NUTS 3

El Hierro

Region of Spain · NUTS code ES703

Among 59 NUTS 3 regions of Spain, El Hierro ranks best in gdp per capita (58th).

Over time

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

El Hierro vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
19,800 €/inh.
+1,500 vs 2022
58th of 59 in the country
Spain 34,210 €/inh. · -42%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
44.5 /km²
+0.6 vs 2023
40th of 59 in the country
Spain 97.2 /km² · -54%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
17.4 ‰
+6.6 vs 2023
7th of 59 in the country
Spain 9.4 ‰ · +85%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
20.7 ‰
+4.2 vs 2023
6th of 59 in the country
Spain 11.8 ‰ · +75%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
47.8 years
−0.1 vs 2024
23rd of 59 in the country
Spain 45.8 years · +4%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
22.9 %
−0.2 vs 2024
24th of 59 in the country
Spain 20.7 % · +11%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
10,805 per 1,000
18th of 59 in the country
Spain 10,440 per 1,000 · +4%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Canarias

Profile

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

Population
2,258,866
+20,112 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
82.9 years
+0.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
13.5 %
−0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
15,300 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
67.7 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
31 per mn
0 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
36.3 %
+0.9 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
0.82
−0.02 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
2.1 %
0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
4.4 %
+0.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
447 per 100k
+53 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

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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