Provinces of Spain by registered unemployment rate
Ceuta province had the highest registered unemployment rate of 52 provinces in December 2025, at 15.43%. Balearic Islands province had the lowest, at 3.41%. The median was 7.67% and the figure for Spain was 7.5%. Source: SEPE and INE.
All provinces, December 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Provinces | December 2025 (%) | Change on December 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceuta province | 15.43 | -1.4 pts |
| 2 | Cádiz province | 13.34 | -1.18 pts |
| 3 | Melilla province | 13.28 | -1.73 pts |
| 4 | Seville province | 10.83 | -0.97 pts |
| 5 | Granada province Estimated | 10.55 | -0.89 pts |
| 6 | Córdoba province | 9.87 | -0.99 pts |
| 7 | Badajoz province | 9.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 8 | Ciudad Real province Estimated | 9.73 | -1.04 pts |
| 9 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife province | 9.43 | -0.72 pts |
| 10 | Málaga province | 9.26 | -0.87 pts |
| 11 | Cáceres province Estimated | 9.2 | -0.79 pts |
| 12 | Las Palmas province | 9.18 | -0.71 pts |
| 13 | Alicante province Estimated | 9.03 | -0.88 pts |
| 14 | Toledo province Estimated | 8.89 | -0.96 pts |
| 15 | Álava province Estimated | 8.52 | -0.11 pts |
| 16 | Huelva province | 8.44 | -1.08 pts |
| 17 | Zamora province Estimated | 8.42 | -0.54 pts |
| 18 | Asturias province Estimated | 8.27 | -0.34 pts |
| 19 | Biscay province Estimated | 8.25 | -0.07 pts |
| 20 | Albacete province Estimated | 8.25 | -0.98 pts |
| 21 | Almería province Estimated | 8.21 | -0.83 pts |
| 22 | Ávila province Estimated | 8.14 | -0.5 pts |
| 23 | Jaén province | 8.11 | -0.77 pts |
| 24 | Salamanca province Estimated | 8.01 | -0.63 pts |
| 25 | Ourense province | 7.69 | -0.41 pts |
| 26 | Valencia province Estimated | 7.67 | -0.96 pts |
| 27 | León province Estimated | 7.67 | -0.38 pts |
| 28 | Castellón province Estimated | 7.66 | -0.83 pts |
| 29 | Cantabria province Estimated | 7.45 | -0.43 pts |
| 30 | Pontevedra province | 7.15 | -0.53 pts |
| 31 | Murcia province | 6.97 | -0.61 pts |
| 32 | Cuenca province Estimated | 6.96 | -0.44 pts |
| 33 | Tarragona province Estimated | 6.76 | -0.42 pts |
| 34 | Navarre province Estimated | 6.71 | -0.26 pts |
| 35 | Valladolid province Estimated | 6.52 | -0.25 pts |
| 36 | Palencia province Estimated | 6.4 | -0.09 pts |
| 37 | A Coruña province | 6.33 | -0.37 pts |
| 38 | Gipuzkoa province Estimated | 6.25 | +0.02 pts |
| 39 | Guadalajara province Estimated | 6.1 | -0.49 pts |
| 40 | Barcelona province Estimated | 6.1 | -0.31 pts |
| 41 | Zaragoza province Estimated | 5.91 | -0.33 pts |
| 42 | La Rioja province Estimated | 5.88 | -0.16 pts |
| 43 | Burgos province Estimated | 5.85 | -0.39 pts |
| 44 | Lugo province | 5.82 | -0.31 pts |
| 45 | Madrid province Estimated | 5.79 | -0.29 pts |
| 46 | Lleida province Estimated | 5.24 | -0.32 pts |
| 47 | Girona province Estimated | 5.23 | -0.44 pts |
| 48 | Teruel province Estimated | 4.64 | -0.34 pts |
| 49 | Segovia province Estimated | 4.56 | -0.3 pts |
| 50 | Soria province Estimated | 4.46 | -0.17 pts |
| 51 | Huesca province Estimated | 4.25 | -0.33 pts |
| 52 | Balearic Islands province Estimated | 3.41 | -0.16 pts |
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About this ranking
Registered unemployment divided by resident population aged 16 to 64 of the same year, times 100. Comparable across municipalities, provinces, regions and Spain.
Use this for municipal comparisons. The survey-based rate (unemployment_rate) is only published down to province.
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.
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Which province has the highest registered unemployment rate?
Ceuta province, with 15.43% in December 2025, according to SEPE and INE.
Which province has the lowest registered unemployment rate?
Balearic Islands province, with 3.41% in December 2025.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, Paro registrado (SEPE) entre población de 16 a 64 años (Censo anual, INE). Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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