Palencia province in figures

A profile of Palencia 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 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Palencia province was 158,687 in 2025, up 0.4% from 2024, and the 6th lowest of 52 provinces in Spain.

Natural change rate-8 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Down 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The 6th lowest of 49 provinces in Spain
Median age51.4 years2025Up 0.1 years from 2024Tied for the 6th highest of 49 provinces in Spain
Population aged 65 and over28.2%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024
Foreign nationals share of population7.1%2025Up 0.9 percentage points from 2024
Population density19.7 inhabitants per km²2024Unchanged from 2023
155K160K165K170K175K180K20012005200920132017202120252001: 177,345 persons2002: 176,125 persons2003: 175,047 persons2004: 173,990 persons2005: 173,471 persons2006: 173,153 persons2007: 173,281 persons2008: 173,454 persons2009: 173,306 persons2010: 172,510 persons2011: 171,668 persons2012: 170,713 persons2013: 168,955 persons2014: 167,609 persons2015: 166,035 persons2016: 164,644 persons2017: 163,390 persons2018: 162,035 persons2019: 160,980 persons2020: 160,321 persons2021: 159,123 persons2022: 158,008 persons2023: 157,752 persons2024: 158,115 persons2025: 158,687 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 Palencia province was 5.55% in Q2 2026, down 0.75 percentage points from Q2 2025, and the 2nd lowest of 52 provinces in Spain.

Unemployment rate5.55%Q2 2026Down 0.75 percentage points from Q2 2025The 2nd lowest of 52 provinces in Spain
Employment rate51.06%Q2 2026Up 3.08 percentage points from Q2 2025
Registered unemployment5,947September 2026, estimatedUp 3.4% from September 2025
Activity rate54.06%Q2 2026Up 2.85 percentage points from Q2 2025
468101214162016-Q32018-Q12019-Q32021-Q12022-Q32024-Q12026-Q22016-Q3: 13.29 %2016-Q4: 13.86 %2017-Q1: 14.32 %2017-Q2: 14.11 %2017-Q3: 13.01 %2017-Q4: 13.07 %2018-Q1: 12.44 %2018-Q2: 9.12 %2018-Q3: 11.52 %2018-Q4: 15 %2019-Q1: 13.24 %2019-Q2: 12.42 %2019-Q3: 6.95 %2019-Q4: 9.35 %2020-Q1: 12.63 %2020-Q2: 12.09 %2020-Q3: 11.32 %2020-Q4: 9.64 %2021-Q1: 11.24 %2021-Q2: 9.87 %2021-Q3: 8.65 %2021-Q4: 10.21 %2022-Q1: 10.67 %2022-Q2: 10.66 %2022-Q3: 7.98 %2022-Q4: 8.72 %2023-Q1: 11.76 %2023-Q2: 9.03 %2023-Q3: 6.92 %2023-Q4: 7.23 %2024-Q1: 8.11 %2024-Q2: 7.14 %2024-Q3: 5.92 %2024-Q4: 6.83 %2025-Q1: 9.08 %2025-Q2: 6.3 %2025-Q3: 7.23 %2025-Q4: 7.83 %2026-Q1: 7.45 %2026-Q2: 5.55 %
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 Palencia province was €5.54 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 9.2% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€5.54 billion2024, provisionalUp 9.2% from 2023
GDP per capita€35,0072024, provisionalUp 8.9% from 2023
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)93%2023, provisionalUp 2 percentage points from 2022The 14th highest of 49 provinces in Spain
2,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020012005200920132017202120242001: 2,734 EUR million2002: 3,021 EUR million2003: 3,234 EUR million2004: 3,418 EUR million2005: 3,638 EUR million2006: 3,813 EUR million2007: 4,180 EUR million2008: 4,281 EUR million2009: 4,092 EUR million2010: 4,031 EUR million2011: 4,051 EUR million2012: 3,815 EUR million2013: 3,770 EUR million2014: 3,732 EUR million2015: 3,935 EUR million2016: 4,172 EUR million2017: 4,070 EUR million2018: 4,375 EUR million2019: 4,418 EUR million2020: 4,042 EUR million2021: 4,327 EUR million2022: 4,713 EUR million2023: 5,076 EUR million2024: 5,545 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 Palencia province was 4.6% in August 2026, up 2.3 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 15th highest of 52 provinces in Spain.

