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Provinces of Spain by natural population change

Madrid province had the highest natural population change of 49 provinces in 2019, at 8,576. Asturias province had the lowest, at -7,741. The median was -1,054 and the figure for Spain was -57,355. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest8,576Madrid province
Lowest-7,741Asturias province
Median-1,05449 provinces
Spain-57,355History

Map of provinces, 2019

Álava province: -170 personsAlbacete province: -859 personsAlicante province: -1,862 personsAlmería province: 2,017 personsÁvila province: -1,074 personsBadajoz province: -1,625 personsBarcelona province: -1,796 personsBurgos province: -1,479 personsCáceres province: -1,986 personsCádiz province: -299 personsCastellón province: -824 personsCiudad Real province: -1,645 personsCórdoba province: -1,751 personsA Coruña province: -5,768 personsCuenca province: -1,054 personsGirona province: -45 personsGranada province: -361 personsGuadalajara province: 90 personsGipuzkoa province: -1,721 personsHuelva province: 165 personsHuesca province: -811 personsJaén province: -1,784 personsLeón province: -3,782 personsLleida province: -703 personsLa Rioja province: -739 personsLugo province: -3,099 personsMadrid province: 8,576 personsMálaga province: 484 personsMurcia province: 2,696 personsNavarre province: -197 personsOurense province: -3,246 personsAsturias province: -7,741 personsPalencia province: -1,202 personsPontevedra province: -3,437 personsSalamanca province: -2,112 personsCantabria province: -2,466 personsSegovia province: -668 personsSeville province: 421 personsSoria province: -566 personsTarragona province: -455 personsTeruel province: -706 personsToledo province: -683 personsValencia province: -4,006 personsValladolid province: -1,645 personsBiscay province: -4,226 personsZamora province: -1,868 personsZaragoza province: -2,459 personsCeuta province: 304 personsMelilla province: 745 persons
  • Under -1,900
  • -1,900 to -800
  • -800 to 0
  • 0 to 400
  • 400 to 1,200
  • 1,200 and over
  • No data
persons, 2019. 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, 2019

