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Provinces of Spain by natural change rate

Melilla province had the highest natural change rate of 49 provinces in 2017, at 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zamora province had the lowest, at -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest9.9Melilla province
Lowest-10.1Zamora province
Median-1.849 provinces
Spain-0.7History

Map of provinces, 2017

Álava province: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2017. 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, 2017

Melilla province: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province9.9Ceuta province: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province5.7Almería province: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province3.3Murcia province: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province2.4Madrid province: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province2.1Málaga province: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province1Seville province: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province0.9Girona province: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province0.8Cádiz province: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province0.6Álava province: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province0.5Huelva province: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province0.5Guadalajara province: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province0.4Barcelona province: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province0.1Tarragona province: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province0Granada province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province-0.2Navarre province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province-0.2Alicante province: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province-0.5Toledo province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province-0.6Castellón province: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province-0.9Valencia province: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province-1.2Albacete province: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province-1.3Lleida province: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province-1.4La Rioja province: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province-1.5Badajoz province: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province-1.7Córdoba province: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province-1.8Gipuzkoa province: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province-2Zaragoza province: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province-2.1Valladolid province: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province-2.5Jaén province: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province-2.7Pontevedra province: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province-2.7Ciudad Real province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province-2.8Biscay province: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province-2.9Cantabria province: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province-3.2Huesca province: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province-3.9Segovia province: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province-4.3A Coruña province: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province-4.4Burgos province: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province-4.4Cáceres province: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province-4.8Cuenca province: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province-5.5Soria province: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province-5.6Teruel province: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province-5.7Salamanca province: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province-6Palencia province: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province-6.5Ávila province: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province-6.8Asturias province: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province-6.9León province: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province-7.5Lugo province: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province-9.3Ourense province: -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province-9.6Zamora province: -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province-10.1Melilla province: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province9.9Ceuta province: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province5.7Almería province: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province3.3Murcia province: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province2.4Madrid province: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province2.1Málaga province: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province1Seville province: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province0.9Girona province: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province0.8Cádiz province: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province0.6Álava province: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province0.5Huelva province: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province0.5Guadalajara province: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province0.4Barcelona province: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province0.1Tarragona province: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province0Granada province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province-0.2Navarre province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province-0.2Alicante province: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province-0.5Toledo province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province-0.6Castellón province: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province-0.9Valencia province: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province-1.2Albacete province: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province-1.3Lleida province: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province-1.4La Rioja province: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province-1.5Badajoz province: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province-1.7Córdoba province: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province-1.8Gipuzkoa province: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province-2Zaragoza province: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province-2.1Valladolid province: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province-2.5Jaén province: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province-2.7Pontevedra province: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province-2.7Ciudad Real province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province-2.8Biscay province: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province-2.9Cantabria province: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province-3.2Huesca province: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province-3.9Segovia province: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province-4.3A Coruña province: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province-4.4Burgos province: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province-4.4Cáceres province: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province-4.8Cuenca province: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province-5.5Soria province: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province-5.6Teruel province: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province-5.7Salamanca province: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province-6Palencia province: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province-6.5Ávila province: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province-6.8Asturias province: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province-6.9León province: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province-7.5Lugo province: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province-9.3Ourense province: -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province-9.6Zamora province: -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province-10.1
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

RankProvinces2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Melilla province9.9-1.4 pts
2Ceuta province5.7-0.8 pts
3Almería province3.3-0.8 pts
4Murcia province2.4-0.8 pts
5Madrid province2.1-0.7 pts
6Málaga province1-0.5 pts
7Seville province0.9-1 pts
8Girona province0.8-0.6 pts
9Cádiz province0.6-0.9 pts
10Álava province0.5-0.7 pts
10Huelva province0.50 pts
12Guadalajara province0.4-0.9 pts
13Barcelona province0.1-0.7 pts
14Tarragona province0-0.5 pts
15Granada province-0.2-0.9 pts
15Navarre province-0.2-0.5 pts
17Alicante province-0.5-0.6 pts
18Toledo province-0.6-1.1 pts
19Castellón province-0.9-0.8 pts
20Valencia province-1.2-0.9 pts
21Albacete province-1.3-0.5 pts
22Lleida province-1.4-0.9 pts
23La Rioja province-1.5-0.5 pts
24Badajoz province-1.7-0.4 pts
25Córdoba province-1.8-1 pts
26Gipuzkoa province-2-0.9 pts
27Zaragoza province-2.1-0.9 pts
28Valladolid province-2.5-1 pts
29Jaén province-2.7-0.9 pts
29Pontevedra province-2.7-0.1 pts
31Ciudad Real province-2.8-1.1 pts
32Biscay province-2.9-0.6 pts
33Cantabria province-3.2-0.3 pts
34Huesca province-3.9-0.3 pts
35Segovia province-4.3-0.8 pts
36A Coruña province-4.4-0.6 pts
36Burgos province-4.4-1.1 pts
38Cáceres province-4.8-0.9 pts
39Cuenca province-5.5-1 pts
40Soria province-5.6+0.9 pts
41Teruel province-5.7-1.5 pts
42Salamanca province-6-1.2 pts
43Palencia province-6.5-0.1 pts
44Ávila province-6.8-1.5 pts
45Asturias province-6.9-0.3 pts
46León province-7.5-0.7 pts
47Lugo province-9.3-0.1 pts
48Ourense province-9.6-0.4 pts
49Zamora province-10.1+0.4 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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Which province has the highest natural change rate?

Melilla province, with 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural change rate?

Zamora province, with -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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