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Provinces of Spain by natural population change

Madrid province had the highest natural population change of 49 provinces in 2016, at 18,046. Asturias province had the lowest, at -6,857. The median was -589 and the figure for Spain was 503. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Median-58949 provinces
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Map of provinces, 2016

Álava province: 386 personsAlbacete province: -311 personsAlicante province: 104 personsAlmería province: 2,847 personsÁvila province: -859 personsBadajoz province: -877 personsBarcelona province: 4,393 personsBurgos province: -1,180 personsCáceres province: -1,577 personsCádiz province: 1,912 personsCastellón province: -36 personsCiudad Real province: -859 personsCórdoba province: -598 personsA Coruña province: -4,236 personsCuenca province: -898 personsGirona province: 1,061 personsGranada province: 621 personsGuadalajara province: 339 personsGipuzkoa province: -760 personsHuelva province: 255 personsHuesca province: -803 personsJaén province: -1,131 personsLeón province: -3,223 personsLleida province: -202 personsLa Rioja province: -305 personsLugo province: -3,093 personsMadrid province: 18,046 personsMálaga province: 2,432 personsMurcia province: 4,661 personsNavarre province: 167 personsOurense province: -2,885 personsAsturias province: -6,857 personsPalencia province: -1,050 personsPontevedra province: -2,481 personsSalamanca province: -1,625 personsCantabria province: -1,692 personsSegovia province: -543 personsSeville province: 3,694 personsSoria province: -589 personsTarragona province: 367 personsTeruel province: -575 personsToledo province: 377 personsValencia province: -768 personsValladolid province: -804 personsBiscay province: -2,603 personsZamora province: -1,888 personsZaragoza province: -1,174 personsCeuta province: 552 personsMelilla province: 970 persons
  • Under -1,600
  • -1,600 to -800
  • -800 to 0
  • 0 to 400
  • 400 to 2,100
  • 2,100 and over
  • No data
persons, 2016. 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, 2016

