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Provinces of Spain by natural change rate

Melilla province had the highest natural change rate of 49 provinces in 2014, at 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zamora province had the lowest, at -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest13.5Melilla province
Lowest-8.7Zamora province
Median-0.449 provinces
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Map of provinces, 2014

Álava province: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2014. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2014

Melilla province: 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province13.5Ceuta province: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province8.2Almería province: 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province4.5Murcia province: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province4Madrid province: 3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province3.5Seville province: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province2.8Álava province: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province2.5Guadalajara province: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province2.4Cádiz province: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province2.2Málaga province: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province2.1Girona province: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province1.9Huelva province: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province1.7Tarragona province: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province1.5Toledo province: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province1.5Barcelona province: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province1.4Navarre province: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province1.1Granada province: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province0.9Alicante province: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province0.6Castellón province: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province0.6Valencia province: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province0.5Córdoba province: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province0Lleida province: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province0Gipuzkoa province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province-0.2La Rioja province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province-0.2Albacete province: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province-0.4Badajoz province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province-0.6Valladolid province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province-0.6Jaén province: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province-0.8Zaragoza province: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province-0.8Biscay province: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province-1.2Pontevedra province: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province-1.3Ciudad Real province: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province-1.5Cantabria province: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province-2.3Burgos province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province-2.8Segovia province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province-2.8Cáceres province: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province-3A Coruña province: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province-3.4Huesca province: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province-3.5Cuenca province: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province-3.6Salamanca province: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province-4Teruel province: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province-4.1Ávila province: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province-4.8Soria province: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province-5.5Asturias province: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province-5.9Palencia province: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province-5.9León province: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province-6Lugo province: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province-8Ourense province: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province-8Zamora province: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province-8.7Melilla province: 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province13.5Ceuta province: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province8.2Almería province: 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province4.5Murcia province: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province4Madrid province: 3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province3.5Seville province: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province2.8Álava province: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province2.5Guadalajara province: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province2.4Cádiz province: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province2.2Málaga province: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province2.1Girona province: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province1.9Huelva province: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province1.7Tarragona province: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province1.5Toledo province: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province1.5Barcelona province: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province1.4Navarre province: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province1.1Granada province: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province0.9Alicante province: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province0.6Castellón province: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province0.6Valencia province: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province0.5Córdoba province: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province0Lleida province: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province0Gipuzkoa province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province-0.2La Rioja province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province-0.2Albacete province: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province-0.4Badajoz province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province-0.6Valladolid province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province-0.6Jaén province: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province-0.8Zaragoza province: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province-0.8Biscay province: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province-1.2Pontevedra province: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province-1.3Ciudad Real province: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province-1.5Cantabria province: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province-2.3Burgos province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province-2.8Segovia province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province-2.8Cáceres province: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province-3A Coruña province: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province-3.4Huesca province: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province-3.5Cuenca province: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province-3.6Salamanca province: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province-4Teruel province: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province-4.1Ávila province: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province-4.8Soria province: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province-5.5Asturias province: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province-5.9Palencia province: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province-5.9León province: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province-6Lugo province: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province-8Ourense province: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province-8Zamora 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

RankProvinces2014
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2013
1Melilla province13.5+1 pts
2Ceuta province8.2+1.6 pts
3Almería province4.5+0.1 pts
4Murcia province4-0.1 pts
5Madrid province3.5-0.1 pts
6Seville province2.80 pts
7Álava province2.5+0.9 pts
8Guadalajara province2.4-0.6 pts
9Cádiz province2.2+0.3 pts
10Málaga province2.1-0.3 pts
11Girona province1.9-0.4 pts
12Huelva province1.70 pts
13Tarragona province1.5+0.1 pts
13Toledo province1.5-0.3 pts
15Barcelona province1.40 pts
16Navarre province1.1-0.1 pts
17Granada province0.90 pts
18Alicante province0.6-0.1 pts
18Castellón province0.6-0.3 pts
20Valencia province0.5-0.2 pts
21Córdoba province00 pts
21Lleida province0-0.1 pts
23Gipuzkoa province-0.20 pts
23La Rioja province-0.2-0.3 pts
25Albacete province-0.4-0.6 pts
26Badajoz province-0.6+0.4 pts
26Valladolid province-0.6-0.1 pts
28Jaén province-0.8+0.2 pts
28Zaragoza province-0.8-0.2 pts
30Biscay province-1.2-0.3 pts
31Pontevedra province-1.3+0.2 pts
32Ciudad Real province-1.5-0.7 pts
33Cantabria province-2.3-1 pts
34Burgos province-2.8-0.7 pts
34Segovia province-2.8+0.3 pts
36Cáceres province-3+0.7 pts
37A Coruña province-3.4-0.1 pts
38Huesca province-3.5-1.2 pts
39Cuenca province-3.6+0.5 pts
40Salamanca province-4+0.4 pts
41Teruel province-4.1-0.1 pts
42Ávila province-4.8+0.6 pts
43Soria province-5.5-1.2 pts
44Asturias province-5.9-0.2 pts
44Palencia province-5.9-0.7 pts
46León province-6-0.2 pts
47Lugo province-8+0.3 pts
47Ourense province-8+0.3 pts
49Zamora province-8.70 pts

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

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural change rate?

Melilla province, with 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural change rate?

Zamora province, with -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014.

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