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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 2022, at 25.76 million. Melilla province had the lowest, at 21,411. The median was 561,231 and the figure for Spain was 271.44 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest25,761,278Barcelona province
Lowest21,411Melilla province
Median561,23149 provinces
Spain271,440,904History

Map of provinces, 2022

Álava province: 292,878 countAlbacete province: 97,066 countAlicante province: 16,895,022 countAlmería province: 1,835,872 countÁvila province: 100,761 countBadajoz province: 195,943 countBarcelona province: 25,761,278 countBurgos province: 529,116 countCáceres province: 273,639 countCádiz province: 3,369,213 countCastellón province: 2,298,079 countCiudad Real province: 99,792 countCórdoba province: 703,916 countA Coruña province: 1,808,457 countCuenca province: 102,888 countGirona province: 13,996,065 countGranada province: 2,585,020 countGuadalajara province: 99,506 countGipuzkoa province: 1,967,738 countHuelva province: 1,270,913 countHuesca province: 739,961 countJaén province: 135,221 countLeón province: 291,111 countLleida province: 549,667 countLa Rioja province: 277,794 countLugo province: 351,372 countMadrid province: 13,336,567 countMálaga province: 18,512,351 countMurcia province: 1,774,879 countNavarre province: 926,949 countOurense province: 92,804 countAsturias province: 976,370 countPalencia province: 112,973 countPontevedra province: 954,146 countSalamanca province: 561,231 countCantabria province: 1,122,895 countSegovia province: 228,740 countSeville province: 4,226,377 countSoria province: 51,343 countTarragona province: 8,618,190 countTeruel province: 153,098 countToledo province: 376,192 countValencia province: 5,260,876 countValladolid province: 279,033 countBiscay province: 1,462,982 countZamora province: 58,748 countZaragoza province: 821,996 countCeuta province: 29,704 countMelilla province: 21,411 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Barcelona province: 25,761,278 countBarcelona province25,761,278Málaga province: 18,512,351 countMálaga province18,512,351Alicante province: 16,895,022 countAlicante province16,895,022Girona province: 13,996,065 countGirona province13,996,065Madrid province: 13,336,567 countMadrid province13,336,567Tarragona province: 8,618,190 countTarragona province8,618,190Valencia province: 5,260,876 countValencia province5,260,876Seville province: 4,226,377 countSeville province4,226,377Cádiz province: 3,369,213 countCádiz province3,369,213Granada province: 2,585,020 countGranada province2,585,020Castellón province: 2,298,079 countCastellón province2,298,079Gipuzkoa province: 1,967,738 countGipuzkoa province1,967,738Almería province: 1,835,872 countAlmería province1,835,872A Coruña province: 1,808,457 countA Coruña province1,808,457Murcia province: 1,774,879 countMurcia province1,774,879Biscay province: 1,462,982 countBiscay province1,462,982Huelva province: 1,270,913 countHuelva province1,270,913Cantabria province: 1,122,895 countCantabria province1,122,895Asturias province: 976,370 countAsturias province976,370Pontevedra province: 954,146 countPontevedra province954,146Navarre province: 926,949 countNavarre province926,949Zaragoza province: 821,996 countZaragoza province821,996Huesca province: 739,961 countHuesca province739,961Córdoba province: 703,916 countCórdoba province703,916Salamanca province: 561,231 countSalamanca province561,231Lleida province: 549,667 countLleida province549,667Burgos province: 529,116 countBurgos province529,116Toledo province: 376,192 countToledo province376,192Lugo province: 351,372 countLugo province351,372Álava province: 292,878 countÁlava province292,878León province: 291,111 countLeón province291,111Valladolid province: 279,033 countValladolid province279,033La Rioja province: 277,794 countLa Rioja province277,794Cáceres province: 273,639 countCáceres province273,639Segovia province: 228,740 countSegovia province228,740Badajoz province: 195,943 countBadajoz province195,943Teruel province: 153,098 countTeruel province153,098Jaén province: 135,221 countJaén province135,221Palencia province: 112,973 countPalencia province112,973Cuenca province: 102,888 countCuenca province102,888Ávila province: 100,761 countÁvila province100,761Ciudad Real province: 99,792 countCiudad Real province99,792Guadalajara province: 99,506 countGuadalajara province99,506Albacete province: 97,066 countAlbacete province97,066Ourense province: 92,804 countOurense province92,804Zamora province: 58,748 countZamora province58,748Soria province: 51,343 countSoria province51,343Ceuta province: 29,704 countCeuta province29,704Melilla province: 21,411 countMelilla province21,411Barcelona province: 25,761,278 countBarcelona province25,761,278Málaga province: 18,512,351 countMálaga province18,512,351Alicante province: 16,895,022 countAlicante province16,895,022Girona province: 13,996,065 countGirona province13,996,065Madrid province: 13,336,567 countMadrid province13,336,567Tarragona province: 8,618,190 countTarragona province8,618,190Valencia province: 5,260,876 countValencia province5,260,876Seville province: 4,226,377 countSeville province4,226,377Cádiz province: 3,369,213 countCádiz province3,369,213Granada province: 2,585,020 countGranada province2,585,020Castellón province: 2,298,079 countCastellón province2,298,079Gipuzkoa province: 1,967,738 countGipuzkoa province1,967,738Almería province: 1,835,872 countAlmería province1,835,872A Coruña province: 1,808,457 countA Coruña province1,808,457Murcia province: 1,774,879 countMurcia province1,774,879Biscay province: 1,462,982 countBiscay province1,462,982Huelva province: 1,270,913 countHuelva province1,270,913Cantabria province: 1,122,895 countCantabria province1,122,895Asturias province: 976,370 countAsturias province976,370Pontevedra province: 954,146 countPontevedra province954,146Navarre province: 926,949 countNavarre province926,949Zaragoza province: 821,996 countZaragoza province821,996Huesca province: 739,961 countHuesca province739,961Córdoba province: 703,916 countCórdoba province703,916Salamanca province: 561,231 countSalamanca province561,231Lleida province: 549,667 countLleida province549,667Burgos province: 529,116 countBurgos province529,116Toledo province: 376,192 countToledo province376,192Lugo province: 351,372 countLugo province351,372Álava province: 292,878 countÁlava province292,878León province: 291,111 countLeón province291,111Valladolid province: 279,033 countValladolid province279,033La Rioja province: 277,794 countLa Rioja province277,794Cáceres province: 273,639 countCáceres province273,639Segovia province: 228,740 countSegovia province228,740Badajoz province: 195,943 countBadajoz province195,943Teruel province: 153,098 countTeruel province153,098Jaén province: 135,221 countJaén province135,221Palencia province: 112,973 countPalencia province112,973Cuenca province: 102,888 countCuenca province102,888Ávila province: 100,761 countÁvila province100,761Ciudad Real province: 99,792 countCiudad Real province99,792Guadalajara province: 99,506 countGuadalajara province99,506Albacete province: 97,066 countAlbacete province97,066Ourense province: 92,804 countOurense province92,804Zamora province: 58,748 countZamora province58,748Soria province: 51,343 countSoria province51,343Ceuta province: 29,704 countCeuta province29,704Melilla province: 21,411 countMelilla province21,411
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

