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Provinces of Spain by natural population change

Madrid province had the highest natural population change of 49 provinces in 2014, at 22,441. Asturias province had the lowest, at -6,212. The median was -169 and the figure for Spain was 32,342. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest22,441Madrid province
Lowest-6,212Asturias province
Median-16949 provinces
Spain32,342History

Map of provinces, 2014

Álava province: 801 personsAlbacete province: -144 personsAlicante province: 1,103 personsAlmería province: 3,095 personsÁvila province: -797 personsBadajoz province: -397 personsBarcelona province: 7,686 personsBurgos province: -1,017 personsCáceres province: -1,235 personsCádiz province: 2,760 personsCastellón province: 331 personsCiudad Real province: -794 personsCórdoba province: 20 personsA Coruña province: -3,808 personsCuenca province: -744 personsGirona province: 1,391 personsGranada province: 827 personsGuadalajara province: 618 personsGipuzkoa province: -169 personsHuelva province: 894 personsHuesca province: -780 personsJaén province: -550 personsLeón province: -2,867 personsLleida province: 16 personsLa Rioja province: -52 personsLugo province: -2,734 personsMadrid province: 22,441 personsMálaga province: 3,444 personsMurcia province: 5,911 personsNavarre province: 672 personsOurense province: -2,545 personsAsturias province: -6,212 personsPalencia province: -982 personsPontevedra province: -1,212 personsSalamanca province: -1,372 personsCantabria province: -1,334 personsSegovia province: -444 personsSeville province: 5,383 personsSoria province: -501 personsTarragona province: 1,177 personsTeruel province: -562 personsToledo province: 1,077 personsValencia province: 1,359 personsValladolid province: -309 personsBiscay province: -1,419 personsZamora province: -1,612 personsZaragoza province: -798 personsCeuta province: 693 personsMelilla province: 1,140 persons
  • Under -1,300
  • -1,300 to -700
  • -700 to 0
  • 0 to 800
  • 800 to 1,400
  • 1,400 and over
  • No data
persons, 2014. 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, 2014

