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

Barcelona province had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 49 provinces in 2021, at 9.14 million. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 7,504. The median was 224,714 and the figure for Spain was 114.39 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest9,142,831Barcelona province
Lowest7,504Ceuta province
Median224,71449 provinces
Spain114,391,555History

Map of provinces, 2021

Álava province: 151,018 countAlbacete province: 51,350 countAlicante province: 7,358,454 countAlmería province: 826,923 countÁvila province: 43,205 countBadajoz province: 100,932 countBarcelona province: 9,142,831 countBurgos province: 224,714 countCáceres province: 156,549 countCádiz province: 1,511,130 countCastellón province: 1,257,887 countCiudad Real province: 52,043 countCórdoba province: 293,135 countA Coruña province: 656,335 countCuenca province: 61,163 countGirona province: 6,440,713 countGranada province: 1,053,370 countGuadalajara province: 43,094 countGipuzkoa province: 852,432 countHuelva province: 466,072 countHuesca province: 394,081 countJaén province: 59,335 countLeón province: 119,058 countLleida province: 219,938 countLa Rioja province: 131,721 countLugo province: 134,534 countMadrid province: 5,526,256 countMálaga province: 7,877,228 countMurcia province: 1,007,427 countNavarre province: 439,734 countOurense province: 43,643 countAsturias province: 442,348 countPalencia province: 55,943 countPontevedra province: 427,957 countSalamanca province: 219,694 countCantabria province: 517,938 countSegovia province: 104,323 countSeville province: 1,563,899 countSoria province: 24,125 countTarragona province: 2,877,284 countTeruel province: 100,288 countToledo province: 147,323 countValencia province: 2,561,519 countValladolid province: 127,888 countBiscay province: 589,047 countZamora province: 31,976 countZaragoza province: 393,874 countCeuta province: 7,504 countMelilla province: 13,097 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Barcelona province: 9,142,831 countBarcelona province9,142,831Málaga province: 7,877,228 countMálaga province7,877,228Alicante province: 7,358,454 countAlicante province7,358,454Girona province: 6,440,713 countGirona province6,440,713Madrid province: 5,526,256 countMadrid province5,526,256Tarragona province: 2,877,284 countTarragona province2,877,284Valencia province: 2,561,519 countValencia province2,561,519Seville province: 1,563,899 countSeville province1,563,899Cádiz province: 1,511,130 countCádiz province1,511,130Castellón province: 1,257,887 countCastellón province1,257,887Granada province: 1,053,370 countGranada province1,053,370Murcia province: 1,007,427 countMurcia province1,007,427Gipuzkoa province: 852,432 countGipuzkoa province852,432Almería province: 826,923 countAlmería province826,923A Coruña province: 656,335 countA Coruña province656,335Biscay province: 589,047 countBiscay province589,047Cantabria province: 517,938 countCantabria province517,938Huelva province: 466,072 countHuelva province466,072Asturias province: 442,348 countAsturias province442,348Navarre province: 439,734 countNavarre province439,734Pontevedra province: 427,957 countPontevedra province427,957Huesca province: 394,081 countHuesca province394,081Zaragoza province: 393,874 countZaragoza province393,874Córdoba province: 293,135 countCórdoba province293,135Burgos province: 224,714 countBurgos province224,714Lleida province: 219,938 countLleida province219,938Salamanca province: 219,694 countSalamanca province219,694Cáceres province: 156,549 countCáceres province156,549Álava province: 151,018 countÁlava province151,018Toledo province: 147,323 countToledo province147,323Lugo province: 134,534 countLugo province134,534La Rioja province: 131,721 countLa Rioja province131,721Valladolid province: 127,888 countValladolid province127,888León province: 119,058 countLeón province119,058Segovia province: 104,323 countSegovia province104,323Badajoz province: 100,932 countBadajoz province100,932Teruel province: 100,288 countTeruel province100,288Cuenca province: 61,163 countCuenca province61,163Jaén province: 59,335 countJaén province59,335Palencia province: 55,943 countPalencia province55,943Ciudad Real province: 52,043 countCiudad Real province52,043Albacete province: 51,350 countAlbacete province51,350Ourense province: 43,643 countOurense province43,643Ávila province: 43,205 countÁvila province43,205Guadalajara province: 43,094 countGuadalajara province43,094Zamora province: 31,976 countZamora province31,976Soria province: 24,125 countSoria province24,125Melilla province: 13,097 countMelilla province13,097Ceuta province: 7,504 countCeuta province7,504Barcelona province: 9,142,831 countBarcelona province9,142,831Málaga province: 7,877,228 countMálaga province7,877,228Alicante province: 7,358,454 countAlicante province7,358,454Girona province: 6,440,713 countGirona province6,440,713Madrid province: 5,526,256 countMadrid province5,526,256Tarragona province: 2,877,284 countTarragona province2,877,284Valencia province: 2,561,519 countValencia province2,561,519Seville province: 1,563,899 countSeville province1,563,899Cádiz province: 1,511,130 countCádiz province1,511,130Castellón province: 1,257,887 countCastellón province1,257,887Granada province: 1,053,370 countGranada province1,053,370Murcia province: 1,007,427 countMurcia province1,007,427Gipuzkoa province: 852,432 countGipuzkoa province852,432Almería province: 826,923 countAlmería province826,923A Coruña province: 656,335 countA Coruña province656,335Biscay province: 589,047 countBiscay province589,047Cantabria province: 517,938 countCantabria province517,938Huelva province: 466,072 countHuelva province466,072Asturias province: 442,348 countAsturias province442,348Navarre province: 439,734 countNavarre province439,734Pontevedra province: 427,957 countPontevedra province427,957Huesca province: 394,081 countHuesca province394,081Zaragoza province: 393,874 countZaragoza province393,874Córdoba province: 293,135 countCórdoba province293,135Burgos province: 224,714 countBurgos province224,714Lleida province: 219,938 countLleida province219,938Salamanca province: 219,694 countSalamanca province219,694Cáceres province: 156,549 countCáceres province156,549Álava province: 151,018 countÁlava province151,018Toledo province: 147,323 countToledo province147,323Lugo province: 134,534 countLugo province134,534La Rioja province: 131,721 countLa Rioja province131,721Valladolid province: 127,888 countValladolid province127,888León province: 119,058 countLeón province119,058Segovia province: 104,323 countSegovia province104,323Badajoz province: 100,932 countBadajoz province100,932Teruel province: 100,288 countTeruel province100,288Cuenca province: 61,163 countCuenca province61,163Jaén province: 59,335 countJaén province59,335Palencia province: 55,943 countPalencia province55,943Ciudad Real province: 52,043 countCiudad Real province52,043Albacete province: 51,350 countAlbacete province51,350Ourense province: 43,643 countOurense province43,643Ávila province: 43,205 countÁvila province43,205Guadalajara province: 43,094 countGuadalajara province43,094Zamora province: 31,976 countZamora province31,976Soria province: 24,125 countSoria province24,125Melilla province: 13,097 countMelilla province13,097Ceuta province: 7,504 countCeuta province7,504
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

