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Provinces of Spain by natural population change

Madrid province had the highest natural population change of 49 provinces in 2023, at 1,653. Barcelona province had the lowest, at -9,690. The median was -1,851 and the figure for Spain was -113,590. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Map of provinces, 2023

Álava province: -699 personsAlbacete province: -1,156 personsAlicante province: -3,922 personsAlmería province: 883 personsÁvila province: -1,143 personsBadajoz province: -2,124 personsBarcelona province: -9,690 personsBurgos province: -2,067 personsCáceres province: -2,427 personsCádiz province: -2,448 personsCastellón province: -1,354 personsCiudad Real province: -1,988 personsCórdoba province: -2,503 personsA Coruña province: -7,001 personsCuenca province: -1,117 personsGirona province: -911 personsGranada province: -1,543 personsGuadalajara province: -255 personsGipuzkoa province: -2,951 personsHuelva province: -1,047 personsHuesca province: -1,023 personsJaén province: -2,428 personsLeón province: -3,775 personsLleida province: -1,113 personsLa Rioja province: -1,237 personsLugo province: -3,377 personsMadrid province: 1,653 personsMálaga province: -2,200 personsMurcia province: 660 personsNavarre province: -1,351 personsOurense province: -3,420 personsAsturias province: -8,467 personsPalencia province: -1,202 personsPontevedra province: -4,980 personsSalamanca province: -2,087 personsCantabria province: -3,056 personsSegovia province: -741 personsSeville province: -2,013 personsSoria province: -587 personsTarragona province: -1,774 personsTeruel province: -805 personsToledo province: -856 personsValencia province: -6,029 personsValladolid province: -2,153 personsBiscay province: -5,216 personsZamora province: -1,851 personsZaragoza province: -3,360 personsCeuta province: 123 personsMelilla province: 271 persons
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  • 800 and over
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persons, 2023. 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, 2023

