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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 2023, at 29.67 million. Melilla province had the lowest, at 21,423. The median was 647,254 and the figure for Spain was 301.86 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest29,670,291Barcelona province
Lowest21,423Melilla province
Median647,25449 provinces
Spain301,857,957History

Map of provinces, 2023

Álava province: 346,214 countAlbacete province: 91,933 countAlicante province: 19,509,316 countAlmería province: 2,021,400 countÁvila province: 111,936 countBadajoz province: 247,750 countBarcelona province: 29,670,291 countBurgos province: 607,302 countCáceres province: 323,459 countCádiz province: 3,711,053 countCastellón province: 2,346,959 countCiudad Real province: 97,154 countCórdoba province: 873,862 countA Coruña province: 2,233,792 countCuenca province: 94,267 countGirona province: 15,215,232 countGranada province: 3,139,603 countGuadalajara province: 96,592 countGipuzkoa province: 2,085,983 countHuelva province: 1,585,050 countHuesca province: 722,497 countJaén province: 150,244 countLeón province: 421,816 countLleida province: 605,462 countLa Rioja province: 305,787 countLugo province: 413,730 countMadrid province: 16,049,307 countMálaga province: 21,470,524 countMurcia province: 1,918,114 countNavarre province: 1,087,091 countOurense province: 150,838 countAsturias province: 1,235,627 countPalencia province: 126,914 countPontevedra province: 1,165,147 countSalamanca province: 647,254 countCantabria province: 1,120,698 countSegovia province: 265,074 countSeville province: 5,395,547 countSoria province: 61,185 countTarragona province: 9,698,705 countTeruel province: 181,477 countToledo province: 436,823 countValencia province: 5,741,955 countValladolid province: 319,377 countBiscay province: 1,840,290 countZamora province: 64,109 countZaragoza province: 877,268 countCeuta province: 42,590 countMelilla province: 21,423 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Barcelona province: 29,670,291 countBarcelona province29,670,291Málaga province: 21,470,524 countMálaga province21,470,524Alicante province: 19,509,316 countAlicante province19,509,316Madrid province: 16,049,307 countMadrid province16,049,307Girona province: 15,215,232 countGirona province15,215,232Tarragona province: 9,698,705 countTarragona province9,698,705Valencia province: 5,741,955 countValencia province5,741,955Seville province: 5,395,547 countSeville province5,395,547Cádiz province: 3,711,053 countCádiz province3,711,053Granada province: 3,139,603 countGranada province3,139,603Castellón province: 2,346,959 countCastellón province2,346,959A Coruña province: 2,233,792 countA Coruña province2,233,792Gipuzkoa province: 2,085,983 countGipuzkoa province2,085,983Almería province: 2,021,400 countAlmería province2,021,400Murcia province: 1,918,114 countMurcia province1,918,114Biscay province: 1,840,290 countBiscay province1,840,290Huelva province: 1,585,050 countHuelva province1,585,050Asturias province: 1,235,627 countAsturias province1,235,627Pontevedra province: 1,165,147 countPontevedra province1,165,147Cantabria province: 1,120,698 countCantabria province1,120,698Navarre province: 1,087,091 countNavarre province1,087,091Zaragoza province: 877,268 countZaragoza province877,268Córdoba province: 873,862 countCórdoba province873,862Huesca province: 722,497 countHuesca province722,497Salamanca province: 647,254 countSalamanca province647,254Burgos province: 607,302 countBurgos province607,302Lleida province: 605,462 countLleida province605,462Toledo province: 436,823 countToledo province436,823León province: 421,816 countLeón province421,816Lugo province: 413,730 countLugo province413,730Álava province: 346,214 countÁlava province346,214Cáceres province: 323,459 countCáceres province323,459Valladolid province: 319,377 countValladolid province319,377La Rioja province: 305,787 countLa Rioja province305,787Segovia province: 265,074 countSegovia province265,074Badajoz province: 247,750 countBadajoz province247,750Teruel province: 181,477 countTeruel province181,477Ourense province: 150,838 countOurense province150,838Jaén province: 150,244 countJaén province150,244Palencia province: 126,914 countPalencia province126,914Ávila province: 111,936 countÁvila province111,936Ciudad Real province: 97,154 countCiudad Real province97,154Guadalajara province: 96,592 countGuadalajara province96,592Cuenca province: 94,267 countCuenca province94,267Albacete province: 91,933 countAlbacete province91,933Zamora province: 64,109 countZamora province64,109Soria province: 61,185 countSoria province61,185Ceuta province: 42,590 countCeuta province42,590Melilla province: 21,423 countMelilla province21,423Barcelona province: 29,670,291 countBarcelona province29,670,291Málaga province: 21,470,524 countMálaga province21,470,524Alicante province: 19,509,316 countAlicante province19,509,316Madrid province: 16,049,307 countMadrid province16,049,307Girona province: 15,215,232 countGirona province15,215,232Tarragona province: 9,698,705 countTarragona province9,698,705Valencia province: 5,741,955 countValencia province5,741,955Seville province: 5,395,547 countSeville province5,395,547Cádiz province: 3,711,053 countCádiz province3,711,053Granada province: 3,139,603 countGranada province3,139,603Castellón province: 2,346,959 countCastellón province2,346,959A Coruña province: 2,233,792 countA Coruña province2,233,792Gipuzkoa province: 2,085,983 countGipuzkoa province2,085,983Almería province: 2,021,400 countAlmería province2,021,400Murcia province: 1,918,114 countMurcia province1,918,114Biscay province: 1,840,290 countBiscay province1,840,290Huelva province: 1,585,050 countHuelva province1,585,050Asturias province: 1,235,627 countAsturias province1,235,627Pontevedra province: 1,165,147 countPontevedra province1,165,147Cantabria province: 1,120,698 countCantabria province1,120,698Navarre province: 1,087,091 countNavarre province1,087,091Zaragoza province: 877,268 countZaragoza province877,268Córdoba province: 873,862 countCórdoba province873,862Huesca province: 722,497 countHuesca province722,497Salamanca province: 647,254 countSalamanca province647,254Burgos province: 607,302 countBurgos province607,302Lleida province: 605,462 countLleida province605,462Toledo province: 436,823 countToledo province436,823León province: 421,816 countLeón province421,816Lugo province: 413,730 countLugo province413,730Álava province: 346,214 countÁlava province346,214Cáceres province: 323,459 countCáceres province323,459Valladolid province: 319,377 countValladolid province319,377La Rioja province: 305,787 countLa Rioja province305,787Segovia province: 265,074 countSegovia province265,074Badajoz province: 247,750 countBadajoz province247,750Teruel province: 181,477 countTeruel province181,477Ourense province: 150,838 countOurense province150,838Jaén province: 150,244 countJaén province150,244Palencia province: 126,914 countPalencia province126,914Ávila province: 111,936 countÁvila province111,936Ciudad Real province: 97,154 countCiudad Real province97,154Guadalajara province: 96,592 countGuadalajara province96,592Cuenca province: 94,267 countCuenca province94,267Albacete province: 91,933 countAlbacete province91,933Zamora province: 64,109 countZamora province64,109Soria province: 61,185 countSoria province61,185Ceuta province: 42,590 countCeuta province42,590Melilla province: 21,423 countMelilla province21,423
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

