Provinces of Spain by birth rate

Melilla province had the highest birth rate of 52 provinces in 2014, at 19.25 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zamora province had the lowest, at 5.58 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.97 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 9.18 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest19.25Melilla province
Lowest5.58Zamora province
Median8.9752 provinces
Spain9.18History

All provinces, 2014

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Melilla provinceMelilla province: 19.25 per 1,000 inhabitants19.25Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 14.23 per 1,000 inhabitants14.23Almería provinceAlmería province: 11.36 per 1,000 inhabitants11.36Murcia provinceMurcia province: 11.14 per 1,000 inhabitants11.14Seville provinceSeville province: 10.43 per 1,000 inhabitants10.43Madrid provinceMadrid province: 10.28 per 1,000 inhabitants10.28Álava provinceÁlava province: 10.21 per 1,000 inhabitants10.21Girona provinceGirona province: 9.96 per 1,000 inhabitants9.96Huelva provinceHuelva province: 9.95 per 1,000 inhabitants9.95Navarre provinceNavarre province: 9.71 per 1,000 inhabitants9.71Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 9.67 per 1,000 inhabitants9.67Málaga provinceMálaga province: 9.66 per 1,000 inhabitants9.66Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 9.65 per 1,000 inhabitants9.65Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 9.63 per 1,000 inhabitants9.63Lleida provinceLleida province: 9.63 per 1,000 inhabitants9.63Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 9.61 per 1,000 inhabitants9.61Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Toledo provinceToledo province: 9.46 per 1,000 inhabitants9.46Castellón provinceCastellón province: 9.28 per 1,000 inhabitants9.28Granada provinceGranada province: 9.27 per 1,000 inhabitants9.27Valencia provinceValencia province: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 9.07 per 1,000 inhabitants9.07Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 9.06 per 1,000 inhabitants9.06Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 9.02 per 1,000 inhabitants9.02La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 8.97 per 1,000 inhabitants8.97Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 8.97 per 1,000 inhabitants8.97Alicante provinceAlicante province: 8.66 per 1,000 inhabitants8.66Jaén provinceJaén province: 8.54 per 1,000 inhabitants8.54Biscay provinceBiscay province: 8.53 per 1,000 inhabitants8.53Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 8.23 per 1,000 inhabitants8.23Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 8.17 per 1,000 inhabitants8.17Segovia provinceSegovia province: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants8.1Teruel provinceTeruel province: 8.01 per 1,000 inhabitants8.01Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 7.93 per 1,000 inhabitants7.93Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants7.8Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 7.79 per 1,000 inhabitants7.79Huesca provinceHuesca province: 7.77 per 1,000 inhabitants7.77Burgos provinceBurgos province: 7.75 per 1,000 inhabitants7.75Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants7.7Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 7.49 per 1,000 inhabitants7.49Ávila provinceÁvila province: 7.47 per 1,000 inhabitants7.47Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 7.38 per 1,000 inhabitants7.38A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 7.29 per 1,000 inhabitants7.29Palencia provincePalencia province: 7.09 per 1,000 inhabitants7.09Soria provinceSoria province: 7 per 1,000 inhabitants7Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 6.82 per 1,000 inhabitants6.82Lugo provinceLugo province: 6.33 per 1,000 inhabitants6.33León provinceLeón province: 6.32 per 1,000 inhabitants6.32Asturias provinceAsturias province: 6.26 per 1,000 inhabitants6.26Ourense provinceOurense province: 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitants5.8Zamora provinceZamora province: 5.58 per 1,000 inhabitants5.58
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2014
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2013
1Melilla province19.25+1.25 pts
2Ceuta province14.23+1.37 pts
3Almería province11.36+0.12 pts
4Murcia province11.14+0.12 pts
5Seville province10.43+0.07 pts
6Madrid province10.28+0.05 pts
7Álava province10.21+0.53 pts
8Girona province9.96-0.08 pts
9Huelva province9.95-0.16 pts
10Navarre province9.71+0.18 pts
11Cádiz province9.67+0.15 pts
12Málaga province9.66+0.05 pts
13Tarragona province9.65+0.05 pts
14Balearic Islands province9.63+0.11 pts
14Lleida province9.63+0.13 pts
16Barcelona province9.61+0.06 pts
17Guadalajara province9.6-0.49 pts
18Toledo province9.46-0.21 pts
19Castellón province9.28-0.1 pts
20Granada province9.27+0.21 pts
21Valencia province9.1+0.09 pts
22Zaragoza province9.07+0.18 pts
23Albacete province9.060 pts
24Córdoba province9.02+0.04 pts
25La Rioja province9-0.15 pts
26Badajoz province8.97+0.34 pts
26Gipuzkoa province8.97+0.09 pts
28Alicante province8.66+0.1 pts
29Jaén province8.54+0.15 pts
30Biscay province8.53+0.04 pts
31Ciudad Real province8.23-0.59 pts
32Valladolid province8.17+0.02 pts
33Segovia province8.1+0.69 pts
34Teruel province8.010 pts
35Las Palmas province7.93+0.13 pts
36Pontevedra province7.8+0.09 pts
37Cantabria province7.79-0.42 pts
38Huesca province7.77-0.8 pts
39Burgos province7.75-0.42 pts
40Santa Cruz de Tenerife province7.7+0.39 pts
41Cuenca province7.49+0.19 pts
42Ávila province7.47+0.59 pts
43Cáceres province7.38+0.21 pts
44A Coruña province7.29-0.16 pts
45Palencia province7.09+0.25 pts
46Soria province7-0.18 pts
47Salamanca province6.82+0.27 pts
48Lugo province6.33+0.25 pts
49León province6.32+0.06 pts
50Asturias province6.26-0.02 pts
51Ourense province5.8+0.03 pts
52Zamora province5.58-0.02 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 19.25 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest birth rate?

Zamora province, with 5.58 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014.

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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