Bilbao, Bizkaia property and area FAQs

Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the province of Biscay and in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The comarca of Greater Bilbao is the fifth-largest urban area in Spain. Bilbao is also the main urban area in what is defined as the Greater Basque region.

Bilbao’s current IGN settlement record contains 1 official population nucleus. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Bilbao, at a recorded elevation of approximately 7 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

Bilbao is located in the north-central part of Spain, some 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of the Bay of Biscay, where the economic social development is located, where the estuary of Bilbao is formed. Its main urban core is surrounded by two small mountain ranges with an average elevation of 400 metres (1,300 ft). Its climate is shaped by the Bay of Biscay low-pressure systems and mild air, moderating summer temperatures by Iberian standards, with low sunshine and high rainfall. The annual temperature range is low for its latitude.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 41.6 square kilometres for Bilbao municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.

Bilbao is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.

The audited municipality record contains 164 additional named-place records for Bilbao municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 48020 and keeps the province label Bizkaia. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

The stated official-data scope is Bilbao municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 19 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 43.2631, -2.9350. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

Bilbao is an official municipality in Bizkaia province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

Bilbao is in Bizkaia province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

Dividing the INE population of 343,552 by the recorded municipal area of 41.6 km² gives approximately 8,258.5 residents per km² for Bilbao municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

The official municipality context used for Bilbao has INE code 48020. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Bilbao municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

The latest imported INE population for Bilbao municipality is 343,552, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Bilbao municipality, recorded population changed by 0.4%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Bilbao municipality is €19,478 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 46.9 years for Bilbao municipality, for period 2023.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Bilbao municipality, the highest population value is 346,491 residents in 2019.

INE records 25.0% of residents aged 65 or over for Bilbao municipality, in period 2023.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 11.2% for Bilbao municipality, in period 2023.

The latest imported INE figure is 2.30 people per household for Bilbao municipality, for period 2023.

Within the same displayed series for Bilbao municipality, the lowest population value is 340,705 residents in 2021.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Bilbao municipality changed by 0.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Bilbao municipality is 342,853 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The displayed series for Bilbao municipality begins at 342,184 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The page uses 9 published observations for Bilbao municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Bilbao municipality records €3,509 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

MITMA records an appraised housing value of €3,402 per square metre for Bilbao municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.

The displayed series for Bilbao municipality begins at €2,722 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Bilbao municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €3,402 per m² in 2026Q1.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for País Vasco changed by 20.1%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional foreign-buyer share observations for País Vasco is 3.8%. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The displayed series for País Vasco begins at 3.8% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The page uses 8 published observations for País Vasco, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

The displayed series for Bizkaia province begins at €2,855 per m² in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

From 2023Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed quarterly transaction count value for Bilbao municipality changed by 72.5%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The page uses 8 published observations for Bizkaia province, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

The page uses 12 published observations for Bilbao municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

The published price measures use 4,084 price-informed sales from 4,580 total recorded transactions for Bilbao municipality.

The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 86 m² for Bilbao municipality.

Within the same displayed series for Bilbao municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 672 transactions in 2023Q3.

Within the same displayed series for País Vasco, the lowest regional house-price index value is 91.0 index points in 2024Q3.

The page displays 12 quarterly MITMA observations for Bilbao municipality, up to the latest published period in the chart.

The page uses 12 published observations for Bilbao municipality, running from 2023Q2 to 2026Q1.

Within the same displayed series for Bilbao municipality, the lowest appraised housing value value is €2,722 per m² in 2023Q2.

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 89.5% of transactions for Bilbao municipality.

The latest displayed MITMA point records 1,159 housing transactions in 2026Q2 for Bilbao municipality.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Bizkaia province is €3,071 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 4.7% for País Vasco in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

The displayed Registradores series for Bizkaia changed by 12.7% year on year at its latest point. This is a historical aggregate trend, not a forecast for Bilbao.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional foreign-buyer share value for País Vasco changed by 22.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 12 displayed quarterly transaction count observations for Bilbao municipality is 1,041 transactions. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 12 displayed appraised housing value observations for Bilbao municipality is €3,020 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

From 2023Q2 to 2026Q1, the displayed appraised housing value value for Bilbao municipality changed by 25.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Bizkaia province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €3,375 per m² in 2026Q2.

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Bilbao. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.