Provinces of Spain by birth rate

Melilla province had the highest birth rate of 52 provinces in 2019, at 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitants. Ourense province had the lowest, at 4.79 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 7.37 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 7.62 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest14.32Melilla province
Median7.3752 provinces
Spain7.62History

All provinces, 2019

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Melilla provinceMelilla province: 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitants14.32Almería provinceAlmería province: 10.14 per 1,000 inhabitants10.14Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 9.92 per 1,000 inhabitants9.92Murcia provinceMurcia province: 9.52 per 1,000 inhabitants9.52Huelva provinceHuelva province: 8.63 per 1,000 inhabitants8.63Madrid provinceMadrid province: 8.37 per 1,000 inhabitants8.37Girona provinceGirona province: 8.36 per 1,000 inhabitants8.36Seville provinceSeville province: 8.35 per 1,000 inhabitants8.35Granada provinceGranada province: 8.31 per 1,000 inhabitants8.31Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Navarre provinceNavarre province: 8.19 per 1,000 inhabitants8.19Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 8.14 per 1,000 inhabitants8.14Lleida provinceLleida province: 8.02 per 1,000 inhabitants8.02Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 7.99 per 1,000 inhabitants7.99Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 7.96 per 1,000 inhabitants7.96Málaga provinceMálaga province: 7.93 per 1,000 inhabitants7.93Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 7.83 per 1,000 inhabitants7.83Álava provinceÁlava province: 7.75 per 1,000 inhabitants7.75Toledo provinceToledo province: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants7.7Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 7.68 per 1,000 inhabitants7.68Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 7.67 per 1,000 inhabitants7.67Castellón provinceCastellón province: 7.64 per 1,000 inhabitants7.64La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6Alicante provinceAlicante province: 7.53 per 1,000 inhabitants7.53Jaén provinceJaén province: 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants7.5Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 7.41 per 1,000 inhabitants7.41Valencia provinceValencia province: 7.33 per 1,000 inhabitants7.33Teruel provinceTeruel province: 7.32 per 1,000 inhabitants7.32Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 7.31 per 1,000 inhabitants7.31Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 7.23 per 1,000 inhabitants7.23Huesca provinceHuesca province: 7.13 per 1,000 inhabitants7.13Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 7.12 per 1,000 inhabitants7.12Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 7.04 per 1,000 inhabitants7.04Burgos provinceBurgos province: 6.76 per 1,000 inhabitants6.76Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 6.74 per 1,000 inhabitants6.74Biscay provinceBiscay province: 6.73 per 1,000 inhabitants6.73Segovia provinceSegovia province: 6.68 per 1,000 inhabitants6.68Soria provinceSoria province: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants6.5Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 6.33 per 1,000 inhabitants6.33Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 6.32 per 1,000 inhabitants6.32Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 6.31 per 1,000 inhabitants6.31Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 6.28 per 1,000 inhabitants6.28Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 6.09 per 1,000 inhabitants6.09Ávila provinceÁvila province: 6 per 1,000 inhabitants6A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 5.91 per 1,000 inhabitants5.91Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 5.84 per 1,000 inhabitants5.84Palencia provincePalencia province: 5.77 per 1,000 inhabitants5.77Lugo provinceLugo province: 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitants5.2León provinceLeón province: 5.17 per 1,000 inhabitants5.17Asturias provinceAsturias province: 5.05 per 1,000 inhabitants5.05Zamora provinceZamora province: 4.86 per 1,000 inhabitants4.86Ourense provinceOurense province: 4.79 per 1,000 inhabitants4.79
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2019
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2018
1Melilla province14.32-1.23 pts
2Almería province10.14-0.33 pts
3Ceuta province9.92-1.49 pts
4Murcia province9.52-0.38 pts
5Huelva province8.63+0.46 pts
6Madrid province8.37-0.4 pts
7Girona province8.36-0.51 pts
8Seville province8.35-0.47 pts
9Granada province8.31+0.18 pts
10Balearic Islands province8.3-0.66 pts
11Navarre province8.19-0.13 pts
12Tarragona province8.14-0.17 pts
13Lleida province8.02-0.09 pts
14Guadalajara province7.99-0.23 pts
15Barcelona province7.96-0.4 pts
16Málaga province7.93-0.24 pts
17Cádiz province7.83-0.42 pts
18Álava province7.75-0.41 pts
19Toledo province7.7-0.55 pts
20Córdoba province7.68-0.26 pts
21Badajoz province7.67-0.06 pts
22Castellón province7.64-0.3 pts
23La Rioja province7.6+0.2 pts
24Alicante province7.53-0.16 pts
25Jaén province7.5-0.19 pts
26Albacete province7.41-0.43 pts
27Valencia province7.33-0.25 pts
28Teruel province7.32+0.25 pts
29Zaragoza province7.31-0.37 pts
30Ciudad Real province7.23-0.18 pts
31Huesca province7.13-0.36 pts
32Gipuzkoa province7.12-0.51 pts
33Cuenca province7.04+0.46 pts
34Burgos province6.76+0.16 pts
35Las Palmas province6.74-0.2 pts
36Biscay province6.73-0.21 pts
37Segovia province6.68-0.21 pts
38Soria province6.5-0.31 pts
39Cáceres province6.33-0.27 pts
40Valladolid province6.32-0.33 pts
41Santa Cruz de Tenerife province6.31-0.56 pts
42Pontevedra province6.28-0.07 pts
43Cantabria province6.09-0.46 pts
44Ávila province6-0.15 pts
45A Coruña province5.91-0.46 pts
46Salamanca province5.84-0.4 pts
47Palencia province5.77-0.32 pts
48Lugo province5.2-0.75 pts
49León province5.17-0.53 pts
50Asturias province5.05-0.55 pts
51Zamora province4.86-0.28 pts
52Ourense province4.79-0.03 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 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest birth rate?

Ourense province, with 4.79 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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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