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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 2019, at 96.11 million. Melilla had the lowest, at 146,310. The median was 8.14 million and the figure for Spain was 469.81 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest96,113,149Canary Islands
Lowest146,310Melilla
Median8,142,55419 autonomous communities
Spain469,813,551History

All autonomous communities, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 96,113,149 count96,113,149CataloniaCatalonia: 84,140,872 count84,140,872AndalusiaAndalusia: 72,044,756 count72,044,756Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 68,376,034 count68,376,034Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 50,063,663 count50,063,663Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 28,975,266 count28,975,266Castile and LeónCastile and León: 11,737,934 count11,737,934GaliciaGalicia: 10,938,537 count10,938,537AragonAragon: 8,302,457 count8,302,457Basque CountryBasque Country: 8,142,554 count8,142,554AsturiasAsturias: 5,778,325 count5,778,325CantabriaCantabria: 5,583,008 count5,583,008Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 5,410,417 count5,410,417Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 5,394,480 count5,394,480ExtremaduraExtremadura: 3,581,316 count3,581,316NavarreNavarre: 3,277,283 count3,277,283La RiojaLa Rioja: 1,639,201 count1,639,201CeutaCeuta: 167,989 count167,989MelillaMelilla: 146,310 count146,310
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2019
count		Change on 2018
1Canary Islands96,113,149-3.8%
2Catalonia84,140,872+2.9%
3Andalusia72,044,756+3.5%
4Balearic Islands68,376,034-2.6%
5Valencian Community50,063,663+0.6%
6Community of Madrid28,975,266+4.9%
7Castile and León11,737,934+3%
8Galicia10,938,537+5.9%
9Aragon8,302,457+2.5%
10Basque Country8,142,554+4.1%
11Asturias5,778,325+3.9%
12Cantabria5,583,008+1%
13Region of Murcia5,410,417-1.5%
14Castilla-La Mancha5,394,480+1.6%
15Extremadura3,581,316+4.3%
16Navarre3,277,283+5.2%
17La Rioja1,639,201+1.8%
18Ceuta167,989-6.8%
19Melilla146,310-2.9%

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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 96.11 million in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla, with 146,310 in 2019.

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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