Spain taxi statistics 2026
The trade's numbers on one page. Each one has its source and date, and we update them when they change.
Updated
59,475
taxi licences (VT) in Spain on 1 October 2026.
27,306
VTC (ride-hailing) licences in Spain on 1 October 2026.
€180,000-210,000
paid for most Madrid licences, without the car, in October 2026.
12% + VAT
Uber Taxi commission per metered ride.
14.5%
of the fare is what Uber's 12% really takes once VAT is added (15.1% for Free Now).
€16.55
is the price of a 10 km taxi ride in Madrid, the most expensive of the 20 cities in the Taxio fare index.
Taxi and VTC licences
There is no official count of taxi drivers: the register counts licences, not drivers, and one licence can have employed drivers.
- 59,475
taxi licences (VT) in Spain on 1 October 2026.
- 63,474
taxi licences at the end of 2025.
- −6.3%
taxi licences in 2026 (3,999 fewer). Part of it is paperwork: 2026 is an inspection (visado) year and licences that miss it stop counting.
Source: La Revista del Taxi ·
- 27,306
VTC (ride-hailing) licences in Spain on 1 October 2026.
- +12.6%
VTC licences in 2026 (3,047 more than at the end of 2025).
- 2.2
taxi licences for every VTC licence in Spain.
Taxio calculation from Ministerio de Transportes, vía Servimedia ·
- 15,804
taxi licences in the Madrid region: 26.6% of Spain's total.
- 1.6
taxis for every VTC in the Madrid region (15,804 against 9,781).
Taxio calculation from Ministerio de Transportes, vía Servimedia ·
- 35.8%
of Spain's VTC licences are in the Madrid region.
Taxio calculation from Ministerio de Transportes, vía Servimedia ·
- 4,167
VTC licences in the province of Barcelona and 3,461 in Málaga, on 1 September 2026.
Source: La Gaceta del Taxi ·
Taxio's own index
Taxis per 1,000 inhabitants, by province
We crossed the Transport Ministry's licence register with INE population data. These are the 15 provinces with the most taxis per inhabitant.
| # | Province | Taxis | VTC | Taxis / 1,000 pop. | Taxis per VTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madrid | 15,804 | 9,781 | 2.19 | 1.6 |
| 2 | Illes Balears | 2,510 | 773 | 1.98 | 3.2 |
| 3 | Zaragoza | 1,840 | 378 | 1.81 | 4.9 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 9,605 | 4,258 | 1.59 | 2.3 |
| 5 | Málaga | 2,691 | 3,434 | 1.48 | 0.8 |
| 6 | Lugo | 450 | 68 | 1.37 | 6.6 |
| 7 | Asturias | 1,356 | 488 | 1.32 | 2.8 |
| 8 | Pontevedra | 1,181 | 110 | 1.24 | 10.7 |
| 9 | A Coruña | 1,407 | 582 | 1.23 | 2.4 |
| 10 | León | 488 | 71 | 1.08 | 6.9 |
| 11 | Valencia | 3,033 | 784 | 1.07 | 3.9 |
| 12 | Salamanca | 355 | 44 | 1.07 | — |
| 13 | Sevilla | 1,998 | 518 | 1.00 | 3.9 |
| 14 | Lleida | 465 | 4 | 0.99 | — |
| 15 | Bizkaia | 1,167 | 319 | 0.99 | 3.7 |
- 2.19
taxis per 1,000 inhabitants in the province of Madrid, the highest in Spain.
Taxio calculation from Ministerio de Transportes e INE ·
- 5
provinces with more VTC than taxis: Málaga (3,434 against 2,691), Toledo, Álava, Guadalajara and La Rioja.
Taxio calculation from Ministerio de Transportes ·
Price of a taxi licence
There is no official price: licences are sold privately and nobody publishes what each sale closed at.
- €180,000-210,000
paid for most Madrid licences, without the car, in October 2026.
Source: OKDIARIO ·
- Over €200,000
for Madrid licences whose rest day is Thursday or Friday, leaving the weekend free to work.
Source: OKDIARIO ·
- 503 %
rise in second-hand licence prices between 1987 and 2016, according to Spain's competition authority (CNMC).
Source: OKDIARIO ·
- €1,000
a month just to repay the principal on a €180,000 licence over 15 years, before interest or the car.
Taxio calculation from OKDIARIO ·
Platform commissions for taxis
What each platform charges taxi drivers, not VTC drivers. Your contract always prevails.
- 12% + VAT
Uber Taxi commission per metered ride.
Source: Uber ·
- 12.5% + VAT
Free Now commission on every app ride, across Spain.
Source: Freenow ·
- 7%
Cabify commission for Barcelona taxi drivers since February 2026.
Source: Crónica Global ·
- 0%
Bolt commission for the first months in cities it enters, such as Pamplona.
Source: Servimedia ·
- 3-49.5%
Uber's variable fee on fixed-price taxi rides, since 2 September 2026 in 10 cities.
Source: Uber ·
- 14.5%
of the fare is what Uber's 12% really takes once VAT is added (15.1% for Free Now).
Taxio calculation from Uber ·
- €21.37
is what a taxi driver keeps from a €25 Uber Taxi ride.
