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Provinces of Spain by natural population change, 2024

Madrid province had the highest natural population change of 49 provinces in 2024, at 1,362. Barcelona province had the lowest, at -9,789. The median was -1,943 and the figure for Spain was -116,056. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,362Madrid province
Lowest-9,789Barcelona province
Median-1,94349 provinces
Spain-116,056History

All provinces, 2024

Madrid province: 1,362 personsMadrid province1,362Almería province: 904 personsAlmería province904Murcia province: 796 personsMurcia province796Melilla province: 361 personsMelilla province361Ceuta province: 163 personsCeuta province163Guadalajara province: -340 personsGuadalajara province-340Soria province: -668 personsSoria province-668Segovia province: -681 personsSegovia province-681Toledo province: -878 personsToledo province-878Teruel province: -882 personsTeruel province-882Álava province: -931 personsÁlava province-931Huelva province: -948 personsHuelva province-948Huesca province: -960 personsHuesca province-960Girona province: -973 personsGirona province-973Cuenca province: -1,013 personsCuenca province-1,013Lleida province: -1,048 personsLleida province-1,048Ávila province: -1,192 personsÁvila province-1,192La Rioja province: -1,257 personsLa Rioja province-1,257Palencia province: -1,261 personsPalencia province-1,261Albacete province: -1,281 personsAlbacete province-1,281Castellón province: -1,349 personsCastellón province-1,349Navarre province: -1,474 personsNavarre province-1,474Granada province: -1,494 personsGranada province-1,494Zamora province: -1,853 personsZamora province-1,853Burgos province: -1,943 personsBurgos province-1,943Tarragona province: -1,967 personsTarragona province-1,967Ciudad Real province: -2,051 personsCiudad Real province-2,051Málaga province: -2,066 personsMálaga province-2,066Valladolid province: -2,092 personsValladolid province-2,092Salamanca province: -2,249 personsSalamanca province-2,249Jaén province: -2,291 personsJaén province-2,291Seville province: -2,350 personsSeville province-2,350Córdoba province: -2,422 personsCórdoba province-2,422Badajoz province: -2,463 personsBadajoz province-2,463Cáceres province: -2,473 personsCáceres province-2,473Cádiz province: -2,605 personsCádiz province-2,605Gipuzkoa province: -2,897 personsGipuzkoa province-2,897Cantabria province: -3,092 personsCantabria province-3,092Lugo province: -3,303 personsLugo province-3,303Ourense province: -3,439 personsOurense province-3,439Zaragoza province: -3,493 personsZaragoza province-3,493Alicante province: -3,739 personsAlicante province-3,739León province: -4,088 personsLeón province-4,088Pontevedra province: -5,254 personsPontevedra province-5,254Biscay province: -5,619 personsBiscay province-5,619Valencia province: -5,717 personsValencia province-5,717A Coruña province: -7,403 personsA Coruña province-7,403Asturias province: -8,574 personsAsturias province-8,574Barcelona province: -9,789 personsBarcelona province-9,789
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Madrid province1,362-17.6%
2Almería province904+2.4%
3Murcia province796+20.6%
4Melilla province361+33.2%
5Ceuta province163+32.5%
6Guadalajara province-340-33.3%
7Soria province-668-13.8%
8Segovia province-681+8.1%
9Toledo province-878-2.6%
10Teruel province-882-9.6%
11Álava province-931-33.2%
12Huelva province-948+9.5%
13Huesca province-960+6.2%
14Girona province-973-6.8%
15Cuenca province-1,013+9.3%
16Lleida province-1,048+5.8%
17Ávila province-1,192-4.3%
18La Rioja province-1,257-1.6%
19Palencia province-1,261-4.9%
20Albacete province-1,281-10.8%
21Castellón province-1,349+0.4%
22Navarre province-1,474-9.1%
23Granada province-1,494+3.2%
24Zamora province-1,853-0.1%
25Burgos province-1,943+6%
26Tarragona province-1,967-10.9%
27Ciudad Real province-2,051-3.2%
28Málaga province-2,066+6.1%
29Valladolid province-2,092+2.8%
30Salamanca province-2,249-7.8%
31Jaén province-2,291+5.6%
32Seville province-2,350-16.7%
33Córdoba province-2,422+3.2%
34Badajoz province-2,463-16%
35Cáceres province-2,473-1.9%
36Cádiz province-2,605-6.4%
37Gipuzkoa province-2,897+1.8%
38Cantabria province-3,092-1.2%
39Lugo province-3,303+2.2%
40Ourense province-3,439-0.6%
41Zaragoza province-3,493-4%
42Alicante province-3,739+4.7%
43León province-4,088-8.3%
44Pontevedra province-5,254-5.5%
45Biscay province-5,619-7.7%
46Valencia province-5,717+5.2%
47A Coruña province-7,403-5.7%
48Asturias province-8,574-1.3%
49Barcelona province-9,789-1%

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Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, 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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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (Provinces of Spain by natural population change, 2024) [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, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Provinces of Spain by natural population change, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/spain-provinces. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Provinces of Spain by natural population change, 2024. 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-population-change/spain-provinces.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Provinces of Spain by natural population change, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/spain-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural population change?

Madrid province, with 1,362 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural population change?

Barcelona province, with -9,789 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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