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Provinces of Spain by natural population change

Madrid province had the highest natural population change of 49 provinces in 2013, at 22,950. Asturias province had the lowest, at -6,051. The median was -107 and the figure for Spain was 35,840. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest22,950Madrid province
Lowest-6,051Asturias province
Median-10749 provinces
Spain35,840History

Map of provinces, 2013

Álava province: 516 personsAlbacete province: 90 personsAlicante province: 1,291 personsAlmería province: 3,033 personsÁvila province: -907 personsBadajoz province: -660 personsBarcelona province: 7,880 personsBurgos province: -755 personsCáceres province: -1,503 personsCádiz province: 2,424 personsCastellón province: 499 personsCiudad Real province: -432 personsCórdoba province: 7 personsA Coruña province: -3,697 personsCuenca province: -865 personsGirona province: 1,706 personsGranada province: 833 personsGuadalajara province: 775 personsGipuzkoa province: -107 personsHuelva province: 881 personsHuesca province: -518 personsJaén province: -676 personsLeón province: -2,811 personsLleida province: 49 personsLa Rioja province: 32 personsLugo province: -2,858 personsMadrid province: 22,950 personsMálaga province: 3,872 personsMurcia province: 5,990 personsNavarre province: 752 personsOurense province: -2,678 personsAsturias province: -6,051 personsPalencia province: -877 personsPontevedra province: -1,473 personsSalamanca province: -1,529 personsCantabria province: -772 personsSegovia province: -496 personsSeville province: 5,406 personsSoria province: -399 personsTarragona province: 1,149 personsTeruel province: -558 personsToledo province: 1,272 personsValencia province: 1,876 personsValladolid province: -269 personsBiscay province: -1,013 personsZamora province: -1,637 personsZaragoza province: -615 personsCeuta province: 555 personsMelilla province: 1,048 persons
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persons, 2013. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2013

