Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Spain →
Population on 1 January1,249,8442025+1.5% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1001012024 p+2 year on year6 of 19 · SpainUnemployment rate (15–74)8.8%2025 d-0.5 pp year on year10 of 19 · SpainHousehold disposable income per inhabitant21,100 PPS2023 p+14.7% year on year7 of 19 · SpainLife expectancy at birth83.52024-0.2 year on year11 of 19 · SpainPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education35.2%2025+0.6 pp year on year14 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. Illes Balears in blue; the dark grey line marks Spain. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend |  Spain | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 44,693 M€ | +7.7% | — | 11 / 19 | 132 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 36,100 € | +6.2% | 32,600 € | 6 / 19 | 126 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 40,300 PPS | +5.5% | 36,400 PPS | 6 / 19 | 88 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 101 | +2 | 91 | 6 / 19 | 87 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 40,666 M€ | +7.5% | — | 11 / 19 | 131 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 2,101 M€ | +0.3% | — | 17 / 19 | 169 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 5,926 M€ | +5.3% | — | 13 / 19 | 88 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 567.7 | +3.0% | — | 12 / 19 | 148 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 109,660 | +1.8% | — | 10 / 19 | 101 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 10.8% | +0.0 pp | 9.1% | 1 / 19 | 74 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 73,409,035 | -0.6% | — | 4 / 19 | 8 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 58,735 | -2.0% | 10,440 | 1 / 19 | 5 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Spain | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 d | 8.8% | -0.5 pp | 10.5% | 10 / 19 | 235 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 d | 1.6% | +0.1 pp | 3.4% | 1 / 19 | 102 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 d | 17.1% | -6.4 pp | 24.9% | 1 / 19 | 110 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population2.5 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 d | 75.5% | +1.1 pp | 72.4% | 6 / 19 | 174 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 79.0% | +0.1 pp | 77.1% | 7 / 19 | 194 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 72.0% | +2.1 pp | 67.6% | 5 / 19 | 164 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 d | 11.6% | -1.9 pp | 11.5% | 10 / 19 | 170 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 35.2% | +0.6 pp | 42.4% | 14 / 19 | 139 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 d | 42.5% | +2.2 pp | 49.0% | 13 / 19 | 186 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 0.39% | -0.09 pp | 1.50% | 18 / 19 | 141 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Spain | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 p | 21,100 PPS | +14.7% | 20,300 PPS | 7 / 19 | 104 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 15.2% | -1.0 pp | 25.7% | 2 / 19 | 56 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 83.5 | -0.2 | 84.0 | 11 / 19 | 45 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 4.2 | +2.0 | 3.0 | 18 / 19 | 179 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Spain | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 1,249,844 | +1.5% | — | 12 / 19 | 175 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 43.1 | +0.2 | 45.8 | 16 / 19 | 197 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 24.1% | +0.2 pp | 31.2% | 3 / 19 | 34 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 249.5 | +1.6% | 97.2 | 7 / 19 | 71 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 14.6 | -3.3 | 10.4 | 3 / 19 | 17 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 14.5 | -3.3 | 12.8 | 4 / 19 | 16 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 7.3 | +0.1 | 6.5 | 4 / 19 | 205 / 294 | |