Gipuzkoa province in figures

A profile of Gipuzkoa province from official statistics: 24 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-13.

People

Population in Gipuzkoa province was 733,365 in 2025, up 0.3% from 2024, and the 23rd highest of 52 provinces in Spain.

Natural change rate-4 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Up 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023Tied for the 21st lowest of 49 provinces in Spain
Median age47.9 years2025Up 0.2 years from 2024Tied for the 19th highest of 49 provinces in Spain
Population aged 65 and over24%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024
Foreign nationals share of population10.2%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024
Population density370.7 inhabitants per km²2024Up 0.4% from 2023
680K700K720K740K20012005200920132017202120252001: 680,069 persons2002: 682,977 persons2003: 684,416 persons2004: 686,513 persons2005: 688,708 persons2006: 691,895 persons2007: 694,944 persons2008: 701,056 persons2009: 705,698 persons2010: 707,263 persons2011: 709,607 persons2012: 712,097 persons2013: 713,818 persons2014: 715,148 persons2015: 716,834 persons2016: 717,832 persons2017: 719,282 persons2018: 720,592 persons2019: 723,576 persons2020: 727,121 persons2021: 726,033 persons2022: 724,418 persons2023: 728,027 persons2024: 731,182 persons2025: 733,365 persons680K700K720K740K2001201020252001: 680,069 persons2002: 682,977 persons2003: 684,416 persons2004: 686,513 persons2005: 688,708 persons2006: 691,895 persons2007: 694,944 persons2008: 701,056 persons2009: 705,698 persons2010: 707,263 persons2011: 709,607 persons2012: 712,097 persons2013: 713,818 persons2014: 715,148 persons2015: 716,834 persons2016: 717,832 persons2017: 719,282 persons2018: 720,592 persons2019: 723,576 persons2020: 727,121 persons2021: 726,033 persons2022: 724,418 persons2023: 728,027 persons2024: 731,182 persons2025: 733,365 persons
Population, 2001 to 2025. persons. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005).

Sources: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3); Invokely, Población de 65 años y más entre población total (Censo anual, INE); Invokely, Población extranjera entre población total (Censo anual, INE); Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Gipuzkoa province was 5.4% in Q2 2026, down 1.93 percentage points from Q2 2025, and the lowest of 52 provinces in Spain.