Madrid province: 1,653 personsMadrid province1,653Almería province: 883 personsAlmería province883Murcia province: 660 personsMurcia province660Melilla province: 271 personsMelilla province271Ceuta province: 123 personsCeuta province123Guadalajara province: -255 personsGuadalajara province-255Soria province: -587 personsSoria province-587Álava province: -699 personsÁlava province-699Segovia province: -741 personsSegovia province-741Teruel province: -805 personsTeruel province-805Toledo province: -856 personsToledo province-856Girona province: -911 personsGirona province-911Huesca province: -1,023 personsHuesca province-1,023Huelva province: -1,047 personsHuelva province-1,047Lleida province: -1,113 personsLleida province-1,113Cuenca province: -1,117 personsCuenca province-1,117Ávila province: -1,143 personsÁvila province-1,143Albacete province: -1,156 personsAlbacete province-1,156Palencia province: -1,202 personsPalencia province-1,202La Rioja province: -1,237 personsLa Rioja province-1,237Navarre province: -1,351 personsNavarre province-1,351Castellón province: -1,354 personsCastellón province-1,354Granada province: -1,543 personsGranada province-1,543Tarragona province: -1,774 personsTarragona province-1,774Zamora province: -1,851 personsZamora province-1,851Ciudad Real province: -1,988 personsCiudad Real province-1,988Seville province: -2,013 personsSeville province-2,013Burgos province: -2,067 personsBurgos province-2,067Salamanca province: -2,087 personsSalamanca province-2,087Badajoz province: -2,124 personsBadajoz province-2,124Valladolid province: -2,153 personsValladolid province-2,153Málaga province: -2,200 personsMálaga province-2,200Cáceres province: -2,427 personsCáceres province-2,427Jaén province: -2,428 personsJaén province-2,428Cádiz province: -2,448 personsCádiz province-2,448Córdoba province: -2,503 personsCórdoba province-2,503Gipuzkoa province: -2,951 personsGipuzkoa province-2,951Cantabria province: -3,056 personsCantabria province-3,056Zaragoza province: -3,360 personsZaragoza province-3,360Lugo province: -3,377 personsLugo province-3,377Ourense province: -3,420 personsOurense province-3,420León province: -3,775 personsLeón province-3,775Alicante province: -3,922 personsAlicante province-3,922Pontevedra province: -4,980 personsPontevedra province-4,980Biscay province: -5,216 personsBiscay province-5,216Valencia province: -6,029 personsValencia province-6,029A Coruña province: -7,001 personsA Coruña province-7,001Asturias province: -8,467 personsAsturias province-8,467Barcelona province: -9,690 personsBarcelona province-9,690Madrid province: 1,653 personsMadrid province1,653Almería province: 883 personsAlmería province883Murcia province: 660 personsMurcia province660Melilla province: 271 personsMelilla province271Ceuta province: 123 personsCeuta province123Guadalajara province: -255 personsGuadalajara province-255Soria province: -587 personsSoria province-587Álava province: -699 personsÁlava province-699Segovia province: -741 personsSegovia province-741Teruel province: -805 personsTeruel province-805Toledo province: -856 personsToledo province-856Girona province: -911 personsGirona province-911Huesca province: -1,023 personsHuesca province-1,023Huelva province: -1,047 personsHuelva province-1,047Lleida province: -1,113 personsLleida province-1,113Cuenca province: -1,117 personsCuenca province-1,117Ávila province: -1,143 personsÁvila province-1,143Albacete province: -1,156 personsAlbacete province-1,156Palencia province: -1,202 personsPalencia province-1,202La Rioja province: -1,237 personsLa Rioja province-1,237Navarre province: -1,351 personsNavarre province-1,351Castellón province: -1,354 personsCastellón province-1,354Granada province: -1,543 personsGranada province-1,543Tarragona province: -1,774 personsTarragona province-1,774Zamora province: -1,851 personsZamora province-1,851Ciudad Real province: -1,988 personsCiudad Real province-1,988Seville province: -2,013 personsSeville province-2,013Burgos province: -2,067 personsBurgos province-2,067Salamanca province: -2,087 personsSalamanca province-2,087Badajoz province: -2,124 personsBadajoz province-2,124Valladolid province: -2,153 personsValladolid province-2,153Málaga province: -2,200 personsMálaga province-2,200Cáceres province: -2,427 personsCáceres province-2,427Jaén province: -2,428 personsJaén province-2,428Cádiz province: -2,448 personsCádiz province-2,448Córdoba province: -2,503 personsCórdoba province-2,503Gipuzkoa province: -2,951 personsGipuzkoa province-2,951Cantabria province: -3,056 personsCantabria province-3,056Zaragoza province: -3,360 personsZaragoza province-3,360Lugo province: -3,377 personsLugo province-3,377Ourense province: -3,420 personsOurense province-3,420León province: -3,775 personsLeón province-3,775Alicante province: -3,922 personsAlicante province-3,922Pontevedra province: -4,980 personsPontevedra province-4,980Biscay province: -5,216 personsBiscay province-5,216Valencia province: -6,029 personsValencia province-6,029A Coruña province: -7,001 personsA Coruña province-7,001Asturias province: -8,467 personsAsturias province-8,467Barcelona province: -9,690 personsBarcelona province-9,690
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Madrid province1,653+956.5%
2Almería province883+19.6%
3Murcia province660+192%
4Melilla province271-33.9%
5Ceuta province123+8.8%
6Guadalajara province-255+38.4%
7Soria province-587+15.5%
8Álava province-699+22.2%
9Segovia province-741+8.7%
10Teruel province-805+12.7%
11Toledo province-856+13.5%
12Girona province-911+15.1%
13Huesca province-1,023+16.5%
14Huelva province-1,047-8%
15Lleida province-1,113+15.5%
16Cuenca province-1,117+12.2%
17Ávila province-1,143+12.5%
18Albacete province-1,156+9.5%
19Palencia province-1,202+13.5%
20La Rioja province-1,237+2.8%
21Navarre province-1,351+13.3%
22Castellón province-1,354+19.2%
23Granada province-1,543-5.5%
24Tarragona province-1,774+6.5%
25Zamora province-1,851+12.2%
26Ciudad Real province-1,988+4.2%
27Seville province-2,013+30.8%
28Burgos province-2,067+2.7%
29Salamanca province-2,087+21.5%
30Badajoz province-2,124+23.9%
31Valladolid province-2,153+6.3%
32Málaga province-2,200+15.3%
33Cáceres province-2,427+12.8%
34Jaén province-2,428+20.6%
35Cádiz province-2,448+9.2%
36Córdoba province-2,503+17.6%
37Gipuzkoa province-2,951+12.2%
38Cantabria province-3,056+13.7%
39Zaragoza province-3,360+20.8%
40Lugo province-3,377+8%
41Ourense province-3,420+6.7%
42León province-3,775+16%
43Alicante province-3,922+17.7%
44Pontevedra province-4,980+6.8%
45Biscay province-5,216+17%
46Valencia province-6,029+22.6%
47A Coruña province-7,001+10.5%
48Asturias province-8,467+7.9%
49Barcelona province-9,690+3.8%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest natural population change?

Madrid province, with 1,653 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest natural population change?

Barcelona province, with -9,690 in 2023.

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