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Provinces of Spain by net migration including statistical adjustment

Barcelona province had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 49 provinces in 2020, at 29,012. Ceuta province had the lowest, at -626. The median was 2,630 and the figure for Spain was 234,560. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29,012Barcelona province
Lowest-626Ceuta province
Median2,63049 provinces
Spain234,560History

All provinces, 2020

Barcelona province: 29,012 personsBarcelona province29,012Madrid province: 20,621 personsMadrid province20,621Valencia province: 15,635 personsValencia province15,635Málaga province: 15,232 personsMálaga province15,232Alicante province: 13,630 personsAlicante province13,630Tarragona province: 9,552 personsTarragona province9,552Girona province: 9,119 personsGirona province9,119Toledo province: 8,259 personsToledo province8,259Murcia province: 7,888 personsMurcia province7,888Granada province: 5,629 personsGranada province5,629Almería province: 5,251 personsAlmería province5,251Zaragoza province: 5,063 personsZaragoza province5,063Castellón province: 4,952 personsCastellón province4,952A Coruña province: 4,922 personsA Coruña province4,922Biscay province: 4,865 personsBiscay province4,865Cádiz province: 4,821 personsCádiz province4,821Cantabria province: 4,757 personsCantabria province4,757Pontevedra province: 4,219 personsPontevedra province4,219Seville province: 4,064 personsSeville province4,064Gipuzkoa province: 3,875 personsGipuzkoa province3,875Asturias province: 3,843 personsAsturias province3,843Guadalajara province: 3,836 personsGuadalajara province3,836Navarre province: 3,751 personsNavarre province3,751Lleida province: 3,210 personsLleida province3,210Huesca province: 2,630 personsHuesca province2,630Huelva province: 2,387 personsHuelva province2,387La Rioja province: 2,123 personsLa Rioja province2,123Ourense province: 2,120 personsOurense province2,120Lugo province: 1,909 personsLugo province1,909Ávila province: 1,731 personsÁvila province1,731Ciudad Real province: 1,598 personsCiudad Real province1,598Badajoz province: 1,579 personsBadajoz province1,579Burgos province: 1,533 personsBurgos province1,533Álava province: 1,480 personsÁlava province1,480Segovia province: 1,464 personsSegovia province1,464Valladolid province: 1,460 personsValladolid province1,460Teruel province: 1,269 personsTeruel province1,269León province: 1,099 personsLeón province1,099Albacete province: 983 personsAlbacete province983Cuenca province: 957 personsCuenca province957Cáceres province: 806 personsCáceres province806Palencia province: 435 personsPalencia province435Soria province: 434 personsSoria province434Salamanca province: 327 personsSalamanca province327Zamora province: 309 personsZamora province309Jaén province: -127 personsJaén province-127Melilla province: -468 personsMelilla province-468Córdoba province: -553 personsCórdoba province-553Ceuta province: -626 personsCeuta province-626
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

RankProvinces2020
persons		Change on 2019
1Barcelona province29,012-58.2%
2Madrid province20,621-78%
3Valencia province15,635-54.5%
4Málaga province15,232-32.4%
5Alicante province13,630-43.5%
6Tarragona province9,552-24.6%
7Girona province9,119-19.1%
8Toledo province8,259-9.1%
9Murcia province7,888-47.7%
10Granada province5,629+3.3%
11Almería province5,251-33.2%
12Zaragoza province5,063-51.9%
13Castellón province4,952-8.9%
14A Coruña province4,922-32.9%
15Biscay province4,865-57.1%
16Cádiz province4,821+12.8%
17Cantabria province4,757+36.4%
18Pontevedra province4,219-37.1%
19Seville province4,064-34.8%
20Gipuzkoa province3,875-40%
21Asturias province3,843-11.1%
22Guadalajara province3,836+5.7%
23Navarre province3,751-48.7%
24Lleida province3,210-39.4%
25Huesca province2,630+1.9%
26Huelva province2,387-21.2%
27La Rioja province2,123-38.9%
28Ourense province2,120-8.1%
29Lugo province1,909+19.2%
30Ávila province1,731+163.9%
31Ciudad Real province1,598+105.9%
32Badajoz province1,579+452.1%
33Burgos province1,533-23.1%
34Álava province1,480-49.7%
35Segovia province1,464+98.4%
36Valladolid province1,460-29.3%
37Teruel province1,269+65.7%
38León province1,099+373.7%
39Albacete province983+11.8%
40Cuenca province957-1.7%
41Cáceres province806+117.8%
42Palencia province435-14%
43Soria province434-49.5%
44Salamanca province327-63.7%
45Zamora province309+307.4%
46Jaén province-127+88.1%
47Melilla province-468+16.4%
48Córdoba province-553-134.7%
49Ceuta province-626+29.6%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Barcelona province, with 29,012 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Ceuta province, with -626 in 2020.

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