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Provinces of Spain by hotel guests
Madrid province had the highest hotel guests of 50 provinces in December 2025, at 1.12 million. Palencia province had the lowest, at 11,044. The median was 66,060 and the figure for Spain was 6.89 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Madrid province Madrid province: 1,118,510 count 1,118,510 Barcelona province Barcelona province: 920,665 count 920,665 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 526,689 count 526,689 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 370,545 count 370,545 Málaga province Málaga province: 323,466 count 323,466 Seville province Seville province: 298,528 count 298,528 Alicante province Alicante province: 295,383 count 295,383 Valencia province Valencia province: 239,270 count 239,270 Granada province Granada province: 214,453 count 214,453 Girona province Girona province: 157,986 count 157,986 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 136,488 count 136,488 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 117,659 count 117,659 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 117,332 count 117,332 Biscay province Biscay province: 116,772 count 116,772 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 106,037 count 106,037 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 105,142 count 105,142 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 103,873 count 103,873 Asturias province Asturias province: 103,406 count 103,406 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 97,514 count 97,514 Murcia province Murcia province: 97,463 count 97,463 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 93,020 count 93,020 Lleida province Lleida province: 86,990 count 86,990 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 77,346 count 77,346 Huesca province Huesca province: 69,414 count 69,414 Toledo province Toledo province: 66,416 count 66,416 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 65,704 count 65,704 Navarre province Navarre province: 61,034 count 61,034 Burgos province Burgos province: 59,889 count 59,889 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 51,070 count 51,070 Castellón province Castellón province: 50,482 count 50,482 Almería province Almería province: 50,347 count 50,347 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 48,738 count 48,738 León province León province: 46,201 count 46,201 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 43,734 count 43,734 Jaén province Jaén province: 43,526 count 43,526 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 41,058 count 41,058 Segovia province Segovia province: 38,804 count 38,804 Álava province Álava province: 37,249 count 37,249 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 31,428 count 31,428 Albacete province Albacete province: 30,138 count 30,138 Teruel province Teruel province: 30,040 count 30,040 Lugo province Lugo province: 29,888 count 29,888 Huelva province Huelva province: 27,833 count 27,833 Ávila province Ávila province: 27,439 count 27,439 Ourense province Ourense province: 26,607 count 26,607 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 20,643 count 20,643 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 20,219 count 20,219 Soria province Soria province: 14,727 count 14,727 Zamora province Zamora province: 13,412 count 13,412 Palencia province Palencia province: 11,044 count 11,044 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces December 2025count Change on December 2024 1 Madrid province 1,118,510 +5.7% 2 Barcelona province 920,665 +10.9% 3 Las Palmas province 526,689 -1.2% 4 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 370,545 -1.4% 5 Málaga province 323,466 +10.7% 6 Seville province 298,528 +2.4% 7 Alicante province 295,383 +3.1% 8 Valencia province 239,270 +16.1% 9 Granada province 214,453 +8.8% 10 Girona province 157,986 +3.8% 11 Cádiz province 136,488 +13% 12 Zaragoza province 117,659 -1% 13 A Coruña province 117,332 +6.1% 14 Biscay province 116,772 +3.3% 15 Tarragona province 106,037 +6% 16 Gipuzkoa province 105,142 +4.4% 17 Pontevedra province 103,873 -5.7% 18 Asturias province 103,406 +2.7% 19 Balearic Islands province 97,514 -4.9% 20 Murcia province 97,463 +2.4% 21 Córdoba province 93,020 +15.1% 22 Lleida province 86,990 +8% 23 Salamanca province 77,346 +13.1% 24 Huesca province 69,414 +18% 25 Toledo province 66,416 +4.5% 26 Cantabria province 65,704 +16% 27 Navarre province 61,034 -9.4% 28 Burgos province 59,889 +0.2% 29 Valladolid province 51,070 +5.4% 30 Castellón province 50,482 +3.2% 31 Almería province 50,347 -0.6% 32 Badajoz province 48,738 -13.4% 33 León province 46,201 +3.9% 34 Cáceres province 43,734 -6.9% 35 Jaén province 43,526 +5.3% 36 La Rioja province 41,058 +19.2% 37 Segovia province 38,804 -0.4% 38 Álava province 37,249 +1.5% 39 Ciudad Real province 31,428 +9.7% 40 Albacete province 30,138 +16.3% 41 Teruel province 30,040 +4.3% 42 Lugo province 29,888 +14% 43 Huelva province 27,833 -18.3% 44 Ávila province 27,439 +5.9% 45 Ourense province 26,607 +8.9% 46 Guadalajara province 20,643 +6.2% 47 Cuenca province 20,219 -2.6% 48 Soria province 14,727 -3% 49 Zamora province 13,412 +4.8% 50 Palencia province 11,044 +4.3%
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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? Madrid province, with 1.12 million in December 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest hotel guests? Palencia province, with 11,044 in December 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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