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Provinces of Spain by natural population change

Murcia province had the highest natural population change of 49 provinces in 2020, at 1,314. Barcelona province had the lowest, at -17,121. The median was -2,445 and the figure for Spain was -151,812. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,314Murcia province
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Median-2,44549 provinces
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Map of provinces, 2020

Álava province: -869 personsAlbacete province: -2,095 personsAlicante province: -4,221 personsAlmería province: 1,176 personsÁvila province: -1,652 personsBadajoz province: -2,532 personsBarcelona province: -17,121 personsBurgos province: -2,612 personsCáceres province: -3,187 personsCádiz province: -2,108 personsCastellón province: -1,521 personsCiudad Real province: -3,515 personsCórdoba province: -2,650 personsA Coruña province: -6,415 personsCuenca province: -1,984 personsGirona province: -876 personsGranada province: -2,549 personsGuadalajara province: -852 personsGipuzkoa province: -2,714 personsHuelva province: -466 personsHuesca province: -1,402 personsJaén province: -2,829 personsLeón province: -5,361 personsLleida province: -1,460 personsLa Rioja province: -1,382 personsLugo province: -3,414 personsMadrid province: -14,291 personsMálaga province: -1,657 personsMurcia province: 1,314 personsNavarre province: -1,626 personsOurense province: -3,648 personsAsturias province: -9,779 personsPalencia province: -1,646 personsPontevedra province: -4,121 personsSalamanca province: -3,426 personsCantabria province: -3,060 personsSegovia province: -1,479 personsSeville province: -1,856 personsSoria province: -940 personsTarragona province: -1,863 personsTeruel province: -1,095 personsToledo province: -2,651 personsValencia province: -7,046 personsValladolid province: -2,984 personsBiscay province: -5,926 personsZamora province: -2,445 personsZaragoza province: -5,119 personsCeuta province: 195 personsMelilla province: 360 persons
  • Under -3,100
  • -3,100 to -1,800
  • -1,800 to 0
  • 0 to 400
  • 400 to 1,200
  • 1,200 and over
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persons, 2020. 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, 2020

