Autonomous communities of Spain by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Canary Islands had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 19 autonomous communities in 2015, at 94.02 million. Melilla had the lowest, at 156,536. The median was 6.53 million and the figure for Spain was 422.23 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest94,016,358Canary Islands
Lowest156,536Melilla
Median6,528,80319 autonomous communities
Spain422,226,376History

All autonomous communities, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 94,016,358 count94,016,358CataloniaCatalonia: 75,512,817 count75,512,817Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 65,239,789 count65,239,789AndalusiaAndalusia: 61,400,224 count61,400,224Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 43,152,517 count43,152,517Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 24,231,797 count24,231,797Castile and LeónCastile and León: 10,021,129 count10,021,129GaliciaGalicia: 9,229,143 count9,229,143AragonAragon: 6,635,490 count6,635,490Basque CountryBasque Country: 6,528,803 count6,528,803AsturiasAsturias: 4,942,402 count4,942,402Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 4,785,923 count4,785,923CantabriaCantabria: 4,691,430 count4,691,430Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 4,377,606 count4,377,606ExtremaduraExtremadura: 2,943,345 count2,943,345NavarreNavarre: 2,694,952 count2,694,952La RiojaLa Rioja: 1,505,360 count1,505,360CeutaCeuta: 160,756 count160,756MelillaMelilla: 156,536 count156,536
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2015
count
Change on 2014
1Canary Islands94,016,358-0.3%
2Catalonia75,512,817+3.8%
3Balearic Islands65,239,789+3.6%
4Andalusia61,400,224+7.2%
5Valencian Community43,152,517+7%
6Community of Madrid24,231,797+10.4%
7Castile and León10,021,129+8.2%
8Galicia9,229,143+8.3%
9Aragon6,635,490+9.2%
10Basque Country6,528,803+11.7%
11Asturias4,942,402+11.3%
12Region of Murcia4,785,923+1.4%
13Cantabria4,691,430+8.6%
14Castilla-La Mancha4,377,606+4.9%
15Extremadura2,943,345+7.2%
16Navarre2,694,952+7%
17La Rioja1,505,360+6.3%
18Ceuta160,756-1.5%
19Melilla156,536-5.4%

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About this ranking

Nights spent at hotels, holiday accommodation, campsites and similar establishments (Eurostat). Comparable across EU countries and regions.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the autonomous communities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which autonomous community has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Canary Islands, with 94.02 million in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Melilla, with 156,536 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

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 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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