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Among 19 NUTS 2 regions of Spain, Canarias ranks best in
gdp growth (2nd) and lowest in high-tech jobs (17th).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Canarias vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
25,900 €/inh.
+1,600 vs 2023
15th of 19 in the country
Spain 34,210 €/inh. · -24%
Income per capita
15,300 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2022
16th of 19 in the country
Spain 18,300 €/inh. · -16%
GDP growth
2nd of 19 in the country
Spain 2.8 % · +57%
Population
Population
2,258,866
+20,112 vs 2024
7th of 19 in the country
Spain 49,590,099 · -95%
Life expectancy
18th of 19 in the country
Spain 83.3 years
Population density
5th of 19 in the country
Spain 97.2 /km² · +212%
Population change
9th of 19 in the country
Spain 9.4 ‰ · -5%
Net migration
9th of 19 in the country
Spain 11.8 ‰ · -3%
Median age
9th of 19 in the country
Spain 45.8 years
Aged 65+
15th of 19 in the country
Spain 20.7 % · -12%
Fertility
19th of 19 in the country
Spain 1.10 · -25%
Doctors
11th of 18 in the country
Spain 464 per 100k · -4%
Labour
Unemployment
15th of 19 in the country
Spain 10.5 % · +29%
Employment
15th of 19 in the country
Spain 72.4 % · -6%
High-tech jobs
17th of 17 in the country
Spain 4.6 % · -54%
Society
Tourist nights
45,300 per 1,000
+861 vs 2024
2nd of 19 in the country
Spain 10,440 per 1,000 · +334%
Road deaths
6th of 19 in the country
Spain 36 per mn · -14%
Tertiary educated
13th of 19 in the country
Spain 42.4 % · -14%
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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