Madrid province: 18,046 personsMadrid province18,046Murcia province: 4,661 personsMurcia province4,661Barcelona province: 4,393 personsBarcelona province4,393Seville province: 3,694 personsSeville province3,694Almería province: 2,847 personsAlmería province2,847Málaga province: 2,432 personsMálaga province2,432Cádiz province: 1,912 personsCádiz province1,912Girona province: 1,061 personsGirona province1,061Melilla province: 970 personsMelilla province970Granada province: 621 personsGranada province621Ceuta province: 552 personsCeuta province552Álava province: 386 personsÁlava province386Toledo province: 377 personsToledo province377Tarragona province: 367 personsTarragona province367Guadalajara province: 339 personsGuadalajara province339Huelva province: 255 personsHuelva province255Navarre province: 167 personsNavarre province167Alicante province: 104 personsAlicante province104Castellón province: -36 personsCastellón province-36Lleida province: -202 personsLleida province-202La Rioja province: -305 personsLa Rioja province-305Albacete province: -311 personsAlbacete province-311Segovia province: -543 personsSegovia province-543Teruel province: -575 personsTeruel province-575Soria province: -589 personsSoria province-589Córdoba province: -598 personsCórdoba province-598Gipuzkoa province: -760 personsGipuzkoa province-760Valencia province: -768 personsValencia province-768Huesca province: -803 personsHuesca province-803Valladolid province: -804 personsValladolid province-804Ávila province: -859 personsÁvila province-859Ciudad Real province: -859 personsCiudad Real province-859Badajoz province: -877 personsBadajoz province-877Cuenca province: -898 personsCuenca province-898Palencia province: -1,050 personsPalencia province-1,050Jaén province: -1,131 personsJaén province-1,131Zaragoza province: -1,174 personsZaragoza province-1,174Burgos province: -1,180 personsBurgos province-1,180Cáceres province: -1,577 personsCáceres province-1,577Salamanca province: -1,625 personsSalamanca province-1,625Cantabria province: -1,692 personsCantabria province-1,692Zamora province: -1,888 personsZamora province-1,888Pontevedra province: -2,481 personsPontevedra province-2,481Biscay province: -2,603 personsBiscay province-2,603Ourense province: -2,885 personsOurense province-2,885Lugo province: -3,093 personsLugo province-3,093León province: -3,223 personsLeón province-3,223A Coruña province: -4,236 personsA Coruña province-4,236Asturias province: -6,857 personsAsturias province-6,857Madrid province: 18,046 personsMadrid province18,046Murcia province: 4,661 personsMurcia province4,661Barcelona province: 4,393 personsBarcelona province4,393Seville province: 3,694 personsSeville province3,694Almería province: 2,847 personsAlmería province2,847Málaga province: 2,432 personsMálaga province2,432Cádiz province: 1,912 personsCádiz province1,912Girona province: 1,061 personsGirona province1,061Melilla province: 970 personsMelilla province970Granada province: 621 personsGranada province621Ceuta province: 552 personsCeuta province552Álava province: 386 personsÁlava province386Toledo province: 377 personsToledo province377Tarragona province: 367 personsTarragona province367Guadalajara province: 339 personsGuadalajara province339Huelva province: 255 personsHuelva province255Navarre province: 167 personsNavarre province167Alicante province: 104 personsAlicante province104Castellón province: -36 personsCastellón province-36Lleida province: -202 personsLleida province-202La Rioja province: -305 personsLa Rioja province-305Albacete province: -311 personsAlbacete province-311Segovia province: -543 personsSegovia province-543Teruel province: -575 personsTeruel province-575Soria province: -589 personsSoria province-589Córdoba province: -598 personsCórdoba province-598Gipuzkoa province: -760 personsGipuzkoa province-760Valencia province: -768 personsValencia province-768Huesca province: -803 personsHuesca province-803Valladolid province: -804 personsValladolid province-804Ávila province: -859 personsÁvila province-859Ciudad Real province: -859 personsCiudad Real province-859Badajoz province: -877 personsBadajoz province-877Cuenca province: -898 personsCuenca province-898Palencia province: -1,050 personsPalencia province-1,050Jaén province: -1,131 personsJaén province-1,131Zaragoza province: -1,174 personsZaragoza province-1,174Burgos province: -1,180 personsBurgos province-1,180Cáceres province: -1,577 personsCáceres province-1,577Salamanca province: -1,625 personsSalamanca province-1,625Cantabria province: -1,692 personsCantabria province-1,692Zamora province: -1,888 personsZamora province-1,888Pontevedra province: -2,481 personsPontevedra province-2,481Biscay province: -2,603 personsBiscay province-2,603Ourense province: -2,885 personsOurense province-2,885Lugo province: -3,093 personsLugo province-3,093León province: -3,223 personsLeón province-3,223A Coruña province: -4,236 personsA Coruña province-4,236Asturias province: -6,857 personsAsturias province-6,857
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2016
persons		Change on 2015
1Madrid province18,046+0.1%
2Murcia province4,661-1.7%
3Barcelona province4,393+2%
4Seville province3,694+9.5%
5Almería province2,847+8.3%
6Málaga province2,432+6.2%
7Cádiz province1,912+12.9%
8Girona province1,061-6.8%
9Melilla province970-2.4%
10Granada province621+308.6%
11Ceuta province552-6.8%
12Álava province386-1.5%
13Toledo province377-19.3%
14Tarragona province367-34%
15Guadalajara province339+9.4%
16Huelva province255-59.8%
17Navarre province167-48.9%
18Alicante province104+103.9%
19Castellón province-36+87.3%
20Lleida province-202+51.8%
21La Rioja province-305+15.5%
22Albacete province-311-38.8%
23Segovia province-543+12%
24Teruel province-575+27.6%
25Soria province-589-6.1%
26Córdoba province-598+27.3%
27Gipuzkoa province-760-32.9%
28Valencia province-768-15%
29Huesca province-803+6.2%
30Valladolid province-804+19.8%
31Ávila province-859+17.3%
31Ciudad Real province-859+32.7%
33Badajoz province-877+9.5%
34Cuenca province-898+8.8%
35Palencia province-1,050-5.6%
36Jaén province-1,131+14.1%
37Zaragoza province-1,174+12.2%
38Burgos province-1,180-6.8%
39Cáceres province-1,577+4.7%
40Salamanca province-1,625+0.4%
41Cantabria province-1,692-1.6%
42Zamora province-1,888-6.2%
43Pontevedra province-2,481-9.9%
44Biscay province-2,603-4.9%
45Ourense province-2,885-1.7%
46Lugo province-3,093-4.8%
47León province-3,223-1%
48A Coruña province-4,236-0.5%
49Asturias province-6,857+3.4%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural population change?

Madrid province, with 18,046 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural population change?

Asturias province, with -6,857 in 2016.

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