Basque Country: key statistics
Population: 2.24 million (2025). GDP per capita: €42,492 (2025). Unemployment rate: 7.11% (Q2 2026). Life expectancy at birth: 84.64 years (2024).
Population and demography
| Population | 2.24 million | 2025 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 1.41 million | 2025 | |
| Population aged 15 to 64 | 1.43 million | 2025 | |
| Population density | 310.9 inhabitants per km² | 2024 | |
| Foreign nationals share of population | 10.2% | 2025 | |
| Population aged 65 and over | 24.2% | 2025 | |
| Median age | 48.3 years | 2025 | |
| Average age | 46.5 years | 2025 | |
| Dependency ratio | 59.6% | 2025 | |
| Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) | 57% | 2025 | |
| Live births | 12,950 | 2024 | |
| Deaths | 22,397 | 2024 | |
| Crude birth rate | 5.79 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | |
| Crude death rate | 10 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | |
| Total fertility rate | 1.1 children per woman | 2024 | |
| Life expectancy at birth | 84.64 years | 2024 |
Labor market
| Registered unemployment | 106,809 | August 2026 | |
| Registered unemployment rate | 7.6% | August 2026 | |
| Unemployment rate | 7.11% | Q2 2026 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (under 25) | 21.47% | Q2 2026 | |
| Employment rate | 51.7% | Q2 2026 | |
| Activity rate | 55.65% | Q2 2026 |
Prices and inflation
| Consumer price index (CPI) | 104.98 index | August 2026 | |
| Inflation (CPI annual change) | 4.5% | August 2026 |
Income and living conditions
| Average net income per person | €18,885 | 2023 | |
| Average net income per household | €44,728 | 2023 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant | €24,200 | 2023 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant in PPS | 26,800 PPS | 2023 | |
| Gini index | 28.8 index | 2023 | |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 9.3% | 2025 |
Economy
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | €95.51 billion | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita | €42,492 | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100) | 115% | 2024 | |
| Real GDP growth | 1.9% | 2025 |
AI and digital economy
Housing
| House price index | 109.329 index | Q2 2026 | |
| House prices, annual change | 10% | Q2 2026 | |
| Home sales | 2,139 | July 2026 | |
| Home mortgages | 1,856 | July 2026 | |
| Average home mortgage amount | €190,890 | July 2026 |
Companies
| Active companies | 134,953 | 2025 | |
| New companies created | 333 | July 2026 |
Tourism
| Hotel overnight stays | 972,647 | August 2026 | |
| Hotel guests | 441,899 | August 2026 | |
| International tourist arrivals | 2.13 million | 2025 | |
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 10.6 million | 2025 |
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