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Provinces of Spain by natural population change

Almería province had the highest natural population change of 49 provinces in 2022, at 738. Barcelona province had the lowest, at -10,075. The median was -2,076 and the figure for Spain was -133,250. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Median-2,07649 provinces
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Map of provinces, 2022

Álava province: -899 personsAlbacete province: -1,278 personsAlicante province: -4,765 personsAlmería province: 738 personsÁvila province: -1,306 personsBadajoz province: -2,791 personsBarcelona province: -10,075 personsBurgos province: -2,124 personsCáceres province: -2,782 personsCádiz province: -2,696 personsCastellón province: -1,676 personsCiudad Real province: -2,076 personsCórdoba province: -3,038 personsA Coruña province: -7,821 personsCuenca province: -1,272 personsGirona province: -1,073 personsGranada province: -1,463 personsGuadalajara province: -414 personsGipuzkoa province: -3,360 personsHuelva province: -969 personsHuesca province: -1,225 personsJaén province: -3,059 personsLeón province: -4,492 personsLleida province: -1,317 personsLa Rioja province: -1,273 personsLugo province: -3,672 personsMadrid province: -193 personsMálaga province: -2,597 personsMurcia province: 226 personsNavarre province: -1,558 personsOurense province: -3,664 personsAsturias province: -9,192 personsPalencia province: -1,390 personsPontevedra province: -5,344 personsSalamanca province: -2,657 personsCantabria province: -3,543 personsSegovia province: -812 personsSeville province: -2,911 personsSoria province: -695 personsTarragona province: -1,897 personsTeruel province: -922 personsToledo province: -990 personsValencia province: -7,791 personsValladolid province: -2,298 personsBiscay province: -6,281 personsZamora province: -2,108 personsZaragoza province: -4,244 personsCeuta province: 113 personsMelilla province: 410 persons
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persons, 2022. 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, 2022

