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Provinces of Spain by share of foreign nationals, 2025

Alicante province had the highest share of foreign nationals of 52 provinces in 2025, at 24.5%. Córdoba province had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 11.5% and the figure for Spain was 14.1%. Source: INE.

Highest24.5Alicante province
Lowest3.9Córdoba province
Median11.552 provinces
Spain14.1History

All provinces, 2025

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Alicante provinceAlicante province: 24.5 %24.5Almería provinceAlmería province: 23.2 %23.2Girona provinceGirona province: 21.9 %21.9Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 21.7 %21.7Lleida provinceLleida province: 21.4 %21.4Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 19.1 %19.1Málaga provinceMálaga province: 19.1 %19.1Castellón provinceCastellón province: 18.9 %18.9Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 18 %18Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 16.8 %16.8Madrid provinceMadrid province: 16.6 %16.6Murcia provinceMurcia province: 15.9 %15.9Valencia provinceValencia province: 15.9 %15.9Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 15.8 %15.8Huesca provinceHuesca province: 15.5 %15.5Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 14.9 %14.9La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 14.8 %14.8Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 14.8 %14.8Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 14.6 %14.6Segovia provinceSegovia province: 14.6 %14.6Teruel provinceTeruel province: 13.9 %13.9Melilla provinceMelilla province: 13.9 %13.9Toledo provinceToledo province: 13.4 %13.4Navarre provinceNavarre province: 13.2 %13.2Soria provinceSoria province: 13.1 %13.1Álava provinceÁlava province: 11.6 %11.6Huelva provinceHuelva province: 11.5 %11.5Burgos provinceBurgos province: 10.9 %10.9Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 10.2 %10.2Biscay provinceBiscay province: 9.8 %9.8Ávila provinceÁvila province: 9.6 %9.6Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 9.3 %9.3Granada provinceGranada province: 9.1 %9.1Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 8.3 %8.3Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 8.1 %8.1Lugo provinceLugo province: 8 %8Ourense provinceOurense province: 7.9 %7.9Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 7.7 %7.7Palencia provincePalencia province: 7.1 %7.1Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 7 %7Asturias provinceAsturias province: 6.8 %6.8León provinceLeón province: 6.4 %6.4Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 6.4 %6.4A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 6.3 %6.3Zamora provinceZamora province: 5.8 %5.8Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 5.6 %5.6Seville provinceSeville province: 5.5 %5.5Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 5.5 %5.5Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 4.8 %4.8Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 4.2 %4.2Jaén provinceJaén province: 4.1 %4.1Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 3.9 %3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Alicante province24.5+1.2 pts
2Almería province23.2+0.5 pts
3Girona province21.9+0.3 pts
4Balearic Islands province21.7+0.5 pts
5Lleida province21.4+1.1 pts
6Tarragona province19.1+0.7 pts
7Málaga province19.1+0.5 pts
8Castellón province18.9+1.2 pts
9Barcelona province18+0.8 pts
10Guadalajara province16.8+0.8 pts
11Madrid province16.6+0.6 pts
12Murcia province15.9+0.5 pts
13Valencia province15.9+1.3 pts
14Santa Cruz de Tenerife province15.8+0.3 pts
15Huesca province15.5+0.7 pts
16Cuenca province14.9+0.8 pts
17La Rioja province14.8+0.4 pts
18Zaragoza province14.8+0.6 pts
19Las Palmas province14.6+0.6 pts
20Segovia province14.6+0.8 pts
21Teruel province13.9+1 pts
22Melilla province13.9+0.9 pts
23Toledo province13.4+0.7 pts
24Navarre province13.2+0.5 pts
25Soria province13.1+0.7 pts
26Álava province11.6+0.6 pts
27Huelva province11.5+0.6 pts
28Burgos province10.9+0.9 pts
29Gipuzkoa province10.2+0.5 pts
30Biscay province9.8+0.5 pts
31Ávila province9.6+0.7 pts
32Albacete province9.3+0.8 pts
33Granada province9.1+0.5 pts
34Ciudad Real province8.3+0.7 pts
35Cantabria province8.1+0.6 pts
36Lugo province8+1 pts
37Ourense province7.9+0.8 pts
38Valladolid province7.7+0.6 pts
39Palencia province7.1+0.9 pts
40Salamanca province7+0.7 pts
41Asturias province6.8+0.8 pts
42León province6.4+0.8 pts
43Ceuta province6.4+0.4 pts
44A Coruña province6.3+0.8 pts
45Zamora province5.8+0.7 pts
46Pontevedra province5.6+0.5 pts
47Seville province5.5+0.5 pts
48Cádiz province5.5+0.4 pts
49Cáceres province4.8+0.4 pts
50Badajoz province4.2+0.3 pts
51Jaén province4.1+0.5 pts
52Córdoba province3.9+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Residents with foreign nationality as a percentage of total population on 1 January.

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.

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Invokely calculation from Población extranjera entre población total (Censo anual, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#foreign_population_share. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which province has the highest share of foreign nationals?

Alicante province, with 24.5% in 2025, according to INE.

Which province has the lowest share of foreign nationals?

Córdoba province, with 3.9% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, Población extranjera entre población total (Censo anual, INE). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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