RankProvinces2023
count		Change on 2022
1Barcelona province29,670,291+15.2%
2Málaga province21,470,524+16%
3Alicante province19,509,316+15.5%
4Madrid province16,049,307+20.3%
5Girona province15,215,232+8.7%
6Tarragona province9,698,705+12.5%
7Valencia province5,741,955+9.1%
8Seville province5,395,547+27.7%
9Cádiz province3,711,053+10.1%
10Granada province3,139,603+21.5%
11Castellón province2,346,959+2.1%
12A Coruña province2,233,792+23.5%
13Gipuzkoa province2,085,983+6%
14Almería province2,021,400+10.1%
15Murcia province1,918,114+8.1%
16Biscay province1,840,290+25.8%
17Huelva province1,585,050+24.7%
18Asturias province1,235,627+26.6%
19Pontevedra province1,165,147+22.1%
20Cantabria province1,120,698-0.2%
21Navarre province1,087,091+17.3%
22Zaragoza province877,268+6.7%
23Córdoba province873,862+24.1%
24Huesca province722,497-2.4%
25Salamanca province647,254+15.3%
26Burgos province607,302+14.8%
27Lleida province605,462+10.2%
28Toledo province436,823+16.1%
29León province421,816+44.9%
30Lugo province413,730+17.7%
31Álava province346,214+18.2%
32Cáceres province323,459+18.2%
33Valladolid province319,377+14.5%
34La Rioja province305,787+10.1%
35Segovia province265,074+15.9%
36Badajoz province247,750+26.4%
37Teruel province181,477+18.5%
38Ourense province150,838+62.5%
39Jaén province150,244+11.1%
40Palencia province126,914+12.3%
41Ávila province111,936+11.1%
42Ciudad Real province97,154-2.6%
43Guadalajara province96,592-2.9%
44Cuenca province94,267-8.4%
45Albacete province91,933-5.3%
46Zamora province64,109+9.1%
47Soria province61,185+19.2%
48Ceuta province42,590+43.4%
49Melilla province21,423+0.1%

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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), 2023) [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), 2023. 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=2023. 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), 2023. 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=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/spain-provinces?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Barcelona province, with 29.67 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla province, with 21,423 in 2023.

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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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