034 | 529,315 | 0.19% | 985 |
| 2033 | 528,330 | 0.19% | 1,026 |
| 2032 | 527,304 | 0.20% | 1,077 |
| 2031 | 526,227 | 0.22% | 1,143 |
| 2030 | 525,084 | 0.24% | 1,233 |
| 2029 | 523,851 | 0.26% | 1,355 |
| 2028 | 522,496 | 0.29% | 1,510 |
| 2027 | 520,986 | 0.33% | 1,726 |
| 2026 | 519,260 | 0.39% | 2,020 |
| 2025 | 517,240 | 0.46% | 2,385 |
| 2024 | 514,855 | 0.56% | 2,849 |
| 2023 | 512,006 | 0.67% | 3,431 |
| 2022 | 508,575 | 0.81% | 4,084 |
| 2021 | 504,491 | 0.94% | 4,708 |
| 2020 | 499,783 | 1.08% | 5,342 |
| 2019 | 494,441 | 1.16% | 5,663 |
| 2018 | 488,778 | 1.67% | 8,033 |
| 2017 | 480,745 | 1.67% | 7,900 |
| 2016 | 472,845 | 1.67% | 7,771 |
| 2015 | 465,074 | 1.67% | 7,643 |
| 2014 | 457,431 | 1.67% | 7,518 |
| 2013 | 449,913 | 1.67% | 7,394 |
| 2012 | 442,519 | 1.68% | 7,293 |
| 2011 | 435,226 | 1.67% | 7,162 |
| 2010 | 428,064 | 1.67% | 7,045 |
| 2009 | 421,019 | 1.67% | 6,920 |
| 2008 | 414,099 | 1.68% | 6,824 |
| 2007 | 407,275 | 1.67% | 6,703 |
| 2006 | 400,572 | 1.67% | 6,592 |
| 2005 | 393,980 | 1.67% | 6,475 |
| 2004 | 387,505 | 1.68% | 6,386 |
| 2003 | 381,119 | 1.67% | 6,272 |
| 2002 | 374,847 | 1.40% | 5,174 |
| 2001 | 369,673 | 0.86% | 3,160 |
| 2000 | 366,513 | 0.86% | 3,141 |
| 1999 | 363,372 | 0.86% | 3,111 |
| 1998 | 360,261 | 0.86% | 3,083 |
| 1997 | 357,178 | 0.86% | 3,053 |
| 1996 | 354,125 | 0.86% | 3,035 |
| 1995 | 351,090 | 0.86% | 3,005 |
| 1994 | 348,085 | 0.86% | 2,979 |
| 1993 | 345,106 | 0.86% | 2,950 |
| 1992 | 342,156 | 0.86% | 2,933 |
| 1991 | 339,223 | 1.35% | 4,527 |
| 1990 | 334,696 | 1.60% | 5,267 |
| 1989 | 329,429 | 1.60% | 5,178 |
| 1988 | 324,251 | 1.60% | 5,110 |
| 1987 | 319,141 | 1.60% | 5,023 |
| 1986 | 314,118 | 1.60% | 4,943 |
| 1985 | 309,175 | 1.60% | 4,860 |
| 1984 | 304,315 | 1.60% | 4,796 |
| 1983 | 299,519 | 1.60% | 4,714 |
| 1982 | 294,805 | 1.60% | 4,640 |
| 1981 | 290,165 | 1.65% | 4,704 |
| 1980 | 285,461 | 1.68% | 4,713 |
| 1979 | 280,748 | 1.68% | 4,628 |
| 1978 | 276,120 | 1.68% | 4,552 |
| 1977 | 271,568 | 1.67% | 4,471 |
| 1976 | 267,097 | 1.68% | 4,410 |
| 1975 | 262,687 | 1.68% | 4,331 |
| 1974 | 258,356 | 1.68% | 4,259 |
| 1973 | 254,097 | 1.67% | 4,183 |
| 1972 | 249,914 | 1.68% | 4,126 |
| 1971 | 245,788 | 0.71% | 1,733 |
| 1970 | 244,055 | -0.24% | -592 |
| 1969 | 244,647 | -0.24% | -593 |
| 1968 | 245,240 | -0.24% | -596 |
| 1967 | 245,836 | -0.24% | -596 |
| 1966 | 246,432 | -0.24% | -598 |
| 1965 | 247,030 | -0.24% | -599 |
| 1964 | 247,629 | -0.24% | -601 |
| 1963 | 248,230 | -0.24% | -603 |
| 1962 | 248,833 | -0.24% | -603 |
| 1961 | 249,436 | 0.55% | 1,368 |
| 1960 | 248,068 | 1.35% | 3,311 |
| 1959 | 244,757 | 1.35% | 3,263 |
| 1958 | 241,494 | 1.35% | 3,219 |
| 1957 | 238,275 | 1.35% | 3,172 |
| 1956 | 235,103 | 1.35% | 3,138 |
| 1955 | 231,965 | 1.35% | 3,093 |
| 1954 | 228,872 | 1.35% | 3,050 |
| 1953 | 225,822 | 1.35% | 3,007 |
| 1952 | 222,815 | 1.35% | 2,974 |
| 1951 | 219,841 | 1.28% | 2,773 |
| 1950 | 217,068 | 0.00% |
| Name | Population | 2021 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 6,668,865 | 0.78% |
| Barcelona | 5,624,498 | 0.70% |
| Valencia | 835,341 | 0.19% |
| Zaragoza | 733,825 | 0.41% |
| Seville | 702,386 | -0.20% |
| Malaga | 591,091 | 0.18% |
| Murcia | 504,491 | 0.94% |
| Palma | 472,140 | 1.10% |
| Las Palmas Gran Canaria | 402,732 | 0.21% |
| Alicante | 372,665 | 0.79% |
| Bilbao | 348,518 | -0.32% |
| Cordoba | 344,214 | 0.14% |
| Vigo | 307,056 | 0.07% |
| Valladolid | 303,613 | -0.47% |