Madrid city data card: what the official numbers say
Over 11 hours of sun a day in July, and almost no rain. This card gathers official figures for Madrid: 3.50M people, 11.2M visitors a year, plus fares, weather by month, rent and prices, food and culture, and facts most guides miss. Every number shows its source and period.
people live in Madrid, 30,647 fewer than a year earlier.
Source: Municipal register (padrón), 1 Jan 2026of residents were born abroad, about 1.07 million people.
Source: Municipal register, 1 Jan 2026visitors to the city in 2025, staying 23.8M nights.
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more births than deaths in Madrid in 2025 (27,097 against 26,533), the first natural population growth in six years.
Source: El Diario, from city data, 2026of Madrid's residents were born abroad, but the city's population fell by 30,647 in 2025.
Source: Municipal register, 1 Jan 2026visitors for every resident: the city council says that is among the lowest ratios for a major European urban destination.
Source: Madrid City Council, Jan 2026of sunshine in an average July, more than 11 hours a day, with only 9 mm of rain (B4A calculation from AEMET Retiro data).
Source: AEMET, sunshine 1981 to 2010Compare Madrid with another city
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Tourism, transport, airport, visas, weather, health and city data, straight from the official publishers. Links open in a new tab. Every figure on the card lists its own source; the full list is at the bottom of the card.
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