This article includes several ranked indicators for Spain's 17 autonomous communities, as well as for the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
Autonomous community/city | Population (2023) [1] | Area (km2) | Density (people/km2) | Coastline length (km) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andalusia | 8,574,691 | 87,268 | 96 | 945 |
Aragon | 1,349,306 | 47,719 | 27 | 0 |
Asturias | 1,006,188 | 10,604 | 97 | 401 |
Balearic Islands | 1,207,319 | 4,992 | 226 | 1,428 |
Basque Country | 2,219,001 | 7,234 | 304 | 246 |
Canary Islands | 2,212,018 | 7,447 | 286 | 1,583 |
Cantabria | 588,253 | 5,321 | 109 | 284 |
Castile and León | 2,381,572 | 94,223 | 26 | 0 |
Castile-La Mancha | 2,080,361 | 79,463 | 26 | 0 |
Catalonia | 7,896,306 | 32,114 | 237 | 699 |
Ceuta | 82,844 | 18.5 | 4,602 | 26 |
Extremadura | 1,054,457 | 41,634 | 26 | 0 |
Galicia | 2,699,060 | 29,574 | 91 | 1,498 |
La Rioja | 322,294 | 5,045 | 63 | 0 |
Community of Madrid | 6,848,354 | 8,028 | 819 | 0 |
Melilla | 85,664 | 12.3 | 7,023 | 12 |
Region of Murcia | 1,552,240 | 11,313 | 131 | 274 |
Navarre | 671,855 | 10,391 | 62 | 0 |
Valencian Community | 5,216,018 | 23,255 | 213 | 518 |
Spain | 48,047,631 | 505,992 | 92 | 7,914 |
The following table shows the difference in average income for each of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain. The data was provided by Adecco and the INE. The wealthiest Spaniards are from the Basque Country, with an average income of €27,174. The poorest Spaniards reside in Extremadura, where average income is €18,662. The data was for 2016.
Rank | Autonomous community | Average income [2] (€) |
---|---|---|
1 | Basque Country | 27,174 |
2 | Community of Madrid | 27,062 |
3 | Navarre | 24,290 |
4 | Catalonia | 24,094 |
5 | Asturias | 22,722 |
6 | Cantabria | 22,148 |
7 | Aragon | 21,406 |
8 | Balearic Islands | 21,322 |
9 | La Rioja | 21,126 |
10 | Valencian Community | 20,804 |
11 | Andalusia | 20,650 |
12 | Castilla-La Mancha | 20,636 |
13 | Region of Murcia | 20,566 |
14 | Castile and León | 20,538 |
15 | Galicia | 20,258 |
16 | Canary Islands | 19,628 |
17 | Extremadura | 18,662 |
Spain | 22,904 |
The list below shows all of the autonomous communities and two autonomous cities of Spain. The list shown is from 2018 and is in Euros. [3] Catalonia and Madrid are the largest communities in Spain in terms of GDP. Ceuta and Melilla are the smallest communities in Spain and are autonomous cities. In 2018, according to DatosMacro, the economies every community in the country grew with Madrid and Cantabria with 3,7% and 3,4% respectively, whilst Murcia, the worst performing, grew by just 1.5%.
A review of the economy of the autonomous communities was published in December 2019, slightly changing the position of all regions, the data of the GDP are fully updated, however, those of the PPP are not.
