NUTS 3

Zala

Region of Hungary · NUTS code HU223

Among 20 NUTS 3 regions of Hungary, Zala ranks best in gdp per capita (13th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Zala vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
14,600 €/inh.
+500 vs 2023
13th of 20 in the country
Hungary 23,000 €/inh. · -37%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
69.8 /km²
−0.6 vs 2023
15th of 20 in the country
Hungary 104.8 /km² · -33%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-10.6 ‰
−4.2 vs 2023
17th of 20 in the country
Hungary -5.4 ‰ · +96%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
-2.0 ‰
−3.1 vs 2023
13th of 20 in the country
Hungary 0.1 ‰ · -2100%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
48.7 years
+0.6 vs 2024
1st of 20 in the country
Hungary 44.8 years · +9%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
25.1 %
+0.7 vs 2024
1st of 20 in the country
Hungary 20.9 % · +20%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
10,816 per 1,000
1st of 20 in the country
Hungary 3,467 per 1,000 · +212%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Nyugat-Dunántúl

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Zala belongs to.

Population
974,617
−6,952 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
77.5 years
+0.1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.1 %
−0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
10,600 €/inh.
+1,700 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
82.2 %
−1.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
60 per mn
+2 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
26.0 %
+1.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.37
−0.15 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.3 %
+0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-0.7 %
+1.1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
252 per 100k
−32 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Nyugat-Dunántúl

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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