Provinces of Spain by fertility rate, 2024

Almería province had the highest fertility rate of 52 provinces in 2024, at 1.44 children per woman. Santa Cruz de Tenerife province had the lowest, at 0.78 children per woman. The median was 1.15 children per woman and the figure for Spain was 1.1 children per woman. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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All provinces, 2024

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Almería provinceAlmería province: 1.44 children per woman1.44Melilla provinceMelilla province: 1.36 children per woman1.36Murcia provinceMurcia province: 1.32 children per woman1.32Lleida provinceLleida province: 1.28 children per woman1.28Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 1.26 children per woman1.26Huesca provinceHuesca province: 1.26 children per woman1.26Teruel provinceTeruel province: 1.23 children per woman1.23Toledo provinceToledo province: 1.23 children per woman1.23Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 1.22 children per woman1.22Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 1.21 children per woman1.21Seville provinceSeville province: 1.21 children per woman1.21Castellón provinceCastellón province: 1.2 children per woman1.2Navarre provinceNavarre province: 1.2 children per woman1.2Girona provinceGirona province: 1.19 children per woman1.19Jaén provinceJaén province: 1.19 children per woman1.19Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 1.18 children per woman1.18Granada provinceGranada province: 1.18 children per woman1.18Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 1.18 children per woman1.18Álava provinceÁlava province: 1.17 children per woman1.17Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 1.17 children per woman1.17Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 1.16 children per woman1.16La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 1.16 children per woman1.16Alicante provinceAlicante province: 1.15 children per woman1.15Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 1.15 children per woman1.15Huelva provinceHuelva province: 1.15 children per woman1.15Segovia provinceSegovia province: 1.15 children per woman1.15Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 1.15 children per woman1.15Burgos provinceBurgos province: 1.13 children per woman1.13Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 1.12 children per woman1.12Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 1.12 children per woman1.12Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 1.11 children per woman1.11Valencia provinceValencia province: 1.11 children per woman1.11Ávila provinceÁvila province: 1.1 children per woman1.1Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 1.09 children per woman1.09Madrid provinceMadrid province: 1.09 children per woman1.09Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 1.08 children per woman1.08Palencia provincePalencia province: 1.08 children per woman1.08Málaga provinceMálaga province: 1.07 children per woman1.07Biscay provinceBiscay province: 1.05 children per woman1.05Soria provinceSoria province: 1.05 children per woman1.05Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 1.04 children per woman1.04Lugo provinceLugo province: 1.03 children per woman1.03Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 1.02 children per woman1.02Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 0.99 children per woman0.99A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 0.98 children per woman0.98Zamora provinceZamora province: 0.96 children per woman0.96Asturias provinceAsturias province: 0.95 children per woman0.95León provinceLeón province: 0.95 children per woman0.95Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 0.93 children per woman0.93Ourense provinceOurense province: 0.88 children per woman0.88Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 0.85 children per woman0.85Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 0.78 children per woman0.78
children per woman. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024
children per woman
Change on 2023
1Almería province1.440
2Melilla province1.36+0.03
3Murcia province1.32-0.04
4Lleida province1.28+0.02
5Ceuta province1.26+0.02
5Huesca province1.26+0.1
7Teruel province1.23+0.03
7Toledo province1.230
9Cuenca province1.22+0.08
10Córdoba province1.21-0.03
10Seville province1.21-0.02
12Castellón province1.2-0.03
12Navarre province1.2+0.01
14Girona province1.19-0.02
14Jaén province1.190
16Albacete province1.180
16Granada province1.18-0.02
16Tarragona province1.18-0.03
19Álava province1.17-0.06
19Ciudad Real province1.17+0.01
21Gipuzkoa province1.16-0.04
21La Rioja province1.16+0.03
23Alicante province1.15-0.01
23Badajoz province1.15-0.04
23Huelva province1.150
23Segovia province1.15+0.01
23Valladolid province1.15+0.02
28Burgos province1.13+0.02
29Guadalajara province1.12-0.02
29Zaragoza province1.12-0.04
31Cádiz province1.11-0.04
31Valencia province1.11-0.03
33Ávila province1.1+0.03
34Cáceres province1.09-0.01
34Madrid province1.09-0.01
36Balearic Islands province1.08+0.03
36Palencia province1.08+0.05
38Málaga province1.07-0.01
39Biscay province1.05-0.04
39Soria province1.05-0.05
41Barcelona province1.04-0.03
42Lugo province1.03-0.04
43Salamanca province1.020
44Cantabria province0.99+0.02
45A Coruña province0.98-0.03
46Zamora province0.96+0.03
47Asturias province0.95+0.01
47León province0.95-0.04
49Pontevedra province0.93-0.04
50Ourense province0.88-0.04
51Las Palmas province0.85-0.03
52Santa Cruz de Tenerife province0.78-0.01

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About this ranking

Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Indicadores demográficos básicos: indicador coyuntural de fecundidad (tablas 1407, 1441, 1478 y 30667). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=1478. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Which province has the highest fertility rate?

Almería province, with 1.44 children per woman in 2024, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest fertility rate?

Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, with 0.78 children per woman in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Indicadores demográficos básicos: indicador coyuntural de fecundidad (tablas 1407, 1441, 1478 y 30667). Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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