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Provinces of Spain by hotel guests
Barcelona province had the highest hotel guests of 50 provinces in October 2025, at 1.36 million. Palencia province had the lowest, at 18,762. The median was 105,942 and the figure for Spain was 11.01 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Median 105,942 50 provinces
Barcelona province Barcelona province: 1,356,662 count 1,356,662 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 1,291,152 count 1,291,152 Madrid province Madrid province: 1,239,047 count 1,239,047 Málaga province Málaga province: 615,769 count 615,769 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 587,083 count 587,083 Alicante province Alicante province: 435,952 count 435,952 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 400,446 count 400,446 Girona province Girona province: 385,375 count 385,375 Seville province Seville province: 369,331 count 369,331 Valencia province Valencia province: 322,600 count 322,600 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 286,854 count 286,854 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 279,168 count 279,168 Granada province Granada province: 270,995 count 270,995 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 225,363 count 225,363 Biscay province Biscay province: 169,266 count 169,266 Asturias province Asturias province: 168,821 count 168,821 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 159,341 count 159,341 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 149,076 count 149,076 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 147,849 count 147,849 Murcia province Murcia province: 130,870 count 130,870 Castellón province Castellón province: 119,932 count 119,932 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 117,464 count 117,464 Almería province Almería province: 114,448 count 114,448 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 111,429 count 111,429 Navarre province Navarre province: 109,991 count 109,991 Toledo province Toledo province: 101,893 count 101,893 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 99,998 count 99,998 Burgos province Burgos province: 95,211 count 95,211 León province León province: 87,407 count 87,407 Lugo province Lugo province: 83,596 count 83,596 Huelva province Huelva province: 78,413 count 78,413 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 72,231 count 72,231 Huesca province Huesca province: 72,218 count 72,218 Lleida province Lleida province: 69,275 count 69,275 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 67,173 count 67,173 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 64,022 count 64,022 Jaén province Jaén province: 60,328 count 60,328 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 59,895 count 59,895 Segovia province Segovia province: 52,516 count 52,516 Álava province Álava province: 47,574 count 47,574 Teruel province Teruel province: 45,321 count 45,321 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 41,660 count 41,660 Albacete province Albacete province: 38,128 count 38,128 Ávila province Ávila province: 37,801 count 37,801 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 31,894 count 31,894 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 31,307 count 31,307 Ourense province Ourense province: 31,191 count 31,191 Soria province Soria province: 25,773 count 25,773 Zamora province Zamora province: 20,527 count 20,527 Palencia province Palencia province: 18,762 count 18,762 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces October 2025count Change on October 2024 1 Barcelona province 1,356,662 +11.3% 2 Balearic Islands province 1,291,152 -5.1% 3 Madrid province 1,239,047 +0.9% 4 Málaga province 615,769 +2.3% 5 Las Palmas province 587,083 -0.1% 6 Alicante province 435,952 +4.9% 7 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 400,446 +0.7% 8 Girona province 385,375 +1.6% 9 Seville province 369,331 -0.8% 10 Valencia province 322,600 +0.5% 11 Tarragona province 286,854 +3.5% 12 Cádiz province 279,168 +13.4% 13 Granada province 270,995 +2.4% 14 A Coruña province 225,363 -3.5% 15 Biscay province 169,266 +7.2% 16 Asturias province 168,821 -2.8% 17 Pontevedra province 159,341 -1.1% 18 Zaragoza province 149,076 -5% 19 Gipuzkoa province 147,849 -0.2% 20 Murcia province 130,870 -2.6% 21 Castellón province 119,932 +16.5% 22 Córdoba province 117,464 +5.4% 23 Almería province 114,448 +13% 24 Cantabria province 111,429 +5.4% 25 Navarre province 109,991 +9.7% 26 Toledo province 101,893 +3.8% 27 Salamanca province 99,998 +6% 28 Burgos province 95,211 +5.5% 29 León province 87,407 -0.7% 30 Lugo province 83,596 +8.4% 31 Huelva province 78,413 -0.5% 32 Badajoz province 72,231 +2.4% 33 Huesca province 72,218 +4.1% 34 Lleida province 69,275 +13.7% 35 La Rioja province 67,173 +18.5% 36 Valladolid province 64,022 +1.8% 37 Jaén province 60,328 +1.7% 38 Cáceres province 59,895 -6.8% 39 Segovia province 52,516 +6.1% 40 Álava province 47,574 +10.4% 41 Teruel province 45,321 +2.2% 42 Ciudad Real province 41,660 +0.3% 43 Albacete province 38,128 -8.6% 44 Ávila province 37,801 -4.5% 45 Guadalajara province 31,894 +6.7% 46 Cuenca province 31,307 +7% 47 Ourense province 31,191 -2.7% 48 Soria province 25,773 +3.7% 49 Zamora province 20,527 -5.2% 50 Palencia province 18,762 -13.5%
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How to cite Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Encuesta de ocupación hotelera: viajeros (tabla 2074). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=2074. 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 hotel guests? Barcelona province, with 1.36 million in October 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest hotel guests? Palencia province, with 18,762 in October 2025.
Where does this ranking come from? Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Encuesta de ocupación hotelera: viajeros (tabla 2074). Retrieved 2026-10-07.
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