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Provinces of Spain by deaths
Barcelona province had the highest deaths of 52 provinces in 2021, at 50,332. Melilla province had the lowest, at 565. The median was 6,128 and the figure for Spain was 450,744. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Barcelona province Barcelona province: 50,332 count 50,332 Madrid province Madrid province: 49,857 count 49,857 Valencia province Valencia province: 25,323 count 25,323 Alicante province Alicante province: 18,391 count 18,391 Seville province Seville province: 17,703 count 17,703 Málaga province Málaga province: 14,724 count 14,724 Asturias province Asturias province: 13,367 count 13,367 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 13,283 count 13,283 Murcia province Murcia province: 12,683 count 12,683 Biscay province Biscay province: 12,493 count 12,493 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 11,693 count 11,693 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 10,297 count 10,297 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 9,856 count 9,856 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 8,802 count 8,802 Granada province Granada province: 8,767 count 8,767 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 8,592 count 8,592 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 8,557 count 8,557 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 8,356 count 8,356 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 7,621 count 7,621 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 7,579 count 7,579 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 7,429 count 7,429 Jaén province Jaén province: 6,934 count 6,934 Girona province Girona province: 6,879 count 6,879 Toledo province Toledo province: 6,648 count 6,648 León province León province: 6,220 count 6,220 Almería province Almería province: 6,203 count 6,203 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 6,052 count 6,052 Castellón province Castellón province: 5,934 count 5,934 Navarre province Navarre province: 5,771 count 5,771 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 5,427 count 5,427 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 5,330 count 5,330 Lugo province Lugo province: 5,019 count 5,019 Huelva province Huelva province: 4,959 count 4,959 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 4,889 count 4,889 Ourense province Ourense province: 4,695 count 4,695 Lleida province Lleida province: 4,552 count 4,552 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 3,995 count 3,995 Burgos province Burgos province: 3,968 count 3,968 Albacete province Albacete province: 3,781 count 3,781 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 3,411 count 3,411 Álava province Álava province: 2,972 count 2,972 Zamora province Zamora province: 2,591 count 2,591 Huesca province Huesca province: 2,523 count 2,523 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 2,439 count 2,439 Palencia province Palencia province: 2,267 count 2,267 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 2,122 count 2,122 Ávila province Ávila province: 2,065 count 2,065 Teruel province Teruel province: 1,696 count 1,696 Segovia province Segovia province: 1,679 count 1,679 Soria province Soria province: 1,184 count 1,184 Ceuta province Ceuta province: 674 count 674 Melilla province Melilla province: 565 count 565 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces 2021count Change on 2020 1 Barcelona province 50,332 -15.6% 2 Madrid province 49,857 -25.2% 3 Valencia province 25,323 +0.1% 4 Alicante province 18,391 +4.8% 5 Seville province 17,703 +1.7% 6 Málaga province 14,724 +3.9% 7 Asturias province 13,367 -8.1% 8 A Coruña province 13,283 +3.2% 9 Murcia province 12,683 +2.3% 10 Biscay province 12,493 -5.7% 11 Cádiz province 11,693 +4.2% 12 Zaragoza province 10,297 -12.8% 13 Pontevedra province 9,856 +0.9% 14 Balearic Islands province 8,802 +2.8% 15 Granada province 8,767 -8.7% 16 Las Palmas province 8,592 +3.7% 17 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 8,557 +4.4% 18 Córdoba province 8,356 +0.7% 19 Gipuzkoa province 7,621 -1.5% 20 Tarragona province 7,579 -6% 21 Badajoz province 7,429 -0.5% 22 Jaén province 6,934 -5.7% 23 Girona province 6,879 -4.6% 24 Toledo province 6,648 -17.6% 25 León province 6,220 -18.6% 26 Almería province 6,203 +8.9% 27 Cantabria province 6,052 -6.4% 28 Castellón province 5,934 +4.4% 29 Navarre province 5,771 -13.4% 30 Ciudad Real province 5,427 -21.7% 31 Valladolid province 5,330 -14.5% 32 Lugo province 5,019 -1.5% 33 Huelva province 4,959 +5.6% 34 Cáceres province 4,889 -13.1% 35 Ourense province 4,695 -8.1% 36 Lleida province 4,552 -6.3% 37 Salamanca province 3,995 -23.6% 38 Burgos province 3,968 -16.9% 39 Albacete province 3,781 -22.3% 40 La Rioja province 3,411 -7.8% 41 Álava province 2,972 -9% 42 Zamora province 2,591 -20% 43 Huesca province 2,523 -12.6% 44 Cuenca province 2,439 -23.2% 45 Palencia province 2,267 -12.3% 46 Guadalajara province 2,122 -24.1% 47 Ávila province 2,065 -18.6% 48 Teruel province 1,696 -15.9% 49 Segovia province 1,679 -30.8% 50 Soria province 1,184 -22.7% 51 Ceuta province 674 +4% 52 Melilla province 565 -6.1%
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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 50,332 in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest deaths? Melilla province, with 565 in 2021.
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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