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Provinces of Spain by natural change rate

Melilla province had the highest natural change rate of 49 provinces in 2018, at 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zamora province had the lowest, at -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest9.6Melilla province
Lowest-10.6Zamora province
Median-2.549 provinces
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Map of provinces, 2018

Álava province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: -9.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under -4.7
  • -4.7 to -2.1
  • -2.1 to 0
  • 0 to 0.6
  • 0.6 to 2.4
  • 2.4 and over
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2018. 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, 2018

Melilla province: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province9.6Ceuta province: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province5.1Almería province: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province2.6Murcia province: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province2.3Madrid province: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province1.7Seville province: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province0.7Guadalajara province: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province0.3Girona province: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province0.2Málaga province: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province0.1Álava province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province-0.2Cádiz province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province-0.2Barcelona province: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province-0.3Huelva province: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province-0.5Navarre province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province-0.6Tarragona province: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province-0.7Toledo province: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province-0.8Alicante province: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province-1.1Granada province: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province-1.1Valencia province: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province-1.6Albacete province: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province-1.8Castellón province: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province-1.8Lleida province: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province-2Córdoba province: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province-2.1Gipuzkoa province: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province-2.2Badajoz province: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province-2.5Zaragoza province: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province-2.5La Rioja province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province-2.8Ciudad Real province: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province-2.9Jaén province: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province-3.1Valladolid province: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province-3.1Biscay province: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province-3.5Pontevedra province: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province-3.7Cantabria province: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province-3.9Huesca province: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province-4.2Burgos province: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province-4.6Segovia province: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province-4.7Cáceres province: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province-4.9A Coruña province: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province-5.3Cuenca province: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province-5.7Salamanca province: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province-5.8Teruel province: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province-6.1Soria province: -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province-6.2Ávila province: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province-6.6Asturias province: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province-7.3Palencia province: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province-7.3León province: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province-8Lugo province: -9.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province-9.5Ourense province: -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province-10.5Zamora province: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province-10.6Melilla province: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province9.6Ceuta province: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province5.1Almería province: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province2.6Murcia province: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province2.3Madrid province: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province1.7Seville province: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province0.7Guadalajara province: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province0.3Girona province: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province0.2Málaga province: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province0.1Álava province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province-0.2Cádiz province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province-0.2Barcelona province: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province-0.3Huelva province: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province-0.5Navarre province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province-0.6Tarragona province: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province-0.7Toledo province: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province-0.8Alicante province: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province-1.1Granada province: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province-1.1Valencia province: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province-1.6Albacete province: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province-1.8Castellón province: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province-1.8Lleida province: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province-2Córdoba province: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province-2.1Gipuzkoa province: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province-2.2Badajoz province: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province-2.5Zaragoza province: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province-2.5La Rioja province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province-2.8Ciudad Real province: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province-2.9Jaén province: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province-3.1Valladolid province: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province-3.1Biscay province: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province-3.5Pontevedra province: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province-3.7Cantabria province: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province-3.9Huesca province: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province-4.2Burgos province: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province-4.6Segovia province: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province-4.7Cáceres province: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province-4.9A Coruña province: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province-5.3Cuenca province: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province-5.7Salamanca province: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province-5.8Teruel province: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province-6.1Soria province: -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province-6.2Ávila province: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province-6.6Asturias province: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province-7.3Palencia province: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province-7.3León province: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province-8Lugo province: -9.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province-9.5Ourense province: -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province-10.5Zamora province: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province-10.6
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

RankProvinces2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Melilla province9.6-0.3 pts
2Ceuta province5.1-0.6 pts
3Almería province2.6-0.7 pts
4Murcia province2.3-0.1 pts
5Madrid province1.7-0.4 pts
6Seville province0.7-0.2 pts
7Guadalajara province0.3-0.1 pts
8Girona province0.2-0.6 pts
9Málaga province0.1-0.9 pts
10Álava province-0.2-0.7 pts
10Cádiz province-0.2-0.8 pts
12Barcelona province-0.3-0.4 pts
13Huelva province-0.5-1 pts
14Navarre province-0.6-0.4 pts
15Tarragona province-0.7-0.7 pts
16Toledo province-0.8-0.2 pts
17Alicante province-1.1-0.6 pts
17Granada province-1.1-0.9 pts
19Valencia province-1.6-0.4 pts
20Albacete province-1.8-0.5 pts
20Castellón province-1.8-0.9 pts
22Lleida province-2-0.6 pts
23Córdoba province-2.1-0.3 pts
24Gipuzkoa province-2.2-0.2 pts
25Badajoz province-2.5-0.8 pts
25Zaragoza province-2.5-0.4 pts
27La Rioja province-2.8-1.3 pts
28Ciudad Real province-2.9-0.1 pts
29Jaén province-3.1-0.4 pts
29Valladolid province-3.1-0.6 pts
31Biscay province-3.5-0.6 pts
32Pontevedra province-3.7-1 pts
33Cantabria province-3.9-0.7 pts
34Huesca province-4.2-0.3 pts
35Burgos province-4.6-0.2 pts
36Segovia province-4.7-0.4 pts
37Cáceres province-4.9-0.1 pts
38A Coruña province-5.3-0.9 pts
39Cuenca province-5.7-0.2 pts
40Salamanca province-5.8+0.2 pts
41Teruel province-6.1-0.4 pts
42Soria province-6.2-0.6 pts
43Ávila province-6.6+0.2 pts
44Asturias province-7.3-0.4 pts
44Palencia province-7.3-0.8 pts
46León province-8-0.5 pts
47Lugo province-9.5-0.2 pts
48Ourense province-10.5-0.9 pts
49Zamora province-10.6-0.5 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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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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which province has the highest natural change rate?

Melilla province, with 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural change rate?

Zamora province, with -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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