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Provinces of Spain by deaths
Barcelona province had the highest deaths of 52 provinces in 2023, at 49,050. Melilla province had the lowest, at 500. The median was 5,863 and the figure for Spain was 436,124. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Barcelona province Barcelona province: 49,050 count 49,050 Madrid province Madrid province: 48,646 count 48,646 Valencia province Valencia province: 24,123 count 24,123 Alicante province Alicante province: 17,000 count 17,000 Seville province Seville province: 16,485 count 16,485 Málaga province Málaga province: 13,958 count 13,958 Asturias province Asturias province: 13,012 count 13,012 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 13,005 count 13,005 Murcia province Murcia province: 12,200 count 12,200 Biscay province Biscay province: 11,893 count 11,893 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 10,850 count 10,850 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 9,936 count 9,936 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 9,769 count 9,769 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 9,072 count 9,072 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 8,758 count 8,758 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 8,639 count 8,639 Granada province Granada province: 8,297 count 8,297 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 8,015 count 8,015 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 7,643 count 7,643 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 7,519 count 7,519 Girona province Girona province: 6,747 count 6,747 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 6,707 count 6,707 Jaén province Jaén province: 6,668 count 6,668 Toledo province Toledo province: 6,053 count 6,053 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 6,032 count 6,032 León province León province: 5,878 count 5,878 Navarre province Navarre province: 5,847 count 5,847 Almería province Almería province: 5,718 count 5,718 Castellón province Castellón province: 5,560 count 5,560 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 5,211 count 5,211 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 5,130 count 5,130 Lugo province Lugo province: 5,082 count 5,082 Ourense province Ourense province: 4,759 count 4,759 Huelva province Huelva province: 4,705 count 4,705 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 4,654 count 4,654 Lleida province Lleida province: 4,222 count 4,222 Burgos province Burgos province: 4,066 count 4,066 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 3,770 count 3,770 Albacete province Albacete province: 3,719 count 3,719 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 3,236 count 3,236 Álava province Álava province: 2,916 count 2,916 Zamora province Zamora province: 2,545 count 2,545 Huesca province Huesca province: 2,423 count 2,423 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 2,359 count 2,359 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 2,105 count 2,105 Palencia province Palencia province: 1,990 count 1,990 Ávila province Ávila province: 1,975 count 1,975 Teruel province Teruel province: 1,665 count 1,665 Segovia province Segovia province: 1,660 count 1,660 Soria province Soria province: 1,088 count 1,088 Ceuta province Ceuta province: 560 count 560 Melilla province Melilla province: 500 count 500 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces 2023count Change on 2022 1 Barcelona province 49,050 -4.3% 2 Madrid province 48,646 -4.9% 3 Valencia province 24,123 -7.1% 4 Alicante province 17,000 -5.7% 5 Seville province 16,485 -5.9% 6 Málaga province 13,958 -5.3% 7 Asturias province 13,012 -6.6% 8 A Coruña province 13,005 -7% 9 Murcia province 12,200 -7.3% 10 Biscay province 11,893 -9.6% 11 Cádiz province 10,850 -4.1% 12 Pontevedra province 9,936 -6.3% 13 Zaragoza province 9,769 -9.2% 14 Las Palmas province 9,072 -2.6% 15 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 8,758 -6.8% 16 Balearic Islands province 8,639 -7.3% 17 Granada province 8,297 -2.6% 18 Córdoba province 8,015 -7% 19 Tarragona province 7,643 -3.5% 20 Gipuzkoa province 7,519 -4.5% 21 Girona province 6,747 -3.6% 22 Badajoz province 6,707 -8.7% 23 Jaén province 6,668 -8.8% 24 Toledo province 6,053 -3% 25 Cantabria province 6,032 -10.9% 26 León province 5,878 -11.6% 27 Navarre province 5,847 -7.4% 28 Almería province 5,718 -5.9% 29 Castellón province 5,560 -5% 30 Ciudad Real province 5,211 -3.8% 31 Valladolid province 5,130 -5.9% 32 Lugo province 5,082 -6% 33 Ourense province 4,759 -4.9% 34 Huelva province 4,705 -3.3% 35 Cáceres province 4,654 -7.7% 36 Lleida province 4,222 -7.1% 37 Burgos province 4,066 -4.5% 38 Salamanca province 3,770 -14.4% 39 Albacete province 3,719 -6.5% 40 La Rioja province 3,236 -6.6% 41 Álava province 2,916 -8.1% 42 Zamora province 2,545 -9.7% 43 Huesca province 2,423 -11.4% 44 Cuenca province 2,359 -8.4% 45 Guadalajara province 2,105 -9.8% 46 Palencia province 1,990 -11.5% 47 Ávila province 1,975 -10.7% 48 Teruel province 1,665 -11.3% 49 Segovia province 1,660 -4.7% 50 Soria province 1,088 -11.9% 51 Ceuta province 560 -8.9% 52 Melilla province 500 +3.3%
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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 49,050 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest deaths? Melilla province, with 500 in 2023.
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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