Editing Extremadura (section)

==Population==
As of January 1, 2012, the population of Extremadura is 1,109,367 inhabitants, representing 2.36% of the Spanish population (46,745,807).

The population density is very low—{{convert|25|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}—compared to Spain as a whole.

The urban network is dominated by three municipalities between 50,000 and 200,000 inhabitants ([[Badajoz]], [[Cáceres, Spain|Cáceres]] and [[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]]), followed by [[Plasencia]], the [[Don Benito]]-[[Villanueva de la Serena]] conurbation and [[Almendralejo]].<ref name=caixa>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caixabankresearch.com/sites/default/files/content/file/2019/03/64906_extremadura_cast_definitiu.pdf|page=19; 42–44|title= La economía de la Comunidad Autónoma de Extremadura: diagnóstico estratégico|year=2019|publisher=[[Caixabank]]}}</ref> Other municipalities with a population above 10,000 inhabitants include [[Zafra]], [[Montijo, Spain|Montijo]], [[Villafranca de los Barros]], [[Navalmoral de la Mata]] and [[Coria, Cáceres|Coria]].<ref name=caixa />

The most populous province is that of [[Badajoz (province)|Badajoz]], with a population of 691,715 and a population density of {{convert|31.78|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}. With an area of {{convert|21766|km2|abbr=on}}, it is the largest province in Spain. 413,766 people live in the [[province of Cáceres]] at a density of {{convert|20.83|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}, having an area of {{convert|19,868|km2|abbr=on}}, making it the largest province in Spain after Badajoz.
{{Largest cities
| country = Extremadura
| stat_ref = [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|INE]] (1 January 2020)<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Ministry of Economy (Spain)|Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital]]|url=https://ssweb.seap.minhap.es/REL/frontend/inicio/municipios/11/all|title=Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales|access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
| list_by_pop =
| kind        = municipalities
| div_name =
| div_link = Provinces of Spain{{!}}Province
| city_1 = Badajoz
| div_1 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_1 = 150,984
| img_1 = Vista de Badajoz desde la Torre Espantaperros.jpg
| city_2 = Cáceres, Spain{{!}}Cáceres
| div_2 = Province of Cáceres{{!}}Cáceres
| pop_2 = 96,255
| img_2 = Cáceres panorámica - panoramio (cropped).jpg
| city_3 = Mérida, Spain{{!}}Mérida
| div_3 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_3 = 59,548
| img_3 = Mérida HDR (2505815126).jpg
| city_4 = Plasencia
| div_4 = Province of Cáceres{{!}}Cáceres
| pop_4 = 39,860
| img_4 = Plasencia-view-1.jpg
| city_5 = Don Benito
| div_5 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_5 = 37,284
| img_5 = 
| city_6 = Almendralejo
| div_6 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_6 = 33,855
| img_6 = 
| city_7 = Villanueva de la Serena
| div_7 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_7 = 25,752
| img_7 = 
| city_8 = Navalmoral de la Mata
| div_8 = Province of Cáceres{{!}}Cáceres
| pop_8 = 17,163
| img_8 = 
| city_9 = Zafra
| div_9 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_9 = 16,810
| img_9 = 
| city_10 = Montijo, Spain{{!}}Montijo
| div_10 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_10 = 15,504
| img_10 = 
| city_11 = Villafranca de los Barros
| div_11 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_11 = 12,673
| city_12 = Coria, Cáceres{{!}}Coria
| div_12 = Province of Cáceres{{!}}Cáceres
| pop_12 = 12,366	
| city_13 = Olivenza
| div_13 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_13 = 11,912
| city_14 = Miajadas
| div_14 = Province of Cáceres{{!}}Cáceres
| pop_14 = 9,527
| city_15 = Jerez de los Caballeros
| div_15 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_15 = 9,196
| city_16 = Trujillo, Cáceres{{!}}Trujillo
| div_16 = Province of Cáceres{{!}}Cáceres
| pop_16 = 8,912
| city_17 = Los Santos de Maimona
| div_17 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_17 = 8,075
| city_18 = Azuaga
| div_18 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_18 = 7,747
| city_19 = Talayuela
| div_19 = Province of Cáceres{{!}}Cáceres
| pop_19 = 7,395
| city_20 = Guareña
| div_20 = Province of Badajoz{{!}}Badajoz
| pop_20 = 6,888
}}

=== Foreign ===
{|class="wikitable floatright" style="margin:1em auto;"
|+Foreign population by country of citizenship (2022)<ref name="ineextranjeros">{{Cite web |year=2020 |title=Población extranjera por Nacionalidad, comunidades, Sexo y Año |url=https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Datos.htm?path=/t20/e245/p08/l0/&file=02005.px |access-date=29 April 2025 |publisher=[[INE (Spain)|INE]]}}</ref>
! Nationality || Population
|-
| {{Flag|Romania}} || align = right | 7,690
|-
| {{Flag|Morocco}} || align = right | 7,336
|-
| {{Flag|Portugal}} || align = right | 2,996
|-
| {{Flag|Colombia}}|| align="right" | 1,774
|-
| {{Flag|China}}|| align="right" | 1,648
|-
| {{Flag|Brazil}} || align = right | 1,404
|-
| {{Flag|Nicaragua}}|| align="right" | 1,177
|-
| {{Flag|Honduras}}|| align="right" | 1,145
|-
| {{Flag|Venezuela}}|| align="right" | 939
|-
| {{Flag|Italy}}|| align="right" | 602
|-
| {{Flag|Peru}} || align = right | 555
|-
| {{Flag|United Kingdom}}|| align="right" | 507
|-
| {{Flag|Argentina}}|| align="right" | 502
|-
| {{Flag|France}}|| align="right" | 408
|}
As of 2022, the largest foreign community is that of Romanian nationals with 7,690 people, followed by Moroccans with 7,336. Portuguese account for 2,996, Colombians for 1,774 and Chinese make up 1,648. The region had a foreign population of 35,138.<ref name=ineextranjeros />

===Historical===
{{Historical populations
|type =
|footnote = Source: [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|INE]]
|1877| 739403
|1887| 821301
|1900| 882410
|1910| 991355
|1920| 1064318
|1930| 1153145
|1940| 1258055
|1950| 1366780
|1960| 1406329
|1970| 1169396
|1981| 1064976
|1991| 1061852
|2001| 1058503
|2011| 1104499
|2021| 1061636
}}
The Extremaduran population, according to the 1591 census of the provinces of the [[Kingdom of Castile]], was around 540,000 people, making up 8% of the total population of Spain. No other census was performed until 1717, when 326,358 people were counted as living in Extremadura.

From this period, the population grew steadily until the 1960s (1,379,072 people in 1960).<ref>[[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|INE]]. Censo 1960. Tomo III. Volúmenes provinciales.</ref> After 1960, emigration to more prosperous regions of Spain and Europe drained the population.