Taxio calculation from Uber ·
Taxio's own index
Taxio fare index: what a 10 km taxi ride costs
The same trip, by day on a weekday, at each city's official 2026 fare. No waiting time or supplements.
| # | City | 10 km | Price per km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madrid | €16.55 | €1.40 |
| 2 | Barcelona | €16.30 | €1.35 |
| 3 | Alicante | €15.70 | €1.35 |
| 4 | València | €15.60 | €1.36 |
| 5 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | €15.33 | €1.35 |
| 6 | Gijón | €14.92 | €1.26 |
| 7 | Pamplona | €14.70 | €1.20 |
| 8 | Palma | €14.50 | €1.20 |
| 9 | Valladolid | €14.10 | €1.21 |
| 10 | Salamanca | €14.10 | €1.21 |
| 11 | San Sebastián | €14.07 | €0.90 |
| 12 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | €13.96 | €1.05 |
| 13 | Vigo | €13.71 | €1.14 |
| 14 | Sevilla | €13.30 | €1.16 |
| 15 | Bilbao | €13.03 | €0.95 |
| 16 | Málaga | €12.38 | €1.05 |
| 17 | Zaragoza | €11.90 | €0.94 |
| 18 | Granada | €11.50 | €0.99 |
| 19 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | €11.13 | €0.85 |
| 20 | Cádiz | €9.23 | €0.77 |
- €16.55
is the price of a 10 km taxi ride in Madrid, the most expensive of the 20 cities in the Taxio fare index.
Taxio calculation from BOCM ·
- +79%
more for the same 10 km trip in Madrid (€16.55) than in Cádiz (€9.23), the cheapest city in the index.
Taxio calculation from BOJA (Cádiz) ·
Taxi fares
Each city council proposes them and the regional government authorises them. The 2027 fares are not final yet.
- 33 €
flat taxi fare between Madrid-Barajas airport and anywhere inside the M-30 ring road, any time, no supplements.
Source: BOCM, tarifas 2026 ·
- 26 € / 29 €
flat fare between Seville airport and the city in 2026: weekdays by day / nights, weekends and holidays.
Source: Instituto del Taxi de Sevilla ·
- €4.60
supplement per ride at Barcelona-El Prat airport in 2026; the minimum fare from the airport is €21.
Source: AMB, tarifas del taxi 2026 ·
- 2.36%
rise in Madrid taxi fares for 2026. There is no proposal for 2027 yet.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Madrid ·
- 3.5%
rise in Seville's fares for 2027, approved by the city council on 22 October 2026. Regional approval pending.
Source: Andalucía Información ·
- €4.78
minimum fare in Seville in 2027 (tariff 1), up from €4.62 in 2026.
Source: El Mira ·
- 5.5-5.7%
rise agreed at Barcelona's taxi technical committee for 2027.
Source: La Gaceta del Taxi ·
- 5.8-6.2%
rise in Cádiz fares for 2027, depending on the tariff.
Source: La Voz del Sur ·
- 5.81%
rise the trade proposes in Salamanca for 2027.
Source: La Revista del Taxi ·
Taxes and fees for taxi drivers
- 10%
VAT on a taxi ride in Spain (passenger transport, reduced rate).
Source: Ley 37/1992 del IVA, art. 91 (BOE) ·
- €7,656.89
annual taxable yield per self-employed taxi driver under the módulos tax scheme in 2026, plus €45.08 per 1,000 km (heading 721.2).
Source: Orden HAC/1425/2025 (BOE) ·
- 3
vehicles at most to stay in the módulos tax scheme as a taxi business.
Source: Orden HAC/1425/2025 (BOE) ·
- €205.88
a month is the minimum self-employed social security fee in 2026; the maximum is €1,606.88 (before flat rates or discounts).
Taxio calculation from Orden PJC/297/2026 (BOE) ·
The fleet and the drivers
- 59.7%
of taxis in the Barcelona metropolitan area are hybrids; only 2.9% are electric (2024).
Source: AMB, Informe anual de movilidad 2024 ·
- 13,927
taxi drivers in the Barcelona metropolitan area in 2024; 929 are women (6.7%).
Source: AMB, Informe anual de movilidad 2024 ·
- 5%
of licences should be wheelchair-accessible taxis: city councils are required by law to promote it.
Source: Real Decreto 1544/2007 (BOE) ·
- 129 €
is the fee for the taxi driver exam in the Barcelona area (covers 3 sittings).
Source: IMET, Ordenanza fiscal n.º 2 ·
Competition and what's coming
- 600 of 990
Barcelona VTC licences that Catalonia's proposed taxi law would remove.
Source: La Revista del Taxi ·
- 200
blocked VTC applications in Gran Canaria that the Supreme Court orders to be processed (not granted) after striking down the 1/30 cap.
Source: La Revista del Taxi ·
- 20
Uber robotaxis in the first test phase in Madrid, with a safety specialist on board, before the end of 2026.
Source: La Gaceta del Taxi ·
- 14
US cities where Waymo already operates, with over 4,000 vehicles. In Madrid it is starting with tests.
Source: TechCrunch ·
- 30%
of Salamanca's taxi licences are held by foreign-born drivers, according to the local association (an estimate, not an official figure).
Source: La Gaceta de Salamanca ·
Rules and deadlines for taxi drivers
- 1 Oct 2026
from that day taxi drivers must always wear a seatbelt, in town too.
Source: La Gaceta del Taxi ·
- 200 €
fine and 4 licence points for not wearing it (€100 if paid within 20 days).
Source: Motorpasión ·
- 1 Jul 2027
Verifactu (Spain's e-invoicing rule) becomes mandatory for the self-employed, taxi drivers included. Companies: 1 January 2027.
Source: La Revista del Taxi ·
- 120 € / 200 €
fuel aid per taxi (petrol or diesel eurotaxi / LPG, CNG or LNG). Apply by 31 December 2026.
- 1/30
the cap of one VTC per 30 taxis that Spain's Supreme Court struck down in the Canary Islands in October 2026.
Source: La Revista del Taxi ·
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