Inflation (CPI annual change)4.6%August 2026Up 2.3 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 15th highest of 52 provinces in Spain
Average home mortgage amount€100,717July 2026, estimatedUp 1.4% from July 2025The 5th lowest of 52 provinces in Spain
Home sales225July 2026, provisionalUp 3.2% from July 2025The 6th lowest of 52 provinces in Spain
02.557.51012.52021-082022-052023-022023-112024-082025-052026-082021-08: 3.5 %2021-09: 4 %2021-10: 5.6 %2021-11: 5.9 %2021-12: 6.9 %2022-01: 6.5 %2022-02: 7.9 %2022-03: 10.1 %2022-04: 9 %2022-05: 9.2 %2022-06: 11.1 %2022-07: 11.3 %2022-08: 11.2 %2022-09: 9.6 %2022-10: 7.5 %2022-11: 7.5 %2022-12: 6.2 %2023-01: 6.3 %2023-02: 6.4 %2023-03: 3.6 %2023-04: 4.1 %2023-05: 3.5 %2023-06: 1.8 %2023-07: 2.2 %2023-08: 2.5 %2023-09: 3.2 %2023-10: 3.2 %2023-11: 2.9 %2023-12: 2.7 %2024-01: 3.2 %2024-02: 2.7 %2024-03: 3 %2024-04: 3 %2024-05: 3 %2024-06: 2.8 %2024-07: 2 %2024-08: 1.7 %2024-09: 0.9 %2024-10: 1.3 %2024-11: 1.9 %2024-12: 2.5 %2025-01: 2.5 %2025-02: 2.4 %2025-03: 1.6 %2025-04: 1.6 %2025-05: 2 %2025-06: 2.5 %2025-07: 2.6 %2025-08: 2.3 %2025-09: 2.7 %2025-10: 2.9 %2025-11: 2.9 %2025-12: 2.8 %2026-01: 2 %2026-02: 2.3 %2026-03: 3.6 %2026-04: 3.7 %2026-05: 3.1 %2026-06: 2.9 %2026-07: 3.6 %2026-08: 4.6 %
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 Palencia province were 8,899 in 2025, down 0.3% from 2024, and the 5th lowest of 52 provinces in Spain.

New companies created20July 2026, provisionalUp 150% from July 2025The 7th lowest of 52 provinces in Spain
Enterprise birth rate6.08%2023Up 0.54 percentage points from 2022The lowest of 49 provinces in Spain
Enterprise death rate6.24%2023, estimatedDown 1.19 percentage points from 2022
Nights spent in tourist accommodation691,9352025Down 8.8% from 2024
Hotel guests29,160August 2026, provisionalUp 9.1% from August 2025
8,5009,0009,50010K10.5K11K11.5K20012005200920132017202120252001: 10,041 count2002: 10,024 count2003: 10,297 count2004: 10,399 count2005: 10,575 count2006: 10,694 count2007: 11,060 count2008: 11,111 count2009: 10,964 count2010: 10,825 count2011: 10,760 count2012: 10,640 count2013: 10,447 count2014: 10,319 count2015: 10,229 count2016: 10,131 count2017: 10,021 count2018: 10,024 count2019: 9,860 count2020: 9,813 count2021: 9,639 count2022: 9,613 count2023: 8,956 count2024: 8,922 count2025: 8,899 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.
  7. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Encuesta de Población Activa: tasas de actividad, paro y empleo por provincia (tabla 65349). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=65349. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  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.
  9. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Atlas de distribución de renta de los hogares: renta neta media por persona (tabla 53689). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=53689. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  10. Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE). Paro registrado por municipios. https://www.sepe.es/HomeSepe/que-es-el-sepe/estadisticas/datos-estadisticos/municipios/2026/septiembre.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Contabilidad regional de España: PIB a precios de mercado (tabla 82284). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=82284. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  12. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Contabilidad regional de España: PIB per cápita (tabla 82285). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=82285. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  13. 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 2026-10-07.
  14. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Índice de precios de consumo, base 2025: variación anual del índice general (tablas 76125, 76136 y 76141). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=76141. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  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 2026-10-07.
  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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