People in Autonomous city of Melilla

Residents on 1 January each year, residents from abroad, and the unemployment rate.

Population

86,780 people lived in Autonomous city of Melilla on 1 January 2025, +1.1% on a year earlier.

Residents on 1 January

Year	Men	Women	Total	On a year earlier
2025	43,637	43,143	86,780	+1.1%
2024	43,154	42,657	85,811	+0.4%
2023	43,047	42,444	85,491	+0.4%
2022	42,990	42,180	85,170	-1.3%
2021	43,603	42,658	86,261	-0.9%
2020	44,162	42,914	87,076	+0.7%
2019	43,894	42,593	86,487	+0.1%
2018	43,765	42,619	86,384	+0.3%
2017	43,629	42,491	86,120	+0.1%
2016	43,768	42,258	86,026	+0.5%
2015	43,593	41,991	85,584	+1.3%
2014	43,075	41,434	84,509

12,060 foreign nationals are registered in Autonomous city of Melilla. The largest group is from Morocco.

Unemployment by province in Autonomous city of Melilla, Q2 2026. There is no community-wide series.

Unemployment, Q2 2026

Province	Rate	On the previous quarter	On a year earlier
Melilla	20.7%	−0.7 pts	−5.2 pts