Unemployment rate5.4%Q2 2026Down 1.93 percentage points from Q2 2025The lowest of 52 provinces in Spain
Employment rate52.49%Q2 2026Up 4.23 percentage points from Q2 2025
Registered unemployment29,121September 2026, estimatedUp 2.8% from September 2025
Activity rate55.49%Q2 2026Up 3.41 percentage points from Q2 2025
46810122016-Q32018-Q12019-Q32021-Q12022-Q32024-Q12026-Q22016-Q3: 10.35 %2016-Q4: 9.95 %2017-Q1: 10.72 %2017-Q2: 8.18 %2017-Q3: 8.73 %2017-Q4: 8.43 %2018-Q1: 7.93 %2018-Q2: 7.55 %2018-Q3: 7.75 %2018-Q4: 7.56 %2019-Q1: 8.03 %2019-Q2: 7.13 %2019-Q3: 6.19 %2019-Q4: 7.53 %2020-Q1: 6.91 %2020-Q2: 7.23 %2020-Q3: 9.18 %2020-Q4: 7.02 %2021-Q1: 9.67 %2021-Q2: 7.82 %2021-Q3: 9.55 %2021-Q4: 7.42 %2022-Q1: 7.57 %2022-Q2: 7.82 %2022-Q3: 6.71 %2022-Q4: 9.38 %2023-Q1: 8.14 %2023-Q2: 6.63 %2023-Q3: 8.68 %2023-Q4: 6.41 %2024-Q1: 8.16 %2024-Q2: 6.75 %2024-Q3: 5.85 %2024-Q4: 4.67 %2025-Q1: 6.55 %2025-Q2: 7.33 %2025-Q3: 6.3 %2025-Q4: 6.39 %2026-Q1: 7.39 %2026-Q2: 5.4 %46810122016-Q32020-Q12023-Q32026-Q22016-Q3: 10.35 %2016-Q4: 9.95 %2017-Q1: 10.72 %2017-Q2: 8.18 %2017-Q3: 8.73 %2017-Q4: 8.43 %2018-Q1: 7.93 %2018-Q2: 7.55 %2018-Q3: 7.75 %2018-Q4: 7.56 %2019-Q1: 8.03 %2019-Q2: 7.13 %2019-Q3: 6.19 %2019-Q4: 7.53 %2020-Q1: 6.91 %2020-Q2: 7.23 %2020-Q3: 9.18 %2020-Q4: 7.02 %2021-Q1: 9.67 %2021-Q2: 7.82 %2021-Q3: 9.55 %2021-Q4: 7.42 %2022-Q1: 7.57 %2022-Q2: 7.82 %2022-Q3: 6.71 %2022-Q4: 9.38 %2023-Q1: 8.14 %2023-Q2: 6.63 %2023-Q3: 8.68 %2023-Q4: 6.41 %2024-Q1: 8.16 %2024-Q2: 6.75 %2024-Q3: 5.85 %2024-Q4: 4.67 %2025-Q1: 6.55 %2025-Q2: 7.33 %2025-Q3: 6.3 %2025-Q4: 6.39 %2026-Q1: 7.39 %2026-Q2: 5.4 %
Unemployment rate, Q3 2016 to Q2 2026. %. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Encuesta de Población Activa: tasas de actividad, paro y empleo por provincia (tabla 65349).

Sources: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Encuesta de Población Activa: tasas de actividad, paro y empleo por provincia (tabla 65349); Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Atlas de distribución de renta de los hogares: renta neta media por hogar (tabla 53689); Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Atlas de distribución de renta de los hogares: renta neta media por persona (tabla 53689); Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal, Paro registrado por municipios. Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (euros) in Gipuzkoa province was €29.87 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 5.1% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€29.87 billion2024, provisionalUp 5.1% from 2023
GDP per capita€40,8382024, provisionalUp 4.6% from 2023
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)114%2023, provisionalUp 3 percentage points from 2022The 3rd highest of 49 provinces in Spain
10K15K20K25K30K20012005200920132017202120242001: 14,804 EUR million2002: 15,369 EUR million2003: 15,952 EUR million2004: 17,002 EUR million2005: 18,110 EUR million2006: 19,900 EUR million2007: 21,259 EUR million2008: 21,556 EUR million2009: 20,538 EUR million2010: 20,884 EUR million2011: 20,844 EUR million2012: 20,384 EUR million2013: 20,034 EUR million2014: 20,168 EUR million2015: 20,890 EUR million2016: 21,468 EUR million2017: 22,935 EUR million2018: 23,594 EUR million2019: 24,465 EUR million2020: 21,892 EUR million2021: 24,644 EUR million2022: 26,370 EUR million2023: 28,420 EUR million2024: 29,870 EUR million10K15K20K25K30K20012009201720242001: 14,804 EUR million2002: 15,369 EUR million2003: 15,952 EUR million2004: 17,002 EUR million2005: 18,110 EUR million2006: 19,900 EUR million2007: 21,259 EUR million2008: 21,556 EUR million2009: 20,538 EUR million2010: 20,884 EUR million2011: 20,844 EUR million2012: 20,384 EUR million2013: 20,034 EUR million2014: 20,168 EUR million2015: 20,890 EUR million2016: 21,468 EUR million2017: 22,935 EUR million2018: 23,594 EUR million2019: 24,465 EUR million2020: 21,892 EUR million2021: 24,644 EUR million2022: 26,370 EUR million2023: 28,420 EUR million2024: 29,870 EUR million
Gross domestic product (GDP), 2001 to 2024. EUR million. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Contabilidad regional de España: PIB a precios de mercado (tabla 82284).

