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Provinces of Spain by deaths
Barcelona province had the highest deaths of 52 provinces in 2015, at 47,051. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 504. The median was 5,825 and the figure for Spain was 422,568. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Barcelona province Barcelona province: 47,051 count 47,051 Madrid province Madrid province: 46,859 count 46,859 Valencia province Valencia province: 23,116 count 23,116 Seville province Seville province: 16,139 count 16,139 Alicante province Alicante province: 15,853 count 15,853 Asturias province Asturias province: 13,550 count 13,550 Málaga province Málaga province: 12,996 count 12,996 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 12,601 count 12,601 Biscay province Biscay province: 11,812 count 11,812 Murcia province Murcia province: 11,233 count 11,233 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 10,121 count 10,121 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 9,833 count 9,833 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 9,289 count 9,289 Granada province Granada province: 8,454 count 8,454 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 8,322 count 8,322 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 7,873 count 7,873 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 7,770 count 7,770 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 7,340 count 7,340 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 7,010 count 7,010 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 6,933 count 6,933 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 6,898 count 6,898 Jaén province Jaén province: 6,742 count 6,742 Girona province Girona province: 6,401 count 6,401 León province León province: 6,218 count 6,218 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 6,041 count 6,041 Toledo province Toledo province: 5,969 count 5,969 Navarre province Navarre province: 5,680 count 5,680 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 5,602 count 5,602 Castellón province Castellón province: 5,382 count 5,382 Almería province Almería province: 5,307 count 5,307 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 5,194 count 5,194 Lugo province Lugo province: 5,126 count 5,126 Ourense province Ourense province: 4,672 count 4,672 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 4,621 count 4,621 Lleida province Lleida province: 4,404 count 4,404 Huelva province Huelva province: 4,369 count 4,369 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 3,973 count 3,973 Burgos province Burgos province: 3,865 count 3,865 Albacete province Albacete province: 3,700 count 3,700 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 3,093 count 3,093 Álava province Álava province: 2,766 count 2,766 Zamora province Zamora province: 2,747 count 2,747 Huesca province Huesca province: 2,726 count 2,726 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 2,507 count 2,507 Palencia province Palencia province: 2,156 count 2,156 Ávila province Ávila province: 2,146 count 2,146 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 2,145 count 2,145 Segovia province Segovia province: 1,814 count 1,814 Teruel province Teruel province: 1,780 count 1,780 Soria province Soria province: 1,189 count 1,189 Melilla province Melilla province: 516 count 516 Ceuta province Ceuta province: 504 count 504 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces 2015count Change on 2014 1 Barcelona province 47,051 +5.3% 2 Madrid province 46,859 +8.8% 3 Valencia province 23,116 +6.8% 4 Seville province 16,139 +9.1% 5 Alicante province 15,853 +6.6% 6 Asturias province 13,550 +5.8% 7 Málaga province 12,996 +6.3% 8 A Coruña province 12,601 +4.7% 9 Biscay province 11,812 +5.9% 10 Murcia province 11,233 +8% 11 Cádiz province 10,121 +9.1% 12 Zaragoza province 9,833 +2.9% 13 Pontevedra province 9,289 +7.9% 14 Granada province 8,454 +10.1% 15 Balearic Islands province 8,322 +6.1% 16 Córdoba province 7,873 +10% 17 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 7,770 +6.7% 18 Las Palmas province 7,340 +4.1% 19 Tarragona province 7,010 +8.2% 20 Gipuzkoa province 6,933 +6.2% 21 Badajoz province 6,898 +5.2% 22 Jaén province 6,742 +9.9% 23 Girona province 6,401 +6.4% 24 León province 6,218 +5.3% 25 Cantabria province 6,041 +2.4% 26 Toledo province 5,969 +8.5% 27 Navarre province 5,680 +3.1% 28 Ciudad Real province 5,602 +11.2% 29 Castellón province 5,382 +6.9% 30 Almería province 5,307 +11.4% 31 Valladolid province 5,194 +12.4% 32 Lugo province 5,126 +5% 33 Ourense province 4,672 +6.2% 34 Cáceres province 4,621 +9% 35 Lleida province 4,404 +6.4% 36 Huelva province 4,369 +1.9% 37 Salamanca province 3,973 +7.1% 38 Burgos province 3,865 +0.7% 39 Albacete province 3,700 -0.5% 40 La Rioja province 3,093 +7.2% 41 Álava province 2,766 +11.7% 42 Zamora province 2,747 +3.9% 43 Huesca province 2,726 +8.5% 44 Cuenca province 2,507 +9.3% 45 Palencia province 2,156 -0.3% 46 Ávila province 2,146 +5.2% 47 Guadalajara province 2,145 +17.5% 48 Segovia province 1,814 +5.2% 49 Teruel province 1,780 +6.4% 50 Soria province 1,189 +3.9% 51 Melilla province 516 +6.4% 52 Ceuta province 504 -1%
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How to cite Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Movimiento natural de la población: defunciones por residencia (tablas 6545 y 6546). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=6545. Retrieved 2026-10-07.Use this data in your AI agent Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
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Questions Which province has the highest deaths? Barcelona province, with 47,051 in 2015, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest deaths? Ceuta province, with 504 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, Movimiento natural de la población: defunciones por residencia (tablas 6545 y 6546). Retrieved 2026-10-07.
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