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Provinces of Spain by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms

Barcelona province had the highest guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms of 49 provinces in 2018, at 12.03 million. Melilla province had the lowest, at 2,946. The median was 312,897 and the figure for Spain was 94.39 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest12,027,974Barcelona province
Lowest2,946Melilla province
Median312,89749 provinces
Spain94,388,752History

Map of provinces, 2018

Álava province: 79,569 countAlbacete province: 42,352 countAlicante province: 8,050,966 countAlmería province: 1,242,741 countÁvila province: 128,278 countBadajoz province: 100,407 countBarcelona province: 12,027,974 countBurgos province: 102,919 countCáceres province: 220,420 countCádiz province: 2,654,743 countCastellón province: 1,514,070 countCiudad Real province: 56,610 countCórdoba province: 643,311 countA Coruña province: 757,208 countCuenca province: 113,999 countGirona province: 3,979,048 countGranada province: 2,424,154 countGuadalajara province: 42,222 countGipuzkoa province: 894,141 countHuelva province: 537,999 countHuesca province: 552,813 countJaén province: 163,159 countLeón province: 182,244 countLleida province: 419,395 countLa Rioja province: 289,178 countLugo province: 205,511 countMadrid province: 7,256,745 countMálaga province: 10,202,172 countMurcia province: 1,143,596 countNavarre province: 292,017 countOurense province: 76,656 countAsturias province: 1,021,435 countPalencia province: 14,823 countPontevedra province: 684,711 countSalamanca province: 312,897 countCantabria province: 1,041,558 countSegovia province: 153,468 countSeville province: 3,242,428 countSoria province: 31,116 countTarragona province: 3,052,172 countTeruel province: 176,853 countToledo province: 313,458 countValencia province: 4,503,992 countValladolid province: 84,322 countBiscay province: 569,398 countZamora province: 44,031 countZaragoza province: 253,900 countCeuta province: 12,216 countMelilla province: 2,946 count
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count, 2018. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2018

