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Provinces of Spain by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2025

Barcelona province had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 49 provinces in 2025, at 31.37 million. Melilla province had the lowest, at 26,777. The median was 772,731 and the figure for Spain was 328.93 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest31,371,400Barcelona province
Lowest26,777Melilla province
Median772,73149 provinces
Spain328,928,184History

Map of provinces, 2025

Álava province: 430,785 countAlbacete province: 103,309 countAlicante province: 21,655,145 countAlmería province: 2,216,902 countÁvila province: 161,936 countBadajoz province: 315,865 countBarcelona province: 31,371,400 countBurgos province: 675,582 countCáceres province: 381,169 countCádiz province: 4,098,984 countCastellón province: 2,392,600 countCiudad Real province: 122,145 countCórdoba province: 985,575 countA Coruña province: 1,981,429 countCuenca province: 98,037 countGirona province: 16,507,257 countGranada province: 3,666,150 countGuadalajara province: 107,311 countGipuzkoa province: 2,511,723 countHuelva province: 1,694,596 countHuesca province: 790,553 countJaén province: 146,058 countLeón province: 420,393 countLleida province: 576,686 countLa Rioja province: 373,927 countLugo province: 488,859 countMadrid province: 18,987,975 countMálaga province: 23,432,829 countMurcia province: 2,032,482 countNavarre province: 1,066,741 countOurense province: 143,673 countAsturias province: 1,224,255 countPalencia province: 155,171 countPontevedra province: 1,352,652 countSalamanca province: 772,731 countCantabria province: 1,184,621 countSegovia province: 300,434 countSeville province: 6,290,852 countSoria province: 67,127 countTarragona province: 10,624,433 countTeruel province: 227,872 countToledo province: 483,176 countValencia province: 6,435,067 countValladolid province: 315,327 countBiscay province: 2,111,069 countZamora province: 55,818 countZaragoza province: 921,357 countCeuta province: 50,478 countMelilla province: 26,777 count
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count, 2025. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2025

