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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 2021, at 7.81 million. Melilla province had the lowest, at 3,064. The median was 296,455 and the figure for Spain was 69.27 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest7,811,753Málaga province
Lowest3,064Melilla province
Median296,45549 provinces
Spain69,272,291History

Map of provinces, 2021

Álava province: 63,733 countAlbacete province: 83,718 countAlicante province: 6,410,718 countAlmería province: 1,214,267 countÁvila province: 199,788 countBadajoz province: 95,411 countBarcelona province: 4,756,035 countBurgos province: 139,018 countCáceres province: 247,073 countCádiz province: 2,627,723 countCastellón province: 1,308,430 countCiudad Real province: 85,844 countCórdoba province: 413,193 countA Coruña province: 944,318 countCuenca province: 150,189 countGirona province: 3,211,328 countGranada province: 1,511,933 countGuadalajara province: 70,887 countGipuzkoa province: 554,724 countHuelva province: 548,801 countHuesca province: 565,490 countJaén province: 212,248 countLeón province: 230,175 countLleida province: 442,233 countLa Rioja province: 272,047 countLugo province: 349,565 countMadrid province: 3,861,130 countMálaga province: 7,811,753 countMurcia province: 932,241 countNavarre province: 282,122 countOurense province: 123,188 countAsturias province: 1,277,887 countPalencia province: 28,265 countPontevedra province: 1,011,272 countSalamanca province: 246,072 countCantabria province: 1,158,119 countSegovia province: 143,287 countSeville province: 1,769,399 countSoria province: 68,560 countTarragona province: 2,264,601 countTeruel province: 186,196 countToledo province: 296,455 countValencia province: 2,898,379 countValladolid province: 107,246 countBiscay province: 463,449 countZamora province: 68,273 countZaragoza province: 237,019 countCeuta province: 3,127 countMelilla province: 3,064 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Málaga province: 7,811,753 countMálaga province7,811,753Alicante province: 6,410,718 countAlicante province6,410,718Barcelona province: 4,756,035 countBarcelona province4,756,035Madrid province: 3,861,130 countMadrid province3,861,130Girona province: 3,211,328 countGirona province3,211,328Valencia province: 2,898,379 countValencia province2,898,379Cádiz province: 2,627,723 countCádiz province2,627,723Tarragona province: 2,264,601 countTarragona province2,264,601Seville province: 1,769,399 countSeville province1,769,399Granada province: 1,511,933 countGranada province1,511,933Castellón province: 1,308,430 countCastellón province1,308,430Asturias province: 1,277,887 countAsturias province1,277,887Almería province: 1,214,267 countAlmería province1,214,267Cantabria province: 1,158,119 countCantabria province1,158,119Pontevedra province: 1,011,272 countPontevedra province1,011,272A Coruña province: 944,318 countA Coruña province944,318Murcia province: 932,241 countMurcia province932,241Huesca province: 565,490 countHuesca province565,490Gipuzkoa province: 554,724 countGipuzkoa province554,724Huelva province: 548,801 countHuelva province548,801Biscay province: 463,449 countBiscay province463,449Lleida province: 442,233 countLleida province442,233Córdoba province: 413,193 countCórdoba province413,193Lugo province: 349,565 countLugo province349,565Toledo province: 296,455 countToledo province296,455Navarre province: 282,122 countNavarre province282,122La Rioja province: 272,047 countLa Rioja province272,047Cáceres province: 247,073 countCáceres province247,073Salamanca province: 246,072 countSalamanca province246,072Zaragoza province: 237,019 countZaragoza province237,019León province: 230,175 countLeón province230,175Jaén province: 212,248 countJaén province212,248Ávila province: 199,788 countÁvila province199,788Teruel province: 186,196 countTeruel province186,196Cuenca province: 150,189 countCuenca province150,189Segovia province: 143,287 countSegovia province143,287Burgos province: 139,018 countBurgos province139,018Ourense province: 123,188 countOurense province123,188Valladolid province: 107,246 countValladolid province107,246Badajoz province: 95,411 countBadajoz province95,411Ciudad Real province: 85,844 countCiudad Real province85,844Albacete province: 83,718 countAlbacete province83,718Guadalajara province: 70,887 countGuadalajara province70,887Soria province: 68,560 countSoria province68,560Zamora province: 68,273 countZamora province68,273Álava province: 63,733 countÁlava province63,733Palencia province: 28,265 countPalencia province28,265Ceuta province: 3,127 countCeuta province3,127Melilla province: 3,064 countMelilla province3,064Málaga province: 7,811,753 countMálaga province7,811,753Alicante province: 6,410,718 countAlicante province6,410,718Barcelona province: 4,756,035 countBarcelona province4,756,035Madrid province: 3,861,130 countMadrid province3,861,130Girona province: 3,211,328 countGirona province3,211,328Valencia province: 2,898,379 countValencia province2,898,379Cádiz province: 2,627,723 countCádiz province2,627,723Tarragona province: 2,264,601 countTarragona province2,264,601Seville province: 1,769,399 countSeville province1,769,399Granada province: 1,511,933 countGranada province1,511,933Castellón province: 1,308,430 countCastellón province1,308,430Asturias province: 1,277,887 countAsturias province1,277,887Almería province: 1,214,267 countAlmería province1,214,267Cantabria province: 1,158,119 countCantabria province1,158,119Pontevedra province: 1,011,272 countPontevedra province1,011,272A Coruña province: 944,318 countA Coruña province944,318Murcia province: 932,241 countMurcia province932,241Huesca province: 565,490 countHuesca province565,490Gipuzkoa province: 554,724 countGipuzkoa province554,724Huelva province: 548,801 countHuelva province548,801Biscay province: 463,449 countBiscay province463,449Lleida province: 442,233 countLleida province442,233Córdoba province: 413,193 countCórdoba province413,193Lugo province: 349,565 countLugo province349,565Toledo province: 296,455 countToledo province296,455Navarre province: 282,122 countNavarre province282,122La Rioja province: 272,047 countLa Rioja province272,047Cáceres province: 247,073 countCáceres province247,073Salamanca province: 246,072 countSalamanca province246,072Zaragoza province: 237,019 countZaragoza province237,019León province: 230,175 countLeón province230,175Jaén province: 212,248 countJaén province212,248Ávila province: 199,788 countÁvila province199,788Teruel province: 186,196 countTeruel province186,196Cuenca province: 150,189 countCuenca province150,189Segovia province: 143,287 countSegovia province143,287Burgos province: 139,018 countBurgos province139,018Ourense province: 123,188 countOurense province123,188Valladolid province: 107,246 countValladolid province107,246Badajoz province: 95,411 countBadajoz province95,411Ciudad Real province: 85,844 countCiudad Real province85,844Albacete province: 83,718 countAlbacete province83,718Guadalajara province: 70,887 countGuadalajara province70,887Soria province: 68,560 countSoria province68,560Zamora province: 68,273 countZamora province68,273Álava province: 63,733 countÁlava province63,733Palencia province: 28,265 countPalencia province28,265Ceuta province: 3,127 countCeuta province3,127Melilla province: 3,064 countMelilla province3,064
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

