The number of tourist apartments in Andalucia is growing 10 times faster than that of new homes.
According to the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE), housing units in the region’s capital cities grew by 4.4% between 2014 and 2024, while holiday flats surged by 44% over the same period.
The data comes from the 2025 Urban Indicators, which were updated last week, and which exclude Huelva and Jaen as their tourism statistics are not available from before 2020.
Among the worst affected capitals are Malaga and Cadiz, both meccas for national and international tourism.
In the former, the number of Airbnb-style properties has risen by 94% over the past 10 years, while in the latter, by 90%.
Meanwhile, homes rose by just 4.9% and 4.6% respectively over the same period.
Sevilla is not off the hook either, after seeing tourist accommodations soar by 10,592, compared to 9,438 new homes.
The same INE report highlights a cumulative 61% increase in the number of annual overnight stays experienced by Andalucia’s cities since 2014.
Above the Andalucian average are Malaga, Cadiz, and Sevilla, whose overnight stays have increased by 108%, 94%, and 81%, respectively, in a decade.
Sevilla was the city that recorded the highest number of overnight stays last year, at 8,117,604.
Following behind were Malaga (4,651,812) and Granada (3,829,162), which 10 years ago held second place in this indicator.