Rank 2018 | Autonomous community | GDP in billions € | Percentage of GDP | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Madrid | 234.6 | 19.5% | 2021 |
2 | Catalonia | 229.4 | 19.0% | 2021 |
3 | Andalusia | 160.7 | 13.3% | 2021 |
4 | Valencian Community | 112.6 | 9.3% | 2021 |
5 | Basque Country | 71.7 | 5.9% | 2021 |
6 | Galicia | 63.2 | 5.2% | 2021 |
7 | Castile and León | 58.1 | 4.8% | 2021 |
8 | Canary Islands | 42.7 | 3.5% | 2021 |
9 | Castilla–La Mancha | 42.3 | 3.5% | 2021 |
10 | Aragon | 38.0 | 3.2% | 2021 |
11 | Murcia | 32.2 | 2.7% | 2021 |
12 | Balearic Islands | 30.3 | 2.5% | 2021 |
13 | Asturias | 23.4 | 1.9% | 2021 |
14 | Navarre | 20.4 | 1.7% | 2021 |
15 | Extremadura | 20.1 | 1.7% | 2021 |
16 | Cantabria | 13.8 | 1.1% | 2021 |
17 | La Rioja | 8.6 | 0.7% | 2021 |
18 | Ceuta | 1.7 | 0.1% | 2021 |
19 | Melilla | 1.6 | 0.1% | 2021 |
Rank 2022 | Autonomous community | GDP in billions € | Percentage of GDP | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Madrid | 261.7 | 2022 | |
2 | Catalonia | 255.2 | 2022 | |
3 | Andalusia | 180.2 | 2022 | |
4 | Valencian Community | 126.4 | 2022 | |
5 | Basque Country | 79.4 | 2022 | |
6 | Galicia | 69.8 | 2022 | |
7 | Castile and León | 64.2 | 2022 | |
8 | Canary Islands | 49.0 | 2022 | |
9 | Castilla–La Mancha | 46.7 | 2022 | |
10 | Aragon | 41.8 | 2022 | |
11 | Murcia | 35.8 | 2022 | |
12 | Balearic Islands | 35.4 | 2022 | |
13 | Asturias | 25.8 | 2022 | |
14 | Navarre | 22.6 | 2022 | |
15 | Extremadura | 22.5 | 2022 | |
16 | Cantabria | 15.4 | 2022 | |
17 | La Rioja | 9.5 | 2022 | |
18 | Ceuta | 1.9 | 2022 | |
19 | Melilla | 1.8 | 2022 |
Rank | Autonomous community | GDP per capita in € | GDP per capita in $ | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Madrid | 35.041 | 41.045 | 2018 |
2 | Basque Country | 33.223 | 39.133 | 2018 |
3 | Navarre | 31.389 | 36.854 | 2018 |
- | European Union | 30.958 | 36.428 | 2018 |
4 | Catalonia | 30.426 | 35.700 | 2018 |
5 | Aragon | 28.151 | 33.118 | 2018 |
6 | Balearic Islands | 27.682 | 32.356 | 2018 |
7 | La Rioja | 27.225 | 32.062 | 2018 |
- | Spain | 25.730 | 30.298 | 2018 |
8 | Castile and León | 24.031 | 28.409 | 2018 |
9 | Cantabria | 23.757 | 28.021 | 2018 |
10 | Galicia | 23.183 | 27.365 | 2018 |
11 | Asturias | 22.789 | 26.964 | 2018 |
12 | Valencian Community | 22.426 | 26.348 | 2018 |
13 | Murcia | 21.269 | 24.973 | 2018 |
14 | Canary Islands | 20.892 | 24.463 | 2018 |
15 | Castilla–La Mancha | 20.363 | 23.989 | 2018 |
16 | Ceuta | 20.120 | 23.790 | 2018 |
17 | Andalusia | 19.107 | 22.512 | 2018 |
18 | Extremadura | 18.769 | 22.202 | 2018 |
19 | Melilla | 18.533 | 21.866 | 2018 |
This is a list of Spain's 17 autonomous communities and the 2 autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla by their Human Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2022. [4]
Rank | Autonomous community | HDI (2022) | |
---|---|---|---|
Very high human development | |||
1 | Madrid | 0.942 | |
2 | Basque Country | 0.939 | |
3 | Navarre | 0.928 | |
4 | Catalonia | 0.922 | |
5 | La Rioja | 0.916 | |
6 | Aragon | 0.915 | |
7 | Castile and León | 0.912 | |
– | Spain (average) | 0.911 | |
8 | Cantabria | 0.910 | |
9 | Galicia | ||
10 | Asturias | 0.906 | |
11 | Valencian Community | 0.897 | |
12 | Region of Murcia | 0.885 | |
13 | Andalusia | 0.881 | |
14 | Balearic Islands | 0.879 | |
15 | Canary Islands | 0.876 | |
16 | Castilla–La Mancha | ||
17 | Extremadura | ||
18 | Melilla | 0.867 | |
19 | Ceuta | 0.860 |
Melilla is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi). It was part of the Province of Málaga until 14 March 1995, when the Statute of Autonomy of Melilla was passed.
A province in Spain is a territorial division defined as a collection of municipalities. The current provinces of Spain correspond by and large to the provinces created under the purview of the 1833 territorial re-organization of Spain, with a similar predecessor from 1822 and an earlier precedent in the 1810 Napoleonic division of Spain into 84 prefectures. There are many other groupings of municipalities that comprise the local government of Spain.
Spanish postal codes were introduced on 1 July 1984, when the Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telégrafos introduced automated mail sorting. They consist of five numerical digits, where the first two digits, ranging 01 to 52, correspond either to one of the 50 provinces of Spain or to one of the two autonomous cities on the African coast.
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