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Provinces of Spain by natural change rate, 2024

Melilla province had the highest natural change rate of 49 provinces in 2024, at 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Ourense province had the lowest, at -11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.2Melilla province
Lowest-11.3Ourense province
Median-3.749 provinces
Spain-2.4History

All provinces, 2024

Melilla province: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province4.2Ceuta province: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province2Almería province: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province1.2Murcia province: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province0.5Madrid province: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province0.2Girona province: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province-1.2Guadalajara province: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province-1.2Málaga province: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province-1.2Seville province: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province-1.2Toledo province: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province-1.2Granada province: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province-1.6Barcelona province: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province-1.7Huelva province: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province-1.8Alicante province: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province-1.9Cádiz province: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province-2.1Valencia province: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province-2.1Castellón province: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province-2.2Navarre province: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province-2.2Lleida province: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province-2.3Tarragona province: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province-2.3Álava province: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province-2.7Córdoba province: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province-3.1Albacete province: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province-3.3Zaragoza province: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province-3.5Badajoz province: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province-3.7Jaén province: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province-3.7La Rioja province: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province-3.9Gipuzkoa province: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province-4Valladolid province: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province-4Ciudad Real province: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province-4.2Huesca province: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province-4.2Segovia province: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province-4.3Biscay province: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province-4.8Cuenca province: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province-5.1Cantabria province: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province-5.2Burgos province: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province-5.4Pontevedra province: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province-5.5Cáceres province: -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province-6.4A Coruña province: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province-6.5Teruel province: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province-6.5Salamanca province: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province-6.9Ávila province: -7.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province-7.4Soria province: -7.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province-7.4Palencia province: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province-8Asturias province: -8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province-8.5León province: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province-9.1Lugo province: -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province-10.1Zamora province: -11.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province-11.2Ourense province: -11.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province-11.3
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Melilla province4.2+1 pts
2Ceuta province2+0.5 pts
3Almería province1.20 pts
4Murcia province0.5+0.1 pts
5Madrid province0.20 pts
6Girona province-1.2-0.1 pts
6Guadalajara province-1.2-0.3 pts
6Málaga province-1.20 pts
6Seville province-1.2-0.2 pts
6Toledo province-1.20 pts
11Granada province-1.60 pts
12Barcelona province-1.70 pts
13Huelva province-1.8+0.2 pts
14Alicante province-1.9+0.1 pts
15Cádiz province-2.1-0.2 pts
15Valencia province-2.1+0.1 pts
17Castellón province-2.20 pts
17Navarre province-2.2-0.2 pts
19Lleida province-2.3+0.2 pts
19Tarragona province-2.3-0.2 pts
21Álava province-2.7-0.6 pts
22Córdoba province-3.1+0.1 pts
23Albacete province-3.3-0.3 pts
24Zaragoza province-3.5-0.1 pts
25Badajoz province-3.7-0.5 pts
25Jaén province-3.7+0.2 pts
27La Rioja province-3.9-0.1 pts
28Gipuzkoa province-4+0.1 pts
28Valladolid province-4+0.1 pts
30Ciudad Real province-4.2-0.2 pts
30Huesca province-4.2+0.3 pts
32Segovia province-4.3+0.5 pts
33Biscay province-4.8-0.3 pts
34Cuenca province-5.1+0.5 pts
35Cantabria province-5.20 pts
36Burgos province-5.4+0.4 pts
37Pontevedra province-5.5-0.2 pts
38Cáceres province-6.4-0.2 pts
39A Coruña province-6.5-0.3 pts
39Teruel province-6.5-0.5 pts
41Salamanca province-6.9-0.5 pts
42Ávila province-7.4-0.3 pts
42Soria province-7.4-0.9 pts
44Palencia province-8-0.4 pts
45Asturias province-8.5-0.1 pts
46León province-9.1-0.7 pts
47Lugo province-10.1+0.3 pts
48Zamora province-11.2-0.1 pts
49Ourense province-11.3-0.1 pts

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Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

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.

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Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (Provinces of Spain by natural change rate, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Provinces of Spain by natural change rate, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/spain-provinces. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Provinces of Spain by natural change rate, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/spain-provinces.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Provinces of Spain by natural change rate, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/spain-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural change rate?

Melilla province, with 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural change rate?

Ourense province, with -11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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