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Provinces of Spain by deaths
Madrid province had the highest deaths of 52 provinces in 2020, at 66,648. Melilla province had the lowest, at 602. The median was 6,795 and the figure for Spain was 493,776. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Madrid province Madrid province: 66,648 count 66,648 Barcelona province Barcelona province: 59,652 count 59,652 Valencia province Valencia province: 25,309 count 25,309 Alicante province Alicante province: 17,555 count 17,555 Seville province Seville province: 17,415 count 17,415 Asturias province Asturias province: 14,550 count 14,550 Málaga province Málaga province: 14,174 count 14,174 Biscay province Biscay province: 13,245 count 13,245 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 12,873 count 12,873 Murcia province Murcia province: 12,392 count 12,392 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 11,807 count 11,807 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 11,224 count 11,224 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 9,771 count 9,771 Granada province Granada province: 9,599 count 9,599 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 8,559 count 8,559 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 8,299 count 8,299 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 8,286 count 8,286 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 8,200 count 8,200 Toledo province Toledo province: 8,066 count 8,066 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 8,063 count 8,063 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 7,740 count 7,740 León province León province: 7,637 count 7,637 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 7,470 count 7,470 Jaén province Jaén province: 7,356 count 7,356 Girona province Girona province: 7,210 count 7,210 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 6,927 count 6,927 Navarre province Navarre province: 6,662 count 6,662 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 6,467 count 6,467 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 6,234 count 6,234 Almería province Almería province: 5,698 count 5,698 Castellón province Castellón province: 5,685 count 5,685 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 5,629 count 5,629 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 5,231 count 5,231 Ourense province Ourense province: 5,108 count 5,108 Lugo province Lugo province: 5,093 count 5,093 Albacete province Albacete province: 4,868 count 4,868 Lleida province Lleida province: 4,859 count 4,859 Burgos province Burgos province: 4,777 count 4,777 Huelva province Huelva province: 4,696 count 4,696 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 3,700 count 3,700 Álava province Álava province: 3,267 count 3,267 Zamora province Zamora province: 3,237 count 3,237 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 3,177 count 3,177 Huesca province Huesca province: 2,888 count 2,888 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 2,797 count 2,797 Palencia province Palencia province: 2,585 count 2,585 Ávila province Ávila province: 2,537 count 2,537 Segovia province Segovia province: 2,428 count 2,428 Teruel province Teruel province: 2,016 count 2,016 Soria province Soria province: 1,531 count 1,531 Ceuta province Ceuta province: 648 count 648 Melilla province Melilla province: 602 count 602 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces 2020count Change on 2019 1 Madrid province 66,648 +41.3% 2 Barcelona province 59,652 +27.4% 3 Valencia province 25,309 +10.8% 4 Alicante province 17,555 +10.4% 5 Seville province 17,415 +10.1% 6 Asturias province 14,550 +12.9% 7 Málaga province 14,174 +11.1% 8 Biscay province 13,245 +10.7% 9 A Coruña province 12,873 +4% 10 Murcia province 12,392 +7.1% 11 Zaragoza province 11,807 +23.7% 12 Cádiz province 11,224 +11.7% 13 Pontevedra province 9,771 +4.3% 14 Granada province 9,599 +20% 15 Balearic Islands province 8,559 +7.1% 16 Córdoba province 8,299 +7.1% 17 Las Palmas province 8,286 +5.6% 18 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 8,200 +3.7% 19 Toledo province 8,066 +32.8% 20 Tarragona province 8,063 +14.5% 21 Gipuzkoa province 7,740 +12.8% 22 León province 7,637 +24.1% 23 Badajoz province 7,470 +10.1% 24 Jaén province 7,356 +12.8% 25 Girona province 7,210 +11.2% 26 Ciudad Real province 6,927 +32.6% 27 Navarre province 6,662 +19.6% 28 Cantabria province 6,467 +7.6% 29 Valladolid province 6,234 +26.4% 30 Almería province 5,698 +8.1% 31 Castellón province 5,685 +7.9% 32 Cáceres province 5,629 +25.7% 33 Salamanca province 5,231 +29.3% 34 Ourense province 5,108 +8.3% 35 Lugo province 5,093 +6% 36 Albacete province 4,868 +30.5% 37 Lleida province 4,859 +16% 38 Burgos province 4,777 +22.8% 39 Huelva province 4,696 +7.9% 40 La Rioja province 3,700 +17.6% 41 Álava province 3,267 +19.3% 42 Zamora province 3,237 +19.7% 43 Cuenca province 3,177 +30% 44 Huesca province 2,888 +20.8% 45 Guadalajara province 2,797 +40.3% 46 Palencia province 2,585 +21.4% 47 Ávila province 2,537 +25.2% 48 Segovia province 2,428 +43.4% 49 Teruel province 2,016 +19.6% 50 Soria province 1,531 +33.7% 51 Ceuta province 648 +20.7% 52 Melilla province 602 +22.6%
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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? Madrid province, with 66,648 in 2020, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest deaths? Melilla province, with 602 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, Movimiento natural de la población: defunciones por residencia (tablas 6545 y 6546). Retrieved 2026-10-07.
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