The most important metropolitan areas in 2007 are:
Further information: List of metropolitan areas in Spain by population
-Madrid 5,603,285
-Barcelona 4,667,136
-Valencia 1,671,189
-Seville 1,499,673 (INE 2008)
-Bilbao 950,829
-Málaga 897,563
-Asturias (Gijón–Oviedo–Avilés) 857,079
-Alicante–Elche 748,565
-Zaragoza 731,803
-Vigo 662,412
-Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 616,903
-Bahía de Cádiz (Cádiz–Jerez de la Frontera) 615,494
-Santa Cruz de Tenerife 573,825
-Murcia 563,272
-Palma 474,035
-Granada 472,638
-San Sebastián 402,168
-Tarragona 406,042
-A Coruña 403,007
-Valladolid 400,400
-Santander–Torrelavega 391,480
-Córdoba 323,600