Madrid province: 22,950 personsMadrid province22,950Barcelona province: 7,880 personsBarcelona province7,880Murcia province: 5,990 personsMurcia province5,990Seville province: 5,406 personsSeville province5,406Málaga province: 3,872 personsMálaga province3,872Almería province: 3,033 personsAlmería province3,033Cádiz province: 2,424 personsCádiz province2,424Valencia province: 1,876 personsValencia province1,876Girona province: 1,706 personsGirona province1,706Alicante province: 1,291 personsAlicante province1,291Toledo province: 1,272 personsToledo province1,272Tarragona province: 1,149 personsTarragona province1,149Melilla province: 1,048 personsMelilla province1,048Huelva province: 881 personsHuelva province881Granada province: 833 personsGranada province833Guadalajara province: 775 personsGuadalajara province775Navarre province: 752 personsNavarre province752Ceuta province: 555 personsCeuta province555Álava province: 516 personsÁlava province516Castellón province: 499 personsCastellón province499Albacete province: 90 personsAlbacete province90Lleida province: 49 personsLleida province49La Rioja province: 32 personsLa Rioja province32Córdoba province: 7 personsCórdoba province7Gipuzkoa province: -107 personsGipuzkoa province-107Valladolid province: -269 personsValladolid province-269Soria province: -399 personsSoria province-399Ciudad Real province: -432 personsCiudad Real province-432Segovia province: -496 personsSegovia province-496Huesca province: -518 personsHuesca province-518Teruel province: -558 personsTeruel province-558Zaragoza province: -615 personsZaragoza province-615Badajoz province: -660 personsBadajoz province-660Jaén province: -676 personsJaén province-676Burgos province: -755 personsBurgos province-755Cantabria province: -772 personsCantabria province-772Cuenca province: -865 personsCuenca province-865Palencia province: -877 personsPalencia province-877Ávila province: -907 personsÁvila province-907Biscay province: -1,013 personsBiscay province-1,013Pontevedra province: -1,473 personsPontevedra province-1,473Cáceres province: -1,503 personsCáceres province-1,503Salamanca province: -1,529 personsSalamanca province-1,529Zamora province: -1,637 personsZamora province-1,637Ourense province: -2,678 personsOurense province-2,678León province: -2,811 personsLeón province-2,811Lugo province: -2,858 personsLugo province-2,858A Coruña province: -3,697 personsA Coruña province-3,697Asturias province: -6,051 personsAsturias province-6,051Madrid province: 22,950 personsMadrid province22,950Barcelona province: 7,880 personsBarcelona province7,880Murcia province: 5,990 personsMurcia province5,990Seville province: 5,406 personsSeville province5,406Málaga province: 3,872 personsMálaga province3,872Almería province: 3,033 personsAlmería province3,033Cádiz province: 2,424 personsCádiz province2,424Valencia province: 1,876 personsValencia province1,876Girona province: 1,706 personsGirona province1,706Alicante province: 1,291 personsAlicante province1,291Toledo province: 1,272 personsToledo province1,272Tarragona province: 1,149 personsTarragona province1,149Melilla province: 1,048 personsMelilla province1,048Huelva province: 881 personsHuelva province881Granada province: 833 personsGranada province833Guadalajara province: 775 personsGuadalajara province775Navarre province: 752 personsNavarre province752Ceuta province: 555 personsCeuta province555Álava province: 516 personsÁlava province516Castellón province: 499 personsCastellón province499Albacete province: 90 personsAlbacete province90Lleida province: 49 personsLleida province49La Rioja province: 32 personsLa Rioja province32Córdoba province: 7 personsCórdoba province7Gipuzkoa province: -107 personsGipuzkoa province-107Valladolid province: -269 personsValladolid province-269Soria province: -399 personsSoria province-399Ciudad Real province: -432 personsCiudad Real province-432Segovia province: -496 personsSegovia province-496Huesca province: -518 personsHuesca province-518Teruel province: -558 personsTeruel province-558Zaragoza province: -615 personsZaragoza province-615Badajoz province: -660 personsBadajoz province-660Jaén province: -676 personsJaén province-676Burgos province: -755 personsBurgos province-755Cantabria province: -772 personsCantabria province-772Cuenca province: -865 personsCuenca province-865Palencia province: -877 personsPalencia province-877Ávila province: -907 personsÁvila province-907Biscay province: -1,013 personsBiscay province-1,013Pontevedra province: -1,473 personsPontevedra province-1,473Cáceres province: -1,503 personsCáceres province-1,503Salamanca province: -1,529 personsSalamanca province-1,529Zamora province: -1,637 personsZamora province-1,637Ourense province: -2,678 personsOurense province-2,678León province: -2,811 personsLeón province-2,811Lugo province: -2,858 personsLugo province-2,858A Coruña province: -3,697 personsA Coruña province-3,697Asturias province: -6,051 personsAsturias province-6,051
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2013
persons		Change on 2012
1Madrid province22,950-13.6%
2Barcelona province7,880-26.4%
3Murcia province5,990-0.2%
4Seville province5,406-10.6%
5Málaga province3,872-15.4%
6Almería province3,033+0.2%
7Cádiz province2,424-22.8%
8Valencia province1,876-36.7%
9Girona province1,706-10.1%
10Alicante province1,291-12.2%
11Toledo province1,272-24.5%
12Tarragona province1,149-30.5%
13Melilla province1,048+0.3%
14Huelva province881+41.2%
15Granada province833-25.8%
16Guadalajara province775-13.8%
17Navarre province752-44.5%
18Ceuta province555-13.4%
19Álava province516-33.2%
20Castellón province499-40.2%
21Albacete province90+157.1%
22Lleida province49-76.6%
23La Rioja province32-80.6%
24Córdoba province7+124.1%
25Gipuzkoa province-107-127.8%
26Valladolid province-269-142.3%
27Soria province-399-2%
28Ciudad Real province-432-3.8%
29Segovia province-496-39.3%
30Huesca province-518+21.5%
31Teruel province-558+3.3%
32Zaragoza province-615-21.3%
33Badajoz province-660-95.3%
34Jaén province-676-37.1%
35Burgos province-755+7.8%
36Cantabria province-772-3.2%
37Cuenca province-865+0.7%
38Palencia province-877+5.7%
39Ávila province-907-7.1%
40Biscay province-1,013-11.9%
41Pontevedra province-1,473-26%
42Cáceres province-1,503+5.2%
43Salamanca province-1,529-8.7%
44Zamora province-1,637-4.6%
45Ourense province-2,678+4.3%
46León province-2,811-0.8%
47Lugo province-2,858-1.5%
48A Coruña province-3,697-23.2%
49Asturias province-6,051-9.4%

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About this ranking

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.

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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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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural population change?

Madrid province, with 22,950 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural population change?

Asturias province, with -6,051 in 2013.

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