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Among 19 NUTS 2 regions of Spain, País Vasco ranks best in
income per capita (1st) and lowest in gdp growth (16th).
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.
País Vasco vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
41,000 €/inh.
+2,000 vs 2023
2nd of 19 in the country
Spain 34,210 €/inh. · +20%
Income per capita
24,200 €/inh.
+2,300 vs 2022
1st of 19 in the country
Spain 18,300 €/inh. · +32%
GDP growth
16th of 19 in the country
Spain 2.8 % · -7%
Population
Population
2,242,343
+14,659 vs 2024
8th of 19 in the country
Spain 49,590,099 · -95%
Life expectancy
3rd of 19 in the country
Spain 83.3 years · +2%
Population density
4th of 19 in the country
Spain 97.2 /km² · +220%
Population change
12th of 19 in the country
Spain 9.4 ‰ · -30%
Net migration
11th of 19 in the country
Spain 11.8 ‰ · -8%
Median age
5th of 19 in the country
Spain 45.8 years · +5%
Aged 65+
5th of 19 in the country
Spain 20.7 % · +17%
Fertility
11th of 19 in the country
Spain 1.10
Doctors
6th of 18 in the country
Spain 464 per 100k · +21%
Labour
Unemployment
2nd of 19 in the country
Spain 10.5 % · -30%
Employment
7th of 19 in the country
Spain 72.4 % · +3%
High-tech jobs
3rd of 17 in the country
Spain 4.6 % · +2%
Society
Tourist nights
4,727 per 1,000
+124 vs 2024
13th of 19 in the country
Spain 10,440 per 1,000 · -55%
Road deaths
4th of 19 in the country
Spain 36 per mn · -42%
Tertiary educated
1st of 19 in the country
Spain 42.4 % · +37%
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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