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Provinces of Spain by deaths
Barcelona province had the highest deaths of 52 provinces in 2022, at 51,241. Melilla province had the lowest, at 484. The median was 6,279 and the figure for Spain was 464,417. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Barcelona province Barcelona province: 51,241 count 51,241 Madrid province Madrid province: 51,154 count 51,154 Valencia province Valencia province: 25,955 count 25,955 Alicante province Alicante province: 18,027 count 18,027 Seville province Seville province: 17,515 count 17,515 Málaga province Málaga province: 14,745 count 14,745 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 13,980 count 13,980 Asturias province Asturias province: 13,936 count 13,936 Murcia province Murcia province: 13,161 count 13,161 Biscay province Biscay province: 13,159 count 13,159 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 11,310 count 11,310 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 10,764 count 10,764 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 10,605 count 10,605 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 9,399 count 9,399 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 9,320 count 9,320 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 9,313 count 9,313 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 8,616 count 8,616 Granada province Granada province: 8,520 count 8,520 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 7,919 count 7,919 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 7,872 count 7,872 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 7,347 count 7,347 Jaén province Jaén province: 7,311 count 7,311 Girona province Girona province: 6,999 count 6,999 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 6,767 count 6,767 León province León province: 6,651 count 6,651 Navarre province Navarre province: 6,317 count 6,317 Toledo province Toledo province: 6,240 count 6,240 Almería province Almería province: 6,077 count 6,077 Castellón province Castellón province: 5,854 count 5,854 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 5,450 count 5,450 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 5,415 count 5,415 Lugo province Lugo province: 5,406 count 5,406 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 5,040 count 5,040 Ourense province Ourense province: 5,005 count 5,005 Huelva province Huelva province: 4,868 count 4,868 Lleida province Lleida province: 4,547 count 4,547 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 4,402 count 4,402 Burgos province Burgos province: 4,258 count 4,258 Albacete province Albacete province: 3,976 count 3,976 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 3,464 count 3,464 Álava province Álava province: 3,172 count 3,172 Zamora province Zamora province: 2,819 count 2,819 Huesca province Huesca province: 2,734 count 2,734 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 2,576 count 2,576 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 2,334 count 2,334 Palencia province Palencia province: 2,248 count 2,248 Ávila province Ávila province: 2,212 count 2,212 Teruel province Teruel province: 1,878 count 1,878 Segovia province Segovia province: 1,742 count 1,742 Soria province Soria province: 1,235 count 1,235 Ceuta province Ceuta province: 615 count 615 Melilla province Melilla province: 484 count 484 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces 2022count Change on 2021 1 Barcelona province 51,241 +1.8% 2 Madrid province 51,154 +2.6% 3 Valencia province 25,955 +2.5% 4 Alicante province 18,027 -2% 5 Seville province 17,515 -1.1% 6 Málaga province 14,745 +0.1% 7 A Coruña province 13,980 +5.2% 8 Asturias province 13,936 +4.3% 9 Murcia province 13,161 +3.8% 10 Biscay province 13,159 +5.3% 11 Cádiz province 11,310 -3.3% 12 Zaragoza province 10,764 +4.5% 13 Pontevedra province 10,605 +7.6% 14 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 9,399 +9.8% 15 Balearic Islands province 9,320 +5.9% 16 Las Palmas province 9,313 +8.4% 17 Córdoba province 8,616 +3.1% 18 Granada province 8,520 -2.8% 19 Tarragona province 7,919 +4.5% 20 Gipuzkoa province 7,872 +3.3% 21 Badajoz province 7,347 -1.1% 22 Jaén province 7,311 +5.4% 23 Girona province 6,999 +1.7% 24 Cantabria province 6,767 +11.8% 25 León province 6,651 +6.9% 26 Navarre province 6,317 +9.5% 27 Toledo province 6,240 -6.1% 28 Almería province 6,077 -2% 29 Castellón province 5,854 -1.3% 30 Valladolid province 5,450 +2.3% 31 Ciudad Real province 5,415 -0.2% 32 Lugo province 5,406 +7.7% 33 Cáceres province 5,040 +3.1% 34 Ourense province 5,005 +6.6% 35 Huelva province 4,868 -1.8% 36 Lleida province 4,547 -0.1% 37 Salamanca province 4,402 +10.2% 38 Burgos province 4,258 +7.3% 39 Albacete province 3,976 +5.2% 40 La Rioja province 3,464 +1.6% 41 Álava province 3,172 +6.7% 42 Zamora province 2,819 +8.8% 43 Huesca province 2,734 +8.4% 44 Cuenca province 2,576 +5.6% 45 Guadalajara province 2,334 +10% 46 Palencia province 2,248 -0.8% 47 Ávila province 2,212 +7.1% 48 Teruel province 1,878 +10.7% 49 Segovia province 1,742 +3.8% 50 Soria province 1,235 +4.3% 51 Ceuta province 615 -8.8% 52 Melilla province 484 -14.3%
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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 51,241 in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest deaths? Melilla province, with 484 in 2022.
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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