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Provinces of Spain by net migration including statistical adjustment

Madrid province had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 49 provinces in 2018, at 77,200. Jaén province had the lowest, at -2,304. The median was 1,883 and the figure for Spain was 328,207. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest77,200Madrid province
Lowest-2,304Jaén province
Median1,88349 provinces
Spain328,207History

All provinces, 2018

Madrid province: 77,200 personsMadrid province77,200Barcelona province: 68,157 personsBarcelona province68,157Alicante province: 18,174 personsAlicante province18,174Valencia province: 15,597 personsValencia province15,597Málaga province: 10,123 personsMálaga province10,123Zaragoza province: 9,659 personsZaragoza province9,659Murcia province: 9,246 personsMurcia province9,246Girona province: 8,783 personsGirona province8,783Tarragona province: 8,198 personsTarragona province8,198Biscay province: 7,865 personsBiscay province7,865Navarre province: 6,878 personsNavarre province6,878A Coruña province: 6,324 personsA Coruña province6,324Toledo province: 5,809 personsToledo province5,809Gipuzkoa province: 5,427 personsGipuzkoa province5,427Almería province: 4,930 personsAlmería province4,930Castellón province: 4,265 personsCastellón province4,265Pontevedra province: 3,904 personsPontevedra province3,904Lleida province: 3,119 personsLleida province3,119Guadalajara province: 2,930 personsGuadalajara province2,930Cantabria province: 2,747 personsCantabria province2,747Granada province: 2,725 personsGranada province2,725Álava province: 2,423 personsÁlava province2,423Huelva province: 1,975 personsHuelva province1,975La Rioja province: 1,952 personsLa Rioja province1,952Asturias province: 1,883 personsAsturias province1,883Seville province: 1,882 personsSeville province1,882Ourense province: 1,724 personsOurense province1,724Huesca province: 1,270 personsHuesca province1,270Valladolid province: 1,169 personsValladolid province1,169Burgos province: 1,099 personsBurgos province1,099Lugo province: 1,069 personsLugo province1,069Salamanca province: 481 personsSalamanca province481Teruel province: 395 personsTeruel province395Segovia province: 306 personsSegovia province306Soria province: 228 personsSoria province228Ávila province: 193 personsÁvila province193Palencia province: 176 personsPalencia province176Cuenca province: -172 personsCuenca province-172Cádiz province: -312 personsCádiz province-312León province: -353 personsLeón province-353Albacete province: -443 personsAlbacete province-443Zamora province: -491 personsZamora province-491Cáceres province: -511 personsCáceres province-511Melilla province: -535 personsMelilla province-535Badajoz province: -655 personsBadajoz province-655Ceuta province: -677 personsCeuta province-677Córdoba province: -1,484 personsCórdoba province-1,484Ciudad Real province: -2,027 personsCiudad Real province-2,027Jaén province: -2,304 personsJaén province-2,304
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2018
persons		Change on 2017
1Madrid province77,200+35.1%
2Barcelona province68,157+41.3%
3Alicante province18,174+413.5%
4Valencia province15,597+9.1%
5Málaga province10,123+140.6%
6Zaragoza province9,659+781.3%
7Murcia province9,246+7,617.1%
8Girona province8,783+61.5%
9Tarragona province8,198+186.4%
10Biscay province7,865+43.8%
11Navarre province6,878+57.6%
12A Coruña province6,324+35%
13Toledo province5,809+975.7%
14Gipuzkoa province5,427+34.5%
15Almería province4,930+5,258.7%
16Castellón province4,265+201%
17Pontevedra province3,904+302.9%
18Lleida province3,119+120.9%
19Guadalajara province2,930+227%
20Cantabria province2,747+40.7%
21Granada province2,725+373.1%
22Álava province2,423+2.5%
23Huelva province1,975+87.7%
24La Rioja province1,952+57.4%
25Asturias province1,883+176.5%
26Seville province1,882+588.8%
27Ourense province1,724+93.9%
28Huesca province1,270+64.7%
29Valladolid province1,169+259%
30Burgos province1,099+252.2%
31Lugo province1,069+0.1%
32Salamanca province481+269.4%
33Teruel province395+465.7%
34Segovia province306+253%
35Soria province228+7.5%
36Ávila province193+132.8%
37Palencia province176+283.3%
38Cuenca province-172+66.7%
39Cádiz province-312+72.2%
40León province-353+60.1%
41Albacete province-443+41.7%
42Zamora province-491+37.7%
43Cáceres province-511+56.4%
44Melilla province-535+21.6%
45Badajoz province-655+69.2%
46Ceuta province-677-315.3%
47Córdoba province-1,484+34.9%
48Ciudad Real province-2,027+47.1%
49Jaén province-2,304+26.6%

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About this ranking

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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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (Provinces of Spain by net migration including statistical adjustment, 2018) [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, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Provinces of Spain by net migration including statistical adjustment, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-including-statistical-adjustment/spain-provinces?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Provinces of Spain by net migration including statistical adjustment, 2018. 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/net-migration-including-statistical-adjustment/spain-provinces?period=2018.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Provinces of Spain by net migration including statistical adjustment, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-including-statistical-adjustment/spain-provinces?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which province has the highest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Madrid province, with 77,200 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Jaén province, with -2,304 in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

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