NUTS 1

Noreste

Region of Spain · NUTS code ES2

Among 7 NUTS 1 regions of Spain, Noreste ranks best in unemployment (1st) and lowest in gdp growth (7th).

Over time

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

Noreste vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
39,000 €/inh.
+2,000 vs 2023
2nd of 7 in the country
Spain 34,210 €/inh. · +14%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Income per capita
22,200 €/inh.
+2,100 vs 2022
2nd of 7 in the country
Spain 18,300 €/inh. · +21%
2023 · NUTS 1 ranking
GDP growth
2.9 %
+1.3 vs 2023
7th of 7 in the country
Spain 2.8 % · +4%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
4,617,621
+35,829 vs 2024
5th of 7 in the country
Spain 49,590,099 · -91%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
84.5 years
+0.1 vs 2023
2nd of 7 in the country
Spain 84.0 years
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
65.7 /km²
+0.5 vs 2023
6th of 7 in the country
Spain 97.2 /km² · -32%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
7.8 ‰
+1.3 vs 2023
4th of 7 in the country
Spain 9.4 ‰ · -17%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
11.6 ‰
+1.4 vs 2023
3rd of 7 in the country
Spain 11.8 ‰ · -2%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
47.4 years
+0.2 vs 2024
3rd of 7 in the country
Spain 45.8 years · +3%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
23.1 %
+0.3 vs 2024
3rd of 7 in the country
Spain 20.7 % · +12%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.14
−0.02 vs 2023
2nd of 7 in the country
Spain 1.10 · +4%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Regions inside

4 regions

 

Boundaries: IGN, © Instituto Geográfico Nacional de España, simplified · sources and licences

Labour

Unemployment
7.7 %
−0.5 vs 2024
1st of 7 in the country
Spain 10.5 % · -27%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
75.3 %
+0.3 vs 2024
2nd of 7 in the country
Spain 72.4 % · +4%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
3.9 %
−0.2 vs 2024
3rd of 7 in the country
Spain 4.6 % · -15%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
5,548 per 1,000
+163 vs 2024
5th of 7 in the country
Spain 10,440 per 1,000 · -47%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
35 per mn
0 vs 2023
4th of 7 in the country
Spain 36 per mn · -3%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
50.8 %
+1.0 vs 2024
1st of 7 in the country
Spain 42.4 % · +20%
2025 · NUTS 1 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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