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Provinces of Spain by natural population change

Madrid province had the highest natural population change of 49 provinces in 2018, at 10,955. Asturias province had the lowest, at -7,505. The median was -1,060 and the figure for Spain was -54,326. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest10,955Madrid province
Lowest-7,505Asturias province
Median-1,06049 provinces
Spain-54,326History

Map of provinces, 2018

Álava province: -82 personsAlbacete province: -687 personsAlicante province: -2,109 personsAlmería province: 1,874 personsÁvila province: -1,060 personsBadajoz province: -1,703 personsBarcelona province: -1,726 personsBurgos province: -1,657 personsCáceres province: -1,927 personsCádiz province: -239 personsCastellón province: -1,015 personsCiudad Real province: -1,455 personsCórdoba province: -1,613 personsA Coruña province: -5,966 personsCuenca province: -1,133 personsGirona province: 171 personsGranada province: -986 personsGuadalajara province: 89 personsGipuzkoa province: -1,563 personsHuelva province: -282 personsHuesca province: -927 personsJaén province: -1,990 personsLeón province: -3,676 personsLleida province: -852 personsLa Rioja province: -875 personsLugo province: -3,127 personsMadrid province: 10,955 personsMálaga province: 157 personsMurcia province: 3,348 personsNavarre province: -421 personsOurense province: -3,250 personsAsturias province: -7,505 personsPalencia province: -1,187 personsPontevedra province: -3,516 personsSalamanca province: -1,937 personsCantabria province: -2,291 personsSegovia province: -718 personsSeville province: 1,302 personsSoria province: -549 personsTarragona province: -589 personsTeruel province: -819 personsToledo province: -543 personsValencia province: -4,188 personsValladolid province: -1,616 personsBiscay province: -4,018 personsZamora province: -1,853 personsZaragoza province: -2,377 personsCeuta province: 437 personsMelilla province: 824 persons
  • Under -1,900
  • -1,900 to -1,000
  • -1,000 to 0
  • 0 to 300
  • 300 to 1,500
  • 1,500 and over
  • No data
persons, 2018. 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, 2018

