Provinces of Spain by hotel overnight stays
Las Palmas province had the highest hotel overnight stays of 50 provinces in February 2026, at 3.63 million. Zamora province had the lowest, at 19,912. The median was 98,155 and the figure for Spain was 18.56 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
All provinces, February 2026
Full ranking
| Rank | Provinces | February 2026 | Change on February 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Palmas province Provisional | 3,628,321 | -1.1% |
| 2 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Provisional | 2,331,843 | +2.1% |
| 3 | Barcelona province Provisional | 2,099,891 | +6.9% |
| 4 | Madrid province Provisional | 2,011,117 | +5.7% |
| 5 | Málaga province Provisional | 1,137,837 | +1.1% |
| 6 | Alicante province Provisional | 1,025,277 | +3.7% |
| 7 | Seville province Provisional | 588,404 | +7% |
| 8 | Balearic Islands province Provisional | 585,975 | -6.5% |
| 9 | Valencia province Provisional | 512,766 | +1.8% |
| 10 | Granada province Provisional | 369,509 | -13.8% |
| 11 | Girona province Provisional | 335,591 | +9.7% |
| 12 | Cádiz province Provisional | 308,644 | +6.6% |
| 13 | Lleida province Provisional | 227,634 | -5.6% |
| 14 | Huesca province Provisional | 197,242 | -5.4% |
| 15 | Biscay province Provisional | 192,816 | +2.4% |
| 16 | Murcia province Provisional | 189,510 | -7.3% |
| 17 | Zaragoza province Provisional | 184,939 | +5.4% |
| 18 | A Coruña province Provisional | 181,492 | -4.3% |
| 19 | Castellón province Provisional | 168,639 | +11.2% |
| 20 | Almería province Provisional | 163,828 | -12% |
| 21 | Gipuzkoa province Provisional | 161,866 | -9.3% |
| 22 | Asturias province Provisional | 154,497 | -0.3% |
| 23 | Córdoba province Provisional | 118,431 | -13.6% |
| 24 | Tarragona province Provisional | 104,534 | +15% |
| 25 | Navarre province Provisional | 101,810 | -1% |
| 26 | Salamanca province Provisional | 94,499 | -2.3% |
| 27 | Pontevedra province Provisional | 92,100 | -4.9% |
| 28 | Cantabria province Provisional | 89,575 | -3.2% |
| 29 | Toledo province Provisional | 87,190 | +5.2% |
| 30 | Huelva province Provisional | 85,602 | -16.9% |
| 31 | Valladolid province Provisional | 83,363 | -0.4% |
| 32 | León province Provisional | 78,540 | +4.3% |
| 33 | Badajoz province Provisional | 78,108 | +2.8% |
| 34 | Burgos province Provisional | 73,002 | -3.7% |
| 35 | Álava province Provisional | 67,056 | +8.4% |
| 36 | La Rioja province Provisional | 62,140 | +7.4% |
| 37 | Jaén province Provisional | 61,585 | -8.2% |
| 38 | Cáceres province Provisional | 60,269 | -17.9% |
| 39 | Teruel province Provisional | 56,213 | -3.8% |
| 40 | Segovia province Provisional | 55,981 | -5.9% |
| 41 | Lugo province Provisional | 46,834 | +7.1% |
| 42 | Ciudad Real province Provisional | 44,729 | -4.4% |
| 43 | Albacete province Provisional | 43,440 | +0.1% |
| 44 | Ourense province Provisional | 39,490 | +22.7% |
| 45 | Ávila province Provisional | 36,833 | -0.1% |
| 46 | Guadalajara province Provisional | 32,640 | +4.9% |
| 47 | Cuenca province Provisional | 31,116 | -30% |
| 48 | Soria province Provisional | 24,675 | -7.2% |
| 49 | Palencia province Provisional | 22,023 | -8.3% |
| 50 | Zamora province Provisional | 19,912 | +10.7% |
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About this ranking
Nights spent by guests in hotel establishments during the month (INE hotel occupancy survey).
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.
How to cite
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Encuesta de ocupación hotelera: pernoctaciones (tabla 2074). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=2074. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
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Questions
Which province has the highest hotel overnight stays?
Las Palmas province, with 3.63 million in February 2026, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest hotel overnight stays?
Zamora province, with 19,912 in February 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: pernoctaciones (tabla 2074). Retrieved 2026-10-07.
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