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Provinces of Spain by natural change rate

Melilla province had the highest natural change rate of 49 provinces in 2019, at 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zamora province had the lowest, at -10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest8.6Melilla province
Lowest-10.8Zamora province
Median-2.449 provinces
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Map of provinces, 2019

Álava province: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: -8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: -9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: -6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: -10.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under -4.3
  • -4.3 to -2.2
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  • 2.1 and over
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2019. 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, 2019

Melilla province: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province8.6Ceuta province: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province3.6Almería province: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province2.8Murcia province: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province1.8Madrid province: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province1.3Guadalajara province: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province0.3Huelva province: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province0.3Málaga province: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province0.3Seville province: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province0.2Girona province: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province-0.1Cádiz province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province-0.2Barcelona province: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province-0.3Navarre province: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province-0.3Granada province: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province-0.4Álava province: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province-0.5Tarragona province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province-0.6Alicante province: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province-1Toledo province: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province-1Castellón province: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province-1.4Lleida province: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province-1.6Valencia province: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province-1.6Albacete province: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province-2.2Córdoba province: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province-2.2La Rioja province: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province-2.3Badajoz province: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province-2.4Gipuzkoa province: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province-2.4Zaragoza province: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province-2.5Jaén province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province-2.8Valladolid province: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province-3.2Ciudad Real province: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province-3.3Pontevedra province: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province-3.6Biscay province: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province-3.7Huesca province: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province-3.7Burgos province: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province-4.1Cantabria province: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province-4.2Segovia province: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province-4.3Cáceres province: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province-5A Coruña province: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province-5.1Cuenca province: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province-5.3Teruel province: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province-5.3Soria province: -6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province-6.3Salamanca province: -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province-6.4Ávila province: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province-6.8Palencia province: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province-7.5Asturias province: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province-7.6León province: -8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province-8.2Lugo province: -9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province-9.4Ourense province: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province-10.6Zamora province: -10.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province-10.8Melilla province: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province8.6Ceuta province: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province3.6Almería province: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province2.8Murcia province: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province1.8Madrid province: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province1.3Guadalajara province: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province0.3Huelva province: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province0.3Málaga province: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province0.3Seville province: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province0.2Girona province: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province-0.1Cádiz province: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province-0.2Barcelona province: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province-0.3Navarre province: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province-0.3Granada province: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province-0.4Álava province: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province-0.5Tarragona province: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province-0.6Alicante province: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province-1Toledo province: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province-1Castellón province: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province-1.4Lleida province: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province-1.6Valencia province: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province-1.6Albacete province: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province-2.2Córdoba province: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province-2.2La Rioja province: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province-2.3Badajoz province: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province-2.4Gipuzkoa province: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province-2.4Zaragoza province: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province-2.5Jaén province: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province-2.8Valladolid province: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province-3.2Ciudad Real province: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province-3.3Pontevedra province: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province-3.6Biscay province: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province-3.7Huesca province: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province-3.7Burgos province: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province-4.1Cantabria province: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province-4.2Segovia province: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province-4.3Cáceres province: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province-5A Coruña province: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province-5.1Cuenca province: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province-5.3Teruel province: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province-5.3Soria province: -6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province-6.3Salamanca province: -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province-6.4Ávila province: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province-6.8Palencia province: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province-7.5Asturias province: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province-7.6León province: -8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province-8.2Lugo province: -9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province-9.4Ourense province: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province-10.6Zamora province: -10.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province-10.8
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

RankProvinces2019
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2018
1Melilla province8.6-1 pts
2Ceuta province3.6-1.5 pts
3Almería province2.8+0.2 pts
4Murcia province1.8-0.5 pts
5Madrid province1.3-0.4 pts
6Guadalajara province0.30 pts
6Huelva province0.3+0.8 pts
6Málaga province0.3+0.2 pts
9Seville province0.2-0.5 pts
10Girona province-0.1-0.3 pts
11Cádiz province-0.20 pts
12Barcelona province-0.30 pts
12Navarre province-0.3+0.3 pts
14Granada province-0.4+0.7 pts
15Álava province-0.5-0.3 pts
16Tarragona province-0.6+0.1 pts
17Alicante province-1+0.1 pts
17Toledo province-1-0.2 pts
19Castellón province-1.4+0.4 pts
20Lleida province-1.6+0.4 pts
20Valencia province-1.60 pts
22Albacete province-2.2-0.4 pts
22Córdoba province-2.2-0.1 pts
24La Rioja province-2.3+0.5 pts
25Badajoz province-2.4+0.1 pts
25Gipuzkoa province-2.4-0.2 pts
27Zaragoza province-2.50 pts
28Jaén province-2.8+0.3 pts
29Valladolid province-3.2-0.1 pts
30Ciudad Real province-3.3-0.4 pts
31Pontevedra province-3.6+0.1 pts
32Biscay province-3.7-0.2 pts
32Huesca province-3.7+0.5 pts
34Burgos province-4.1+0.5 pts
35Cantabria province-4.2-0.3 pts
36Segovia province-4.3+0.4 pts
37Cáceres province-5-0.1 pts
38A Coruña province-5.1+0.2 pts
39Cuenca province-5.3+0.4 pts
39Teruel province-5.3+0.8 pts
41Soria province-6.3-0.1 pts
42Salamanca province-6.4-0.6 pts
43Ávila province-6.8-0.2 pts
44Palencia province-7.5-0.2 pts
45Asturias province-7.6-0.3 pts
46León province-8.2-0.2 pts
47Lugo province-9.4+0.1 pts
48Ourense province-10.6-0.1 pts
49Zamora province-10.8-0.2 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which province has the highest natural change rate?

Melilla province, with 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural change rate?

Zamora province, with -10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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