NUTS 1

Noroeste

Region of Spain · NUTS code ES1

Among 7 NUTS 1 regions of Spain, Noroeste ranks best in unemployment (3rd) and lowest in gdp growth (6th).

Over time

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

Noroeste vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
30,000 €/inh.
+1,500 vs 2023
4th of 7 in the country
Spain 34,210 €/inh. · -12%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Income per capita
18,300 €/inh.
+1,600 vs 2022
4th of 7 in the country
Spain 18,300 €/inh.
2023 · NUTS 1 ranking
GDP growth
2.9 %
+0.6 vs 2023
6th of 7 in the country
Spain 2.8 % · +4%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
4,323,492
+17,209 vs 2024
6th of 7 in the country
Spain 49,590,099 · -91%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
83.9 years
+0.3 vs 2023
4th of 7 in the country
Spain 84.0 years
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
95.4 /km²
+0.3 vs 2023
5th of 7 in the country
Spain 97.2 /km² · -2%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
4.0 ‰
+1.1 vs 2023
7th of 7 in the country
Spain 9.4 ‰ · -57%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
11.2 ‰
+1.3 vs 2023
5th of 7 in the country
Spain 11.8 ‰ · -5%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
50.2 years
+0.3 vs 2024
1st of 7 in the country
Spain 45.8 years · +10%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
26.9 %
+0.3 vs 2024
1st of 7 in the country
Spain 20.7 % · +30%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
0.96
−0.02 vs 2023
6th of 7 in the country
Spain 1.10 · -13%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Regions inside

3 regions

 

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

Labour

Unemployment
8.3 %
−1.0 vs 2024
3rd of 7 in the country
Spain 10.5 % · -21%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
72.5 %
+1.4 vs 2024
4th of 7 in the country
Spain 72.4 %
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
3.4 %
0 vs 2024
4th of 7 in the country
Spain 4.6 % · -26%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
6,070 per 1,000
+6 vs 2024
4th of 7 in the country
Spain 10,440 per 1,000 · -42%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
45 per mn
−2 vs 2023
6th of 7 in the country
Spain 36 per mn · +25%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
44.8 %
+1.2 vs 2024
3rd of 7 in the country
Spain 42.4 % · +6%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Smaller regions inside

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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