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Provinces of Spain by share of foreign nationals

Alicante province had the highest share of foreign nationals of 52 provinces in 2024, at 23.3%. Jaén province had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 10.9% and the figure for Spain was 13.4%. Source: INE.

Highest23.3Alicante province
Lowest3.6Jaén province
Median10.952 provinces
Spain13.4History

All provinces, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Alicante provinceAlicante province: 23.3 %23.3Almería provinceAlmería province: 22.7 %22.7Girona provinceGirona province: 21.6 %21.6Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 21.2 %21.2Lleida provinceLleida province: 20.3 %20.3Málaga provinceMálaga province: 18.5 %18.5Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 18.4 %18.4Castellón provinceCastellón province: 17.7 %17.7Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 17.3 %17.3Madrid provinceMadrid province: 16 %16Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 16 %16Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 15.4 %15.4Murcia provinceMurcia province: 15.4 %15.4Huesca provinceHuesca province: 14.8 %14.8Valencia provinceValencia province: 14.6 %14.6La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 14.4 %14.4Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 14.2 %14.2Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 14.1 %14.1Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 14 %14Segovia provinceSegovia province: 13.8 %13.8Melilla provinceMelilla province: 12.9 %12.9Teruel provinceTeruel province: 12.8 %12.8Toledo provinceToledo province: 12.7 %12.7Navarre provinceNavarre province: 12.7 %12.7Soria provinceSoria province: 12.4 %12.4Huelva provinceHuelva province: 10.9 %10.9Álava provinceÁlava province: 10.9 %10.9Burgos provinceBurgos province: 10 %10Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 9.7 %9.7Biscay provinceBiscay province: 9.2 %9.2Ávila provinceÁvila province: 8.9 %8.9Granada provinceGranada province: 8.6 %8.6Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 8.6 %8.6Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 7.6 %7.6Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 7.6 %7.6Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 7.1 %7.1Ourense provinceOurense province: 7.1 %7.1Lugo provinceLugo province: 6.9 %6.9Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 6.3 %6.3Palencia provincePalencia province: 6.1 %6.1Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 6 %6Asturias provinceAsturias province: 6 %6León provinceLeón province: 5.6 %5.6A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 5.5 %5.5Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 5.2 %5.2Zamora provinceZamora province: 5.2 %5.2Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 5.1 %5.1Seville provinceSeville province: 5 %5Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 4.4 %4.4Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 3.9 %3.9Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 3.6 %3.6Jaén provinceJaén province: 3.6 %3.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Alicante province23.3+1 pts
2Almería province22.7+0.2 pts
3Girona province21.6+0.4 pts
4Balearic Islands province21.2+0.7 pts
5Lleida province20.3+0.6 pts
6Málaga province18.5+0.6 pts
7Tarragona province18.4+0.6 pts
8Castellón province17.7+1 pts
9Barcelona province17.3+0.9 pts
10Madrid province16+0.9 pts
11Guadalajara province16+1 pts
12Santa Cruz de Tenerife province15.4+0.4 pts
13Murcia province15.4+0.1 pts
14Huesca province14.8+0.7 pts
15Valencia province14.6+1.4 pts
16La Rioja province14.4+0.7 pts
17Zaragoza province14.2+0.7 pts
18Cuenca province14.1+0.8 pts
19Las Palmas province14+0.6 pts
20Segovia province13.8+0.9 pts
21Melilla province12.9-0.3 pts
22Teruel province12.8+0.5 pts
23Toledo province12.7+0.8 pts
24Navarre province12.7+0.6 pts
25Soria province12.4+0.8 pts
26Huelva province10.9+0.4 pts
27Álava province10.9+0.5 pts
28Burgos province10+0.8 pts
29Gipuzkoa province9.7+0.6 pts
30Biscay province9.2+0.7 pts
31Ávila province8.9+0.9 pts
32Granada province8.6+0.3 pts
33Albacete province8.6+0.7 pts
34Ciudad Real province7.6+0.5 pts
35Cantabria province7.6+0.5 pts
36Valladolid province7.1+0.7 pts
37Ourense province7.1+0.7 pts
38Lugo province6.9+0.9 pts
39Salamanca province6.3+0.6 pts
40Palencia province6.1+0.7 pts
41Ceuta province6+0.1 pts
42Asturias province6+0.7 pts
43León province5.6+0.4 pts
44A Coruña province5.5+0.6 pts
45Pontevedra province5.2+0.4 pts
46Zamora province5.2+0.6 pts
47Cádiz province5.1+0.3 pts
48Seville province5+0.4 pts
49Cáceres province4.4+0.4 pts
50Badajoz province3.9+0.4 pts
51Córdoba province3.6+0.3 pts
52Jaén province3.6+0.4 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 23.3% in 2024, according to INE.

Which province has the lowest share of foreign nationals?

Jaén province, with 3.6% in 2024.

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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