Oviedo: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Oviedo: The unemployment rate in Oviedo was 9.2% in 2024 (9.8% for women, 8.6% for men).
- Health in Oviedo: The infant mortality rate was 4.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Poverty and living standards in Oviedo: An apartment in Oviedo cost €127,492 to buy on average in 2024.
- Government and politics in Oviedo: In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 50% of residents of Oviedo agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration.
What is the population of Oviedo?
Oviedo had 220,027 residents on 1 January 2024 according to the EU Urban Audit; 11.0% were under 15 and 25.5% were 65 or older.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyIs Oviedo growing?
The population shrank by 2.6% between 2012 and 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young children are in childcare in Oviedo?
52% of children under 5 were in day care or school in 2024 (517 per 1,000).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many students are there in Oviedo?
18,825 students were enrolled in higher education in Oviedo in 2024, 86 for every 1,000 residents.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Oviedo have a degree?
Of adults aged 25 to 64 in Oviedo in 2023, 54% had a degree-level education, 23% an upper secondary education and 23% at most lower secondary schooling.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 68% of people in Oviedo were satisfied with schools and other educational facilities (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
Who runs Oviedo?
In Spain, cities and towns are run by autonomous communities: Elected parliament; president elected by parliament. Health, education, social services, planning; many make laws. Powers vary by statute of autonomy.
How local power works in Spain
Cities of a similar size in Spain
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 380,863
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife 368,482
- Alicante/Alacant 350,598
- Pamplona/Iruña 339,972
- Córdoba 324,418
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cpop1: Urban Audit: population on 1 January by age groups and sex (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0ef23d60abc9…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clma: Urban Audit: labour market (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be050965f9c6…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)
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