People in Ceuta

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

Population

83,595 people lived in Ceuta on 1 January 2025, +0.4% on a year earlier.

Residents on 1 January

Year	Men	Women	Total	On a year earlier
2025	42,153	41,442	83,595	+0.4%
2024	41,980	41,249	83,229	+0.2%
2023	41,894	41,145	83,039	-0.1%
2022	41,927	41,190	83,117	-0.5%
2021	42,208	41,309	83,517	-0.8%
2020	42,542	41,660	84,202	-0.7%
2019	42,912	41,865	84,777	-0.4%
2018	43,177	41,967	85,144	+0.2%
2017	43,034	41,925	84,959	+0.5%
2016	42,846	41,673	84,519	+0.3%
2015	42,757	41,506	84,263	-0.8%
2014	43,354	41,609	84,963

5,298 foreign nationals are registered in Ceuta. The largest group is from Morocco.

22.4% of the workforce in Ceuta was unemployed in Q2 2026, −1.3 pts on a year earlier, against 9.9% across Spain.

Unemployment rate