Almería Province, Spain

With 773,577 people on January 1, 2025, Almería province ranks 20th by population and 27th by area among Spain’s 50 provinces. Since 2015 it has gained 72,366 people (10%). Density is 88 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².

The capital, Almería, has 205,468 residents, 27% of the province. Next come Roquetas de Mar (111,240), El Ejido (91,440), and Níjar (33,319).

Of its 103 municipalities (the 31st most of any province), 51 have fewer than 1,000 people. The smallest by population is Benitagla, with 63, and the largest by area is Níjar, at 600 km².

The capital, Almería, sits 23 m (75 ft) above sea level, the 16th lowest of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities.

According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Almería province is Chullo, at 2,612 m (8,570 ft), in the Sierra Nevada, on the border with Granada. It’s 55 km from the capital in a straight line and 2,589 m higher.

Besides the capital, 2 cities over 50,000 people have their own elevation page: El Ejido (73 m) and Roquetas de Mar (6 m).

5 towns of 20,000 to 50,000 people also have a page. The highest is Níjar (336 m) and the lowest, Adra (6 m); they’re all in the list.

Almería is one of the 8 provinces of Andalusia, along with Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga, and Seville. See Andalusia: its provinces, population and peaks.