RankProvinces2022
count		Change on 2021
1Barcelona province25,761,278+181.8%
2Málaga province18,512,351+135%
3Alicante province16,895,022+129.6%
4Girona province13,996,065+117.3%
5Madrid province13,336,567+141.3%
6Tarragona province8,618,190+199.5%
7Valencia province5,260,876+105.4%
8Seville province4,226,377+170.2%
9Cádiz province3,369,213+123%
10Granada province2,585,020+145.4%
11Castellón province2,298,079+82.7%
12Gipuzkoa province1,967,738+130.8%
13Almería province1,835,872+122%
14A Coruña province1,808,457+175.5%
15Murcia province1,774,879+76.2%
16Biscay province1,462,982+148.4%
17Huelva province1,270,913+172.7%
18Cantabria province1,122,895+116.8%
19Asturias province976,370+120.7%
20Pontevedra province954,146+123%
21Navarre province926,949+110.8%
22Zaragoza province821,996+108.7%
23Huesca province739,961+87.8%
24Córdoba province703,916+140.1%
25Salamanca province561,231+155.5%
26Lleida province549,667+149.9%
27Burgos province529,116+135.5%
28Toledo province376,192+155.4%
29Lugo province351,372+161.2%
30Álava province292,878+93.9%
31León province291,111+144.5%
32Valladolid province279,033+118.2%
33La Rioja province277,794+110.9%
34Cáceres province273,639+74.8%
35Segovia province228,740+119.3%
36Badajoz province195,943+94.1%
37Teruel province153,098+52.7%
38Jaén province135,221+127.9%
39Palencia province112,973+101.9%
40Cuenca province102,888+68.2%
41Ávila province100,761+133.2%
42Ciudad Real province99,792+91.7%
43Guadalajara province99,506+130.9%
44Albacete province97,066+89%
45Ourense province92,804+112.6%
46Zamora province58,748+83.7%
47Soria province51,343+112.8%
48Ceuta province29,704+295.8%
49Melilla province21,411+63.5%

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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), 2022) [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), 2022. 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=2022. 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), 2022. 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=2022.

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

Barcelona province, with 25.76 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla province, with 21,411 in 2022.

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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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