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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 2018, at 99.88 million. Melilla had the lowest, at 150,757. The median was 7.82 million and the figure for Spain was 466.94 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest99,876,413Canary Islands
Lowest150,757Melilla
Median7,823,74119 autonomous communities
Spain466,940,717History

All autonomous communities, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 99,876,413 count99,876,413CataloniaCatalonia: 81,801,654 count81,801,654Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 70,216,084 count70,216,084AndalusiaAndalusia: 69,617,884 count69,617,884Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 49,773,882 count49,773,882Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 27,626,044 count27,626,044Castile and LeónCastile and León: 11,398,981 count11,398,981GaliciaGalicia: 10,327,727 count10,327,727AragonAragon: 8,096,184 count8,096,184Basque CountryBasque Country: 7,823,741 count7,823,741AsturiasAsturias: 5,559,363 count5,559,363CantabriaCantabria: 5,530,146 count5,530,146Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 5,493,789 count5,493,789Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 5,310,003 count5,310,003ExtremaduraExtremadura: 3,434,064 count3,434,064NavarreNavarre: 3,114,096 count3,114,096La RiojaLa Rioja: 1,609,648 count1,609,648CeutaCeuta: 180,257 count180,257MelillaMelilla: 150,757 count150,757
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2018
count		Change on 2017
1Canary Islands99,876,413-4.3%
2Catalonia81,801,654-1.5%
3Balearic Islands70,216,084-0.7%
4Andalusia69,617,884+1.3%
5Valencian Community49,773,882-0.2%
6Community of Madrid27,626,044+1.8%
7Castile and León11,398,981+1%
8Galicia10,327,727-3.4%
9Aragon8,096,184+1.8%
10Basque Country7,823,741+3.2%
11Asturias5,559,363-2.1%
12Cantabria5,530,146+3.9%
13Region of Murcia5,493,789+3.5%
14Castilla-La Mancha5,310,003+4.7%
15Extremadura3,434,064+3.5%
16Navarre3,114,096-0.4%
17La Rioja1,609,648-2.7%
18Ceuta180,257-1%
19Melilla150,757-4.3%

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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 99.88 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla, with 150,757 in 2018.

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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