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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 2016, at 102.68 million. Melilla had the lowest, at 161,547. The median was 7.13 million and the figure for Spain was 454.96 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest102,679,500Canary Islands
Lowest161,547Melilla
Median7,132,79419 autonomous communities
Spain454,957,250History

All autonomous communities, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 102,679,500 count102,679,500CataloniaCatalonia: 79,822,043 count79,822,043Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 69,923,859 count69,923,859AndalusiaAndalusia: 66,161,584 count66,161,584Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 47,431,219 count47,431,219Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 25,122,653 count25,122,653Castile and LeónCastile and León: 10,708,790 count10,708,790GaliciaGalicia: 10,088,853 count10,088,853AragonAragon: 7,402,067 count7,402,067Basque CountryBasque Country: 7,132,794 count7,132,794AsturiasAsturias: 5,323,869 count5,323,869Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 5,161,738 count5,161,738CantabriaCantabria: 5,094,865 count5,094,865Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 4,848,153 count4,848,153ExtremaduraExtremadura: 3,185,390 count3,185,390NavarreNavarre: 2,952,614 count2,952,614La RiojaLa Rioja: 1,570,478 count1,570,478CeutaCeuta: 185,235 count185,235MelillaMelilla: 161,547 count161,547
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2016
count		Change on 2015
1Canary Islands102,679,500+9.2%
2Catalonia79,822,043+5.7%
3Balearic Islands69,923,859+7.2%
4Andalusia66,161,584+7.8%
5Valencian Community47,431,219+9.9%
6Community of Madrid25,122,653+3.7%
7Castile and León10,708,790+6.9%
8Galicia10,088,853+9.3%
9Aragon7,402,067+11.6%
10Basque Country7,132,794+9.3%
11Asturias5,323,869+7.7%
12Region of Murcia5,161,738+7.9%
13Cantabria5,094,865+8.6%
14Castilla-La Mancha4,848,153+10.7%
15Extremadura3,185,390+8.2%
16Navarre2,952,614+9.6%
17La Rioja1,570,478+4.3%
18Ceuta185,235+15.2%
19Melilla161,547+3.2%

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

Canary Islands, with 102.68 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla, with 161,547 in 2016.

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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