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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 2024, at 31.42 million. Melilla province had the lowest, at 22,174. The median was 711,536 and the figure for Spain was 322.23 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest31,415,255Barcelona province
Lowest22,174Melilla province
Median711,53649 provinces
Spain322,229,807History

Map of provinces, 2024

Álava province: 393,847 countAlbacete province: 100,695 countAlicante province: 20,434,261 countAlmería province: 2,160,409 countÁvila province: 159,369 countBadajoz province: 286,581 countBarcelona province: 31,415,255 countBurgos province: 587,130 countCáceres province: 347,338 countCádiz province: 4,040,229 countCastellón province: 2,480,500 countCiudad Real province: 100,026 countCórdoba province: 969,477 countA Coruña province: 2,097,914 countCuenca province: 102,707 countGirona province: 15,865,533 countGranada province: 3,707,550 countGuadalajara province: 83,840 countGipuzkoa province: 2,327,167 countHuelva province: 1,683,870 countHuesca province: 743,991 countJaén province: 158,259 countLeón province: 390,938 countLleida province: 566,025 countLa Rioja province: 353,863 countLugo province: 440,792 countMadrid province: 17,807,614 countMálaga province: 23,044,949 countMurcia province: 2,014,985 countNavarre province: 1,022,827 countOurense province: 157,901 countAsturias province: 1,293,026 countPalencia province: 175,642 countPontevedra province: 1,209,774 countSalamanca province: 711,536 countCantabria province: 1,256,692 countSegovia province: 294,716 countSeville province: 6,153,850 countSoria province: 65,313 countTarragona province: 10,670,066 countTeruel province: 225,194 countToledo province: 430,696 countValencia province: 6,493,011 countValladolid province: 308,998 countBiscay province: 2,012,643 countZamora province: 73,917 countZaragoza province: 967,073 countCeuta province: 49,632 countMelilla province: 22,174 count
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count, 2024. 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, 2024

Barcelona province: 31,415,255 countBarcelona province31,415,255Málaga province: 23,044,949 countMálaga province23,044,949Alicante province: 20,434,261 countAlicante province20,434,261Madrid province: 17,807,614 countMadrid province17,807,614Girona province: 15,865,533 countGirona province15,865,533Tarragona province: 10,670,066 countTarragona province10,670,066Valencia province: 6,493,011 countValencia province6,493,011Seville province: 6,153,850 countSeville province6,153,850Cádiz province: 4,040,229 countCádiz province4,040,229Granada province: 3,707,550 countGranada province3,707,550Castellón province: 2,480,500 countCastellón province2,480,500Gipuzkoa province: 2,327,167 countGipuzkoa province2,327,167Almería province: 2,160,409 countAlmería province2,160,409A Coruña province: 2,097,914 countA Coruña province2,097,914Murcia province: 2,014,985 countMurcia province2,014,985Biscay province: 2,012,643 countBiscay province2,012,643Huelva province: 1,683,870 countHuelva province1,683,870Asturias province: 1,293,026 countAsturias province1,293,026Cantabria province: 1,256,692 countCantabria province1,256,692Pontevedra province: 1,209,774 countPontevedra province1,209,774Navarre province: 1,022,827 countNavarre province1,022,827Córdoba province: 969,477 countCórdoba province969,477Zaragoza province: 967,073 countZaragoza province967,073Huesca province: 743,991 countHuesca province743,991Salamanca province: 711,536 countSalamanca province711,536Burgos province: 587,130 countBurgos province587,130Lleida province: 566,025 countLleida province566,025Lugo province: 440,792 countLugo province440,792Toledo province: 430,696 countToledo province430,696Álava province: 393,847 countÁlava province393,847León province: 390,938 countLeón province390,938La Rioja province: 353,863 countLa Rioja province353,863Cáceres province: 347,338 countCáceres province347,338Valladolid province: 308,998 countValladolid province308,998Segovia province: 294,716 countSegovia province294,716Badajoz province: 286,581 countBadajoz province286,581Teruel province: 225,194 countTeruel province225,194Palencia province: 175,642 countPalencia province175,642Ávila province: 159,369 countÁvila province159,369Jaén province: 158,259 countJaén province158,259Ourense province: 157,901 countOurense province157,901Cuenca province: 102,707 countCuenca province102,707Albacete province: 100,695 countAlbacete province100,695Ciudad Real province: 100,026 countCiudad Real province100,026Guadalajara province: 83,840 countGuadalajara province83,840Zamora province: 73,917 countZamora province73,917Soria province: 65,313 countSoria province65,313Ceuta province: 49,632 countCeuta province49,632Melilla province: 22,174 countMelilla province22,174Barcelona province: 31,415,255 countBarcelona province31,415,255Málaga province: 23,044,949 countMálaga province23,044,949Alicante province: 20,434,261 countAlicante province20,434,261Madrid province: 17,807,614 countMadrid province17,807,614Girona province: 15,865,533 countGirona province15,865,533Tarragona province: 10,670,066 countTarragona province10,670,066Valencia province: 6,493,011 countValencia province6,493,011Seville province: 6,153,850 countSeville province6,153,850Cádiz province: 4,040,229 countCádiz province4,040,229Granada province: 3,707,550 countGranada province3,707,550Castellón province: 2,480,500 countCastellón province2,480,500Gipuzkoa province: 2,327,167 countGipuzkoa province2,327,167Almería province: 2,160,409 countAlmería province2,160,409A Coruña province: 2,097,914 countA Coruña province2,097,914Murcia province: 2,014,985 countMurcia province2,014,985Biscay province: 2,012,643 countBiscay province2,012,643Huelva province: 1,683,870 countHuelva province1,683,870Asturias province: 1,293,026 countAsturias province1,293,026Cantabria province: 1,256,692 countCantabria province1,256,692Pontevedra province: 1,209,774 countPontevedra province1,209,774Navarre province: 1,022,827 countNavarre province1,022,827Córdoba province: 969,477 countCórdoba province969,477Zaragoza province: 967,073 countZaragoza province967,073Huesca province: 743,991 countHuesca province743,991Salamanca province: 711,536 countSalamanca province711,536Burgos province: 587,130 countBurgos province587,130Lleida province: 566,025 countLleida province566,025Lugo province: 440,792 countLugo province440,792Toledo province: 430,696 countToledo province430,696Álava province: 393,847 countÁlava province393,847León province: 390,938 countLeón province390,938La Rioja province: 353,863 countLa Rioja province353,863Cáceres province: 347,338 countCáceres province347,338Valladolid province: 308,998 countValladolid province308,998Segovia province: 294,716 countSegovia province294,716Badajoz province: 286,581 countBadajoz province286,581Teruel province: 225,194 countTeruel province225,194Palencia province: 175,642 countPalencia province175,642Ávila province: 159,369 countÁvila province159,369Jaén province: 158,259 countJaén province158,259Ourense province: 157,901 countOurense province157,901Cuenca province: 102,707 countCuenca province102,707Albacete province: 100,695 countAlbacete province100,695Ciudad Real province: 100,026 countCiudad Real province100,026Guadalajara province: 83,840 countGuadalajara province83,840Zamora province: 73,917 countZamora province73,917Soria province: 65,313 countSoria province65,313Ceuta province: 49,632 countCeuta province49,632Melilla province: 22,174 countMelilla province22,174
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

