Provinces of Spain by registered unemployment rate
Ceuta province had the highest registered unemployment rate of 52 provinces in May 2026, at 14.96%. Balearic Islands province had the lowest, at 2.74%. The median was 7.52% and the figure for Spain was 7.22%. Source: SEPE and INE.
All provinces, May 2026
Full ranking
| Rank | Provinces | May 2026 (%) | Change on May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceuta province Estimated | 14.96 | -1.15 pts |
| 2 | Melilla province Estimated | 12.54 | -1.36 pts |
| 3 | Cádiz province Estimated | 12.33 | -1.34 pts |
| 4 | Seville province Estimated | 10.28 | -0.91 pts |
| 5 | Granada province Estimated | 10.03 | -0.99 pts |
| 6 | Ciudad Real province Estimated | 9.58 | -0.78 pts |
| 7 | Córdoba province Estimated | 9.4 | -1.17 pts |
| 8 | Badajoz province Estimated | 9.38 | -1.11 pts |
| 9 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Estimated | 9.37 | -0.4 pts |
| 10 | Las Palmas province Estimated | 9.03 | -0.55 pts |
| 11 | Toledo province Estimated | 8.83 | -0.55 pts |
| 12 | Cáceres province Estimated | 8.78 | -0.96 pts |
| 13 | Alicante province Estimated | 8.7 | -0.45 pts |
| 14 | Málaga province Estimated | 8.62 | -0.87 pts |
| 15 | Zamora province Estimated | 8.27 | -0.11 pts |
| 16 | Álava province Estimated | 8.16 | -0.28 pts |
| 17 | Albacete province Estimated | 8.07 | -0.7 pts |
| 18 | Biscay province Estimated | 8.01 | -0.01 pts |
| 19 | Asturias province Estimated | 7.97 | -0.39 pts |
| 20 | Ávila province Estimated | 7.92 | -0.38 pts |
| 21 | Jaén province Estimated | 7.89 | -1.05 pts |
| 22 | Almería province Estimated | 7.88 | -0.82 pts |
| 23 | Castellón province Estimated | 7.7 | -0.26 pts |
| 24 | Ourense province Estimated | 7.64 | -0.04 pts |
| 25 | Valencia province Estimated | 7.58 | -0.35 pts |
| 26 | Salamanca province Estimated | 7.56 | -0.61 pts |
| 27 | Huelva province Estimated | 7.47 | -1.08 pts |
| 28 | León province Estimated | 7.35 | -0.37 pts |
| 29 | Cantabria province Estimated | 7.28 | -0.17 pts |
| 30 | Pontevedra province Estimated | 6.91 | -0.31 pts |
| 31 | Murcia province Estimated | 6.88 | -0.37 pts |
| 32 | Cuenca province Estimated | 6.85 | -0.19 pts |
| 33 | Navarre province Estimated | 6.43 | -0.15 pts |
| 34 | Tarragona province Estimated | 6.26 | -0.25 pts |
| 35 | Valladolid province Estimated | 6.26 | -0.24 pts |
| 36 | A Coruña province Estimated | 6.18 | -0.09 pts |
| 37 | Guadalajara province Estimated | 6.08 | -0.28 pts |
| 38 | Gipuzkoa province Estimated | 6 | -0.06 pts |
| 39 | Palencia province Estimated | 5.96 | -0.16 pts |
| 40 | Barcelona province Estimated | 5.86 | -0.21 pts |
| 41 | Zaragoza province Estimated | 5.82 | -0.22 pts |
| 42 | Lugo province Estimated | 5.78 | +0.16 pts |
| 43 | Madrid province Estimated | 5.74 | -0.18 pts |
| 44 | La Rioja province Estimated | 5.72 | -0.03 pts |
| 45 | Burgos province Estimated | 5.37 | -0.33 pts |
| 46 | Lleida province Estimated | 4.95 | -0.17 pts |
| 47 | Girona province Estimated | 4.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 48 | Teruel province Estimated | 4.53 | +0.03 pts |
| 49 | Soria province Estimated | 4.45 | +0.12 pts |
| 50 | Huesca province Estimated | 4.31 | -0.07 pts |
| 51 | Segovia province Estimated | 4.23 | -0.29 pts |
| 52 | Balearic Islands province Estimated | 2.74 | -0.2 pts |
Other periods
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
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Rank Provinces of Spain by registered unemployment rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"registered_unemployment_rate","level":"province","within":"Spain","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=registered_unemployment_rate&level=province&within=Spain&limit=10Questions
Which province has the highest registered unemployment rate?
Ceuta province, with 14.96% in May 2026, according to SEPE and INE.
Which province has the lowest registered unemployment rate?
Balearic Islands province, with 2.74% in May 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.
Registered unemployment rate: other rankings
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Municipalities of Spain
- Municipalities in Castile and León
- Municipalities in Catalonia
- Municipalities in Castilla-La Mancha
- Municipalities in Andalusia
- Municipalities in Aragon
- Municipalities in Valencian Community
- Municipalities in Extremadura
- Municipalities in Burgos province
- Municipalities in Salamanca province
Provinces of Spain: more rankings
- Active companies
- Activity rate
- Average age
- Average home mortgage amount
- Live births
- New companies created
- Inflation (CPI annual change)
- Consumer price index (CPI)
- Crude birth rate
- Crude death rate
- Deaths
- Dependency ratio
- Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base)
- Employment rate
- Total fertility rate
- Foreign nationals share of population