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Autonomous communities of Spain by hotel guests

Catalonia had the highest hotel guests of 19 autonomous communities in January 2026, at 1.16 million. Melilla had the lowest, at 4,184. The median was 127,365 and the figure for Spain was 5.95 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest1,162,644Catalonia
Lowest4,184Melilla
Median127,36519 autonomous communities
Spain5,948,424History

All autonomous communities, January 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

CataloniaCatalonia: 1,162,644 count1,162,644AndalusiaAndalusia: 1,025,466 count1,025,466Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 960,234 count960,234Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 913,820 count913,820Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 489,756 count489,756Castile and LeónCastile and León: 256,409 count256,409Basque CountryBasque Country: 209,866 count209,866AragonAragon: 186,324 count186,324GaliciaGalicia: 170,312 count170,312Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 127,365 count127,365Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 83,753 count83,753Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 80,291 count80,291AsturiasAsturias: 74,141 count74,141ExtremaduraExtremadura: 74,025 count74,025NavarreNavarre: 51,993 count51,993CantabriaCantabria: 43,223 count43,223La RiojaLa Rioja: 30,354 count30,354CeutaCeuta: 4,264 count4,264MelillaMelilla: 4,184 count4,184
count. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communitiesJanuary 2026
count		Change on January 2025
1Catalonia Provisional1,162,644+9%
2Andalusia Provisional1,025,466+3%
3Community of Madrid Provisional960,234+3.4%
4Canary Islands Provisional913,820+0.8%
5Valencian Community Provisional489,756-0.3%
6Castile and León Provisional256,409-0.6%
7Basque Country Provisional209,866+1.1%
8Aragon Provisional186,324+2.8%
9Galicia Provisional170,312-6.1%
10Castilla-La Mancha Provisional127,365+2.8%
11Balearic Islands Provisional83,753+15.8%
12Region of Murcia Provisional80,291-3%
13Asturias Provisional74,141-4.9%
14Extremadura Provisional74,025+7.6%
15Navarre Provisional51,993+6.4%
16Cantabria Provisional43,223-2%
17La Rioja Provisional30,354+3.1%
18Ceuta Provisional4,264-18.6%
19Melilla Provisional4,184+6.5%

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About this ranking

Guests checked into hotel establishments during the month.

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

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.

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Questions

Which autonomous community has the highest hotel guests?

Catalonia, with 1.16 million in January 2026, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which autonomous community has the lowest hotel guests?

Melilla, with 4,184 in January 2026.

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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