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Among 17 NUTS 2 regions of Spain, Cataluña ranks best in
high-tech jobs (2nd) and lowest in doctors (8th).
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.
Cataluña vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
37,500 €/inh.
+1,900 vs 2023
4th of 19 in the country
Spain 34,210 €/inh. · +10%
Income per capita
19,900 €/inh.
+1,600 vs 2022
5th of 19 in the country
Spain 18,300 €/inh. · +9%
GDP growth
4th of 19 in the country
Spain 2.8 % · +32%
Population
Population
8,124,126
+111,895 vs 2024
2nd of 19 in the country
Spain 49,590,099 · -84%
Life expectancy
6th of 19 in the country
Spain 83.3 years
Population density
6th of 19 in the country
Spain 97.2 /km² · +160%
Population change
4th of 19 in the country
Spain 9.4 ‰ · +48%
Net migration
2nd of 19 in the country
Spain 11.8 ‰ · +32%
Median age
14th of 19 in the country
Spain 45.8 years · -3%
Aged 65+
12th of 19 in the country
Spain 20.7 % · -5%
Fertility
13th of 19 in the country
Spain 1.10 · -2%
Doctors
8th of 18 in the country
Spain 464 per 100k
Labour
Unemployment
8th of 19 in the country
Spain 10.5 % · -20%
Employment
3rd of 19 in the country
Spain 72.4 % · +6%
High-tech jobs
2nd of 17 in the country
Spain 4.6 % · +43%
Society
Tourist nights
11,049 per 1,000
−18 vs 2024
3rd of 19 in the country
Spain 10,440 per 1,000 · +6%
Road deaths
8th of 19 in the country
Spain 36 per mn · -11%
Tertiary educated
5th of 19 in the country
Spain 42.4 % · +11%
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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