Provinces of Spain by birth rate

Melilla province had the highest birth rate of 52 provinces in 2015, at 17.71 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zamora province had the lowest, at 5.31 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.68 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 9.02 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest17.71Melilla province
Lowest5.31Zamora province
Median8.6852 provinces
Spain9.02History

All provinces, 2015

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Melilla provinceMelilla province: 17.71 per 1,000 inhabitants17.71Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 12.99 per 1,000 inhabitants12.99Almería provinceAlmería province: 11.39 per 1,000 inhabitants11.39Murcia provinceMurcia province: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Madrid provinceMadrid province: 10.15 per 1,000 inhabitants10.15Girona provinceGirona province: 10.13 per 1,000 inhabitants10.13Seville provinceSeville province: 10.08 per 1,000 inhabitants10.08Álava provinceÁlava province: 9.81 per 1,000 inhabitants9.81Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 9.67 per 1,000 inhabitants9.67Huelva provinceHuelva province: 9.62 per 1,000 inhabitants9.62Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 9.55 per 1,000 inhabitants9.55Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 9.52 per 1,000 inhabitants9.52Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 9.49 per 1,000 inhabitants9.49Navarre provinceNavarre province: 9.42 per 1,000 inhabitants9.42Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 9.41 per 1,000 inhabitants9.41Granada provinceGranada province: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Málaga provinceMálaga province: 9.36 per 1,000 inhabitants9.36Toledo provinceToledo province: 9.29 per 1,000 inhabitants9.29Lleida provinceLleida province: 9.26 per 1,000 inhabitants9.26Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 8.96 per 1,000 inhabitants8.96Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Valencia provinceValencia province: 8.89 per 1,000 inhabitants8.89Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 8.85 per 1,000 inhabitants8.85Castellón provinceCastellón province: 8.85 per 1,000 inhabitants8.85Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 8.83 per 1,000 inhabitants8.83La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 8.67 per 1,000 inhabitants8.67Alicante provinceAlicante province: 8.66 per 1,000 inhabitants8.66Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 8.46 per 1,000 inhabitants8.46Huesca provinceHuesca province: 8.43 per 1,000 inhabitants8.43Jaén provinceJaén province: 8.36 per 1,000 inhabitants8.36Biscay provinceBiscay province: 8.19 per 1,000 inhabitants8.19Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 7.97 per 1,000 inhabitants7.97Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 7.71 per 1,000 inhabitants7.71Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 7.68 per 1,000 inhabitants7.68Segovia provinceSegovia province: 7.64 per 1,000 inhabitants7.64Burgos provinceBurgos province: 7.63 per 1,000 inhabitants7.63Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants7.5A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 7.46 per 1,000 inhabitants7.46Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 7.46 per 1,000 inhabitants7.46Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 7.43 per 1,000 inhabitants7.43Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 7.34 per 1,000 inhabitants7.34Teruel provinceTeruel province: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitants7.2Palencia provincePalencia province: 7.04 per 1,000 inhabitants7.04Soria provinceSoria province: 6.98 per 1,000 inhabitants6.98Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 6.89 per 1,000 inhabitants6.89Ávila provinceÁvila province: 6.73 per 1,000 inhabitants6.73Lugo provinceLugo province: 6.46 per 1,000 inhabitants6.46León provinceLeón province: 6.36 per 1,000 inhabitants6.36Asturias provinceAsturias province: 6.19 per 1,000 inhabitants6.19Ourense provinceOurense province: 5.81 per 1,000 inhabitants5.81Zamora provinceZamora province: 5.31 per 1,000 inhabitants5.31
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2015
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2014
1Melilla province17.71-1.54 pts
2Ceuta province12.99-1.24 pts
3Almería province11.39+0.03 pts
4Murcia province10.9-0.24 pts
5Madrid province10.15-0.13 pts
6Girona province10.13+0.17 pts
7Seville province10.08-0.35 pts
8Álava province9.81-0.4 pts
9Guadalajara province9.67+0.07 pts
10Huelva province9.62-0.33 pts
11Tarragona province9.55-0.1 pts
12Balearic Islands province9.52-0.11 pts
13Cádiz province9.49-0.18 pts
14Navarre province9.42-0.29 pts
15Barcelona province9.41-0.2 pts
16Granada province9.4+0.13 pts
17Málaga province9.36-0.3 pts
18Toledo province9.29-0.17 pts
19Lleida province9.26-0.37 pts
20Gipuzkoa province8.96-0.01 pts
21Córdoba province8.9-0.12 pts
22Valencia province8.89-0.21 pts
23Albacete province8.85-0.21 pts
23Castellón province8.85-0.43 pts
25Zaragoza province8.83-0.24 pts
26La Rioja province8.7-0.3 pts
27Badajoz province8.67-0.3 pts
28Alicante province8.660 pts
29Ciudad Real province8.46+0.23 pts
30Huesca province8.43+0.66 pts
31Jaén province8.36-0.18 pts
32Biscay province8.19-0.34 pts
33Valladolid province7.97-0.2 pts
34Santa Cruz de Tenerife province7.71+0.01 pts
35Las Palmas province7.68-0.25 pts
36Segovia province7.64-0.46 pts
37Burgos province7.63-0.12 pts
38Cantabria province7.5-0.29 pts
39A Coruña province7.46+0.17 pts
39Cuenca province7.46-0.03 pts
41Pontevedra province7.43-0.37 pts
42Cáceres province7.34-0.04 pts
43Teruel province7.2-0.81 pts
44Palencia province7.04-0.05 pts
45Soria province6.98-0.02 pts
46Salamanca province6.89+0.07 pts
47Ávila province6.73-0.74 pts
48Lugo province6.46+0.13 pts
49León province6.36+0.04 pts
50Asturias province6.19-0.07 pts
51Ourense province5.81+0.01 pts
52Zamora province5.31-0.27 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 17.71 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest birth rate?

Zamora province, with 5.31 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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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