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Provinces of Spain by natural population change

Madrid province had the highest natural population change of 49 provinces in 2017, at 13,486. Asturias province had the lowest, at -7,140. The median was -867 and the figure for Spain was -30,772. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest13,486Madrid province
Lowest-7,140Asturias province
Median-86749 provinces
Spain-30,772History

Map of provinces, 2017

Álava province: 150 personsAlbacete province: -517 personsAlicante province: -935 personsAlmería province: 2,356 personsÁvila province: -1,090 personsBadajoz province: -1,175 personsBarcelona province: 626 personsBurgos province: -1,563 personsCáceres province: -1,915 personsCádiz province: 771 personsCastellón province: -508 personsCiudad Real province: -1,406 personsCórdoba province: -1,376 personsA Coruña province: -4,912 personsCuenca province: -1,093 personsGirona province: 615 personsGranada province: -216 personsGuadalajara province: 109 personsGipuzkoa province: -1,416 personsHuelva province: 249 personsHuesca province: -867 personsJaén province: -1,705 personsLeón province: -3,476 personsLleida province: -583 personsLa Rioja province: -486 personsLugo province: -3,092 personsMadrid province: 13,486 personsMálaga province: 1,714 personsMurcia province: 3,566 personsNavarre province: -98 personsOurense province: -2,984 personsAsturias province: -7,140 personsPalencia province: -1,061 personsPontevedra province: -2,529 personsSalamanca province: -1,999 personsCantabria province: -1,840 personsSegovia province: -671 personsSeville province: 1,657 personsSoria province: -497 personsTarragona province: -20 personsTeruel province: -767 personsToledo province: -437 personsValencia province: -3,043 personsValladolid province: -1,320 personsBiscay province: -3,291 personsZamora province: -1,793 personsZaragoza province: -2,043 personsCeuta province: 485 personsMelilla province: 848 persons
  • Under -1,800
  • -1,800 to -900
  • -900 to 0
  • 0 to 600
  • 600 to 1,700
  • 1,700 and over
  • No data
persons, 2017. 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, 2017

