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Provinces of Spain by hotel overnight stays

Balearic Islands province had the highest hotel overnight stays of 50 provinces in May 2026, at 8.48 million. Zamora province had the lowest, at 33,490. The median was 204,554 and the figure for Spain was 36.32 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest8,478,653Balearic Islands province
Lowest33,490Zamora province
Median204,55450 provinces
Spain36,318,101History

All provinces, May 2026

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Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 8,478,653 count8,478,653Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 3,401,053 count3,401,053Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 3,359,015 count3,359,015Madrid provinceMadrid province: 2,560,746 count2,560,746Málaga provinceMálaga province: 2,275,462 count2,275,462Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 2,085,099 count2,085,099Alicante provinceAlicante province: 1,804,385 count1,804,385Girona provinceGirona province: 1,378,532 count1,378,532Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 1,269,124 count1,269,124Valencia provinceValencia province: 885,083 count885,083Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 885,030 count885,030Seville provinceSeville province: 782,465 count782,465Granada provinceGranada province: 553,184 count553,184Almería provinceAlmería province: 545,197 count545,197Huelva provinceHuelva province: 435,837 count435,837Castellón provinceCastellón province: 383,155 count383,155A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 381,022 count381,022Biscay provinceBiscay province: 334,964 count334,964Murcia provinceMurcia province: 327,880 count327,880Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 310,942 count310,942Asturias provinceAsturias province: 309,606 count309,606Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 304,395 count304,395Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 258,460 count258,460Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 255,998 count255,998Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 206,928 count206,928Navarre provinceNavarre province: 202,179 count202,179Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 167,825 count167,825Toledo provinceToledo province: 161,368 count161,368Huesca provinceHuesca province: 143,657 count143,657León provinceLeón province: 136,543 count136,543Lugo provinceLugo province: 130,924 count130,924Burgos provinceBurgos province: 128,741 count128,741Lleida provinceLleida province: 127,172 count127,172Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 121,092 count121,092Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 117,653 count117,653Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 114,097 count114,097La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 101,624 count101,624Jaén provinceJaén province: 96,330 count96,330Álava provinceÁlava province: 94,279 count94,279Teruel provinceTeruel province: 89,782 count89,782Segovia provinceSegovia province: 87,357 count87,357Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 79,391 count79,391Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 76,026 count76,026Ourense provinceOurense province: 63,530 count63,530Ávila provinceÁvila province: 60,770 count60,770Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 53,770 count53,770Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 49,957 count49,957Soria provinceSoria province: 45,548 count45,548Palencia provincePalencia province: 42,015 count42,015Zamora provinceZamora province: 33,490 count33,490
count. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesMay 2026
count		Change on May 2025
1Balearic Islands province Provisional8,478,653+5.4%
2Barcelona province Provisional3,401,053+2.7%
3Las Palmas province Provisional3,359,015+2.3%
4Madrid province Provisional2,560,746+0.7%
5Málaga province Provisional2,275,462+3.6%
6Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Provisional2,085,099+0.7%
7Alicante province Provisional1,804,385+3.9%
8Girona province Provisional1,378,532+5%
9Tarragona province Provisional1,269,124+1%
10Valencia province Provisional885,083+10%
11Cádiz province Provisional885,030+0.2%
12Seville province Provisional782,465+2.3%
13Granada province Provisional553,184+1%
14Almería province Provisional545,197+11.8%
15Huelva province Provisional435,837+6.9%
16Castellón province Provisional383,155+12.8%
17A Coruña province Provisional381,022-7.3%
18Biscay province Provisional334,964+3.3%
19Murcia province Provisional327,880-5.2%
20Pontevedra province Provisional310,942+2.4%
21Asturias province Provisional309,606-3.1%
22Gipuzkoa province Provisional304,395-2.5%
23Zaragoza province Provisional258,460-5.6%
24Cantabria province Provisional255,998-3.7%
25Córdoba province Provisional206,928-2.7%
26Navarre province Provisional202,179-8.8%
27Salamanca province Provisional167,825+0.1%
28Toledo province Provisional161,368-0.7%
29Huesca province Provisional143,657+3.9%
30León province Provisional136,543-7.9%
31Lugo province Provisional130,924-9.2%
32Burgos province Provisional128,741-9.4%
33Lleida province Provisional127,172-0.1%
34Valladolid province Provisional121,092+4.5%
35Cáceres province Provisional117,653-0.7%
36Badajoz province Provisional114,097-13.5%
37La Rioja province Provisional101,624-12.7%
38Jaén province Provisional96,330-10.2%
39Álava province Provisional94,279-6.1%
40Teruel province Provisional89,782+2.1%
41Segovia province Provisional87,357-2.8%
42Albacete province Provisional79,391-6.9%
43Ciudad Real province Provisional76,026-5%
44Ourense province Provisional63,530+5.8%
45Ávila province Provisional60,770-4.8%
46Guadalajara province Provisional53,770+3%
47Cuenca province Provisional49,957+2.3%
48Soria province Provisional45,548+1.5%
49Palencia province Provisional42,015-3.4%
50Zamora province Provisional33,490-2.9%

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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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Which province has the highest hotel overnight stays?

Balearic Islands province, with 8.48 million in May 2026, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest hotel overnight stays?

Zamora province, with 33,490 in May 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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