Population

219 people/km² with Gran Canaria and Tenerife accounting for more than 80% of the total population of all islands. There is a history of emigration from the islands to other cities and countries, especially to leftist nations such as Cuba and Venezuela. In recent years the Canary population has increased due as emigrants have returned and newcommers have arrived to occupy new jobs. Spains membership in the European Union is one major reason for this increase in prosperity and residence.

The 2005 census recorded 1,968,280 inhabitants, with 1,011,928 in the 33 municipalies of the provice of Las Palmas, and 956,352 in the 52 municipalities the provice of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

The largest city by popualtion is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with 378,628 inhabitants, followed by the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife with 221,567, San Cristóbal de La Laguna with 141,627 and Telde with 96,547.

Population by Island

• Tenerife - 838,877
• Gran Canaria - 802,247
• Lanzarote - 123,039
• Fuerteventura - 86,642
• La Palma - 85,252
• La Gomera - 21,746
• El Hierro - 10,477
• La Graciosa - 637

Flag of Tenerife Tenerife, a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ... Gran Canaria, rarely Grand Canary (archaic), is the third largest island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from the northwest coast of Africa and belonging to Spain. ... Lanzarote, a Spanish island, is the easternmost of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean ca. ... Fuerteventura, a Spanish island, is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ... Satellite image of La Palma, with the Caldera de Taburiente visible. ... Los Organos, La Gomera. ... El Hierros western end was for long time considered the end of the known world by the Europeans El Hierro, nicknamed Isla del Meridiano (The Meridian Island), is a Spanish island. ... There is also a Graciosa in the Azores, see Graciosa Graciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa (Spanish for graceful) is an island in the Canary Islands of Spain, located 2 km north of the lsland of Lanzarote with the strait named Río. ...

External Links

Spanish Wikipedia: Canarias