Canary Islands: key statistics
Population: 2.25 million (2025). GDP per capita: €27,190 (2025). Unemployment rate: 11.6% (Q2 2026). Life expectancy at birth: 82.79 years (2024).
Population and demography
| Population | 2.25 million | 2025 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 1.57 million | 2025 | |
| Population aged 15 to 64 | 1.6 million | 2025 | |
| Population density | 303 inhabitants per km² | 2024 | |
| Foreign nationals share of population | 15.2% | 2025 | |
| Population aged 65 and over | 18.2% | 2025 | |
| Median age | 45.7 years | 2025 | |
| Average age | 44.3 years | 2025 | |
| Dependency ratio | 43.6% | 2025 | |
| Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) | 41.6% | 2025 | |
| Live births | 11,699 | 2024 | |
| Deaths | 17,545 | 2024 | |
| Crude birth rate | 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | |
| Crude death rate | 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | |
| Total fertility rate | 0.82 children per woman | 2024 | |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.79 years | 2024 |
Labor market
| Registered unemployment | 144,459 | August 2026 | |
| Registered unemployment rate | 9.18% | August 2026 | |
| Unemployment rate | 11.6% | Q2 2026 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (under 25) | 27.78% | Q2 2026 | |
| Employment rate | 52.06% | Q2 2026 | |
| Activity rate | 58.89% | Q2 2026 |
Prices and inflation
| Consumer price index (CPI) | 104.209 index | August 2026 | |
| Inflation (CPI annual change) | 3.8% | August 2026 |
Income and living conditions
| Average net income per person | €13,595 | 2023 | |
| Average net income per household | €36,370 | 2023 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant | €15,300 | 2023 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant in PPS | 17,000 PPS | 2023 | |
| Gini index | 31.7 index | 2023 | |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 22.9% | 2025 |
Economy
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | €61.66 billion | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita | €27,190 | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100) | 72% | 2024 | |
| Real GDP growth | 2.1% | 2025 |
AI and digital economy
Housing
| House price index | 110.44 index | Q2 2026 | |
| House prices, annual change | 11% | Q2 2026 | |
| Home sales | 2,289 | July 2026 | |
| Home mortgages | 1,557 | July 2026 | |
| Average home mortgage amount | €154,173 | July 2026 |
Companies
| Active companies | 146,001 | 2025 | |
| New companies created | 422 | July 2026 |
Tourism
| Hotel overnight stays | 7.22 million | August 2026 | |
| Hotel guests | 1.11 million | August 2026 | |
| International tourist arrivals | 15.69 million | 2025 | |
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 102.33 million | 2025 |
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