Barcelona province: 12,027,974 countBarcelona province12,027,974Málaga province: 10,202,172 countMálaga province10,202,172Alicante province: 8,050,966 countAlicante province8,050,966Madrid province: 7,256,745 countMadrid province7,256,745Valencia province: 4,503,992 countValencia province4,503,992Girona province: 3,979,048 countGirona province3,979,048Seville province: 3,242,428 countSeville province3,242,428Tarragona province: 3,052,172 countTarragona province3,052,172Cádiz province: 2,654,743 countCádiz province2,654,743Granada province: 2,424,154 countGranada province2,424,154Castellón province: 1,514,070 countCastellón province1,514,070Almería province: 1,242,741 countAlmería province1,242,741Murcia province: 1,143,596 countMurcia province1,143,596Cantabria province: 1,041,558 countCantabria province1,041,558Asturias province: 1,021,435 countAsturias province1,021,435Gipuzkoa province: 894,141 countGipuzkoa province894,141A Coruña province: 757,208 countA Coruña province757,208Pontevedra province: 684,711 countPontevedra province684,711Córdoba province: 643,311 countCórdoba province643,311Biscay province: 569,398 countBiscay province569,398Huesca province: 552,813 countHuesca province552,813Huelva province: 537,999 countHuelva province537,999Lleida province: 419,395 countLleida province419,395Toledo province: 313,458 countToledo province313,458Salamanca province: 312,897 countSalamanca province312,897Navarre province: 292,017 countNavarre province292,017La Rioja province: 289,178 countLa Rioja province289,178Zaragoza province: 253,900 countZaragoza province253,900Cáceres province: 220,420 countCáceres province220,420Lugo province: 205,511 countLugo province205,511León province: 182,244 countLeón province182,244Teruel province: 176,853 countTeruel province176,853Jaén province: 163,159 countJaén province163,159Segovia province: 153,468 countSegovia province153,468Ávila province: 128,278 countÁvila province128,278Cuenca province: 113,999 countCuenca province113,999Burgos province: 102,919 countBurgos province102,919Badajoz province: 100,407 countBadajoz province100,407Valladolid province: 84,322 countValladolid province84,322Álava province: 79,569 countÁlava province79,569Ourense province: 76,656 countOurense province76,656Ciudad Real province: 56,610 countCiudad Real province56,610Zamora province: 44,031 countZamora province44,031Albacete province: 42,352 countAlbacete province42,352Guadalajara province: 42,222 countGuadalajara province42,222Soria province: 31,116 countSoria province31,116Palencia province: 14,823 countPalencia province14,823Ceuta province: 12,216 countCeuta province12,216Melilla province: 2,946 countMelilla province2,946Barcelona province: 12,027,974 countBarcelona province12,027,974Málaga province: 10,202,172 countMálaga province10,202,172Alicante province: 8,050,966 countAlicante province8,050,966Madrid province: 7,256,745 countMadrid province7,256,745Valencia province: 4,503,992 countValencia province4,503,992Girona province: 3,979,048 countGirona province3,979,048Seville province: 3,242,428 countSeville province3,242,428Tarragona province: 3,052,172 countTarragona province3,052,172Cádiz province: 2,654,743 countCádiz province2,654,743Granada province: 2,424,154 countGranada province2,424,154Castellón province: 1,514,070 countCastellón province1,514,070Almería province: 1,242,741 countAlmería province1,242,741Murcia province: 1,143,596 countMurcia province1,143,596Cantabria province: 1,041,558 countCantabria province1,041,558Asturias province: 1,021,435 countAsturias province1,021,435Gipuzkoa province: 894,141 countGipuzkoa province894,141A Coruña province: 757,208 countA Coruña province757,208Pontevedra province: 684,711 countPontevedra province684,711Córdoba province: 643,311 countCórdoba province643,311Biscay province: 569,398 countBiscay province569,398Huesca province: 552,813 countHuesca province552,813Huelva province: 537,999 countHuelva province537,999Lleida province: 419,395 countLleida province419,395Toledo province: 313,458 countToledo province313,458Salamanca province: 312,897 countSalamanca province312,897Navarre province: 292,017 countNavarre province292,017La Rioja province: 289,178 countLa Rioja province289,178Zaragoza province: 253,900 countZaragoza province253,900Cáceres province: 220,420 countCáceres province220,420Lugo province: 205,511 countLugo province205,511León province: 182,244 countLeón province182,244Teruel province: 176,853 countTeruel province176,853Jaén province: 163,159 countJaén province163,159Segovia province: 153,468 countSegovia province153,468Ávila province: 128,278 countÁvila province128,278Cuenca province: 113,999 countCuenca province113,999Burgos province: 102,919 countBurgos province102,919Badajoz province: 100,407 countBadajoz province100,407Valladolid province: 84,322 countValladolid province84,322Álava province: 79,569 countÁlava province79,569Ourense province: 76,656 countOurense province76,656Ciudad Real province: 56,610 countCiudad Real province56,610Zamora province: 44,031 countZamora province44,031Albacete province: 42,352 countAlbacete province42,352Guadalajara province: 42,222 countGuadalajara province42,222Soria province: 31,116 countSoria province31,116Palencia province: 14,823 countPalencia province14,823Ceuta province: 12,216 countCeuta province12,216Melilla province: 2,946 countMelilla province2,946
count. Source: Eurostat, Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2018
count
1Barcelona province12,027,974
2Málaga province10,202,172
3Alicante province8,050,966
4Madrid province7,256,745
5Valencia province4,503,992
6Girona province3,979,048
7Seville province3,242,428
8Tarragona province3,052,172
9Cádiz province2,654,743
10Granada province2,424,154
11Castellón province1,514,070
12Almería province1,242,741
13Murcia province1,143,596
14Cantabria province1,041,558
15Asturias province1,021,435
16Gipuzkoa province894,141
17A Coruña province757,208
18Pontevedra province684,711
19Córdoba province643,311
20Biscay province569,398
21Huesca province552,813
22Huelva province537,999
23Lleida province419,395
24Toledo province313,458
25Salamanca province312,897
26Navarre province292,017
27La Rioja province289,178
28Zaragoza province253,900
29Cáceres province220,420
30Lugo province205,511
31León province182,244
32Teruel province176,853
33Jaén province163,159
34Segovia province153,468
35Ávila province128,278
36Cuenca province113,999
37Burgos province102,919
38Badajoz province100,407
39Valladolid province84,322
40Álava province79,569
41Ourense province76,656
42Ciudad Real province56,610
43Zamora province44,031
44Albacete province42,352
45Guadalajara province42,222
46Soria province31,116
47Palencia province14,823
48Ceuta province12,216
49Melilla province2,946

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About this ranking

Nights spent by guests, residents of the country and visitors from abroad together, in short-stay accommodation (NACE Rev. 2 group 55.2: holiday flats, houses and rooms) booked through Airbnb, Booking or Expedia, from booking data the platforms share with Eurostat. Every guest counts: a family of four staying three nights is 12 guest nights.

Official statistics compiled by Eurostat from data the platforms transmit under agreements with the European Commission, published only as totals across platforms. Data start in 2018. Tripadvisor also reported until 2024; Eurostat found no break when it left. Hotels listed on the platforms are not included. Do not add these nights to tourist_nights: national accommodation surveys already count some of the same rentals. Eurostat withholds NUTS 3 values where few bookings would reveal individual hosts.

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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Eurostat. Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3) (Provinces of Spain by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table

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Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3), Provinces of Spain by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 22 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/short-stay-platform-guest-nights/spain-provinces?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). Provinces of Spain by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/short-stay-platform-guest-nights/spain-provinces?period=2018.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3), Provinces of Spain by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/short-stay-platform-guest-nights/spain-provinces?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms?

Barcelona province, with 12.03 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms?

Melilla province, with 2,946 in 2018.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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