Sources: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Contabilidad regional de España: PIB a precios de mercado (tabla 82284); Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Contabilidad regional de España: PIB per cápita (tabla 82285); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Inflation rate in Gipuzkoa province was 3.9% in August 2026, up 1 percentage point from August 2025, and tied for the 10th lowest of 52 provinces in Spain.

Inflation (CPI annual change)3.9%August 2026Up 1 percentage point from August 2025Tied for the 10th lowest of 52 provinces in Spain
Average home mortgage amount€183,266July 2026, estimatedDown 3.6% from July 2025The 6th highest of 52 provinces in Spain
Home sales698July 2026, provisionalDown 7.5% from July 2025The 25th lowest of 52 provinces in Spain
0246810122021-082022-052023-022023-112024-082025-052026-082021-08: 3.3 %2021-09: 4.1 %2021-10: 5 %2021-11: 5 %2021-12: 6.3 %2022-01: 5.8 %2022-02: 7.1 %2022-03: 8.8 %2022-04: 7.2 %2022-05: 7.9 %2022-06: 8.9 %2022-07: 10 %2022-08: 10.1 %2022-09: 8.1 %2022-10: 6.7 %2022-11: 6.5 %2022-12: 5.4 %2023-01: 5.9 %2023-02: 5.9 %2023-03: 3.7 %2023-04: 4.7 %2023-05: 3.7 %2023-06: 2.7 %2023-07: 3 %2023-08: 2.9 %2023-09: 3.7 %2023-10: 3.9 %2023-11: 3.5 %2023-12: 3.3 %2024-01: 3.6 %2024-02: 3.2 %2024-03: 3.4 %2024-04: 3.5 %2024-05: 4 %2024-06: 3.6 %2024-07: 2.9 %2024-08: 2.6 %2024-09: 2 %2024-10: 2.4 %2024-11: 3.2 %2024-12: 3.7 %2025-01: 3.8 %2025-02: 3.7 %2025-03: 2.9 %2025-04: 2.8 %2025-05: 2.4 %2025-06: 2.7 %2025-07: 3 %2025-08: 2.9 %2025-09: 3.3 %2025-10: 3 %2025-11: 2.9 %2025-12: 2.6 %2026-01: 1.7 %2026-02: 2 %2026-03: 2.8 %2026-04: 2.5 %2026-05: 2.5 %2026-06: 2.8 %2026-07: 3.2 %2026-08: 3.9 %02.557.51012.52021-082023-052025-022026-082021-08: 3.3 %2021-09: 4.1 %2021-10: 5 %2021-11: 5 %2021-12: 6.3 %2022-01: 5.8 %2022-02: 7.1 %2022-03: 8.8 %2022-04: 7.2 %2022-05: 7.9 %2022-06: 8.9 %2022-07: 10 %2022-08: 10.1 %2022-09: 8.1 %2022-10: 6.7 %2022-11: 6.5 %2022-12: 5.4 %2023-01: 5.9 %2023-02: 5.9 %2023-03: 3.7 %2023-04: 4.7 %2023-05: 3.7 %2023-06: 2.7 %2023-07: 3 %2023-08: 2.9 %2023-09: 3.7 %2023-10: 3.9 %2023-11: 3.5 %2023-12: 3.3 %2024-01: 3.6 %2024-02: 3.2 %2024-03: 3.4 %2024-04: 3.5 %2024-05: 4 %2024-06: 3.6 %2024-07: 2.9 %2024-08: 2.6 %2024-09: 2 %2024-10: 2.4 %2024-11: 3.2 %2024-12: 3.7 %2025-01: 3.8 %2025-02: 3.7 %2025-03: 2.9 %2025-04: 2.8 %2025-05: 2.4 %2025-06: 2.7 %2025-07: 3 %2025-08: 2.9 %2025-09: 3.3 %2025-10: 3 %2025-11: 2.9 %2025-12: 2.6 %2026-01: 1.7 %2026-02: 2 %2026-03: 2.8 %2026-04: 2.5 %2026-05: 2.5 %2026-06: 2.8 %2026-07: 3.2 %2026-08: 3.9 %
Inflation (CPI annual change), August 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Índice de precios de consumo, base 2025: variación anual del índice general (tablas 76125, 76136 y 76141).

