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A profile of Northern and Western from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 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 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Northern and Western was 958,925 in 2025, up 1.4% from 2024.

Population958,9252025Up 1.4% from 2024
Natural change rate2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Down 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023
Median age40.7 years2025Up 0.1 years from 2024
Population aged 65 and over17.5%2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024
Population density38.2 inhabitants per km²2024Up 1.6% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment10,7622024Compared with 12,657 in 2023
800K850K900K950K1M20122014201620182020202220252012: 832,082 persons2013: 834,236 persons2014: 833,748 persons2015: 833,830 persons2016: 839,204 persons2017: 851,642 persons2018: 860,162 persons2019: 872,406 persons2020: 883,740 persons2021: 891,624 persons2022: 903,853 persons2023: 930,208 persons2024: 945,560 persons2025: 958,925 persons800K850K900K950K1M2012201720252012: 832,082 persons2013: 834,236 persons2014: 833,748 persons2015: 833,830 persons2016: 839,204 persons2017: 851,642 persons2018: 860,162 persons2019: 872,406 persons2020: 883,740 persons2021: 891,624 persons2022: 903,853 persons2023: 930,208 persons2024: 945,560 persons2025: 958,925 persons
Population, 2012 to 2025. persons. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3); 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); Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Northern and Western was 4.8% in 2025, up 0.6 percentage points from 2024.

Unemployment rate4.8%2025Up 0.6 percentage points from 2024
Household disposable income per inhabitant€26,2002023Up 7.4% from 2022
Employment rate79.1%2025Up 0.6 percentage points from 2024
At-risk-of-poverty rate20.9%2025Up 1.4 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate77.5%2025Up 1.1 percentage points from 2024
2.557.51012.51517.520122014201620182020202220252012: 15.8 %2013: 13.2 %2014: 11.6 %2015: 10.1 %2016: 8.6 %2017: 6.2 %2018: 5.6 %2019: 4.8 %2020: 5 %2021: 5 %2022: 4 %2023: 3.8 %2024: 4.2 %2025: 4.8 %051015202012201720252012: 15.8 %2013: 13.2 %2014: 11.6 %2015: 10.1 %2016: 8.6 %2017: 6.2 %2018: 5.6 %2019: 4.8 %2020: 5 %2021: 5 %2022: 4 %2023: 3.8 %2024: 4.2 %2025: 4.8 %
Unemployment rate, 2012 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt); Eurostat, European Commission, Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc); Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt); Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41); Eurostat, European Commission, Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (euros) in Northern and Western was €44.93 billion (estimated) in 2024, up 1.2% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€44.93 billion2024, estimatedUp 1.2% from 2023
GDP per capita€47,3002024, estimatedDown 0.4% from 2023
Real GDP growth-3.6%2024, estimatedDown 9.8 percentage points from 2023
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)100%2024, estimatedDown 4 percentage points from 2023
10K20K30K40K50K20002004200820122016202020242000: 12,970 EUR million2001: 14,674 EUR million2002: 16,364 EUR million2003: 17,281 EUR million2004: 18,701 EUR million2005: 20,659 EUR million2006: 21,442 EUR million2007: 23,472 EUR million2008: 22,603 EUR million2009: 18,504 EUR million2010: 19,746 EUR million2011: 19,106 EUR million2012: 18,489 EUR million2013: 19,240 EUR million2014: 21,088 EUR million2015: 22,444 EUR million2016: 23,128 EUR million2017: 24,305 EUR million2018: 25,536 EUR million2019: 27,927 EUR million2020: 30,956 EUR million2021: 35,791 EUR million2022: 40,653 EUR million2023: 44,411 EUR million2024: 44,933 EUR million10K20K30K40K50K2000200920242000: 12,970 EUR million2001: 14,674 EUR million2002: 16,364 EUR million2003: 17,281 EUR million2004: 18,701 EUR million2005: 20,659 EUR million2006: 21,442 EUR million2007: 23,472 EUR million2008: 22,603 EUR million2009: 18,504 EUR million2010: 19,746 EUR million2011: 19,106 EUR million2012: 18,489 EUR million2013: 19,240 EUR million2014: 21,088 EUR million2015: 22,444 EUR million2016: 23,128 EUR million2017: 24,305 EUR million2018: 25,536 EUR million2019: 27,927 EUR million2020: 30,956 EUR million2021: 35,791 EUR million2022: 40,653 EUR million2023: 44,411 EUR million2024: 44,933 EUR million
Gross domestic product (GDP), 2000 to 2024. EUR million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Economy statistics and rankings

