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

Alicante province had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 49 provinces in 2020, at 5.25 million. Melilla province had the lowest, at 12,927. The median was 163,998 and the figure for Spain was 60.9 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest5,249,697Alicante province
Lowest12,927Melilla province
Median163,99849 provinces
Spain60,898,835History

Map of provinces, 2020

Álava province: 85,111 countAlbacete province: 37,669 countAlicante province: 5,249,697 countAlmería province: 503,684 countÁvila province: 22,465 countBadajoz province: 74,199 countBarcelona province: 4,929,014 countBurgos province: 114,979 countCáceres province: 79,686 countCádiz province: 768,025 countCastellón province: 814,657 countCiudad Real province: 33,536 countCórdoba province: 187,863 countA Coruña province: 242,647 countCuenca province: 29,321 countGirona province: 2,686,049 countGranada province: 800,515 countGuadalajara province: 37,688 countGipuzkoa province: 454,563 countHuelva province: 220,663 countHuesca province: 215,283 countJaén province: 36,502 countLeón province: 43,900 countLleida province: 205,765 countLa Rioja province: 47,087 countLugo province: 57,901 countMadrid province: 3,620,159 countMálaga province: 4,435,332 countMurcia province: 711,528 countNavarre province: 163,998 countOurense province: 36,922 countAsturias province: 189,072 countPalencia province: 28,172 countPontevedra province: 183,839 countSalamanca province: 138,396 countCantabria province: 223,846 countSegovia province: 60,382 countSeville province: 1,048,712 countSoria province: 13,719 countTarragona province: 990,553 countTeruel province: 62,770 countToledo province: 96,403 countValencia province: 1,428,688 countValladolid province: 80,293 countBiscay province: 325,729 countZamora province: 17,712 countZaragoza province: 259,407 countCeuta province: 13,156 countMelilla province: 12,927 count
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count, 2020. 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, 2020

