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Among 19 NUTS 2 regions of Spain, Cantabria ranks best in
unemployment (1st) and lowest in gdp growth (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.
Cantabria vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
29,900 €/inh.
+1,500 vs 2023
10th of 19 in the country
Spain 34,210 €/inh. · -13%
Income per capita
18,300 €/inh.
+1,200 vs 2022
10th of 19 in the country
Spain 18,300 €/inh.
GDP growth
17th of 19 in the country
Spain 2.8 % · -11%
Population
Population
16th of 19 in the country
Spain 49,590,099 · -99%
Life expectancy
8th of 19 in the country
Spain 83.3 years
Population density
10th of 19 in the country
Spain 97.2 /km² · +16%
Population change
15th of 19 in the country
Spain 9.4 ‰ · -50%
Net migration
15th of 19 in the country
Spain 11.8 ‰ · -16%
Median age
4th of 19 in the country
Spain 45.8 years · +7%
Aged 65+
4th of 19 in the country
Spain 20.7 % · +18%
Fertility
16th of 19 in the country
Spain 1.10 · -10%
Doctors
3rd of 18 in the country
Spain 464 per 100k · +28%
Labour
Unemployment
1st of 19 in the country
Spain 10.5 % · -30%
Employment
9th of 19 in the country
Spain 72.4 % · +2%
High-tech jobs
8th of 17 in the country
Spain 4.6 % · -28%
Society
Tourist nights
10,394 per 1,000
+40 vs 2024
4th of 19 in the country
Spain 10,440 per 1,000
Road deaths
7th of 19 in the country
Spain 36 per mn · -11%
Tertiary educated
4th of 19 in the country
Spain 42.4 % · +13%
Other regions in Noroeste
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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