One in five people killed on Spain’s roads in 2025 died in Andalucia, according to figures released by the Direccion General de Trafico (DGT).
The data was presented on Thursday by Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, alongside DGT director Pere Navarro.
Spain recorded 1,119 road deaths in 2025, the second-lowest annual total since records began in 1960, surpassed only by 2019.
Most fatal accidents were caused by vehicles leaving the road (43%), followed by head-on collisions, which accounted for 21% of deaths.
Andalucia registered the highest number of fatalities nationwide, with 224 deaths, exactly 20% of the national total.
While still the worst-affected region, the figure represents a slight improvement on 2024, when 232 people were killed on Andalucian roads, the highest number recorded in the region in the past five years.
Catalonia ranked a distant second with 144 deaths. Much lower figures were reported in single-province regions such as Cantabria (14) and La Rioja (11).
Within Andalucía, no single province dominates the ranking. The highest numbers were recorded in:
- Granada: 40 deaths
- Sevilla: 37
- Malaga: 35
- Almeria: 29
- Huelva: 23
- Cadiz: 22
- Cordoba: 21
- Jaen: 17
In Sevilla, the 37 fatalities marked a significant improvement compared with 2024, described as a ‘black year’ for the province, when 47 people lost their lives on the roads – around 20% more than in 2025.
According to the DGT, the 1,119 deaths were the result of 1,028 accidents. A total of 4,936 people were hospitalised due to road traffic incidents last year.
Men accounted for the vast majority of fatalities, with 899 deaths, while women represented just under 20% of the total, at 219.
The data also highlights a clear trend: most of those killed were drivers. Of the total fatalities, 818 were driving the vehicle involved, compared with 198 passengers and 103 pedestrians.
The DGT figures also show clear patterns in timing. Between midnight on Monday and 3pm on Friday, 668 people were killed, a 3% increase on 2024.
Fewer deaths occurred at weekends (from Friday afternoon to Sunday night), when 451 fatalities were recorded. Overall, 60% of deaths occurred on weekdays and 40% at weekends.
Sunday was the deadliest day of the week, with 207 fatalities. Mondays recorded the fewest deaths (142). Figures for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were similar, at 143, 146 and 145 respectively.
Fridays saw 174 deaths, while Saturdays ranked third with 162, representing a sharp 25% drop compared with 2024.
The most dangerous time of day remained between 7am and 2pm, when 363 deaths were recorded.
September was the deadliest month overall, with 116 fatalities, closely followed by July (115) and August (114).
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