Valencia province in figures

A profile of Valencia province from official statistics: 23 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 Valencia province was 2.76 million in 2025, up 1.8% from 2024, and the 3rd highest of 52 provinces in Spain.

Population2.76 million2025Up 1.8% from 2024The 3rd highest of 52 provinces in Spain
Natural change rate-2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Up 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023Tied for the 15th highest of 49 provinces in Spain
Median age45.4 years2025Up 0.1 years from 2024Tied for the 16th lowest of 49 provinces in Spain
Population aged 65 and over20%2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024
Foreign nationals share of population15.9%2025Up 1.3 percentage points from 2024
Population density254.7 inhabitants per km²2024Up 2% from 2023
2.2M2.4M2.6M2.8M20012005200920132017202120252001: 2,227,170 persons2002: 2,267,503 persons2003: 2,320,297 persons2004: 2,358,919 persons2005: 2,416,628 persons2006: 2,463,592 persons2007: 2,486,483 persons2008: 2,543,209 persons2009: 2,575,362 persons2010: 2,581,147 persons2011: 2,578,719 persons2012: 2,580,792 persons2013: 2,566,474 persons2014: 2,548,898 persons2015: 2,543,315 persons2016: 2,544,264 persons2017: 2,540,707 persons2018: 2,547,986 persons2019: 2,565,124 persons2020: 2,591,875 persons2021: 2,589,312 persons2022: 2,605,757 persons2023: 2,656,291 persons2024: 2,709,433 persons2025: 2,758,633 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 Valencia province was 10.71% in Q2 2026, down 0.26 percentage points from Q2 2025, and the 18th highest of 52 provinces in Spain.

Unemployment rate10.71%Q2 2026Down 0.26 percentage points from Q2 2025The 18th highest of 52 provinces in Spain
Employment rate52.85%Q2 2026Up 0.04 percentage points from Q2 2025
Registered unemployment145,070September 2026, estimatedUp 0.8% from September 2025
Activity rate59.19%Q2 2026Down 0.12 percentage points from Q2 2025
1012.51517.52022.52016-Q32018-Q12019-Q32021-Q12022-Q32024-Q12026-Q22016-Q3: 21.43 %2016-Q4: 20.24 %2017-Q1: 19.82 %2017-Q2: 19.06 %2017-Q3: 18.85 %2017-Q4: 16.43 %2018-Q1: 16.36 %2018-Q2: 15.66 %2018-Q3: 15.58 %2018-Q4: 13.17 %2019-Q1: 13.09 %2019-Q2: 14 %2019-Q3: 14.58 %2019-Q4: 12.93 %2020-Q1: 14.08 %2020-Q2: 16.06 %2020-Q3: 16.35 %2020-Q4: 14.65 %2021-Q1: 14.96 %2021-Q2: 16.4 %2021-Q3: 15.35 %2021-Q4: 12.14 %2022-Q1: 11.73 %2022-Q2: 12.44 %2022-Q3: 13.82 %2022-Q4: 12.22 %2023-Q1: 12.69 %2023-Q2: 11.47 %2023-Q3: 11.49 %2023-Q4: 12.23 %2024-Q1: 12.2 %2024-Q2: 10.57 %2024-Q3: 12.52 %2024-Q4: 11.52 %2025-Q1: 10.91 %2025-Q2: 10.97 %2025-Q3: 11.52 %2025-Q4: 10.62 %2026-Q1: 10.85 %2026-Q2: 10.71 %
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 Valencia province was €80.61 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 6.9% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€80.61 billion2024, provisionalUp 6.9% from 2023
GDP per capita€29,4492024, provisionalUp 4.8% from 2023
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)82%2023, provisionalUp 3 percentage points from 2022Tied for the 23rd lowest of 49 provinces in Spain
30K40K50K60K70K80K90K20012005200920132017202120242001: 36,749 EUR million2002: 39,503 EUR million2003: 42,025 EUR million2004: 44,840 EUR million2005: 47,647 EUR million2006: 51,865 EUR million2007: 56,440 EUR million2008: 58,596 EUR million2009: 55,395 EUR million2010: 55,633 EUR million2011: 55,056 EUR million2012: 52,741 EUR million2013: 52,274 EUR million2014: 53,382 EUR million2015: 55,213 EUR million2016: 56,083 EUR million2017: 57,738 EUR million2018: 60,601 EUR million2019: 62,645 EUR million2020: 57,223 EUR million2021: 62,141 EUR million2022: 68,288 EUR million2023: 75,416 EUR million2024: 80,613 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 Valencia province was 4% in August 2026, up 0.9 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 14th lowest of 52 provinces in Spain.

Inflation (CPI annual change)4%August 2026Up 0.9 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 14th lowest of 52 provinces in Spain
Average home mortgage amount€153,351July 2026, estimatedUp 16% from July 2025The 15th highest of 52 provinces in Spain
Home sales3,585July 2026, provisionalDown 10.6% from July 2025The 4th highest of 52 provinces in Spain
0246810122021-082022-052023-022023-112024-082025-052026-082021-08: 3.3 %2021-09: 4 %2021-10: 5.4 %2021-11: 5.4 %2021-12: 6.7 %2022-01: 6 %2022-02: 7.6 %2022-03: 9.7 %2022-04: 8 %2022-05: 8.2 %2022-06: 9.8 %2022-07: 10.5 %2022-08: 10.6 %2022-09: 8.7 %2022-10: 6.8 %2022-11: 6.3 %2022-12: 5.2 %2023-01: 5.4 %2023-02: 5.7 %2023-03: 2.9 %2023-04: 3.8 %2023-05: 3 %2023-06: 1.8 %2023-07: 2.2 %2023-08: 2.4 %2023-09: 3.3 %2023-10: 3.3 %2023-11: 3.3 %2023-12: 3.1 %2024-01: 3.5 %2024-02: 2.7 %2024-03: 3.3 %2024-04: 3.2 %2024-05: 3.6 %2024-06: 3.3 %2024-07: 2.7 %2024-08: 2.2 %2024-09: 1.6 %2024-10: 1.9 %2024-11: 2.5 %2024-12: 2.8 %2025-01: 3.1 %2025-02: 3.2 %2025-03: 2.5 %2025-04: 2.6 %2025-05: 2.4 %2025-06: 2.7 %2025-07: 3.2 %2025-08: 3.1 %2025-09: 3.3 %2025-10: 3.6 %2025-11: 3.3 %2025-12: 3.1 %2026-01: 2.5 %2026-02: 2.5 %2026-03: 3.2 %2026-04: 2.9 %2026-05: 3 %2026-06: 3.1 %2026-07: 3.4 %2026-08: 4 %
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 Valencia province were 186,970 in 2025, up 3.1% from 2024, and the 3rd highest of 52 provinces in Spain.

New companies created764July 2026, provisionalUp 13.2% from July 2025The 3rd highest of 52 provinces in Spain
Hotel guests373,049August 2026, provisionalDown 1.3% from August 2025
140K150K160K170K180K190K20012005200920132017202120252001: 146,692 count2002: 148,348 count2003: 153,434 count2004: 164,148 count2005: 168,136 count2006: 175,927 count2007: 185,965 count2008: 189,931 count2009: 184,483 count2010: 178,755 count2011: 177,018 count2012: 173,008 count2013: 170,681 count2014: 166,382 count2015: 170,427 count2016: 172,204 count2017: 174,999 count2018: 177,717 count2019: 180,753 count2020: 184,418 count2021: 182,851 count2022: 186,362 count2023: 177,339 count2024: 181,329 count2025: 186,970 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, 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); Eurostat, European Commission, Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). 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. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. Eurostat. Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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