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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 2017, at 104.38 million. Melilla had the lowest, at 157,550. The median was 7.58 million and the figure for Spain was 471.2 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest104,382,580Canary Islands
Lowest157,550Melilla
Median7,578,40819 autonomous communities
Spain471,199,729History

All autonomous communities, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 104,382,580 count104,382,580CataloniaCatalonia: 83,048,742 count83,048,742Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 70,697,652 count70,697,652AndalusiaAndalusia: 68,717,603 count68,717,603Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 49,881,433 count49,881,433Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 27,144,384 count27,144,384Castile and LeónCastile and León: 11,280,921 count11,280,921GaliciaGalicia: 10,693,873 count10,693,873AragonAragon: 7,956,122 count7,956,122Basque CountryBasque Country: 7,578,408 count7,578,408AsturiasAsturias: 5,678,417 count5,678,417CantabriaCantabria: 5,323,145 count5,323,145Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 5,308,400 count5,308,400Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 5,071,040 count5,071,040ExtremaduraExtremadura: 3,317,570 count3,317,570NavarreNavarre: 3,125,413 count3,125,413La RiojaLa Rioja: 1,654,361 count1,654,361CeutaCeuta: 182,114 count182,114MelillaMelilla: 157,550 count157,550
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2017
count		Change on 2016
1Canary Islands104,382,580+1.7%
2Catalonia83,048,742+4%
3Balearic Islands70,697,652+1.1%
4Andalusia68,717,603+3.9%
5Valencian Community49,881,433+5.2%
6Community of Madrid27,144,384+8%
7Castile and León11,280,921+5.3%
8Galicia10,693,873+6%
9Aragon7,956,122+7.5%
10Basque Country7,578,408+6.2%
11Asturias5,678,417+6.7%
12Cantabria5,323,145+4.5%
13Region of Murcia5,308,400+2.8%
14Castilla-La Mancha5,071,040+4.6%
15Extremadura3,317,570+4.1%
16Navarre3,125,413+5.9%
17La Rioja1,654,361+5.3%
18Ceuta182,114-1.7%
19Melilla157,550-2.5%

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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 104.38 million in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla, with 157,550 in 2017.

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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