Madrid province: 10,955 personsMadrid province10,955Murcia province: 3,348 personsMurcia province3,348Almería province: 1,874 personsAlmería province1,874Seville province: 1,302 personsSeville province1,302Melilla province: 824 personsMelilla province824Ceuta province: 437 personsCeuta province437Girona province: 171 personsGirona province171Málaga province: 157 personsMálaga province157Guadalajara province: 89 personsGuadalajara province89Álava province: -82 personsÁlava province-82Cádiz province: -239 personsCádiz province-239Huelva province: -282 personsHuelva province-282Navarre province: -421 personsNavarre province-421Toledo province: -543 personsToledo province-543Soria province: -549 personsSoria province-549Tarragona province: -589 personsTarragona province-589Albacete province: -687 personsAlbacete province-687Segovia province: -718 personsSegovia province-718Teruel province: -819 personsTeruel province-819Lleida province: -852 personsLleida province-852La Rioja province: -875 personsLa Rioja province-875Huesca province: -927 personsHuesca province-927Granada province: -986 personsGranada province-986Castellón province: -1,015 personsCastellón province-1,015Ávila province: -1,060 personsÁvila province-1,060Cuenca province: -1,133 personsCuenca province-1,133Palencia province: -1,187 personsPalencia province-1,187Ciudad Real province: -1,455 personsCiudad Real province-1,455Gipuzkoa province: -1,563 personsGipuzkoa province-1,563Córdoba province: -1,613 personsCórdoba province-1,613Valladolid province: -1,616 personsValladolid province-1,616Burgos province: -1,657 personsBurgos province-1,657Badajoz province: -1,703 personsBadajoz province-1,703Barcelona province: -1,726 personsBarcelona province-1,726Zamora province: -1,853 personsZamora province-1,853Cáceres province: -1,927 personsCáceres province-1,927Salamanca province: -1,937 personsSalamanca province-1,937Jaén province: -1,990 personsJaén province-1,990Alicante province: -2,109 personsAlicante province-2,109Cantabria province: -2,291 personsCantabria province-2,291Zaragoza province: -2,377 personsZaragoza province-2,377Lugo province: -3,127 personsLugo province-3,127Ourense province: -3,250 personsOurense province-3,250Pontevedra province: -3,516 personsPontevedra province-3,516León province: -3,676 personsLeón province-3,676Biscay province: -4,018 personsBiscay province-4,018Valencia province: -4,188 personsValencia province-4,188A Coruña province: -5,966 personsA Coruña province-5,966Asturias province: -7,505 personsAsturias province-7,505Madrid province: 10,955 personsMadrid province10,955Murcia province: 3,348 personsMurcia province3,348Almería province: 1,874 personsAlmería province1,874Seville province: 1,302 personsSeville province1,302Melilla province: 824 personsMelilla province824Ceuta province: 437 personsCeuta province437Girona province: 171 personsGirona province171Málaga province: 157 personsMálaga province157Guadalajara province: 89 personsGuadalajara province89Álava province: -82 personsÁlava province-82Cádiz province: -239 personsCádiz province-239Huelva province: -282 personsHuelva province-282Navarre province: -421 personsNavarre province-421Toledo province: -543 personsToledo province-543Soria province: -549 personsSoria province-549Tarragona province: -589 personsTarragona province-589Albacete province: -687 personsAlbacete province-687Segovia province: -718 personsSegovia province-718Teruel province: -819 personsTeruel province-819Lleida province: -852 personsLleida province-852La Rioja province: -875 personsLa Rioja province-875Huesca province: -927 personsHuesca province-927Granada province: -986 personsGranada province-986Castellón province: -1,015 personsCastellón province-1,015Ávila province: -1,060 personsÁvila province-1,060Cuenca province: -1,133 personsCuenca province-1,133Palencia province: -1,187 personsPalencia province-1,187Ciudad Real province: -1,455 personsCiudad Real province-1,455Gipuzkoa province: -1,563 personsGipuzkoa province-1,563Córdoba province: -1,613 personsCórdoba province-1,613Valladolid province: -1,616 personsValladolid province-1,616Burgos province: -1,657 personsBurgos province-1,657Badajoz province: -1,703 personsBadajoz province-1,703Barcelona province: -1,726 personsBarcelona province-1,726Zamora province: -1,853 personsZamora province-1,853Cáceres province: -1,927 personsCáceres province-1,927Salamanca province: -1,937 personsSalamanca province-1,937Jaén province: -1,990 personsJaén province-1,990Alicante province: -2,109 personsAlicante province-2,109Cantabria province: -2,291 personsCantabria province-2,291Zaragoza province: -2,377 personsZaragoza province-2,377Lugo province: -3,127 personsLugo province-3,127Ourense province: -3,250 personsOurense province-3,250Pontevedra province: -3,516 personsPontevedra province-3,516León province: -3,676 personsLeón province-3,676Biscay province: -4,018 personsBiscay province-4,018Valencia province: -4,188 personsValencia province-4,188A Coruña province: -5,966 personsA Coruña province-5,966Asturias province: -7,505 personsAsturias province-7,505
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2018
persons		Change on 2017
1Madrid province10,955-18.8%
2Murcia province3,348-6.1%
3Almería province1,874-20.5%
4Seville province1,302-21.4%
5Melilla province824-2.8%
6Ceuta province437-9.9%
7Girona province171-72.2%
8Málaga province157-90.8%
9Guadalajara province89-18.3%
10Álava province-82-154.7%
11Cádiz province-239-131%
12Huelva province-282-213.3%
13Navarre province-421-329.6%
14Toledo province-543-24.3%
15Soria province-549-10.5%
16Tarragona province-589-2,845%
17Albacete province-687-32.9%
18Segovia province-718-7%
19Teruel province-819-6.8%
20Lleida province-852-46.1%
21La Rioja province-875-80%
22Huesca province-927-6.9%
23Granada province-986-356.5%
24Castellón province-1,015-99.8%
25Ávila province-1,060+2.8%
26Cuenca province-1,133-3.7%
27Palencia province-1,187-11.9%
28Ciudad Real province-1,455-3.5%
29Gipuzkoa province-1,563-10.4%
30Córdoba province-1,613-17.2%
31Valladolid province-1,616-22.4%
32Burgos province-1,657-6%
33Badajoz province-1,703-44.9%
34Barcelona province-1,726-375.7%
35Zamora province-1,853-3.3%
36Cáceres province-1,927-0.6%
37Salamanca province-1,937+3.1%
38Jaén province-1,990-16.7%
39Alicante province-2,109-125.6%
40Cantabria province-2,291-24.5%
41Zaragoza province-2,377-16.3%
42Lugo province-3,127-1.1%
43Ourense province-3,250-8.9%
44Pontevedra province-3,516-39%
45León province-3,676-5.8%
46Biscay province-4,018-22.1%
47Valencia province-4,188-37.6%
48A Coruña province-5,966-21.5%
49Asturias province-7,505-5.1%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural population change?

Madrid province, with 10,955 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural population change?

Asturias province, with -7,505 in 2018.

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