Provinces of Spain by net migration including statistical adjustment
Barcelona province had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 49 provinces in 2016, at 30,093. Ciudad Real province had the lowest, at -3,367. The median was -150 and the figure for Spain was 78,006. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Population change during the year minus natural change (live births minus deaths), including statistical adjustment. A negative value means the population fell by more than natural change explains (Eurostat demographic balance).
Eurostat calculates this as a residual, not by counting immigrants and emigrants, so it also absorbs census revisions and other statistical adjustments. For the EU it reflects migration to and from countries outside the EU. net_migration (World Bank, UN estimate) uses a different method, so the two series differ.
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.
How to cite
Eurostat. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, 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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Which province has the highest net migration including statistical adjustment?
Barcelona province, with 30,093 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which province has the lowest net migration including statistical adjustment?
Ciudad Real province, with -3,367 in 2016.
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, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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