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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 2022, at 89.27 million. Melilla had the lowest, at 120,379. The median was 8.38 million and the figure for Spain was 451.62 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest89,267,046Canary Islands
Lowest120,379Melilla
Median8,382,11019 autonomous communities
Spain451,624,940History

All autonomous communities, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 89,267,046 count89,267,046CataloniaCatalonia: 79,857,351 count79,857,351AndalusiaAndalusia: 67,645,321 count67,645,321Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 65,373,745 count65,373,745Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 49,350,534 count49,350,534Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 26,703,916 count26,703,916GaliciaGalicia: 12,645,757 count12,645,757Castile and LeónCastile and León: 11,835,822 count11,835,822Basque CountryBasque Country: 8,889,702 count8,889,702AragonAragon: 8,382,110 count8,382,110AsturiasAsturias: 6,109,286 count6,109,286Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 5,625,258 count5,625,258CantabriaCantabria: 5,585,561 count5,585,561Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 5,192,434 count5,192,434NavarreNavarre: 3,726,280 count3,726,280ExtremaduraExtremadura: 3,597,110 count3,597,110La RiojaLa Rioja: 1,580,147 count1,580,147CeutaCeuta: 137,180 count137,180MelillaMelilla: 120,379 count120,379
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Canary Islands89,267,046+112.5%
2Catalonia79,857,351+78.6%
3Andalusia67,645,321+59.9%
4Balearic Islands65,373,745+111.9%
5Valencian Community49,350,534+56.7%
6Community of Madrid26,703,916+72.5%
7Galicia12,645,757+41.2%
8Castile and León11,835,822+45.6%
9Basque Country8,889,702+51.7%
10Aragon8,382,110+35.2%
11Asturias6,109,286+22.1%
12Castilla-La Mancha5,625,258+40.4%
13Cantabria5,585,561+35.2%
14Region of Murcia5,192,434+40.4%
15Navarre3,726,280+34.4%
16Extremadura3,597,110+37.8%
17La Rioja1,580,147+34.8%
18Ceuta137,180+40.9%
19Melilla120,379+28.4%

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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 89.27 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla, with 120,379 in 2022.

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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