Provinces of Spain by net migration rate including statistical adjustment

Alicante province had the highest net migration rate including statistical adjustment of 49 provinces in 2021, at 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Melilla province had the lowest, at -22 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 3.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Median3.549 provinces
Spain4.2History

All provinces, 2021

Alicante province: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province13.4Málaga province: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province11.9Almería province: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province11.5Tarragona province: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province10.8Toledo province: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province10.5Guadalajara province: 10 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province10Huesca province: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province9.6Castellón province: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province9.4Valencia province: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province8.9Ávila province: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province8.8Huelva province: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province8.6Girona province: 8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province8Ourense province: 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province7.3Lleida province: 6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province6.7Murcia province: 6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province6.7Cuenca province: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province6.5Cantabria province: 6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province6Segovia province: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province5.3A Coruña province: 5 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province5Teruel province: 4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province4.9Lugo province: 4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province4.8Navarre province: 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province4.7La Rioja province: 4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province4.4Pontevedra province: 3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province3.5Zamora province: 3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province3.5Álava province: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province3.1Granada province: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province2.9Cádiz province: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province2.8Salamanca province: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province2.4Cáceres province: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province2.3Madrid province: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province2.2Soria province: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province2.1Valladolid province: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province2.1Burgos province: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province1.9León province: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province1.7Palencia province: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province1.7Asturias province: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province1.4Barcelona province: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province1Seville province: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province0.8Albacete province: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province0.6Gipuzkoa province: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province0.6Biscay province: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province0.5Córdoba province: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province0.1Ciudad Real province: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province0Badajoz province: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province-1Jaén province: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province-1.5Zaragoza province: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province-1.5Ceuta province: -12.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province-12.7Melilla province: -22 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province-22
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2020
1Alicante province13.4+6.2 pts
2Málaga province11.9+2.9 pts
3Almería province11.5+4.3 pts
4Tarragona province10.8-0.9 pts
5Toledo province10.5-1.2 pts
6Guadalajara province10-4.5 pts
7Huesca province9.6-2.2 pts
8Castellón province9.4+0.9 pts
9Valencia province8.9+2.9 pts
10Ávila province8.8-2.1 pts
11Huelva province8.6+4.1 pts
12Girona province8-3.7 pts
13Ourense province7.3+0.4 pts
14Lleida province6.7-0.6 pts
14Murcia province6.7+1.5 pts
16Cuenca province6.5+1.6 pts
17Cantabria province6-2.1 pts
18Segovia province5.3-4.2 pts
19A Coruña province5+0.6 pts
20Teruel province4.9-4.6 pts
21Lugo province4.8-1 pts
22Navarre province4.7-1 pts
23La Rioja province4.4-2.3 pts
24Pontevedra province3.5-1 pts
24Zamora province3.5+1.7 pts
26Álava province3.1-1.3 pts
27Granada province2.9-3.2 pts
28Cádiz province2.8-1.1 pts
29Salamanca province2.4+1.4 pts
30Cáceres province2.3+0.2 pts
31Madrid province2.2-0.9 pts
32Soria province2.1-2.8 pts
32Valladolid province2.1-0.7 pts
34Burgos province1.9-2.4 pts
35León province1.7-0.7 pts
35Palencia province1.7-1 pts
37Asturias province1.4-2.4 pts
38Barcelona province1-4.1 pts
39Seville province0.8-1.3 pts
40Albacete province0.6-1.9 pts
40Gipuzkoa province0.6-4.7 pts
42Biscay province0.5-3.7 pts
43Córdoba province0.1+0.8 pts
44Ciudad Real province0-3.2 pts
45Badajoz province-1-3.4 pts
46Jaén province-1.5-1.3 pts
46Zaragoza province-1.5-6.7 pts
48Ceuta province-12.7-5.3 pts
49Melilla province-22-16.6 pts

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About this ranking

Net migration including statistical adjustment during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment).

Comparable across EU countries and regions. Eurostat derives the net figure as a residual of population change, so it includes census revisions and other statistical adjustments.

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, crude rate of 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 rate including statistical adjustment?

Alicante province, with 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest net migration rate including statistical adjustment?

Melilla province, with -22 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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