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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 2019, at 12.67 million. Melilla province had the lowest, at 6,722. The median was 371,126 and the figure for Spain was 105.6 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest12,670,272Barcelona province
Lowest6,722Melilla province
Median371,12649 provinces
Spain105,601,983History

Map of provinces, 2019

Álava province: 88,065 countAlbacete province: 63,076 countAlicante province: 8,951,229 countAlmería province: 1,337,195 countÁvila province: 197,701 countBadajoz province: 122,746 countBarcelona province: 12,670,272 countBurgos province: 146,034 countCáceres province: 267,164 countCádiz province: 3,072,052 countCastellón province: 1,671,823 countCiudad Real province: 77,998 countCórdoba province: 791,322 countA Coruña province: 1,034,148 countCuenca province: 155,576 countGirona province: 4,285,681 countGranada province: 2,733,079 countGuadalajara province: 61,390 countGipuzkoa province: 952,981 countHuelva province: 589,424 countHuesca province: 647,861 countJaén province: 208,772 countLeón province: 245,299 countLleida province: 458,726 countLa Rioja province: 371,126 countLugo province: 295,500 countMadrid province: 8,224,712 countMálaga province: 12,088,174 countMurcia province: 1,289,168 countNavarre province: 370,760 countOurense province: 114,098 countAsturias province: 1,309,600 countPalencia province: 23,143 countPontevedra province: 964,058 countSalamanca province: 366,800 countCantabria province: 1,240,126 countSegovia province: 192,776 countSeville province: 4,125,003 countSoria province: 50,904 countTarragona province: 3,302,565 countTeruel province: 210,513 countToledo province: 398,206 countValencia province: 5,207,742 countValladolid province: 122,300 countBiscay province: 708,419 countZamora province: 65,430 countZaragoza province: 330,344 countCeuta province: 13,985 countMelilla province: 6,722 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Barcelona province: 12,670,272 countBarcelona province12,670,272Málaga province: 12,088,174 countMálaga province12,088,174Alicante province: 8,951,229 countAlicante province8,951,229Madrid province: 8,224,712 countMadrid province8,224,712Valencia province: 5,207,742 countValencia province5,207,742Girona province: 4,285,681 countGirona province4,285,681Seville province: 4,125,003 countSeville province4,125,003Tarragona province: 3,302,565 countTarragona province3,302,565Cádiz province: 3,072,052 countCádiz province3,072,052Granada province: 2,733,079 countGranada province2,733,079Castellón province: 1,671,823 countCastellón province1,671,823Almería province: 1,337,195 countAlmería province1,337,195Asturias province: 1,309,600 countAsturias province1,309,600Murcia province: 1,289,168 countMurcia province1,289,168Cantabria province: 1,240,126 countCantabria province1,240,126A Coruña province: 1,034,148 countA Coruña province1,034,148Pontevedra province: 964,058 countPontevedra province964,058Gipuzkoa province: 952,981 countGipuzkoa province952,981Córdoba province: 791,322 countCórdoba province791,322Biscay province: 708,419 countBiscay province708,419Huesca province: 647,861 countHuesca province647,861Huelva province: 589,424 countHuelva province589,424Lleida province: 458,726 countLleida province458,726Toledo province: 398,206 countToledo province398,206La Rioja province: 371,126 countLa Rioja province371,126Navarre province: 370,760 countNavarre province370,760Salamanca province: 366,800 countSalamanca province366,800Zaragoza province: 330,344 countZaragoza province330,344Lugo province: 295,500 countLugo province295,500Cáceres province: 267,164 countCáceres province267,164León province: 245,299 countLeón province245,299Teruel province: 210,513 countTeruel province210,513Jaén province: 208,772 countJaén province208,772Ávila province: 197,701 countÁvila province197,701Segovia province: 192,776 countSegovia province192,776Cuenca province: 155,576 countCuenca province155,576Burgos province: 146,034 countBurgos province146,034Badajoz province: 122,746 countBadajoz province122,746Valladolid province: 122,300 countValladolid province122,300Ourense province: 114,098 countOurense province114,098Álava province: 88,065 countÁlava province88,065Ciudad Real province: 77,998 countCiudad Real province77,998Zamora province: 65,430 countZamora province65,430Albacete province: 63,076 countAlbacete province63,076Guadalajara province: 61,390 countGuadalajara province61,390Soria province: 50,904 countSoria province50,904Palencia province: 23,143 countPalencia province23,143Ceuta province: 13,985 countCeuta province13,985Melilla province: 6,722 countMelilla province6,722Barcelona province: 12,670,272 countBarcelona province12,670,272Málaga province: 12,088,174 countMálaga province12,088,174Alicante province: 8,951,229 countAlicante province8,951,229Madrid province: 8,224,712 countMadrid province8,224,712Valencia province: 5,207,742 countValencia province5,207,742Girona province: 4,285,681 countGirona province4,285,681Seville province: 4,125,003 countSeville province4,125,003Tarragona province: 3,302,565 countTarragona province3,302,565Cádiz province: 3,072,052 countCádiz province3,072,052Granada province: 2,733,079 countGranada province2,733,079Castellón province: 1,671,823 countCastellón province1,671,823Almería province: 1,337,195 countAlmería province1,337,195Asturias province: 1,309,600 countAsturias province1,309,600Murcia province: 1,289,168 countMurcia province1,289,168Cantabria province: 1,240,126 countCantabria province1,240,126A Coruña province: 1,034,148 countA Coruña province1,034,148Pontevedra province: 964,058 countPontevedra province964,058Gipuzkoa province: 952,981 countGipuzkoa province952,981Córdoba province: 791,322 countCórdoba province791,322Biscay province: 708,419 countBiscay province708,419Huesca province: 647,861 countHuesca province647,861Huelva province: 589,424 countHuelva province589,424Lleida province: 458,726 countLleida province458,726Toledo province: 398,206 countToledo province398,206La Rioja province: 371,126 countLa Rioja province371,126Navarre province: 370,760 countNavarre province370,760Salamanca province: 366,800 countSalamanca province366,800Zaragoza province: 330,344 countZaragoza province330,344Lugo province: 295,500 countLugo province295,500Cáceres province: 267,164 countCáceres province267,164León province: 245,299 countLeón province245,299Teruel province: 210,513 countTeruel province210,513Jaén province: 208,772 countJaén province208,772Ávila province: 197,701 countÁvila province197,701Segovia province: 192,776 countSegovia province192,776Cuenca province: 155,576 countCuenca province155,576Burgos province: 146,034 countBurgos province146,034Badajoz province: 122,746 countBadajoz province122,746Valladolid province: 122,300 countValladolid province122,300Ourense province: 114,098 countOurense province114,098Álava province: 88,065 countÁlava province88,065Ciudad Real province: 77,998 countCiudad Real province77,998Zamora province: 65,430 countZamora province65,430Albacete province: 63,076 countAlbacete province63,076Guadalajara province: 61,390 countGuadalajara province61,390Soria province: 50,904 countSoria province50,904Palencia province: 23,143 countPalencia province23,143Ceuta province: 13,985 countCeuta province13,985Melilla province: 6,722 countMelilla province6,722
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