RankProvinces2021
count		Change on 2020
1Málaga province7,811,753+68.6%
2Alicante province6,410,718+59.9%
3Barcelona province4,756,035+44.4%
4Madrid province3,861,130+44.8%
5Girona province3,211,328+54.4%
6Valencia province2,898,379+55.6%
7Cádiz province2,627,723+50.4%
8Tarragona province2,264,601+70.5%
9Seville province1,769,399+43.4%
10Granada province1,511,933+31.5%
11Castellón province1,308,430+63.3%
12Asturias province1,277,887+40.7%
13Almería province1,214,267+62%
14Cantabria province1,158,119+41.1%
15Pontevedra province1,011,272+64.9%
16A Coruña province944,318+63.2%
17Murcia province932,241+54.4%
18Huesca province565,490+22.4%
19Gipuzkoa province554,724+57.6%
20Huelva province548,801+48.5%
21Biscay province463,449+58%
22Lleida province442,233+21.7%
23Córdoba province413,193+56.8%
24Lugo province349,565+98%
25Toledo province296,455+81.3%
26Navarre province282,122+60.9%
27La Rioja province272,047+73.2%
28Cáceres province247,073+64.6%
29Salamanca province246,072+62.1%
30Zaragoza province237,019+54.1%
31León province230,175+72.6%
32Jaén province212,248+51.5%
33Ávila province199,788+64.7%
34Teruel province186,196+60.6%
35Cuenca province150,189+69.2%
36Segovia province143,287+51.2%
37Burgos province139,018+95%
38Ourense province123,188+67.9%
39Valladolid province107,246+58.5%
40Badajoz province95,411+40.5%
41Ciudad Real province85,844+75.9%
42Albacete province83,718+64.1%
43Guadalajara province70,887+67.9%
44Soria province68,560+106.4%
45Zamora province68,273+79.2%
46Álava province63,733+68.1%
47Palencia province28,265+66.5%
48Ceuta province3,127-36%
49Melilla province3,064-1.4%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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

Málaga province, with 7.81 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla province, with 3,064 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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