Murcia province: 1,314 personsMurcia province1,314Almería province: 1,176 personsAlmería province1,176Melilla province: 360 personsMelilla province360Ceuta province: 195 personsCeuta province195Huelva province: -466 personsHuelva province-466Guadalajara province: -852 personsGuadalajara province-852Álava province: -869 personsÁlava province-869Girona province: -876 personsGirona province-876Soria province: -940 personsSoria province-940Teruel province: -1,095 personsTeruel province-1,095La Rioja province: -1,382 personsLa Rioja province-1,382Huesca province: -1,402 personsHuesca province-1,402Lleida province: -1,460 personsLleida province-1,460Segovia province: -1,479 personsSegovia province-1,479Castellón province: -1,521 personsCastellón province-1,521Navarre province: -1,626 personsNavarre province-1,626Palencia province: -1,646 personsPalencia province-1,646Ávila province: -1,652 personsÁvila province-1,652Málaga province: -1,657 personsMálaga province-1,657Seville province: -1,856 personsSeville province-1,856Tarragona province: -1,863 personsTarragona province-1,863Cuenca province: -1,984 personsCuenca province-1,984Albacete province: -2,095 personsAlbacete province-2,095Cádiz province: -2,108 personsCádiz province-2,108Zamora province: -2,445 personsZamora province-2,445Badajoz province: -2,532 personsBadajoz province-2,532Granada province: -2,549 personsGranada province-2,549Burgos province: -2,612 personsBurgos province-2,612Córdoba province: -2,650 personsCórdoba province-2,650Toledo province: -2,651 personsToledo province-2,651Gipuzkoa province: -2,714 personsGipuzkoa province-2,714Jaén province: -2,829 personsJaén province-2,829Valladolid province: -2,984 personsValladolid province-2,984Cantabria province: -3,060 personsCantabria province-3,060Cáceres province: -3,187 personsCáceres province-3,187Lugo province: -3,414 personsLugo province-3,414Salamanca province: -3,426 personsSalamanca province-3,426Ciudad Real province: -3,515 personsCiudad Real province-3,515Ourense province: -3,648 personsOurense province-3,648Pontevedra province: -4,121 personsPontevedra province-4,121Alicante province: -4,221 personsAlicante province-4,221Zaragoza province: -5,119 personsZaragoza province-5,119León province: -5,361 personsLeón province-5,361Biscay province: -5,926 personsBiscay province-5,926A Coruña province: -6,415 personsA Coruña province-6,415Valencia province: -7,046 personsValencia province-7,046Asturias province: -9,779 personsAsturias province-9,779Madrid province: -14,291 personsMadrid province-14,291Barcelona province: -17,121 personsBarcelona province-17,121Murcia province: 1,314 personsMurcia province1,314Almería province: 1,176 personsAlmería province1,176Melilla province: 360 personsMelilla province360Ceuta province: 195 personsCeuta province195Huelva province: -466 personsHuelva province-466Guadalajara province: -852 personsGuadalajara province-852Álava province: -869 personsÁlava province-869Girona province: -876 personsGirona province-876Soria province: -940 personsSoria province-940Teruel province: -1,095 personsTeruel province-1,095La Rioja province: -1,382 personsLa Rioja province-1,382Huesca province: -1,402 personsHuesca province-1,402Lleida province: -1,460 personsLleida province-1,460Segovia province: -1,479 personsSegovia province-1,479Castellón province: -1,521 personsCastellón province-1,521Navarre province: -1,626 personsNavarre province-1,626Palencia province: -1,646 personsPalencia province-1,646Ávila province: -1,652 personsÁvila province-1,652Málaga province: -1,657 personsMálaga province-1,657Seville province: -1,856 personsSeville province-1,856Tarragona province: -1,863 personsTarragona province-1,863Cuenca province: -1,984 personsCuenca province-1,984Albacete province: -2,095 personsAlbacete province-2,095Cádiz province: -2,108 personsCádiz province-2,108Zamora province: -2,445 personsZamora province-2,445Badajoz province: -2,532 personsBadajoz province-2,532Granada province: -2,549 personsGranada province-2,549Burgos province: -2,612 personsBurgos province-2,612Córdoba province: -2,650 personsCórdoba province-2,650Toledo province: -2,651 personsToledo province-2,651Gipuzkoa province: -2,714 personsGipuzkoa province-2,714Jaén province: -2,829 personsJaén province-2,829Valladolid province: -2,984 personsValladolid province-2,984Cantabria province: -3,060 personsCantabria province-3,060Cáceres province: -3,187 personsCáceres province-3,187Lugo province: -3,414 personsLugo province-3,414Salamanca province: -3,426 personsSalamanca province-3,426Ciudad Real province: -3,515 personsCiudad Real province-3,515Ourense province: -3,648 personsOurense province-3,648Pontevedra province: -4,121 personsPontevedra province-4,121Alicante province: -4,221 personsAlicante province-4,221Zaragoza province: -5,119 personsZaragoza province-5,119León province: -5,361 personsLeón province-5,361Biscay province: -5,926 personsBiscay province-5,926A Coruña province: -6,415 personsA Coruña province-6,415Valencia province: -7,046 personsValencia province-7,046Asturias province: -9,779 personsAsturias province-9,779Madrid province: -14,291 personsMadrid province-14,291Barcelona province: -17,121 personsBarcelona province-17,121
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2020
persons		Change on 2019
1Murcia province1,314-51.3%
2Almería province1,176-41.7%
3Melilla province360-51.7%
4Ceuta province195-35.9%
5Huelva province-466-382.4%
6Guadalajara province-852-1,046.7%
7Álava province-869-411.2%
8Girona province-876-1,846.7%
9Soria province-940-66.1%
10Teruel province-1,095-55.1%
11La Rioja province-1,382-87%
12Huesca province-1,402-72.9%
13Lleida province-1,460-107.7%
14Segovia province-1,479-121.4%
15Castellón province-1,521-84.6%
16Navarre province-1,626-725.4%
17Palencia province-1,646-36.9%
18Ávila province-1,652-53.8%
19Málaga province-1,657-442.4%
20Seville province-1,856-540.9%
21Tarragona province-1,863-309.5%
22Cuenca province-1,984-88.2%
23Albacete province-2,095-143.9%
24Cádiz province-2,108-605%
25Zamora province-2,445-30.9%
26Badajoz province-2,532-55.8%
27Granada province-2,549-606.1%
28Burgos province-2,612-76.6%
29Córdoba province-2,650-51.3%
30Toledo province-2,651-288.1%
31Gipuzkoa province-2,714-57.7%
32Jaén province-2,829-58.6%
33Valladolid province-2,984-81.4%
34Cantabria province-3,060-24.1%
35Cáceres province-3,187-60.5%
36Lugo province-3,414-10.2%
37Salamanca province-3,426-62.2%
38Ciudad Real province-3,515-113.7%
39Ourense province-3,648-12.4%
40Pontevedra province-4,121-19.9%
41Alicante province-4,221-126.7%
42Zaragoza province-5,119-108.2%
43León province-5,361-41.8%
44Biscay province-5,926-40.2%
45A Coruña province-6,415-11.2%
46Valencia province-7,046-75.9%
47Asturias province-9,779-26.3%
48Madrid province-14,291-266.6%
49Barcelona province-17,121-853.3%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural population change?

Murcia province, with 1,314 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural population change?

Barcelona province, with -17,121 in 2020.

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