Sources: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Índice de precios de consumo, base 2025: variación anual del índice general (tablas 76125, 76136 y 76141); Invokely, Importe medio de las hipotecas sobre viviendas (Estadística de Hipotecas, INE); Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Estadística de transmisiones de derechos de la propiedad: compraventa de viviendas (tabla 6150). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active companies in Gipuzkoa province were 46,310 in 2025, down 0.9% from 2024, and the 21st highest of 52 provinces in Spain.

New companies created84August 2026, provisionalDown 9.7% from August 2025Tied for the 23rd highest of 52 provinces in Spain
Enterprise birth rate7.69%2023Up 0.66 percentage points from 2022Tied for the 23rd lowest of 49 provinces in Spain
Enterprise death rate7.17%2023, estimatedUp 0.51 percentage points from 2022
Nights spent in tourist accommodation4.72 million2025Up 4.4% from 2024
Hotel guests178,118August 2026, provisionalUp 3.6% from August 2025
45K50K55K60K65K20012005200920132017202120252001: 55,180 count2002: 55,202 count2003: 55,983 count2004: 56,498 count2005: 57,193 count2006: 58,486 count2007: 59,546 count2008: 63,569 count2009: 62,034 count2010: 60,580 count2011: 58,456 count2012: 55,574 count2013: 53,631 count2014: 52,042 count2015: 51,309 count2016: 52,016 count2017: 48,284 count2018: 49,582 count2019: 48,779 count2020: 48,807 count2021: 47,581 count2022: 48,717 count2023: 46,450 count2024: 46,719 count2025: 46,310 count45K50K55K60K65K2001201020252001: 55,180 count2002: 55,202 count2003: 55,983 count2004: 56,498 count2005: 57,193 count2006: 58,486 count2007: 59,546 count2008: 63,569 count2009: 62,034 count2010: 60,580 count2011: 58,456 count2012: 55,574 count2013: 53,631 count2014: 52,042 count2015: 51,309 count2016: 52,016 count2017: 48,284 count2018: 49,582 count2019: 48,779 count2020: 48,807 count2021: 47,581 count2022: 48,717 count2023: 46,450 count2024: 46,719 count2025: 46,310 count
Active companies, 2001 to 2025. count. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por provincia (tabla 302).

Sources: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por provincia (tabla 302); Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Estadística de sociedades mercantiles: sociedades constituidas (tablas 13917 y 13913); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2); Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Encuesta de ocupación hotelera: viajeros (tabla 2074). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=29005. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  2. Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  4. Invokely calculation from Población de 65 años y más entre población total (Censo anual, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#population_65_plus_share. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  5. Invokely calculation from Población extranjera entre población total (Censo anual, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#foreign_population_share. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  6. Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
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  8. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Atlas de distribución de renta de los hogares: renta neta media por hogar (tabla 53689). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=53689. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
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  15. Invokely calculation from Importe medio de las hipotecas sobre viviendas (Estadística de Hipotecas, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#average_mortgage_amount. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  16. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Estadística de transmisiones de derechos de la propiedad: compraventa de viviendas (tabla 6150). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=6150. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  17. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por provincia (tabla 302). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=302. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  18. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Estadística de sociedades mercantiles: sociedades constituidas (tablas 13917 y 13913). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=13917. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
  19. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  21. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  22. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Encuesta de ocupación hotelera: viajeros (tabla 2074). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=2074. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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