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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 2020, at 29.14 million. Melilla had the lowest, at 58,895. The median was 3.54 million and the figure for Spain was 144.68 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29,139,353Canary Islands
Lowest58,895Melilla
Median3,536,14019 autonomous communities
Spain144,677,028History

All autonomous communities, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 29,139,353 count29,139,353CataloniaCatalonia: 24,187,883 count24,187,883AndalusiaAndalusia: 24,061,729 count24,061,729Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 18,289,697 count18,289,697Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 9,083,550 count9,083,550Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 7,689,424 count7,689,424Castile and LeónCastile and León: 4,805,007 count4,805,007GaliciaGalicia: 4,793,625 count4,793,625AragonAragon: 4,090,680 count4,090,680AsturiasAsturias: 3,536,140 count3,536,140Basque CountryBasque Country: 3,312,181 count3,312,181CantabriaCantabria: 3,085,895 count3,085,895Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 2,429,570 count2,429,570Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 2,256,175 count2,256,175ExtremaduraExtremadura: 1,607,233 count1,607,233NavarreNavarre: 1,548,449 count1,548,449La RiojaLa Rioja: 630,668 count630,668CeutaCeuta: 70,874 count70,874MelillaMelilla: 58,895 count58,895
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2020
count		Change on 2019
1Canary Islands29,139,353-69.7%
2Catalonia24,187,883-71.3%
3Andalusia24,061,729-66.6%
4Valencian Community18,289,697-63.5%
5Community of Madrid9,083,550-68.7%
6Balearic Islands7,689,424-88.8%
7Castile and León4,805,007-59.1%
8Galicia4,793,625-56.2%
9Aragon4,090,680-50.7%
10Asturias3,536,140-38.8%
11Basque Country3,312,181-59.3%
12Cantabria3,085,895-44.7%
13Castilla-La Mancha2,429,570-55%
14Region of Murcia2,256,175-58.3%
15Extremadura1,607,233-55.1%
16Navarre1,548,449-52.8%
17La Rioja630,668-61.5%
18Ceuta70,874-57.8%
19Melilla58,895-59.7%

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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 29.14 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla, with 58,895 in 2020.

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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