Eustat
The Basque Country will maintain its population in 2075, but one in three Basques will be over 65 years old
Eustat has published five demographic scenarios this Friday that indicate that migration will be crucial to maintaining population size.
Basque GDP rose 2.1% in the second quarter since last year and 0.5% since the first quarter
According to the progress of the quarterly economic accounts prepared by EUSTAT, employment in the ACV increased 1.3% in the second quarter of the year compared to the second quarter of 2025 and 0.4% compared to the first quarter of 2026.
Household spending in the ACV has increased by 7%, mainly due to growth in transport and health
According to EUSTAT, in 2025 families spent an average of EUR 38,800 on housing in the Basque Country, which accounted for more than a third of their expenditure (34.5%).
The number of deaths in the Basque Country increased by 3.7% in 2025, with 23,214 deaths
According to data published by Eustat, 822 more deaths have been recorded in the Basque Autonomous Community in 2025 than in 2024, an increase that has affected the three Basque territories, with this increase in mortality particularly affecting the over-80 age group, where tumors are the main cause of death.
The Gender Equality Index in the Basque Country is 66 points out of 100, 4.9 points below the state index
According to data released this Tuesday by Eustat, women work more at home and earn less money.
The population will grow in all Basque regions over the next decade except Markina-Ondarroa
According to Eustat, the migration balance will be positive between 2025 and 2035 in 240 municipalities of the Basque Country (95.2% of the total).
The Basque economy grew 2.2% from March last year to this year, driven by services and construction
In the last year, 12,434 jobs have been created in the Basque Country, with a positive year-on-year trend in employment in construction (1.2 per cent) and services, while falling by 0.2 per cent in industry and the primary sector.
In the Basque Country, 13,297 children were born in 2025, 2.8 per cent more than in 2024
In the last quarter of 2025 there were 3,438 births in the Basque Country, 6.1% more than in the same period of the previous year, according to Eustat data.
Unemployment has risen since December, but has fallen since March last year
According to data from the first quarter of 2026 published this Friday by Eustat, there are 2,700 fewer people employed and 5,900 more unemployed than in the previous quarter, with an unemployment rate of 6.7%, 12.5% for young people.
In twenty years there shall be an increase of about 77,000 inhabitants in Álava, Bizkaia, and Gipuzkoa
There were 6,700 fewer children enrolled in 2024-25 than in the previous year in Children's and Primary Education
According to the Eustat survey, the increase in Vocational Training enrolments is remarkable, with 2,842 more people enrolled than in the previous year, 6.1% more, the largest increase in the last 15 years.
Basque women spend 2.2 hours a day more than men caring for their children
These are data for the year 2024, collected in the survey published this Friday by the Basque Institute of Statistics on the occasion of International Women's Day on Sunday.
The Basque industry grew by 0.8% in November, but fell in Álava
Thus, production has increased in Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, while in Álava it has decreased by 7.9%, according to Eustat data.
Industrial activity in the Basque Country grew by 0.8% year-on-year in November, but fell by 1.0% in the month
According to Eustat data, equipment has increased year after year, despite the monthly decline in Álava and the decline in activity.
Unpaid domestic work accounts for almost 29% of Basque GDP
It is mainly women who are in this need, but in the last 30 years male involvement has increased by 15.8 percentage points.
Life expectancy in the CSC has increased in 2024, reaching historic highs of 81.7 years for men and 87 years for women
Tourism expenditure in the Basque Country has increased by 31.1% over the last five years and stands at 6.8% of GDP
According to Eustat, tourism expenditure in the Basque Country reached 6,665 million euros in 2024, an increase of 526 million euros over the previous year.
Companies fell 0.8% in the CSC last year, but the employment generated by them increased by 1.5%
Three regions account for 68.9 per cent of total employment in the Basque Country: Bilbos Grande (38.9 per cent), Donostialdea (16.6 per cent) and Llanada Alavesa (13.3 per cent).
The unemployment rate in the Basque Country fell in the second quarter to 5.7%, with 13,200 fewer unemployed
Over the past year, the number of employed persons has increased by 17,600 and the unemployment rate has fallen from 7.5% to 5.7%.
X-ray of poverty in the Basque Country: The number of people sleeping in care centres is increasing
About 15% of the population of the Basque Country is at risk of poverty or social exclusion, as concluded by the latest survey of the Spanish Institute of Statistics. Eustat, for its part, has ensured that more than 4,000 people sleep daily in social centres throughout the Basque Country, a figure for 2024, an increase of 24% compared to the survey carried out in 2022.