Provinces of Spain by birth rate

Melilla province had the highest birth rate of 52 provinces in 2020, at 11.11 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zamora province had the lowest, at 4.65 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 7.07 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 7.19 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest11.11Melilla province
Lowest4.65Zamora province
Median7.0752 provinces
Spain7.19History

All provinces, 2020

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Melilla provinceMelilla province: 11.11 per 1,000 inhabitants11.11Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 9.98 per 1,000 inhabitants9.98Almería provinceAlmería province: 9.47 per 1,000 inhabitants9.47Murcia provinceMurcia province: 9.05 per 1,000 inhabitants9.05Girona provinceGirona province: 8.12 per 1,000 inhabitants8.12Huelva provinceHuelva province: 8.05 per 1,000 inhabitants8.05Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 8.02 per 1,000 inhabitants8.02Seville provinceSeville province: 7.98 per 1,000 inhabitants7.98Madrid provinceMadrid province: 7.78 per 1,000 inhabitants7.78Lleida provinceLleida province: 7.76 per 1,000 inhabitants7.76Toledo provinceToledo province: 7.66 per 1,000 inhabitants7.66Granada provinceGranada province: 7.64 per 1,000 inhabitants7.64Navarre provinceNavarre province: 7.62 per 1,000 inhabitants7.62Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 7.58 per 1,000 inhabitants7.58Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 7.47 per 1,000 inhabitants7.47Málaga provinceMálaga province: 7.42 per 1,000 inhabitants7.42Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 7.38 per 1,000 inhabitants7.38Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 7.36 per 1,000 inhabitants7.36Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 7.31 per 1,000 inhabitants7.31La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 7.26 per 1,000 inhabitants7.26Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 7.25 per 1,000 inhabitants7.25Jaén provinceJaén province: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitants7.2Álava provinceÁlava province: 7.19 per 1,000 inhabitants7.19Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 7.17 per 1,000 inhabitants7.17Castellón provinceCastellón province: 7.11 per 1,000 inhabitants7.11Alicante provinceAlicante province: 7.09 per 1,000 inhabitants7.09Valencia provinceValencia province: 7.05 per 1,000 inhabitants7.05Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 6.93 per 1,000 inhabitants6.93Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 6.93 per 1,000 inhabitants6.93Teruel provinceTeruel province: 6.87 per 1,000 inhabitants6.87Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 6.86 per 1,000 inhabitants6.86Huesca provinceHuesca province: 6.66 per 1,000 inhabitants6.66Soria provinceSoria province: 6.66 per 1,000 inhabitants6.66Biscay provinceBiscay province: 6.34 per 1,000 inhabitants6.34Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 6.25 per 1,000 inhabitants6.25Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 6.24 per 1,000 inhabitants6.24Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 6.22 per 1,000 inhabitants6.22Segovia provinceSegovia province: 6.2 per 1,000 inhabitants6.2Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 6.08 per 1,000 inhabitants6.08Burgos provinceBurgos province: 6.07 per 1,000 inhabitants6.07Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 5.98 per 1,000 inhabitants5.98Palencia provincePalencia province: 5.88 per 1,000 inhabitants5.88Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 5.85 per 1,000 inhabitants5.85Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 5.84 per 1,000 inhabitants5.84A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 5.76 per 1,000 inhabitants5.76Ávila provinceÁvila province: 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants5.6Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 5.49 per 1,000 inhabitants5.49Lugo provinceLugo province: 5.14 per 1,000 inhabitants5.14León provinceLeón province: 5.01 per 1,000 inhabitants5.01Ourense provinceOurense province: 4.78 per 1,000 inhabitants4.78Asturias provinceAsturias province: 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants4.7Zamora provinceZamora province: 4.65 per 1,000 inhabitants4.65
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2020
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2019
1Melilla province11.11-3.21 pts
2Ceuta province9.98+0.06 pts
3Almería province9.47-0.67 pts
4Murcia province9.05-0.47 pts
5Girona province8.12-0.24 pts
6Huelva province8.05-0.58 pts
7Balearic Islands province8.02-0.28 pts
8Seville province7.98-0.37 pts
9Madrid province7.78-0.59 pts
10Lleida province7.76-0.26 pts
11Toledo province7.66-0.04 pts
12Granada province7.64-0.67 pts
13Navarre province7.62-0.57 pts
14Tarragona province7.58-0.56 pts
15Barcelona province7.47-0.49 pts
16Málaga province7.42-0.51 pts
17Guadalajara province7.38-0.61 pts
18Badajoz province7.36-0.31 pts
19Cádiz province7.31-0.52 pts
20La Rioja province7.26-0.34 pts
21Córdoba province7.25-0.43 pts
22Jaén province7.2-0.3 pts
23Álava province7.19-0.56 pts
24Albacete province7.17-0.24 pts
25Castellón province7.11-0.53 pts
26Alicante province7.09-0.44 pts
27Valencia province7.05-0.28 pts
28Ciudad Real province6.93-0.3 pts
28Gipuzkoa province6.93-0.19 pts
30Teruel province6.87-0.45 pts
31Zaragoza province6.86-0.45 pts
32Huesca province6.66-0.47 pts
32Soria province6.66+0.16 pts
34Biscay province6.34-0.39 pts
35Valladolid province6.25-0.07 pts
36Cáceres province6.24-0.09 pts
37Las Palmas province6.22-0.52 pts
38Segovia province6.2-0.48 pts
39Cuenca province6.08-0.96 pts
40Burgos province6.07-0.69 pts
41Pontevedra province5.98-0.3 pts
42Palencia province5.88+0.11 pts
43Santa Cruz de Tenerife province5.85-0.46 pts
44Cantabria province5.84-0.25 pts
45A Coruña province5.76-0.15 pts
46Ávila province5.6-0.4 pts
47Salamanca province5.49-0.35 pts
48Lugo province5.14-0.06 pts
49León province5.01-0.16 pts
50Ourense province4.78-0.01 pts
51Asturias province4.7-0.35 pts
52Zamora province4.65-0.21 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 11.11 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest birth rate?

Zamora province, with 4.65 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

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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