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

Málaga province had the highest guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms of 49 provinces in 2020, at 4.63 million. Melilla province had the lowest, at 3,106. The median was 175,389 and the figure for Spain was 44.21 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest4,632,223Málaga province
Lowest3,106Melilla province
Median175,38949 provinces
Spain44,206,909History

Map of provinces, 2020

Álava province: 37,914 countAlbacete province: 51,015 countAlicante province: 4,008,694 countAlmería province: 749,757 countÁvila province: 121,268 countBadajoz province: 67,932 countBarcelona province: 3,292,963 countBurgos province: 71,287 countCáceres province: 150,135 countCádiz province: 1,747,302 countCastellón province: 801,388 countCiudad Real province: 48,804 countCórdoba province: 263,590 countA Coruña province: 578,783 countCuenca province: 88,769 countGirona province: 2,080,254 countGranada province: 1,149,498 countGuadalajara province: 42,220 countGipuzkoa province: 352,029 countHuelva province: 369,501 countHuesca province: 462,001 countJaén province: 140,095 countLeón province: 133,374 countLleida province: 363,489 countLa Rioja province: 157,057 countLugo province: 176,575 countMadrid province: 2,667,030 countMálaga province: 4,632,223 countMurcia province: 603,618 countNavarre province: 175,389 countOurense province: 73,370 countAsturias province: 908,130 countPalencia province: 16,979 countPontevedra province: 613,337 countSalamanca province: 151,847 countCantabria province: 820,749 countSegovia province: 94,796 countSeville province: 1,234,099 countSoria province: 33,211 countTarragona province: 1,327,831 countTeruel province: 115,916 countToledo province: 163,553 countValencia province: 1,862,635 countValladolid province: 67,684 countBiscay province: 293,365 countZamora province: 38,094 countZaragoza province: 153,829 countCeuta province: 4,884 countMelilla province: 3,106 count
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count, 2020. 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, 2020

Málaga province: 4,632,223 countMálaga province4,632,223Alicante province: 4,008,694 countAlicante province4,008,694Barcelona province: 3,292,963 countBarcelona province3,292,963Madrid province: 2,667,030 countMadrid province2,667,030Girona province: 2,080,254 countGirona province2,080,254Valencia province: 1,862,635 countValencia province1,862,635Cádiz province: 1,747,302 countCádiz province1,747,302Tarragona province: 1,327,831 countTarragona province1,327,831Seville province: 1,234,099 countSeville province1,234,099Granada province: 1,149,498 countGranada province1,149,498Asturias province: 908,130 countAsturias province908,130Cantabria province: 820,749 countCantabria province820,749Castellón province: 801,388 countCastellón province801,388Almería province: 749,757 countAlmería province749,757Pontevedra province: 613,337 countPontevedra province613,337Murcia province: 603,618 countMurcia province603,618A Coruña province: 578,783 countA Coruña province578,783Huesca province: 462,001 countHuesca province462,001Huelva province: 369,501 countHuelva province369,501Lleida province: 363,489 countLleida province363,489Gipuzkoa province: 352,029 countGipuzkoa province352,029Biscay province: 293,365 countBiscay province293,365Córdoba province: 263,590 countCórdoba province263,590Lugo province: 176,575 countLugo province176,575Navarre province: 175,389 countNavarre province175,389Toledo province: 163,553 countToledo province163,553La Rioja province: 157,057 countLa Rioja province157,057Zaragoza province: 153,829 countZaragoza province153,829Salamanca province: 151,847 countSalamanca province151,847Cáceres province: 150,135 countCáceres province150,135Jaén province: 140,095 countJaén province140,095León province: 133,374 countLeón province133,374Ávila province: 121,268 countÁvila province121,268Teruel province: 115,916 countTeruel province115,916Segovia province: 94,796 countSegovia province94,796Cuenca province: 88,769 countCuenca province88,769Ourense province: 73,370 countOurense province73,370Burgos province: 71,287 countBurgos province71,287Badajoz province: 67,932 countBadajoz province67,932Valladolid province: 67,684 countValladolid province67,684Albacete province: 51,015 countAlbacete province51,015Ciudad Real province: 48,804 countCiudad Real province48,804Guadalajara province: 42,220 countGuadalajara province42,220Zamora province: 38,094 countZamora province38,094Álava province: 37,914 countÁlava province37,914Soria province: 33,211 countSoria province33,211Palencia province: 16,979 countPalencia province16,979Ceuta province: 4,884 countCeuta province4,884Melilla province: 3,106 countMelilla province3,106Málaga province: 4,632,223 countMálaga province4,632,223Alicante province: 4,008,694 countAlicante province4,008,694Barcelona province: 3,292,963 countBarcelona province3,292,963Madrid province: 2,667,030 countMadrid province2,667,030Girona province: 2,080,254 countGirona province2,080,254Valencia province: 1,862,635 countValencia province1,862,635Cádiz province: 1,747,302 countCádiz province1,747,302Tarragona province: 1,327,831 countTarragona province1,327,831Seville province: 1,234,099 countSeville province1,234,099Granada province: 1,149,498 countGranada province1,149,498Asturias province: 908,130 countAsturias province908,130Cantabria province: 820,749 countCantabria province820,749Castellón province: 801,388 countCastellón province801,388Almería province: 749,757 countAlmería province749,757Pontevedra province: 613,337 countPontevedra province613,337Murcia province: 603,618 countMurcia province603,618A Coruña province: 578,783 countA Coruña province578,783Huesca province: 462,001 countHuesca province462,001Huelva province: 369,501 countHuelva province369,501Lleida province: 363,489 countLleida province363,489Gipuzkoa province: 352,029 countGipuzkoa province352,029Biscay province: 293,365 countBiscay province293,365Córdoba province: 263,590 countCórdoba province263,590Lugo province: 176,575 countLugo province176,575Navarre province: 175,389 countNavarre province175,389Toledo province: 163,553 countToledo province163,553La Rioja province: 157,057 countLa Rioja province157,057Zaragoza province: 153,829 countZaragoza province153,829Salamanca province: 151,847 countSalamanca province151,847Cáceres province: 150,135 countCáceres province150,135Jaén province: 140,095 countJaén province140,095León province: 133,374 countLeón province133,374Ávila province: 121,268 countÁvila province121,268Teruel province: 115,916 countTeruel province115,916Segovia province: 94,796 countSegovia province94,796Cuenca province: 88,769 countCuenca province88,769Ourense province: 73,370 countOurense province73,370Burgos province: 71,287 countBurgos province71,287Badajoz province: 67,932 countBadajoz province67,932Valladolid province: 67,684 countValladolid province67,684Albacete province: 51,015 countAlbacete province51,015Ciudad Real province: 48,804 countCiudad Real province48,804Guadalajara province: 42,220 countGuadalajara province42,220Zamora province: 38,094 countZamora province38,094Álava province: 37,914 countÁlava province37,914Soria province: 33,211 countSoria province33,211Palencia province: 16,979 countPalencia province16,979Ceuta province: 4,884 countCeuta province4,884Melilla province: 3,106 countMelilla province3,106
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

