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Principado de Asturias

NUTS 2 ES12 Part of: Spain › Noroeste

Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Spain →

Population on 1 January1,015,1282025+0.5% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100832024 p+1 year on year11 of 19 · SpainUnemployment rate (15–74)8.8%2025 d-1.3 pp year on year10 of 19 · SpainHousehold disposable income per inhabitant21,600 PPS2023 p+13.1% year on year6 of 19 · SpainLife expectancy at birth83.42024+0.3 year on year14 of 19 · SpainPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education46.6%2025+2.3 pp year on year6 of 19 · Spain

How it compares with the other regions of Spain

Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Spain, for the same period. Principado de Asturias in blue; the dark grey line marks Spain. Better values to the right.

Compare with
GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1002024
59125 · better →
8311 of 19
Household disposable income per inhabitant2023
16,300 PPS26,800 PPS · better →
21,600 PPS6 of 19
Unemployment rate (15–74)2025
24.9%7.3% · better →
8.8%10 of 19
Employment rate (20–64)2025
55.0%77.9% · better →
72.0%11 of 19
Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education2025
30.0%58.2% · better →
46.6%6 of 19
Life expectancy at birth2024
81.985.7 · better →
83.414 of 19

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Regional economy

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IndicatorPeriodValueYear-on-year changeTrend SpainEurope
ValueRankRank NUTS 2
Regional GDPM€2024 p30,012 M€+5.9%—13 / 19181 / 276
GDP per capita€ per inhabitant2024 p29,700 €+5.7%32,600 €11 / 19152 / 276
GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant2024 p33,100 PPS+4.7%36,400 PPS11 / 19145 / 276
GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 1002024 p83+19111 / 19142 / 276
Gross value addedM€2024 p27,308 M€+5.7%—13 / 19177 / 276
Industry gross value addedM€2024 p5,621 M€+0.8%—12 / 19116 / 205
GVA of public administration, education and healthM€2024 p5,068 M€+6.4%—14 / 19102 / 184
Total employmentthousand persons2024 p415.0+2.0%—14 / 19184 / 248
Number of active enterprisesenterprises202368,999-1.2%—13 / 19152 / 233
Enterprise birth rate%20237.4%+0.6 pp9.1%15 / 19186 / 233
Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights20256,525,317-2.5%—11 / 19142 / 294
Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants20256,428-3.0%10,4408 / 19105 / 293

Regional labour market

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IndicatorPeriodValueYear-on-year changeTrend SpainEurope
ValueRankRank NUTS 2
Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force2025 d8.8%-1.3 pp10.5%10 / 19235 / 286
Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force2025 d3.2%-1.3 pp3.4%11 / 19194 / 233
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force2025 d27.9%-5.0 pp24.9%13 / 19191 / 218
Employment rate (20–64)% of population6.0 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%)2025 d72.0%+2.6 pp72.4%11 / 19213 / 289
Male employment rate (20–64)% of population2025 d75.8%+3.3 pp77.1%13 / 19246 / 289
Female employment rate (20–64)% of population2025 d68.4%+1.9 pp67.6%11 / 19203 / 289
Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–292025 d12.1%+0.5 pp11.5%12 / 19178 / 284
Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education%202546.6%+2.3 pp42.4%6 / 1940 / 289
Human resources in science and technology% of labour force2025 d53.3%+1.9 pp49.0%5 / 1976 / 289
R&D expenditure% of GDP20241.03%+0.05 pp1.50%11 / 1968 / 163

Regional households and well-being

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IndicatorPeriodValueYear-on-year changeTrend SpainEurope
ValueRankRank NUTS 2
Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant2023 p21,600 PPS+13.1%20,300 PPS6 / 1994 / 244
People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population202522.4%+1.5 pp25.7%9 / 19168 / 251
Life expectancy at birthyears202483.4+0.384.014 / 1953 / 267
Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births20243.1-0.63.010 / 19100 / 252

Regional demography

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IndicatorPeriodValueYear-on-year changeTrend SpainEurope
ValueRankRank NUTS 2
Population on 1 Januarypersons20251,015,128+0.5%—14 / 19205 / 295
Median age of populationyears202551.6+0.245.81 / 194 / 294
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)%202545.9%+0.8 pp31.2%19 / 19283 / 294
Population densityinhabitants per km²202495.8+0.4%97.212 / 19170 / 285
Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants20245.5+2.010.413 / 1986 / 294
Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants202413.9+2.012.85 / 1919 / 294
Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants20244.50.06.519 / 19293 / 294

Regions within it 1 NUTS 3 regions

AsturiasES120NUTS 3
Population
1,015,128
GDP per head (EU = 100)
82
Inhabitants per km²
95.8

European Commission indices

Regional competitiveness (RCI) →Regional Competitiveness Index · 2022 edition: 90.5 (EU-27 = 100)Regional social progress (EU-SPI) →Regional Social Progress Index · 2024 edition: 107.9 (EU-27 = 100)