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Autonomous communities of Spain by natural population change, 2024

Community of Madrid had the highest natural population change of 19 autonomous communities in 2024, at 1,362. Galicia had the lowest, at -19,399. The median was -5,335 and the figure for Spain was -116,056. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,362Community of Madrid
Lowest-19,399Galicia
Median-5,33519 autonomous communities
Spain-116,056History

Map of autonomous communities, 2024

Andalusia: -13,272 personsAragon: -5,335 personsAsturias: -8,574 personsBalearic Islands: 66 personsCanary Islands: -5,846 personsCantabria: -3,092 personsCastile and León: -16,027 personsCastilla-La Mancha: -5,563 personsCatalonia: -13,777 personsValencian Community: -10,805 personsExtremadura: -4,936 personsGalicia: -19,399 personsCommunity of Madrid: 1,362 personsRegion of Murcia: 796 personsNavarre: -1,474 personsBasque Country: -9,447 personsLa Rioja: -1,257 personsCeuta: 163 personsMelilla: 361 persons
  • Under -10K
  • -10K to -5,400
  • -5,400 to 0
  • 0 to 200
  • 200 to 700
  • 700 and over
persons, 2024. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2024

Community of Madrid: 1,362 personsCommunity of Madrid1,362Region of Murcia: 796 personsRegion of Murcia796Melilla: 361 personsMelilla361Ceuta: 163 personsCeuta163Balearic Islands: 66 personsBalearic Islands66La Rioja: -1,257 personsLa Rioja-1,257Navarre: -1,474 personsNavarre-1,474Cantabria: -3,092 personsCantabria-3,092Extremadura: -4,936 personsExtremadura-4,936Aragon: -5,335 personsAragon-5,335Castilla-La Mancha: -5,563 personsCastilla-La Mancha-5,563Canary Islands: -5,846 personsCanary Islands-5,846Asturias: -8,574 personsAsturias-8,574Basque Country: -9,447 personsBasque Country-9,447Valencian Community: -10,805 personsValencian Community-10,805Andalusia: -13,272 personsAndalusia-13,272Catalonia: -13,777 personsCatalonia-13,777Castile and León: -16,027 personsCastile and León-16,027Galicia: -19,399 personsGalicia-19,399Community of Madrid: 1,362 personsCommunity of Madrid1,362Region of Murcia: 796 personsRegion of Murcia796Melilla: 361 personsMelilla361Ceuta: 163 personsCeuta163Balearic Islands: 66 personsBalearic Islands66La Rioja: -1,257 personsLa Rioja-1,257Navarre: -1,474 personsNavarre-1,474Cantabria: -3,092 personsCantabria-3,092Extremadura: -4,936 personsExtremadura-4,936Aragon: -5,335 personsAragon-5,335Castilla-La Mancha: -5,563 personsCastilla-La Mancha-5,563Canary Islands: -5,846 personsCanary Islands-5,846Asturias: -8,574 personsAsturias-8,574Basque Country: -9,447 personsBasque Country-9,447Valencian Community: -10,805 personsValencian Community-10,805Andalusia: -13,272 personsAndalusia-13,272Catalonia: -13,777 personsCatalonia-13,777Castile and León: -16,027 personsCastile and León-16,027Galicia: -19,399 personsGalicia-19,399
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Community of Madrid1,362-17.6%
2Region of Murcia796+20.6%
3Melilla361+33.2%
4Ceuta163+32.5%
5Balearic Islands66-33.3%
6La Rioja-1,257-1.6%
7Navarre-1,474-9.1%
8Cantabria-3,092-1.2%
9Extremadura-4,936-8.5%
10Aragon-5,335-2.8%
11Castilla-La Mancha-5,563-3.6%
12Canary Islands-5,846-0.2%
13Asturias-8,574-1.3%
14Basque Country-9,447-6.6%
15Valencian Community-10,805+4.4%
16Andalusia-13,272+0.2%
17Catalonia-13,777-2.1%
18Castile and León-16,027-2.7%
19Galicia-19,399-3.3%

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About this ranking

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 autonomous communities 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) (Autonomous communities of Spain by natural population change, 2024) [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), Autonomous communities of Spain by natural population change, 2024. 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-regions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Autonomous communities of Spain by natural population change, 2024. 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-regions.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Autonomous communities of Spain by natural population change, 2024 [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-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which autonomous community has the highest natural population change?

Community of Madrid, with 1,362 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest natural population change?

Galicia, with -19,399 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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