People in Alicante
Residents on 1 January each year, residents from abroad, and the unemployment rate.
Population
2,030,037 people lived in Alicante on 1 January 2025, +2.0% on a year earlier.
Residents on 1 January
- 1 Jan 2025
- 2,030,037
- On a year earlier
- +2.0%
- People added
- +38,778
- Women
- 51%
- Men
- 49%
Source: National Institute of Statistics
| Year | Men | Women | Total | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,003,763 | 1,026,274 | 2,030,037 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 983,789 | 1,007,470 | 1,991,259 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 963,046 | 987,311 | 1,950,357 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 941,361 | 960,233 | 1,901,594 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 932,018 | 949,744 | 1,881,762 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 931,856 | 948,032 | 1,879,888 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 920,915 | 937,768 | 1,858,683 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 911,097 | 927,722 | 1,838,819 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 904,711 | 920,621 | 1,825,332 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 911,173 | 925,286 | 1,836,459 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 920,920 | 934,127 | 1,855,047 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 928,519 | 939,919 | 1,868,438 |
Residents from abroad
494,318 foreign nationals are registered in Alicante. The largest group is from United Kingdom.
- United Kingdom68,904
- Colombia51,224
- Morocco49,749
- Ukraine32,831
- Romania24,034
- Algeria23,662
- Russia22,979
- Netherlands17,908
- Italy17,215
- Germany15,117
Source: National Institute of Statistics
Work
11.4% of the workforce in Alicante was unemployed in Q2 2026, −0.8 pts on a year earlier, against 9.9% across Spain.
Unemployment rate
- Q2 2026
- 11.4%
- On a year earlier
- −0.8 pts
- Spain
- 9.9%
Source: National Institute of Statistics