RankProvinces2021
count		Change on 2020
1Barcelona province9,142,831+85.5%
2Málaga province7,877,228+77.6%
3Alicante province7,358,454+40.2%
4Girona province6,440,713+139.8%
5Madrid province5,526,256+52.7%
6Tarragona province2,877,284+190.5%
7Valencia province2,561,519+79.3%
8Seville province1,563,899+49.1%
9Cádiz province1,511,130+96.8%
10Castellón province1,257,887+54.4%
11Granada province1,053,370+31.6%
12Murcia province1,007,427+41.6%
13Gipuzkoa province852,432+87.5%
14Almería province826,923+64.2%
15A Coruña province656,335+170.5%
16Biscay province589,047+80.8%
17Cantabria province517,938+131.4%
18Huelva province466,072+111.2%
19Asturias province442,348+134%
20Navarre province439,734+168.1%
21Pontevedra province427,957+132.8%
22Huesca province394,081+83.1%
23Zaragoza province393,874+51.8%
24Córdoba province293,135+56%
25Burgos province224,714+95.4%
26Lleida province219,938+6.9%
27Salamanca province219,694+58.7%
28Cáceres province156,549+96.5%
29Álava province151,018+77.4%
30Toledo province147,323+52.8%
31Lugo province134,534+132.4%
32La Rioja province131,721+179.7%
33Valladolid province127,888+59.3%
34León province119,058+171.2%
35Segovia province104,323+72.8%
36Badajoz province100,932+36%
37Teruel province100,288+59.8%
38Cuenca province61,163+108.6%
39Jaén province59,335+62.6%
40Palencia province55,943+98.6%
41Ciudad Real province52,043+55.2%
42Albacete province51,350+36.3%
43Ourense province43,643+18.2%
44Ávila province43,205+92.3%
45Guadalajara province43,094+14.3%
46Zamora province31,976+80.5%
47Soria province24,125+75.9%
48Melilla province13,097+1.3%
49Ceuta province7,504-43%

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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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/spain-provinces?period=2021.

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

Barcelona province, with 9.14 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ceuta province, with 7,504 in 2021.

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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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