RankProvinces2024
count		Change on 2023
1Barcelona province31,415,255+5.9%
2Málaga province23,044,949+7.3%
3Alicante province20,434,261+4.7%
4Madrid province17,807,614+11%
5Girona province15,865,533+4.3%
6Tarragona province10,670,066+10%
7Valencia province6,493,011+13.1%
8Seville province6,153,850+14.1%
9Cádiz province4,040,229+8.9%
10Granada province3,707,550+18.1%
11Castellón province2,480,500+5.7%
12Gipuzkoa province2,327,167+11.6%
13Almería province2,160,409+6.9%
14A Coruña province2,097,914-6.1%
15Murcia province2,014,985+5.1%
16Biscay province2,012,643+9.4%
17Huelva province1,683,870+6.2%
18Asturias province1,293,026+4.6%
19Cantabria province1,256,692+12.1%
20Pontevedra province1,209,774+3.8%
21Navarre province1,022,827-5.9%
22Córdoba province969,477+10.9%
23Zaragoza province967,073+10.2%
24Huesca province743,991+3%
25Salamanca province711,536+9.9%
26Burgos province587,130-3.3%
27Lleida province566,025-6.5%
28Lugo province440,792+6.5%
29Toledo province430,696-1.4%
30Álava province393,847+13.8%
31León province390,938-7.3%
32La Rioja province353,863+15.7%
33Cáceres province347,338+7.4%
34Valladolid province308,998-3.2%
35Segovia province294,716+11.2%
36Badajoz province286,581+15.7%
37Teruel province225,194+24.1%
38Palencia province175,642+38.4%
39Ávila province159,369+42.4%
40Jaén province158,259+5.3%
41Ourense province157,901+4.7%
42Cuenca province102,707+9%
43Albacete province100,695+9.5%
44Ciudad Real province100,026+3%
45Guadalajara province83,840-13.2%
46Zamora province73,917+15.3%
47Soria province65,313+6.7%
48Ceuta province49,632+16.5%
49Melilla province22,174+3.5%

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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), 2024) [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), 2024. 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=2024. 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), 2024. 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=2024.

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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), 2024 [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=2024 (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 31.42 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla province, with 22,174 in 2024.

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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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