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Provinces of Spain by natural change rate

Melilla province had the highest natural change rate of 49 provinces in 2013, at 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zamora province had the lowest, at -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12.5Melilla province
Lowest-8.7Zamora province
Median-0.249 provinces
Spain0.8History

All provinces, 2013

Melilla province: 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province12.5Ceuta province: 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province6.6Almería province: 4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province4.4Murcia province: 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province4.1Madrid province: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province3.6Guadalajara province: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province3Seville province: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province2.8Málaga province: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province2.4Girona province: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province2.3Cádiz province: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province1.9Toledo province: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province1.8Huelva province: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province1.7Álava province: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province1.6Barcelona province: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province1.4Tarragona province: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province1.4Navarre province: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province1.2Castellón province: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province0.9Granada province: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province0.9Alicante province: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province0.7Valencia province: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province0.7Albacete province: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province0.2La Rioja province: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province0.1Lleida province: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province0.1Córdoba province: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province0Gipuzkoa province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province-0.2Valladolid province: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province-0.5Zaragoza province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province-0.6Ciudad Real province: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province-0.8Biscay province: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province-0.9Badajoz province: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province-1Jaén province: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province-1Cantabria province: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province-1.3Pontevedra province: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province-1.5Burgos province: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province-2.1Huesca province: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province-2.3Segovia province: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province-3.1A Coruña province: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province-3.3Cáceres province: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province-3.7Teruel province: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province-4Cuenca province: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province-4.1Soria province: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province-4.3Salamanca province: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province-4.4Palencia province: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province-5.2Ávila province: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province-5.4Asturias province: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province-5.7León province: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province-5.8Lugo province: -8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province-8.3Ourense province: -8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province-8.3Zamora province: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province-8.7
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

RankProvinces2013
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2012
1Melilla province12.5-0.1 pts
2Ceuta province6.6-1 pts
3Almería province4.40 pts
4Murcia province4.10 pts
5Madrid province3.6-0.5 pts
6Guadalajara province3-0.5 pts
7Seville province2.8-0.3 pts
8Málaga province2.4-0.5 pts
9Girona province2.3-0.2 pts
10Cádiz province1.9-0.6 pts
11Toledo province1.8-0.6 pts
12Huelva province1.7+0.5 pts
13Álava province1.6-0.8 pts
14Barcelona province1.4-0.5 pts
14Tarragona province1.4-0.7 pts
16Navarre province1.2-0.9 pts
17Castellón province0.9-0.5 pts
17Granada province0.9-0.3 pts
19Alicante province0.7-0.1 pts
19Valencia province0.7-0.5 pts
21Albacete province0.2+0.1 pts
22La Rioja province0.1-0.4 pts
22Lleida province0.1-0.4 pts
24Córdoba province00 pts
25Gipuzkoa province-0.2-0.7 pts
26Valladolid province-0.5-0.3 pts
27Zaragoza province-0.6-0.1 pts
28Ciudad Real province-0.80 pts
29Biscay province-0.9-0.1 pts
30Badajoz province-1-0.5 pts
30Jaén province-1-0.3 pts
32Cantabria province-1.30 pts
33Pontevedra province-1.5-0.3 pts
34Burgos province-2.1+0.1 pts
35Huesca province-2.3+0.6 pts
36Segovia province-3.1-0.9 pts
37A Coruña province-3.3-0.7 pts
38Cáceres province-3.7+0.2 pts
39Teruel province-4+0.1 pts
40Cuenca province-4.10 pts
41Soria province-4.3-0.1 pts
42Salamanca province-4.4-0.4 pts
43Palencia province-5.2+0.3 pts
44Ávila province-5.4-0.4 pts
45Asturias province-5.7-0.5 pts
46León province-5.8-0.1 pts
47Lugo province-8.3-0.2 pts
47Ourense province-8.3+0.3 pts
49Zamora province-8.7-0.5 pts

Other periods

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural change rate?

Melilla province, with 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural change rate?

Zamora province, with -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013.

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