Madrid province: 13,486 personsMadrid province13,486Murcia province: 3,566 personsMurcia province3,566Almería province: 2,356 personsAlmería province2,356Málaga province: 1,714 personsMálaga province1,714Seville province: 1,657 personsSeville province1,657Melilla province: 848 personsMelilla province848Cádiz province: 771 personsCádiz province771Barcelona province: 626 personsBarcelona province626Girona province: 615 personsGirona province615Ceuta province: 485 personsCeuta province485Huelva province: 249 personsHuelva province249Álava province: 150 personsÁlava province150Guadalajara province: 109 personsGuadalajara province109Tarragona province: -20 personsTarragona province-20Navarre province: -98 personsNavarre province-98Granada province: -216 personsGranada province-216Toledo province: -437 personsToledo province-437La Rioja province: -486 personsLa Rioja province-486Soria province: -497 personsSoria province-497Castellón province: -508 personsCastellón province-508Albacete province: -517 personsAlbacete province-517Lleida province: -583 personsLleida province-583Segovia province: -671 personsSegovia province-671Teruel province: -767 personsTeruel province-767Huesca province: -867 personsHuesca province-867Alicante province: -935 personsAlicante province-935Palencia province: -1,061 personsPalencia province-1,061Ávila province: -1,090 personsÁvila province-1,090Cuenca province: -1,093 personsCuenca province-1,093Badajoz province: -1,175 personsBadajoz province-1,175Valladolid province: -1,320 personsValladolid province-1,320Córdoba province: -1,376 personsCórdoba province-1,376Ciudad Real province: -1,406 personsCiudad Real province-1,406Gipuzkoa province: -1,416 personsGipuzkoa province-1,416Burgos province: -1,563 personsBurgos province-1,563Jaén province: -1,705 personsJaén province-1,705Zamora province: -1,793 personsZamora province-1,793Cantabria province: -1,840 personsCantabria province-1,840Cáceres province: -1,915 personsCáceres province-1,915Salamanca province: -1,999 personsSalamanca province-1,999Zaragoza province: -2,043 personsZaragoza province-2,043Pontevedra province: -2,529 personsPontevedra province-2,529Ourense province: -2,984 personsOurense province-2,984Valencia province: -3,043 personsValencia province-3,043Lugo province: -3,092 personsLugo province-3,092Biscay province: -3,291 personsBiscay province-3,291León province: -3,476 personsLeón province-3,476A Coruña province: -4,912 personsA Coruña province-4,912Asturias province: -7,140 personsAsturias province-7,140Madrid province: 13,486 personsMadrid province13,486Murcia province: 3,566 personsMurcia province3,566Almería province: 2,356 personsAlmería province2,356Málaga province: 1,714 personsMálaga province1,714Seville province: 1,657 personsSeville province1,657Melilla province: 848 personsMelilla province848Cádiz province: 771 personsCádiz province771Barcelona province: 626 personsBarcelona province626Girona province: 615 personsGirona province615Ceuta province: 485 personsCeuta province485Huelva province: 249 personsHuelva province249Álava province: 150 personsÁlava province150Guadalajara province: 109 personsGuadalajara province109Tarragona province: -20 personsTarragona province-20Navarre province: -98 personsNavarre province-98Granada province: -216 personsGranada province-216Toledo province: -437 personsToledo province-437La Rioja province: -486 personsLa Rioja province-486Soria province: -497 personsSoria province-497Castellón province: -508 personsCastellón province-508Albacete province: -517 personsAlbacete province-517Lleida province: -583 personsLleida province-583Segovia province: -671 personsSegovia province-671Teruel province: -767 personsTeruel province-767Huesca province: -867 personsHuesca province-867Alicante province: -935 personsAlicante province-935Palencia province: -1,061 personsPalencia province-1,061Ávila province: -1,090 personsÁvila province-1,090Cuenca province: -1,093 personsCuenca province-1,093Badajoz province: -1,175 personsBadajoz province-1,175Valladolid province: -1,320 personsValladolid province-1,320Córdoba province: -1,376 personsCórdoba province-1,376Ciudad Real province: -1,406 personsCiudad Real province-1,406Gipuzkoa province: -1,416 personsGipuzkoa province-1,416Burgos province: -1,563 personsBurgos province-1,563Jaén province: -1,705 personsJaén province-1,705Zamora province: -1,793 personsZamora province-1,793Cantabria province: -1,840 personsCantabria province-1,840Cáceres province: -1,915 personsCáceres province-1,915Salamanca province: -1,999 personsSalamanca province-1,999Zaragoza province: -2,043 personsZaragoza province-2,043Pontevedra province: -2,529 personsPontevedra province-2,529Ourense province: -2,984 personsOurense province-2,984Valencia province: -3,043 personsValencia province-3,043Lugo province: -3,092 personsLugo province-3,092Biscay province: -3,291 personsBiscay province-3,291León province: -3,476 personsLeón province-3,476A Coruña province: -4,912 personsA Coruña province-4,912Asturias province: -7,140 personsAsturias province-7,140
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2017
persons		Change on 2016
1Madrid province13,486-25.3%
2Murcia province3,566-23.5%
3Almería province2,356-17.2%
4Málaga province1,714-29.5%
5Seville province1,657-55.1%
6Melilla province848-12.6%
7Cádiz province771-59.7%
8Barcelona province626-85.8%
9Girona province615-42%
10Ceuta province485-12.1%
11Huelva province249-2.4%
12Álava province150-61.1%
13Guadalajara province109-67.8%
14Tarragona province-20-105.4%
15Navarre province-98-158.7%
16Granada province-216-134.8%
17Toledo province-437-215.9%
18La Rioja province-486-59.3%
19Soria province-497+15.6%
20Castellón province-508-1,311.1%
21Albacete province-517-66.2%
22Lleida province-583-188.6%
23Segovia province-671-23.6%
24Teruel province-767-33.4%
25Huesca province-867-8%
26Alicante province-935-999%
27Palencia province-1,061-1%
28Ávila province-1,090-26.9%
29Cuenca province-1,093-21.7%
30Badajoz province-1,175-34%
31Valladolid province-1,320-64.2%
32Córdoba province-1,376-130.1%
33Ciudad Real province-1,406-63.7%
34Gipuzkoa province-1,416-86.3%
35Burgos province-1,563-32.5%
36Jaén province-1,705-50.8%
37Zamora province-1,793+5%
38Cantabria province-1,840-8.7%
39Cáceres province-1,915-21.4%
40Salamanca province-1,999-23%
41Zaragoza province-2,043-74%
42Pontevedra province-2,529-1.9%
43Ourense province-2,984-3.4%
44Valencia province-3,043-296.2%
45Lugo province-3,0920%
46Biscay province-3,291-26.4%
47León province-3,476-7.8%
48A Coruña province-4,912-16%
49Asturias province-7,140-4.1%

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

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural population change?

Madrid province, with 13,486 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural population change?

Asturias province, with -7,140 in 2017.

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