Alicante province: 5,249,697 countAlicante province5,249,697Barcelona province: 4,929,014 countBarcelona province4,929,014Málaga province: 4,435,332 countMálaga province4,435,332Madrid province: 3,620,159 countMadrid province3,620,159Girona province: 2,686,049 countGirona province2,686,049Valencia province: 1,428,688 countValencia province1,428,688Seville province: 1,048,712 countSeville province1,048,712Tarragona province: 990,553 countTarragona province990,553Castellón province: 814,657 countCastellón province814,657Granada province: 800,515 countGranada province800,515Cádiz province: 768,025 countCádiz province768,025Murcia province: 711,528 countMurcia province711,528Almería province: 503,684 countAlmería province503,684Gipuzkoa province: 454,563 countGipuzkoa province454,563Biscay province: 325,729 countBiscay province325,729Zaragoza province: 259,407 countZaragoza province259,407A Coruña province: 242,647 countA Coruña province242,647Cantabria province: 223,846 countCantabria province223,846Huelva province: 220,663 countHuelva province220,663Huesca province: 215,283 countHuesca province215,283Lleida province: 205,765 countLleida province205,765Asturias province: 189,072 countAsturias province189,072Córdoba province: 187,863 countCórdoba province187,863Pontevedra province: 183,839 countPontevedra province183,839Navarre province: 163,998 countNavarre province163,998Salamanca province: 138,396 countSalamanca province138,396Burgos province: 114,979 countBurgos province114,979Toledo province: 96,403 countToledo province96,403Álava province: 85,111 countÁlava province85,111Valladolid province: 80,293 countValladolid province80,293Cáceres province: 79,686 countCáceres province79,686Badajoz province: 74,199 countBadajoz province74,199Teruel province: 62,770 countTeruel province62,770Segovia province: 60,382 countSegovia province60,382Lugo province: 57,901 countLugo province57,901La Rioja province: 47,087 countLa Rioja province47,087León province: 43,900 countLeón province43,900Guadalajara province: 37,688 countGuadalajara province37,688Albacete province: 37,669 countAlbacete province37,669Ourense province: 36,922 countOurense province36,922Jaén province: 36,502 countJaén province36,502Ciudad Real province: 33,536 countCiudad Real province33,536Cuenca province: 29,321 countCuenca province29,321Palencia province: 28,172 countPalencia province28,172Ávila province: 22,465 countÁvila province22,465Zamora province: 17,712 countZamora province17,712Soria province: 13,719 countSoria province13,719Ceuta province: 13,156 countCeuta province13,156Melilla province: 12,927 countMelilla province12,927Alicante province: 5,249,697 countAlicante province5,249,697Barcelona province: 4,929,014 countBarcelona province4,929,014Málaga province: 4,435,332 countMálaga province4,435,332Madrid province: 3,620,159 countMadrid province3,620,159Girona province: 2,686,049 countGirona province2,686,049Valencia province: 1,428,688 countValencia province1,428,688Seville province: 1,048,712 countSeville province1,048,712Tarragona province: 990,553 countTarragona province990,553Castellón province: 814,657 countCastellón province814,657Granada province: 800,515 countGranada province800,515Cádiz province: 768,025 countCádiz province768,025Murcia province: 711,528 countMurcia province711,528Almería province: 503,684 countAlmería province503,684Gipuzkoa province: 454,563 countGipuzkoa province454,563Biscay province: 325,729 countBiscay province325,729Zaragoza province: 259,407 countZaragoza province259,407A Coruña province: 242,647 countA Coruña province242,647Cantabria province: 223,846 countCantabria province223,846Huelva province: 220,663 countHuelva province220,663Huesca province: 215,283 countHuesca province215,283Lleida province: 205,765 countLleida province205,765Asturias province: 189,072 countAsturias province189,072Córdoba province: 187,863 countCórdoba province187,863Pontevedra province: 183,839 countPontevedra province183,839Navarre province: 163,998 countNavarre province163,998Salamanca province: 138,396 countSalamanca province138,396Burgos province: 114,979 countBurgos province114,979Toledo province: 96,403 countToledo province96,403Álava province: 85,111 countÁlava province85,111Valladolid province: 80,293 countValladolid province80,293Cáceres province: 79,686 countCáceres province79,686Badajoz province: 74,199 countBadajoz province74,199Teruel province: 62,770 countTeruel province62,770Segovia province: 60,382 countSegovia province60,382Lugo province: 57,901 countLugo province57,901La Rioja province: 47,087 countLa Rioja province47,087León province: 43,900 countLeón province43,900Guadalajara province: 37,688 countGuadalajara province37,688Albacete province: 37,669 countAlbacete province37,669Ourense province: 36,922 countOurense province36,922Jaén province: 36,502 countJaén province36,502Ciudad Real province: 33,536 countCiudad Real province33,536Cuenca province: 29,321 countCuenca province29,321Palencia province: 28,172 countPalencia province28,172Ávila province: 22,465 countÁvila province22,465Zamora province: 17,712 countZamora province17,712Soria province: 13,719 countSoria province13,719Ceuta province: 13,156 countCeuta province13,156Melilla province: 12,927 countMelilla province12,927
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

RankProvinces2020
count
1Alicante province5,249,697
2Barcelona province4,929,014
3Málaga province4,435,332
4Madrid province3,620,159
5Girona province2,686,049
6Valencia province1,428,688
7Seville province1,048,712
8Tarragona province990,553
9Castellón province814,657
10Granada province800,515
11Cádiz province768,025
12Murcia province711,528
13Almería province503,684
14Gipuzkoa province454,563
15Biscay province325,729
16Zaragoza province259,407
17A Coruña province242,647
18Cantabria province223,846
19Huelva province220,663
20Huesca province215,283
21Lleida province205,765
22Asturias province189,072
23Córdoba province187,863
24Pontevedra province183,839
25Navarre province163,998
26Salamanca province138,396
27Burgos province114,979
28Toledo province96,403
29Álava province85,111
30Valladolid province80,293
31Cáceres province79,686
32Badajoz province74,199
33Teruel province62,770
34Segovia province60,382
35Lugo province57,901
36La Rioja province47,087
37León province43,900
38Guadalajara province37,688
39Albacete province37,669
40Ourense province36,922
41Jaén province36,502
42Ciudad Real province33,536
43Cuenca province29,321
44Palencia province28,172
45Ávila province22,465
46Zamora province17,712
47Soria province13,719
48Ceuta province13,156
49Melilla province12,927

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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), 2020) [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), 2020. 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?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Alicante province, with 5.25 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla province, with 12,927 in 2020.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, 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.

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