Provinces of Spain by birth rate

Melilla province had the highest birth rate of 52 provinces in 2013, at 18 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zamora province had the lowest, at 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.85 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 9.11 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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All provinces, 2013

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Melilla provinceMelilla province: 18 per 1,000 inhabitants18Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 12.86 per 1,000 inhabitants12.86Almería provinceAlmería province: 11.24 per 1,000 inhabitants11.24Murcia provinceMurcia province: 11.02 per 1,000 inhabitants11.02Seville provinceSeville province: 10.36 per 1,000 inhabitants10.36Madrid provinceMadrid province: 10.23 per 1,000 inhabitants10.23Huelva provinceHuelva province: 10.11 per 1,000 inhabitants10.11Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 10.09 per 1,000 inhabitants10.09Girona provinceGirona province: 10.04 per 1,000 inhabitants10.04Álava provinceÁlava province: 9.68 per 1,000 inhabitants9.68Toledo provinceToledo province: 9.67 per 1,000 inhabitants9.67Málaga provinceMálaga province: 9.61 per 1,000 inhabitants9.61Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 9.55 per 1,000 inhabitants9.55Navarre provinceNavarre province: 9.53 per 1,000 inhabitants9.53Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 9.52 per 1,000 inhabitants9.52Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 9.52 per 1,000 inhabitants9.52Lleida provinceLleida province: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Castellón provinceCastellón province: 9.38 per 1,000 inhabitants9.38La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 9.15 per 1,000 inhabitants9.15Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 9.06 per 1,000 inhabitants9.06Granada provinceGranada province: 9.06 per 1,000 inhabitants9.06Valencia provinceValencia province: 9.01 per 1,000 inhabitants9.01Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 8.98 per 1,000 inhabitants8.98Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 8.89 per 1,000 inhabitants8.89Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 8.88 per 1,000 inhabitants8.88Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 8.82 per 1,000 inhabitants8.82Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 8.63 per 1,000 inhabitants8.63Huesca provinceHuesca province: 8.57 per 1,000 inhabitants8.57Alicante provinceAlicante province: 8.56 per 1,000 inhabitants8.56Biscay provinceBiscay province: 8.49 per 1,000 inhabitants8.49Jaén provinceJaén province: 8.39 per 1,000 inhabitants8.39Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 8.21 per 1,000 inhabitants8.21Burgos provinceBurgos province: 8.17 per 1,000 inhabitants8.17Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 8.15 per 1,000 inhabitants8.15Teruel provinceTeruel province: 8.01 per 1,000 inhabitants8.01Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants7.8Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 7.71 per 1,000 inhabitants7.71A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 7.45 per 1,000 inhabitants7.45Segovia provinceSegovia province: 7.41 per 1,000 inhabitants7.41Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 7.31 per 1,000 inhabitants7.31Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants7.3Soria provinceSoria province: 7.18 per 1,000 inhabitants7.18Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 7.17 per 1,000 inhabitants7.17Ávila provinceÁvila province: 6.88 per 1,000 inhabitants6.88Palencia provincePalencia province: 6.84 per 1,000 inhabitants6.84Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 6.55 per 1,000 inhabitants6.55Asturias provinceAsturias province: 6.28 per 1,000 inhabitants6.28León provinceLeón province: 6.26 per 1,000 inhabitants6.26Lugo provinceLugo province: 6.08 per 1,000 inhabitants6.08Ourense provinceOurense province: 5.77 per 1,000 inhabitants5.77Zamora provinceZamora province: 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants5.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2013
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2012
1Melilla province18-0.33 pts
2Ceuta province12.86-0.54 pts
3Almería province11.24-0.32 pts
4Murcia province11.02-0.4 pts
5Seville province10.36-0.58 pts
6Madrid province10.23-0.57 pts
7Huelva province10.11+0.08 pts
8Guadalajara province10.09-0.97 pts
9Girona province10.04-0.67 pts
10Álava province9.68-0.62 pts
11Toledo province9.67-0.77 pts
12Málaga province9.61-0.75 pts
13Tarragona province9.6-0.79 pts
14Barcelona province9.55-0.73 pts
15Navarre province9.53-1 pts
16Balearic Islands province9.52-0.47 pts
16Cádiz province9.52-0.84 pts
18Lleida province9.5-0.57 pts
19Castellón province9.38-0.48 pts
20La Rioja province9.15-0.81 pts
21Albacete province9.06-0.18 pts
21Granada province9.06-0.79 pts
23Valencia province9.01-0.8 pts
24Córdoba province8.98-0.41 pts
25Zaragoza province8.89-0.3 pts
26Gipuzkoa province8.88-0.86 pts
27Ciudad Real province8.82-0.51 pts
28Badajoz province8.63-0.74 pts
29Huesca province8.57+0.13 pts
30Alicante province8.56-0.44 pts
31Biscay province8.49-0.48 pts
32Jaén province8.39-0.55 pts
33Cantabria province8.21-0.36 pts
34Burgos province8.17-0.26 pts
35Valladolid province8.15-0.61 pts
36Teruel province8.010 pts
37Las Palmas province7.8-0.4 pts
38Pontevedra province7.71-0.6 pts
39A Coruña province7.45-0.44 pts
40Segovia province7.41-0.74 pts
41Santa Cruz de Tenerife province7.31-0.98 pts
42Cuenca province7.3-0.22 pts
43Soria province7.18-0.35 pts
44Cáceres province7.170 pts
45Ávila province6.88-0.5 pts
46Palencia province6.84-0.02 pts
47Salamanca province6.55-0.65 pts
48Asturias province6.28-0.84 pts
49León province6.26-0.27 pts
50Lugo province6.08-0.41 pts
51Ourense province5.77-0.16 pts
52Zamora province5.6-0.28 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 18 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest birth rate?

Zamora province, with 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013.

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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