Almería province: 738 personsAlmería province738Melilla province: 410 personsMelilla province410Murcia province: 226 personsMurcia province226Ceuta province: 113 personsCeuta province113Madrid province: -193 personsMadrid province-193Guadalajara province: -414 personsGuadalajara province-414Soria province: -695 personsSoria province-695Segovia province: -812 personsSegovia province-812Álava province: -899 personsÁlava province-899Teruel province: -922 personsTeruel province-922Huelva province: -969 personsHuelva province-969Toledo province: -990 personsToledo province-990Girona province: -1,073 personsGirona province-1,073Huesca province: -1,225 personsHuesca province-1,225Cuenca province: -1,272 personsCuenca province-1,272La Rioja province: -1,273 personsLa Rioja province-1,273Albacete province: -1,278 personsAlbacete province-1,278Ávila province: -1,306 personsÁvila province-1,306Lleida province: -1,317 personsLleida province-1,317Palencia province: -1,390 personsPalencia province-1,390Granada province: -1,463 personsGranada province-1,463Navarre province: -1,558 personsNavarre province-1,558Castellón province: -1,676 personsCastellón province-1,676Tarragona province: -1,897 personsTarragona province-1,897Ciudad Real province: -2,076 personsCiudad Real province-2,076Zamora province: -2,108 personsZamora province-2,108Burgos province: -2,124 personsBurgos province-2,124Valladolid province: -2,298 personsValladolid province-2,298Málaga province: -2,597 personsMálaga province-2,597Salamanca province: -2,657 personsSalamanca province-2,657Cádiz province: -2,696 personsCádiz province-2,696Cáceres province: -2,782 personsCáceres province-2,782Badajoz province: -2,791 personsBadajoz province-2,791Seville province: -2,911 personsSeville province-2,911Córdoba province: -3,038 personsCórdoba province-3,038Jaén province: -3,059 personsJaén province-3,059Gipuzkoa province: -3,360 personsGipuzkoa province-3,360Cantabria province: -3,543 personsCantabria province-3,543Ourense province: -3,664 personsOurense province-3,664Lugo province: -3,672 personsLugo province-3,672Zaragoza province: -4,244 personsZaragoza province-4,244León province: -4,492 personsLeón province-4,492Alicante province: -4,765 personsAlicante province-4,765Pontevedra province: -5,344 personsPontevedra province-5,344Biscay province: -6,281 personsBiscay province-6,281Valencia province: -7,791 personsValencia province-7,791A Coruña province: -7,821 personsA Coruña province-7,821Asturias province: -9,192 personsAsturias province-9,192Barcelona province: -10,075 personsBarcelona province-10,075Almería province: 738 personsAlmería province738Melilla province: 410 personsMelilla province410Murcia province: 226 personsMurcia province226Ceuta province: 113 personsCeuta province113Madrid province: -193 personsMadrid province-193Guadalajara province: -414 personsGuadalajara province-414Soria province: -695 personsSoria province-695Segovia province: -812 personsSegovia province-812Álava province: -899 personsÁlava province-899Teruel province: -922 personsTeruel province-922Huelva province: -969 personsHuelva province-969Toledo province: -990 personsToledo province-990Girona province: -1,073 personsGirona province-1,073Huesca province: -1,225 personsHuesca province-1,225Cuenca province: -1,272 personsCuenca province-1,272La Rioja province: -1,273 personsLa Rioja province-1,273Albacete province: -1,278 personsAlbacete province-1,278Ávila province: -1,306 personsÁvila province-1,306Lleida province: -1,317 personsLleida province-1,317Palencia province: -1,390 personsPalencia province-1,390Granada province: -1,463 personsGranada province-1,463Navarre province: -1,558 personsNavarre province-1,558Castellón province: -1,676 personsCastellón province-1,676Tarragona province: -1,897 personsTarragona province-1,897Ciudad Real province: -2,076 personsCiudad Real province-2,076Zamora province: -2,108 personsZamora province-2,108Burgos province: -2,124 personsBurgos province-2,124Valladolid province: -2,298 personsValladolid province-2,298Málaga province: -2,597 personsMálaga province-2,597Salamanca province: -2,657 personsSalamanca province-2,657Cádiz province: -2,696 personsCádiz province-2,696Cáceres province: -2,782 personsCáceres province-2,782Badajoz province: -2,791 personsBadajoz province-2,791Seville province: -2,911 personsSeville province-2,911Córdoba province: -3,038 personsCórdoba province-3,038Jaén province: -3,059 personsJaén province-3,059Gipuzkoa province: -3,360 personsGipuzkoa province-3,360Cantabria province: -3,543 personsCantabria province-3,543Ourense province: -3,664 personsOurense province-3,664Lugo province: -3,672 personsLugo province-3,672Zaragoza province: -4,244 personsZaragoza province-4,244León province: -4,492 personsLeón province-4,492Alicante province: -4,765 personsAlicante province-4,765Pontevedra province: -5,344 personsPontevedra province-5,344Biscay province: -6,281 personsBiscay province-6,281Valencia province: -7,791 personsValencia province-7,791A Coruña province: -7,821 personsA Coruña province-7,821Asturias province: -9,192 personsAsturias province-9,192Barcelona province: -10,075 personsBarcelona province-10,075
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Almería province738+7.7%
2Melilla province410+11.4%
3Murcia province226-80%
4Ceuta province113+151.1%
5Madrid province-193-112.8%
6Guadalajara province-414-71.8%
7Soria province-695-6.8%
8Segovia province-812-14%
9Álava province-899-49.1%
10Teruel province-922-18.4%
11Huelva province-969-32.4%
12Toledo province-990+37.3%
13Girona province-1,073-33.8%
14Huesca province-1,225-28.9%
15Cuenca province-1,272-11.7%
16La Rioja province-1,273-4.4%
17Albacete province-1,278-29%
18Ávila province-1,306-9.7%
19Lleida province-1,317+1.4%
20Palencia province-1,390+2.6%
21Granada province-1,463+13.1%
22Navarre province-1,558-136.8%
23Castellón province-1,676+10.4%
24Tarragona province-1,897-30.7%
25Ciudad Real province-2,076-7.4%
26Zamora province-2,108-12%
27Burgos province-2,124-13.5%
28Valladolid province-2,298+0.5%
29Málaga province-2,597-22%
30Salamanca province-2,657-18.6%
31Cádiz province-2,696+3.3%
32Cáceres province-2,782-11.9%
33Badajoz province-2,791-8%
34Seville province-2,911-42.1%
35Córdoba province-3,038-18.8%
36Jaén province-3,059-25.6%
37Gipuzkoa province-3,360-25.1%
38Cantabria province-3,543-28%
39Ourense province-3,664-11.2%
40Lugo province-3,672-8.1%
41Zaragoza province-4,244-27.7%
42León province-4,492-14.6%
43Alicante province-4,765+5.1%
44Pontevedra province-5,344-21.2%
45Biscay province-6,281-13.8%
46Valencia province-7,791-10%
47A Coruña province-7,821-12.3%
48Asturias province-9,192-7.1%
49Barcelona province-10,075-24.1%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural population change?

Almería province, with 738 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural population change?

Barcelona province, with -10,075 in 2022.

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