Madrid province: 22,441 personsMadrid province22,441Barcelona province: 7,686 personsBarcelona province7,686Murcia province: 5,911 personsMurcia province5,911Seville province: 5,383 personsSeville province5,383Málaga province: 3,444 personsMálaga province3,444Almería province: 3,095 personsAlmería province3,095Cádiz province: 2,760 personsCádiz province2,760Girona province: 1,391 personsGirona province1,391Valencia province: 1,359 personsValencia province1,359Tarragona province: 1,177 personsTarragona province1,177Melilla province: 1,140 personsMelilla province1,140Alicante province: 1,103 personsAlicante province1,103Toledo province: 1,077 personsToledo province1,077Huelva province: 894 personsHuelva province894Granada province: 827 personsGranada province827Álava province: 801 personsÁlava province801Ceuta province: 693 personsCeuta province693Navarre province: 672 personsNavarre province672Guadalajara province: 618 personsGuadalajara province618Castellón province: 331 personsCastellón province331Córdoba province: 20 personsCórdoba province20Lleida province: 16 personsLleida province16La Rioja province: -52 personsLa Rioja province-52Albacete province: -144 personsAlbacete province-144Gipuzkoa province: -169 personsGipuzkoa province-169Valladolid province: -309 personsValladolid province-309Badajoz province: -397 personsBadajoz province-397Segovia province: -444 personsSegovia province-444Soria province: -501 personsSoria province-501Jaén province: -550 personsJaén province-550Teruel province: -562 personsTeruel province-562Cuenca province: -744 personsCuenca province-744Huesca province: -780 personsHuesca province-780Ciudad Real province: -794 personsCiudad Real province-794Ávila province: -797 personsÁvila province-797Zaragoza province: -798 personsZaragoza province-798Palencia province: -982 personsPalencia province-982Burgos province: -1,017 personsBurgos province-1,017Pontevedra province: -1,212 personsPontevedra province-1,212Cáceres province: -1,235 personsCáceres province-1,235Cantabria province: -1,334 personsCantabria province-1,334Salamanca province: -1,372 personsSalamanca province-1,372Biscay province: -1,419 personsBiscay province-1,419Zamora province: -1,612 personsZamora province-1,612Ourense province: -2,545 personsOurense province-2,545Lugo province: -2,734 personsLugo province-2,734León province: -2,867 personsLeón province-2,867A Coruña province: -3,808 personsA Coruña province-3,808Asturias province: -6,212 personsAsturias province-6,212Madrid province: 22,441 personsMadrid province22,441Barcelona province: 7,686 personsBarcelona province7,686Murcia province: 5,911 personsMurcia province5,911Seville province: 5,383 personsSeville province5,383Málaga province: 3,444 personsMálaga province3,444Almería province: 3,095 personsAlmería province3,095Cádiz province: 2,760 personsCádiz province2,760Girona province: 1,391 personsGirona province1,391Valencia province: 1,359 personsValencia province1,359Tarragona province: 1,177 personsTarragona province1,177Melilla province: 1,140 personsMelilla province1,140Alicante province: 1,103 personsAlicante province1,103Toledo province: 1,077 personsToledo province1,077Huelva province: 894 personsHuelva province894Granada province: 827 personsGranada province827Álava province: 801 personsÁlava province801Ceuta province: 693 personsCeuta province693Navarre province: 672 personsNavarre province672Guadalajara province: 618 personsGuadalajara province618Castellón province: 331 personsCastellón province331Córdoba province: 20 personsCórdoba province20Lleida province: 16 personsLleida province16La Rioja province: -52 personsLa Rioja province-52Albacete province: -144 personsAlbacete province-144Gipuzkoa province: -169 personsGipuzkoa province-169Valladolid province: -309 personsValladolid province-309Badajoz province: -397 personsBadajoz province-397Segovia province: -444 personsSegovia province-444Soria province: -501 personsSoria province-501Jaén province: -550 personsJaén province-550Teruel province: -562 personsTeruel province-562Cuenca province: -744 personsCuenca province-744Huesca province: -780 personsHuesca province-780Ciudad Real province: -794 personsCiudad Real province-794Ávila province: -797 personsÁvila province-797Zaragoza province: -798 personsZaragoza province-798Palencia province: -982 personsPalencia province-982Burgos province: -1,017 personsBurgos province-1,017Pontevedra province: -1,212 personsPontevedra province-1,212Cáceres province: -1,235 personsCáceres province-1,235Cantabria province: -1,334 personsCantabria province-1,334Salamanca province: -1,372 personsSalamanca province-1,372Biscay province: -1,419 personsBiscay province-1,419Zamora province: -1,612 personsZamora province-1,612Ourense province: -2,545 personsOurense province-2,545Lugo province: -2,734 personsLugo province-2,734León province: -2,867 personsLeón province-2,867A Coruña province: -3,808 personsA Coruña province-3,808Asturias province: -6,212 personsAsturias province-6,212
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2014
persons		Change on 2013
1Madrid province22,441-2.2%
2Barcelona province7,686-2.5%
3Murcia province5,911-1.3%
4Seville province5,383-0.4%
5Málaga province3,444-11.1%
6Almería province3,095+2%
7Cádiz province2,760+13.9%
8Girona province1,391-18.5%
9Valencia province1,359-27.6%
10Tarragona province1,177+2.4%
11Melilla province1,140+8.8%
12Alicante province1,103-14.6%
13Toledo province1,077-15.3%
14Huelva province894+1.5%
15Granada province827-0.7%
16Álava province801+55.2%
17Ceuta province693+24.9%
18Navarre province672-10.6%
19Guadalajara province618-20.3%
20Castellón province331-33.7%
21Córdoba province20+185.7%
22Lleida province16-67.3%
23La Rioja province-52-262.5%
24Albacete province-144-260%
25Gipuzkoa province-169-57.9%
26Valladolid province-309-14.9%
27Badajoz province-397+39.8%
28Segovia province-444+10.5%
29Soria province-501-25.6%
30Jaén province-550+18.6%
31Teruel province-562-0.7%
32Cuenca province-744+14%
33Huesca province-780-50.6%
34Ciudad Real province-794-83.8%
35Ávila province-797+12.1%
36Zaragoza province-798-29.8%
37Palencia province-982-12%
38Burgos province-1,017-34.7%
39Pontevedra province-1,212+17.7%
40Cáceres province-1,235+17.8%
41Cantabria province-1,334-72.8%
42Salamanca province-1,372+10.3%
43Biscay province-1,419-40.1%
44Zamora province-1,612+1.5%
45Ourense province-2,545+5%
46Lugo province-2,734+4.3%
47León province-2,867-2%
48A Coruña province-3,808-3%
49Asturias province-6,212-2.7%

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural population change?

Madrid province, with 22,441 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural population change?

Asturias province, with -6,212 in 2014.

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