Ranked lists of Spanish autonomous communities
This article includes several ranked indicators for Spain 's 17 autonomous communities , as well as for the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla .
Population and geography
Autonomous community/city
Population (2024)[ 1]
Area (km2 )
Density (people/km2 )
Coastline length (km)
Andalusia
8,645,335
87,599
98.6
945
Aragon
1,348,612
47,720
28.2
0
Asturias
1,010,058
10,604
95.2
401
Balearic Islands
1,239,143
4,992
248.2
1,428
Basque Country
2,233,709
7,234
308.7
246
Canary Islands
2,247,927
7,447
301.8
1,583
Cantabria
591,481
5,321
111.1
284
Castile and León
2,390,573
94,224
25.3
0
Castile-La Mancha
2,108,763
79,461
26.5
0
Catalonia
8,067,989
32,113
251.2
699
Ceuta
83,341
20
4,167.0
26
Extremadura
1,051,810
41,634
25.2
0
Galicia
2,706,643
29,575
91.5
1,498
La Rioja
325,191
5,045
64.4
0
Community of Madrid
7,056,184
8,028
878.9
0
Melilla
86,332
12
7,194.3
12
Region of Murcia
1,576,912
11,314
139.3
274
Navarre
680,505
10,391
65.4
0
Valencian Community
5,360,637
23,255
230.5
518
Spain
48,811,145
505,970
96.4
7,914
Annual median per-capita income by Spanish province, 2021 €20.000-€21.000
€19.000-€20.000
€18.000-€19.000
€17.000-€18.000
€16.000-€17.000
€15.000-€16.000
€14.000-€15.000
€13.000-€14.000
€12.000-€13.000
€11.000-€12.000
Average income
The following table shows the difference in average income for each of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain as of 2022. The data was provided by the INE . The wealthiest Spaniards are from the Basque Country, with an average income of €32,313. The poorest Spaniards reside in Extremadura, where average income is €21,922.
Rank
Autonomous community
Average income (€ ) 2023[ 2]
1
Community of Madrid
42,198
2
Basque Country
39,547
3
Navarre
37,088
4
Catalonia
35,325
5
Aragon
34,658
6
Balearic Islands
34,381
7
La Rioja
32,828
8
Castile and León
29,698
9
Galicia
28,644
10
Cantabria
28,461
11
Asturias
28,130
12
Valencian Community
26,453
13
Region of Murcia
25,887
14
Castilla-La Mancha
25,758
15
Canary Islands
24,345
16
Extremadura
23,604
17
Andalusia
23,218
Spain
30,968
GDP
The list below shows all of the autonomous communities and two autonomous cities of Spain. The list shown is from 2023 and is in euros. The nominal GDP in Spain in 2023 was 1.498.324 million euros.[ 3]
GDP per capita
Human Development Index
Map of the Spanish autonomous communities by Human Development Index in 2017. Legend: > 0.910
0.890 – 0.910
0.870 – 0.890
0.860 – 0.870
< 0.860
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.[ 6]
See also
References
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