RankProvinces2019
count		Change on 2018
1Barcelona province12,670,272+5.3%
2Málaga province12,088,174+18.5%
3Alicante province8,951,229+11.2%
4Madrid province8,224,712+13.3%
5Valencia province5,207,742+15.6%
6Girona province4,285,681+7.7%
7Seville province4,125,003+27.2%
8Tarragona province3,302,565+8.2%
9Cádiz province3,072,052+15.7%
10Granada province2,733,079+12.7%
11Castellón province1,671,823+10.4%
12Almería province1,337,195+7.6%
13Asturias province1,309,600+28.2%
14Murcia province1,289,168+12.7%
15Cantabria province1,240,126+19.1%
16A Coruña province1,034,148+36.6%
17Pontevedra province964,058+40.8%
18Gipuzkoa province952,981+6.6%
19Córdoba province791,322+23%
20Biscay province708,419+24.4%
21Huesca province647,861+17.2%
22Huelva province589,424+9.6%
23Lleida province458,726+9.4%
24Toledo province398,206+27%
25La Rioja province371,126+28.3%
26Navarre province370,760+27%
27Salamanca province366,800+17.2%
28Zaragoza province330,344+30.1%
29Lugo province295,500+43.8%
30Cáceres province267,164+21.2%
31León province245,299+34.6%
32Teruel province210,513+19%
33Jaén province208,772+28%
34Ávila province197,701+54.1%
35Segovia province192,776+25.6%
36Cuenca province155,576+36.5%
37Burgos province146,034+41.9%
38Badajoz province122,746+22.2%
39Valladolid province122,300+45%
40Ourense province114,098+48.8%
41Álava province88,065+10.7%
42Ciudad Real province77,998+37.8%
43Zamora province65,430+48.6%
44Albacete province63,076+48.9%
45Guadalajara province61,390+45.4%
46Soria province50,904+63.6%
47Palencia province23,143+56.1%
48Ceuta province13,985+14.5%
49Melilla province6,722+128.2%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (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 12.67 million in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla province, with 6,722 in 2019.

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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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