People in Melilla

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

Population

86,780 people lived in 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 Melilla. The largest group is from Morocco.

20.7% of the workforce in Melilla was unemployed in Q2 2026, −5.2 pts on a year earlier, against 9.9% across Spain.

Unemployment rate