This article includes several ranked indicators for Spain's 17 autonomous communities, as well as for the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
Population and geography
[edit]| Autonomous community/city |
Population (2024)[1] |
Area (km2) | Density (people/km2) |
Coastline length (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andalusia |
8,631,862 | 87,599 | 98.6 | 945 |
 Aragon |
1,351,591 | 47,720 | 28.2 | 0 |
 Asturias |
1,009,599 | 10,604 | 95.2 | 401 |
 Balearic Islands |
1,231,768 | 4,992 | 248.2 | 1,428 |
 Basque Country |
2,227,684 | 7,234 | 308.7 | 246 |
 Canary Islands |
2,238,754 | 7,447 | 301.8 | 1,583 |
 Cantabria |
590,851 | 5,321 | 111.1 | 284 |
 Castile and León |
2,391,682 | 94,224 | 25.3 | 0 |
 Castile-La Mancha |
2,104,433 | 79,461 | 26.5 | 0 |
 Catalonia |
8,012,231 | 32,113 | 251.2 | 699 |
 Ceuta |
83,179 | 20 | 4,167.0 | 26 |
 Extremadura |
1,054,681 | 41,634 | 25.2 | 0 |
 Galicia |
2,705,833 | 29,575 | 91.5 | 1,498 |
 La Rioja |
324,184 | 5,045 | 64.4 | 0 |
 Community of Madrid |
7,009,268 | 8,028 | 878.9 | 0 |
 Melilla |
85,985 | 12 | 7,194.3 | 12 |
 Region of Murcia |
1,568,492 | 11,314 | 139.3 | 274 |
 Navarre |
678,333 | 10,391 | 65.4 | 0 |
 Valencian Community |
5,319,285 | 23,255 | 230.5 | 518 |
 Spain |
48,619,695 | 505,970 | 96.4 | 7,914 |
Annual median per-capita income by Spanish province, 2021- €20.000-€21.000
- €19.000-€20.000
- €18.000-€19.000
- €17.000-€18.000
- €16.000-€17.000
- €15.000-€16.000
- €14.000-€15.000
- €13.000-€14.000
- €12.000-€13.000
- €11.000-€12.000
Average income
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (July 2025) |
The following table shows the difference in average income for each of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain. The data was provided by the INE.
| Rank | Autonomous community | Average income (€) 2023[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community of Madrid |
42,198 |
| 2 | Basque Country |
40,600 |
| 3 | Navarre |
37,088 |
| 4 | Catalonia |
35,325 |
| 5 | Aragon |
34,658 |
| 6 | Balearic Islands |
34,381 |
| 7 | La Rioja |
32,828 |
| 8 | Castile and León |
29,698 |
| 9 | Galicia |
28,644 |
| 10 | Cantabria |
28,461 |
| 11 | Asturias |
28,130 |
| 12 | Valencian Community |
26,453 |
| 13 | Region of Murcia |
25,887 |
| 14 | Castilla-La Mancha |
25,758 |
| 15 | Canary Islands |
24,345 |
| 16 | Extremadura |
23,604 |
| 17 | Andalusia |
23,218 |
| Spain |
32,630 | |
GDP
[edit]The list below shows all of the autonomous communities and two autonomous cities of Spain. The list shown is from 2023 (provisional data) and is in euros. The nominal GDP in Spain in 2024 was 1.5 trillion euros.[3]
| Autonomous community | GDP in billions €[3] | Percentage of GDP |
|---|---|---|
| Andalusia
|
212.5 | 13.3% |
| Aragon
|
49.2 | 3.1% |
| Asturias
|
30.0 | 1.9% |
| Balearic Islands
|
44.5 | 2.8% |
| Basque Country
|
91.6 | 5.9% |
| Canary Islands
|
54.2 | 3.6% |
| Cantabria
|
17.6 | 1.1% |
| Castile and León
|
76.6 | 4.7% |
| Castilla–La Mancha
|
56.1 | 3.6% |
| Catalonia
|
301.8 | 18.8% |
| Extremadura
|
26.5 | 1.7% |
| Galicia
|
81.6 | 5.2% |
| Madrid
|
316.2 | 19.6% |
| Murcia
|
41.9 | 2.7% |
| Navarre
|
26.6 | 1.7% |
| La Rioja
|
11.2 | 0.7% |
| Valencian Community
|
148.2 | 9.3% |
| Ceuta
|
1.9 | 0.1% |
| Melilla
|
1.8 | 0.1% |
GDP per capita
[edit]| Autonomous community | GDP per capita in €[4] | Year |
|---|---|---|
 European Union
|
37,610 [citation needed] | 2024 |
| Spain
|
32,633 | 2024 |
| Andalusia
|
24,566 | 2024 |
| Aragon
|
36,446 | 2024 |
| Asturias
|
29,658 | 2024 |
| Balearic Islands
|
36,011 | 2024 |
| Basque Country
|
41,016 | 2024 |
| Canary Islands
|
24,345 | 2024 |
| Cantabria
|
29,791 | 2024 |
| Castile and León
|
31,149 | 2024 |
| Castilla–La Mancha
|
26,588 | 2024 |
| Catalonia
|
37,426 | 2024 |
| Extremadura
|
25,227 | 2024 |
| Galicia
|
30,105 | 2024 |
| Madrid
|
44,755 | 2024 |
| Murcia
|
26,572 | 2024 |
| Navarre
|
39,076 | 2024 |
| La Rioja
|
34,475 | 2024 |
| Valencian Community
|
27,611 | 2024 |
| Ceuta
|
23,228 | 2024 |
| Melilla
|
21,128 | 2024 |
Human Development Index
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Map of the Spanish autonomous communities by Human Development Index in 2017.Legend:
> 0.910
0.890 – 0.910
0.870 – 0.890
0.860 – 0.870
< 0.860
This is a list of Spain's 17 autonomous communities and the 2 autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla by their Human Development Index as of 2025 with data for the year 2023.[5]
| Autonomous community | HDI (2023) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Very high human development | |||
| Spain (average) |
0.918 | ||
| Andalusia |
0.889 | ||
| Aragon |
0.923 | ||
| Asturias |
0.914 | ||
| Balearic Islands |
0.887 | ||
| Basque Country |
0.947 | ||
| Canary Islands |
0.884 | ||
| Cantabria |
0.918 | ||
| Castile and León |
0.920 | ||
| Castilla–La Mancha |
0.884 | ||
| Catalonia |
0.929 | ||
| Extremadura |
0.884 | ||
| Galicia |
0.917 | ||
| Madrid |
0.951 | ||
| Region of Murcia |
0.893 | ||
| Navarre |
0.936 | ||
| La Rioja |
0.924 | ||
| Valencian Community |
0.905 | ||
| Ceuta |
0.868 | ||
| Melilla |
0.874 | ||
See also
[edit]- Ranked lists of Spanish provinces
- Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities
- List of countries by Human Development Index
References
[edit]- ^ "Annual population census 2021-2024". National Statistics Institute (Spain). 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "Encuesta de Estructura Salarial (EES). Año 2023. Datos Definitivos".
- ^ a b "Spanish Regional Accounts 2000-2023 Series". ine.es.
- ^ "Spanish Regional Accounts. 2000-2023 Series". ine.es. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
