Provinces of Spain by birth rate, 2024

Melilla province had the highest birth rate of 52 provinces in 2024, at 9.19 per 1,000 inhabitants. Ourense province had the lowest, at 4.15 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 6.53 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 6.49 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest9.19Melilla province
Median6.5352 provinces
Spain6.49History

All provinces, 2024

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Melilla provinceMelilla province: 9.19 per 1,000 inhabitants9.19Almería provinceAlmería province: 8.59 per 1,000 inhabitants8.59Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 8.22 per 1,000 inhabitants8.22Murcia provinceMurcia province: 7.93 per 1,000 inhabitants7.93Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 7.31 per 1,000 inhabitants7.31Madrid provinceMadrid province: 7.19 per 1,000 inhabitants7.19Seville provinceSeville province: 7.15 per 1,000 inhabitants7.15Granada provinceGranada province: 7.03 per 1,000 inhabitants7.03Toledo provinceToledo province: 7.02 per 1,000 inhabitants7.02Girona provinceGirona province: 6.97 per 1,000 inhabitants6.97Lleida provinceLleida province: 6.97 per 1,000 inhabitants6.97Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 6.88 per 1,000 inhabitants6.88Jaén provinceJaén province: 6.74 per 1,000 inhabitants6.74Huelva provinceHuelva province: 6.73 per 1,000 inhabitants6.73Castellón provinceCastellón province: 6.71 per 1,000 inhabitants6.71Navarre provinceNavarre province: 6.71 per 1,000 inhabitants6.71Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 6.66 per 1,000 inhabitants6.66Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 6.63 per 1,000 inhabitants6.63Valencia provinceValencia province: 6.63 per 1,000 inhabitants6.63Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 6.59 per 1,000 inhabitants6.59Málaga provinceMálaga province: 6.57 per 1,000 inhabitants6.57Alicante provinceAlicante province: 6.56 per 1,000 inhabitants6.56Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 6.56 per 1,000 inhabitants6.56Huesca provinceHuesca province: 6.56 per 1,000 inhabitants6.56Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 6.54 per 1,000 inhabitants6.54Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 6.53 per 1,000 inhabitants6.53Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 6.53 per 1,000 inhabitants6.53Teruel provinceTeruel province: 6.48 per 1,000 inhabitants6.48Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 6.34 per 1,000 inhabitants6.34La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants6.3Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 6.26 per 1,000 inhabitants6.26Álava provinceÁlava province: 6.15 per 1,000 inhabitants6.15Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 6.06 per 1,000 inhabitants6.06Segovia provinceSegovia province: 5.94 per 1,000 inhabitants5.94Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 5.78 per 1,000 inhabitants5.78Burgos provinceBurgos province: 5.62 per 1,000 inhabitants5.62Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 5.59 per 1,000 inhabitants5.59Biscay provinceBiscay province: 5.52 per 1,000 inhabitants5.52Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 5.45 per 1,000 inhabitants5.45Soria provinceSoria province: 5.33 per 1,000 inhabitants5.33Ávila provinceÁvila province: 5.32 per 1,000 inhabitants5.32Palencia provincePalencia province: 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitants5.2A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 5.12 per 1,000 inhabitants5.12Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 5.09 per 1,000 inhabitants5.09Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 5.09 per 1,000 inhabitants5.09Lugo provinceLugo province: 4.95 per 1,000 inhabitants4.95Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 4.94 per 1,000 inhabitants4.94Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 4.93 per 1,000 inhabitants4.93Asturias provinceAsturias province: 4.48 per 1,000 inhabitants4.48León provinceLeón province: 4.46 per 1,000 inhabitants4.46Zamora provinceZamora province: 4.22 per 1,000 inhabitants4.22Ourense provinceOurense province: 4.15 per 1,000 inhabitants4.15
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Melilla province9.19+0.2 pts
2Almería province8.59-0.13 pts
3Ceuta province8.220 pts
4Murcia province7.93-0.31 pts
5Balearic Islands province7.31+0.15 pts
6Madrid province7.19-0.06 pts
7Seville province7.15-0.22 pts
8Granada province7.03-0.18 pts
9Toledo province7.02-0.03 pts
10Girona province6.97-0.19 pts
10Lleida province6.97+0.05 pts
12Córdoba province6.88-0.24 pts
13Jaén province6.74-0.1 pts
14Huelva province6.73-0.11 pts
15Castellón province6.71-0.19 pts
15Navarre province6.71+0.05 pts
17Tarragona province6.66-0.2 pts
18Cuenca province6.63+0.38 pts
18Valencia province6.63-0.11 pts
20Barcelona province6.59-0.15 pts
21Málaga province6.57-0.1 pts
22Alicante province6.56-0.06 pts
22Badajoz province6.56-0.32 pts
22Huesca province6.56+0.41 pts
25Guadalajara province6.54-0.12 pts
26Albacete province6.53-0.07 pts
26Ciudad Real province6.53-0.01 pts
28Teruel province6.48+0.12 pts
29Cádiz province6.34-0.35 pts
30La Rioja province6.3+0.12 pts
31Zaragoza province6.26-0.26 pts
32Álava province6.15-0.42 pts
33Gipuzkoa province6.06-0.21 pts
34Segovia province5.94+0.05 pts
35Valladolid province5.78+0.09 pts
36Burgos province5.62+0.04 pts
37Cáceres province5.59-0.14 pts
38Biscay province5.52-0.25 pts
39Las Palmas province5.45-0.22 pts
40Soria province5.33-0.25 pts
41Ávila province5.32+0.12 pts
42Palencia province5.2+0.21 pts
43A Coruña province5.12-0.21 pts
44Cantabria province5.09+0.04 pts
44Salamanca province5.09-0.05 pts
46Lugo province4.95-0.3 pts
47Pontevedra province4.94-0.29 pts
48Santa Cruz de Tenerife province4.93-0.16 pts
49Asturias province4.48-0.03 pts
50León province4.46-0.23 pts
51Zamora province4.22+0.05 pts
52Ourense province4.15-0.25 pts

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Live births per 1,000 residents during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Indicadores demográficos básicos: tasa bruta de natalidad (tablas 1381, 1432, 1470 y 30664). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=1470. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Which province has the highest birth rate?

Melilla province, with 9.19 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest birth rate?

Ourense province, with 4.15 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Indicadores demográficos básicos: tasa bruta de natalidad (tablas 1381, 1432, 1470 y 30664). Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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