Consumers

Severe material and social deprivation rate in Northern and Western was 6.5% in 2025, up 1.8 percentage points from 2024.

Severe material and social deprivation rate6.5%2025Up 1.8 percentage points from 2024
People who bought online in the last 12 months94.5%2025Down 0.5 percentage points from 2024
34567201620182020202220252016: 6.8 %2017: 4.8 %2018: 4.6 %2019: 6.3 %2020: 6.4 %2021: 3.9 %2022: 5.9 %2023: 3 %2024: 4.7 %2025: 6.5 %345672016202020252016: 6.8 %2017: 4.8 %2018: 4.6 %2019: 6.3 %2020: 6.4 %2021: 3.9 %2022: 5.9 %2023: 3 %2024: 4.7 %2025: 6.5 %
Severe material and social deprivation rate, 2016 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18); Eurostat, European Commission, Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). Economy statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Northern and Western were 65,262 in 2023, up 2.9% from 2022.

Active enterprises65,2622023Up 2.9% from 2022
Enterprise births6,9412023Up 4.8% from 2022
Enterprise birth rate10.64%2023Up 0.2 percentage points from 2022
Enterprise death rate12.73%2023, provisionalUp 3.27 percentage points from 2022
Nights spent in tourist accommodation11.8 million2025Down 3.8% from 2024
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)7.11 million2025Up 4.4% from 2024
60K61K62K63K64K65K66K2021202220232021: 60,464 count2022: 63,433 count2023: 65,262 count60K62K64K66K2021202220232021: 60,464 count2022: 63,433 count2023: 65,262 count
Active enterprises, 2021 to 2023. count. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r); 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); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Companies statistics and rankings

Health

Life expectancy in Northern and Western was 83.2 years in 2024, up 0.5 years from 2023.

Life expectancy at birth83.2 years2024Up 0.5 years from 2023
Infant mortality rate3.2 per 1,000 live births2024Down 0.4 per 1,000 live births from 2023
Age-standardised death rate, all causes872.6 per 100,000 people2023Down 55.6 per 100,000 people from 2022
Road deaths per million inhabitants58 per million inhabitants2024Down 5 per million inhabitants from 2023
8181.58282.58383.52013201520172019202120242013: 81.3 years2014: 81.4 years2015: 81.6 years2016: 81.7 years2017: 82.3 years2018: 82.4 years2019: 82.7 years2020: 82.6 years2021: 82.4 years2022: 82.3 years2023: 82.7 years2024: 83.2 years8181.58282.58383.520132017202120242013: 81.3 years2014: 81.4 years2015: 81.6 years2016: 81.7 years2017: 82.3 years2018: 82.4 years2019: 82.7 years2020: 82.6 years2021: 82.4 years2022: 82.3 years2023: 82.7 years2024: 83.2 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2013 to 2024. years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp); Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind); Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2); Eurostat, European Commission, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). Health statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  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 2026-10-08.
  4. Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  5. Eurostat. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, 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.
  6. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  7. Eurostat. Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2hhinc/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  8. Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. Eurostat. Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfp2actrt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  12. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Eurostat. GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2gvagr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. Eurostat. GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  16. Eurostat. Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_r_blt12_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  17. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  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 2026-10-08.
  22. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. Eurostat. Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_mlifexp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  24. Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  25. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  26. Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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