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Statistics for Basque Country

Latest official figures for Basque Country, each linked to its source.

Demography

Population2,242,342 persons2025
Population aged 16 to 641,405,177 persons2025
Population density310.9 inhabitants per km²2024
Foreign nationals share of population10.2 %2025
Population aged 65 and over24.2 %2025
Median age48.3 years2025
Average age46.5 years2025
Dependency ratio59.6 %2025
Live births12,950 count2024
Deaths22,397 count2024
Crude birth rate5.79 per 1,000 inhabitants2024
Crude death rate10 per 1,000 inhabitants2024
Total fertility rate1.1 children per woman2024
Life expectancy at birth84.64 years2024

Labor market

Registered unemployment106,809 persons2026-08
Registered unemployment rate7.6 %2026-08
Unemployment rate7.11 %2026-Q2
Youth unemployment rate (under 25)21.47 %2026-Q2
Employment rate51.7 %2026-Q2
Activity rate55.65 %2026-Q2

Prices

Consumer price index (CPI)104.98 index2026-08
Inflation (CPI annual change)4.5 %2026-08

Income and living conditions

Average net income per person18,885 EUR2023
Average net income per household44,728 EUR2023
Gini index28.8 index2023
At-risk-of-poverty rate9.3 %2025

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP)95,508 EUR million2025
GDP per capita42,492 EUR2025
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)115 %2024
Real GDP growth1.9 %2025

Housing

House price index109.329 index2026-Q2
House prices, annual change10 %2026-Q2
Home sales2,139 count2026-07
Home mortgages1,856 count2026-07
Average home mortgage amount190,890 EUR2026-07

Companies

Active companies134,953 count2025
New companies created333 count2026-07

Tourism

Hotel overnight stays972,647 count2026-08
Hotel guests441,899 count2026-08
International tourist arrivals2,127,910 count2025
Nights spent in tourist accommodation10,599,154 count2025