Barcelona province: 31,371,400 countBarcelona province31,371,400Málaga province: 23,432,829 countMálaga province23,432,829Alicante province: 21,655,145 countAlicante province21,655,145Madrid province: 18,987,975 countMadrid province18,987,975Girona province: 16,507,257 countGirona province16,507,257Tarragona province: 10,624,433 countTarragona province10,624,433Valencia province: 6,435,067 countValencia province6,435,067Seville province: 6,290,852 countSeville province6,290,852Cádiz province: 4,098,984 countCádiz province4,098,984Granada province: 3,666,150 countGranada province3,666,150Gipuzkoa province: 2,511,723 countGipuzkoa province2,511,723Castellón province: 2,392,600 countCastellón province2,392,600Almería province: 2,216,902 countAlmería province2,216,902Biscay province: 2,111,069 countBiscay province2,111,069Murcia province: 2,032,482 countMurcia province2,032,482A Coruña province: 1,981,429 countA Coruña province1,981,429Huelva province: 1,694,596 countHuelva province1,694,596Pontevedra province: 1,352,652 countPontevedra province1,352,652Asturias province: 1,224,255 countAsturias province1,224,255Cantabria province: 1,184,621 countCantabria province1,184,621Navarre province: 1,066,741 countNavarre province1,066,741Córdoba province: 985,575 countCórdoba province985,575Zaragoza province: 921,357 countZaragoza province921,357Huesca province: 790,553 countHuesca province790,553Salamanca province: 772,731 countSalamanca province772,731Burgos province: 675,582 countBurgos province675,582Lleida province: 576,686 countLleida province576,686Lugo province: 488,859 countLugo province488,859Toledo province: 483,176 countToledo province483,176Álava province: 430,785 countÁlava province430,785León province: 420,393 countLeón province420,393Cáceres province: 381,169 countCáceres province381,169La Rioja province: 373,927 countLa Rioja province373,927Badajoz province: 315,865 countBadajoz province315,865Valladolid province: 315,327 countValladolid province315,327Segovia province: 300,434 countSegovia province300,434Teruel province: 227,872 countTeruel province227,872Ávila province: 161,936 countÁvila province161,936Palencia province: 155,171 countPalencia province155,171Jaén province: 146,058 countJaén province146,058Ourense province: 143,673 countOurense province143,673Ciudad Real province: 122,145 countCiudad Real province122,145Guadalajara province: 107,311 countGuadalajara province107,311Albacete province: 103,309 countAlbacete province103,309Cuenca province: 98,037 countCuenca province98,037Soria province: 67,127 countSoria province67,127Zamora province: 55,818 countZamora province55,818Ceuta province: 50,478 countCeuta province50,478Melilla province: 26,777 countMelilla province26,777Barcelona province: 31,371,400 countBarcelona province31,371,400Málaga province: 23,432,829 countMálaga province23,432,829Alicante province: 21,655,145 countAlicante province21,655,145Madrid province: 18,987,975 countMadrid province18,987,975Girona province: 16,507,257 countGirona province16,507,257Tarragona province: 10,624,433 countTarragona province10,624,433Valencia province: 6,435,067 countValencia province6,435,067Seville province: 6,290,852 countSeville province6,290,852Cádiz province: 4,098,984 countCádiz province4,098,984Granada province: 3,666,150 countGranada province3,666,150Gipuzkoa province: 2,511,723 countGipuzkoa province2,511,723Castellón province: 2,392,600 countCastellón province2,392,600Almería province: 2,216,902 countAlmería province2,216,902Biscay province: 2,111,069 countBiscay province2,111,069Murcia province: 2,032,482 countMurcia province2,032,482A Coruña province: 1,981,429 countA Coruña province1,981,429Huelva province: 1,694,596 countHuelva province1,694,596Pontevedra province: 1,352,652 countPontevedra province1,352,652Asturias province: 1,224,255 countAsturias province1,224,255Cantabria province: 1,184,621 countCantabria province1,184,621Navarre province: 1,066,741 countNavarre province1,066,741Córdoba province: 985,575 countCórdoba province985,575Zaragoza province: 921,357 countZaragoza province921,357Huesca province: 790,553 countHuesca province790,553Salamanca province: 772,731 countSalamanca province772,731Burgos province: 675,582 countBurgos province675,582Lleida province: 576,686 countLleida province576,686Lugo province: 488,859 countLugo province488,859Toledo province: 483,176 countToledo province483,176Álava province: 430,785 countÁlava province430,785León province: 420,393 countLeón province420,393Cáceres province: 381,169 countCáceres province381,169La Rioja province: 373,927 countLa Rioja province373,927Badajoz province: 315,865 countBadajoz province315,865Valladolid province: 315,327 countValladolid province315,327Segovia province: 300,434 countSegovia province300,434Teruel province: 227,872 countTeruel province227,872Ávila province: 161,936 countÁvila province161,936Palencia province: 155,171 countPalencia province155,171Jaén province: 146,058 countJaén province146,058Ourense province: 143,673 countOurense province143,673Ciudad Real province: 122,145 countCiudad Real province122,145Guadalajara province: 107,311 countGuadalajara province107,311Albacete province: 103,309 countAlbacete province103,309Cuenca province: 98,037 countCuenca province98,037Soria province: 67,127 countSoria province67,127Zamora province: 55,818 countZamora province55,818Ceuta province: 50,478 countCeuta province50,478Melilla province: 26,777 countMelilla province26,777
count. Source: Eurostat, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2025
count		Change on 2024
1Barcelona province31,371,400-0.1%
2Málaga province23,432,829+1.7%
3Alicante province21,655,145+6%
4Madrid province18,987,975+6.6%
5Girona province16,507,257+4%
6Tarragona province10,624,433-0.4%
7Valencia province6,435,067-0.9%
8Seville province6,290,852+2.2%
9Cádiz province4,098,984+1.5%
10Granada province3,666,150-1.1%
11Gipuzkoa province2,511,723+7.9%
12Castellón province2,392,600-3.5%
13Almería province2,216,902+2.6%
14Biscay province2,111,069+4.9%
15Murcia province2,032,482+0.9%
16A Coruña province1,981,429-5.6%
17Huelva province1,694,596+0.6%
18Pontevedra province1,352,652+11.8%
19Asturias province1,224,255-5.3%
20Cantabria province1,184,621-5.7%
21Navarre province1,066,741+4.3%
22Córdoba province985,575+1.7%
23Zaragoza province921,357-4.7%
24Huesca province790,553+6.3%
25Salamanca province772,731+8.6%
26Burgos province675,582+15.1%
27Lleida province576,686+1.9%
28Lugo province488,859+10.9%
29Toledo province483,176+12.2%
30Álava province430,785+9.4%
31León province420,393+7.5%
32Cáceres province381,169+9.7%
33La Rioja province373,927+5.7%
34Badajoz province315,865+10.2%
35Valladolid province315,327+2%
36Segovia province300,434+1.9%
37Teruel province227,872+1.2%
38Ávila province161,936+1.6%
39Palencia province155,171-11.7%
40Jaén province146,058-7.7%
41Ourense province143,673-9%
42Ciudad Real province122,145+22.1%
43Guadalajara province107,311+28%
44Albacete province103,309+2.6%
45Cuenca province98,037-4.5%
46Soria province67,127+2.8%
47Zamora province55,818-24.5%
48Ceuta province50,478+1.7%
49Melilla province26,777+20.8%

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About this ranking

Nights spent in the year by guests whose usual residence is outside the country, at hotels and similar accommodation, holiday and other short-stay accommodation, and campsites (NACE Rev. 2 groups 55.1 to 55.3) (Eurostat).

Guests are classed by country of residence, not nationality: a Spanish citizen living in France counts as non-resident in Spain. Nights by residents and non-residents together are tourist_nights. From the EU survey of occupancy in tourist accommodation establishments. Countries may leave out establishments with fewer than 10 bed places (20 in countries with under 1% of EU nights), and private rentals booked through online platforms are partly outside the survey: see short_stay_platform_guest_nights.

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. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2) (Provinces of Spain by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table

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Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2), Provinces of Spain by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/spain-provinces. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which province has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Barcelona province, with 31.37 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Melilla province, with 26,777 in 2025.

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