Madrid province: 8,576 personsMadrid province8,576Murcia province: 2,696 personsMurcia province2,696Almería province: 2,017 personsAlmería province2,017Melilla province: 745 personsMelilla province745Málaga province: 484 personsMálaga province484Seville province: 421 personsSeville province421Ceuta province: 304 personsCeuta province304Huelva province: 165 personsHuelva province165Guadalajara province: 90 personsGuadalajara province90Girona province: -45 personsGirona province-45Álava province: -170 personsÁlava province-170Navarre province: -197 personsNavarre province-197Cádiz province: -299 personsCádiz province-299Granada province: -361 personsGranada province-361Tarragona province: -455 personsTarragona province-455Soria province: -566 personsSoria province-566Segovia province: -668 personsSegovia province-668Toledo province: -683 personsToledo province-683Lleida province: -703 personsLleida province-703Teruel province: -706 personsTeruel province-706La Rioja province: -739 personsLa Rioja province-739Huesca province: -811 personsHuesca province-811Castellón province: -824 personsCastellón province-824Albacete province: -859 personsAlbacete province-859Cuenca province: -1,054 personsCuenca province-1,054Ávila province: -1,074 personsÁvila province-1,074Palencia province: -1,202 personsPalencia province-1,202Burgos province: -1,479 personsBurgos province-1,479Badajoz province: -1,625 personsBadajoz province-1,625Ciudad Real province: -1,645 personsCiudad Real province-1,645Valladolid province: -1,645 personsValladolid province-1,645Gipuzkoa province: -1,721 personsGipuzkoa province-1,721Córdoba province: -1,751 personsCórdoba province-1,751Jaén province: -1,784 personsJaén province-1,784Barcelona province: -1,796 personsBarcelona province-1,796Alicante province: -1,862 personsAlicante province-1,862Zamora province: -1,868 personsZamora province-1,868Cáceres province: -1,986 personsCáceres province-1,986Salamanca province: -2,112 personsSalamanca province-2,112Zaragoza province: -2,459 personsZaragoza province-2,459Cantabria province: -2,466 personsCantabria province-2,466Lugo province: -3,099 personsLugo province-3,099Ourense province: -3,246 personsOurense province-3,246Pontevedra province: -3,437 personsPontevedra province-3,437León province: -3,782 personsLeón province-3,782Valencia province: -4,006 personsValencia province-4,006Biscay province: -4,226 personsBiscay province-4,226A Coruña province: -5,768 personsA Coruña province-5,768Asturias province: -7,741 personsAsturias province-7,741Madrid province: 8,576 personsMadrid province8,576Murcia province: 2,696 personsMurcia province2,696Almería province: 2,017 personsAlmería province2,017Melilla province: 745 personsMelilla province745Málaga province: 484 personsMálaga province484Seville province: 421 personsSeville province421Ceuta province: 304 personsCeuta province304Huelva province: 165 personsHuelva province165Guadalajara province: 90 personsGuadalajara province90Girona province: -45 personsGirona province-45Álava province: -170 personsÁlava province-170Navarre province: -197 personsNavarre province-197Cádiz province: -299 personsCádiz province-299Granada province: -361 personsGranada province-361Tarragona province: -455 personsTarragona province-455Soria province: -566 personsSoria province-566Segovia province: -668 personsSegovia province-668Toledo province: -683 personsToledo province-683Lleida province: -703 personsLleida province-703Teruel province: -706 personsTeruel province-706La Rioja province: -739 personsLa Rioja province-739Huesca province: -811 personsHuesca province-811Castellón province: -824 personsCastellón province-824Albacete province: -859 personsAlbacete province-859Cuenca province: -1,054 personsCuenca province-1,054Ávila province: -1,074 personsÁvila province-1,074Palencia province: -1,202 personsPalencia province-1,202Burgos province: -1,479 personsBurgos province-1,479Badajoz province: -1,625 personsBadajoz province-1,625Ciudad Real province: -1,645 personsCiudad Real province-1,645Valladolid province: -1,645 personsValladolid province-1,645Gipuzkoa province: -1,721 personsGipuzkoa province-1,721Córdoba province: -1,751 personsCórdoba province-1,751Jaén province: -1,784 personsJaén province-1,784Barcelona province: -1,796 personsBarcelona province-1,796Alicante province: -1,862 personsAlicante province-1,862Zamora province: -1,868 personsZamora province-1,868Cáceres province: -1,986 personsCáceres province-1,986Salamanca province: -2,112 personsSalamanca province-2,112Zaragoza province: -2,459 personsZaragoza province-2,459Cantabria province: -2,466 personsCantabria province-2,466Lugo province: -3,099 personsLugo province-3,099Ourense province: -3,246 personsOurense province-3,246Pontevedra province: -3,437 personsPontevedra province-3,437León province: -3,782 personsLeón province-3,782Valencia province: -4,006 personsValencia province-4,006Biscay province: -4,226 personsBiscay province-4,226A Coruña province: -5,768 personsA Coruña province-5,768Asturias province: -7,741 personsAsturias province-7,741
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2019
persons		Change on 2018
1Madrid province8,576-21.7%
2Murcia province2,696-19.5%
3Almería province2,017+7.6%
4Melilla province745-9.6%
5Málaga province484+208.3%
6Seville province421-67.7%
7Ceuta province304-30.4%
8Huelva province165+158.5%
9Guadalajara province90+1.1%
10Girona province-45-126.3%
11Álava province-170-107.3%
12Navarre province-197+53.2%
13Cádiz province-299-25.1%
14Granada province-361+63.4%
15Tarragona province-455+22.8%
16Soria province-566-3.1%
17Segovia province-668+7%
18Toledo province-683-25.8%
19Lleida province-703+17.5%
20Teruel province-706+13.8%
21La Rioja province-739+15.5%
22Huesca province-811+12.5%
23Castellón province-824+18.8%
24Albacete province-859-25%
25Cuenca province-1,054+7%
26Ávila province-1,074-1.3%
27Palencia province-1,202-1.3%
28Burgos province-1,479+10.7%
29Badajoz province-1,625+4.6%
30Ciudad Real province-1,645-13.1%
30Valladolid province-1,645-1.8%
32Gipuzkoa province-1,721-10.1%
33Córdoba province-1,751-8.6%
34Jaén province-1,784+10.4%
35Barcelona province-1,796-4.1%
36Alicante province-1,862+11.7%
37Zamora province-1,868-0.8%
38Cáceres province-1,986-3.1%
39Salamanca province-2,112-9%
40Zaragoza province-2,459-3.4%
41Cantabria province-2,466-7.6%
42Lugo province-3,099+0.9%
43Ourense province-3,246+0.1%
44Pontevedra province-3,437+2.2%
45León province-3,782-2.9%
46Valencia province-4,006+4.3%
47Biscay province-4,226-5.2%
48A Coruña province-5,768+3.3%
49Asturias province-7,741-3.1%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural population change?

Madrid province, with 8,576 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural population change?

Asturias province, with -7,741 in 2019.

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