Provinces of Spain by registered unemployment rate
Ceuta province had the highest registered unemployment rate of 52 provinces in January 2026, at 15.62%. Balearic Islands province had the lowest, at 3.26%. The median was 7.81% and the figure for Spain was 7.59%. Source: SEPE and INE.
All provinces, January 2026
Full ranking
| Rank | Provinces | January 2026 (%) | Change on January 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceuta province Estimated | 15.62 | -0.68 pts |
| 2 | Cádiz province Estimated | 13.48 | -1.25 pts |
| 3 | Melilla province Estimated | 13.27 | -1.78 pts |
| 4 | Seville province Estimated | 11.01 | -0.97 pts |
| 5 | Granada province Estimated | 10.76 | -0.84 pts |
| 6 | Badajoz province Estimated | 10.07 | -1 pts |
| 7 | Córdoba province Estimated | 10.06 | -1.09 pts |
| 8 | Ciudad Real province Estimated | 9.93 | -0.97 pts |
| 9 | Cáceres province Estimated | 9.52 | -0.95 pts |
| 10 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Estimated | 9.44 | -0.64 pts |
| 11 | Málaga province Estimated | 9.35 | -0.89 pts |
| 12 | Las Palmas province Estimated | 9.18 | -0.64 pts |
| 13 | Toledo province Estimated | 9.09 | -0.74 pts |
| 14 | Alicante province Estimated | 9.04 | -0.7 pts |
| 15 | Zamora province Estimated | 8.67 | -0.6 pts |
| 16 | Álava province Estimated | 8.6 | -0.07 pts |
| 17 | Asturias province Estimated | 8.54 | -0.41 pts |
| 18 | Huelva province Estimated | 8.52 | -0.94 pts |
| 19 | Albacete province Estimated | 8.42 | -1.07 pts |
| 20 | Biscay province Estimated | 8.33 | -0.1 pts |
| 21 | Jaén province Estimated | 8.29 | -0.87 pts |
| 22 | Salamanca province Estimated | 8.28 | -0.65 pts |
| 23 | Almería province Estimated | 8.24 | -0.86 pts |
| 24 | Ávila province Estimated | 8.2 | -0.71 pts |
| 25 | Ourense province Estimated | 7.98 | -0.19 pts |
| 26 | León province Estimated | 7.87 | -0.52 pts |
| 27 | Valencia province Estimated | 7.75 | -0.83 pts |
| 28 | Cantabria province Estimated | 7.75 | -0.33 pts |
| 29 | Castellón province Estimated | 7.74 | -0.64 pts |
| 30 | Pontevedra province Estimated | 7.33 | -0.52 pts |
| 31 | Cuenca province Estimated | 7.16 | -0.51 pts |
| 32 | Murcia province Estimated | 7.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 33 | Tarragona province Estimated | 6.85 | -0.22 pts |
| 34 | Navarre province Estimated | 6.74 | -0.24 pts |
| 35 | Valladolid province Estimated | 6.57 | -0.33 pts |
| 36 | Palencia province Estimated | 6.52 | -0.17 pts |
| 37 | A Coruña province Estimated | 6.49 | -0.34 pts |
| 38 | Guadalajara province Estimated | 6.3 | -0.38 pts |
| 39 | Gipuzkoa province Estimated | 6.25 | -0.07 pts |
| 40 | Barcelona province Estimated | 6.13 | -0.2 pts |
| 41 | Lugo province Estimated | 6.05 | -0.19 pts |
| 42 | Zaragoza province Estimated | 6.04 | -0.33 pts |
| 43 | Burgos province Estimated | 5.97 | -0.3 pts |
| 44 | La Rioja province Estimated | 5.95 | -0.12 pts |
| 45 | Madrid province Estimated | 5.87 | -0.19 pts |
| 46 | Girona province Estimated | 5.29 | -0.29 pts |
| 47 | Lleida province Estimated | 5.27 | -0.26 pts |
| 48 | Teruel province Estimated | 4.76 | -0.55 pts |
| 49 | Segovia province Estimated | 4.65 | -0.18 pts |
| 50 | Soria province Estimated | 4.52 | -0.33 pts |
| 51 | Huesca province Estimated | 4.44 | -0.36 pts |
| 52 | Balearic Islands province Estimated | 3.26 | -0.18 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.
How to cite
Invokely calculation from Paro registrado (SEPE) entre población de 16 a 64 años (Censo anual, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#registered_unemployment_rate. Retrieved 2026-10-08.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which province has the highest registered unemployment rate?
Ceuta province, with 15.62% in January 2026, according to SEPE and INE.
Which province has the lowest registered unemployment rate?
Balearic Islands province, with 3.26% in January 2026.
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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