RankProvinces2020
count		Change on 2019
1Málaga province4,632,223-61.7%
2Alicante province4,008,694-55.2%
3Barcelona province3,292,963-74%
4Madrid province2,667,030-67.6%
5Girona province2,080,254-51.5%
6Valencia province1,862,635-64.2%
7Cádiz province1,747,302-43.1%
8Tarragona province1,327,831-59.8%
9Seville province1,234,099-70.1%
10Granada province1,149,498-57.9%
11Asturias province908,130-30.7%
12Cantabria province820,749-33.8%
13Castellón province801,388-52.1%
14Almería province749,757-43.9%
15Pontevedra province613,337-36.4%
16Murcia province603,618-53.2%
17A Coruña province578,783-44%
18Huesca province462,001-28.7%
19Huelva province369,501-37.3%
20Lleida province363,489-20.8%
21Gipuzkoa province352,029-63.1%
22Biscay province293,365-58.6%
23Córdoba province263,590-66.7%
24Lugo province176,575-40.2%
25Navarre province175,389-52.7%
26Toledo province163,553-58.9%
27La Rioja province157,057-57.7%
28Zaragoza province153,829-53.4%
29Salamanca province151,847-58.6%
30Cáceres province150,135-43.8%
31Jaén province140,095-32.9%
32León province133,374-45.6%
33Ávila province121,268-38.7%
34Teruel province115,916-44.9%
35Segovia province94,796-50.8%
36Cuenca province88,769-42.9%
37Ourense province73,370-35.7%
38Burgos province71,287-51.2%
39Badajoz province67,932-44.7%
40Valladolid province67,684-44.7%
41Albacete province51,015-19.1%
42Ciudad Real province48,804-37.4%
43Guadalajara province42,220-31.2%
44Zamora province38,094-41.8%
45Álava province37,914-56.9%
46Soria province33,211-34.8%
47Palencia province16,979-26.6%
48Ceuta province4,884-65.1%
49Melilla province3,106-53.8%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Málaga province, with 4.63 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla province, with 3,106 in 2020.

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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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