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Region
Spain's most populous region: flamenco, white villages, mountains and beaches, with fierce summers inland and a thin job market.
33rd of 34 European metro regions
Region
Orange groves, paella and a long sunny coast, home to Spain's third city and some of its biggest foreign communities.
29th of 34 European metro regions
Watch out: Interior summers that are dangerously hot; High unemployment and low wages and the longest public waiting times for surgery in Spain.
Watch out: Hot sticky summers and violent autumn rain with serious flash floods in recent years; Burglary and petty theft in some coastal and resort areas.
Of 45 figures both publish in the same unit, Andalucía is better on 10 and Comunitat Valenciana on 17; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Andalucía | Comunitat Valenciana | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €7.4 a month2024 | €6.3 a month2024 | Andalucía 16% higher |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €515 a month2024 | €443 a month2024 | Andalucía 16% higher |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €550 a month2024 | €526 a month2024 | Andalucía 5% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.8%2024 | 5.0%2024 | Andalucía 1.2 pts lower |
| Buying price per m² | €1,982Q2 2026 | €1,935Q2 2026 | about the same |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €158,528Q2 2026 | €154,800Q2 2026 | about the same |
| House prices, change in a year | 11.9%Q2 2026 | 13.0%Q2 2026 | Andalucía 1.1 pts lower |
| Households spending >40% of income on housing | 7.0%2025 | 8.5%2025 | Andalucía 1.5 pts lower |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household spending | €30,827 a year2025 | €33,949 a year2025 | Andalucía 9% lower |
| Inflation | 4.7%Sep 2026 | 4.8%Sep 2026 | about the same |
| Money & work | |||
| Household income per person | 16,300 PPS a year2023 | 17,700 PPS a year2023 | Andalucía 8% lower |
| Net income per person (survey) | €13,079 a year2025 | €14,017 a year2025 | Andalucía 7% lower |
| Average gross salary | €26,090 a year2024 | €26,817 a year2024 | about the same |
| Median gross salary | €21,557 a year2024 | €22,652 a year2024 | Andalucía 5% lower |
| Economic output per person | 27,400 PPS2024 | 30,800 PPS2024 | Andalucía 11% lower |
| Unemployment | 15.2%2025 | 11.6%2025 | Andalucía 3.6 pts higher |
| Youth unemployment (15–24) | 32.7%2025 | 30.5%2025 | Andalucía 2.2 pts higher |
| Employment rate (20–64) | 65.8%2025 | 70.8%2025 | Andalucía 5.0 pts lower |
| Jobs in high-tech sectors | 3.0% of jobs2025 | 3.3% of jobs2025 | about the same |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 48.0 per 1,000 people2025 | 54.0 per 1,000 people2025 | Andalucía 11% lower |
| Homicides | 0.95 per 100k people2024 | 1.07 per 100k people2024 | Andalucía 11% lower |
| Robberies | 86 per 100k people2024 | 117 per 100k people2024 | Andalucía 27% lower |
| Burglaries | 148 per 100k people2024 | 269 per 100k people2024 | Andalucía 45% lower |
| Thefts | 320 per 100k people2024 | 424 per 100k people2024 | Andalucía 25% lower |
| Road deaths | 4.1 per 100k people2024 | 3.0 per 100k people2024 | Andalucía 37% higher |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 82.9 years2024 | 83.5 years2024 | about the same |
| Doctors | 360 per 100k people2024 | 438 per 100k people2024 | Andalucía 18% lower |
| Wait for surgery | 173 daysH2 2025 | 88 daysH2 2025 | Andalucía 2.0× |
| Wait for a specialist appointment | 136 daysH2 2025 | 95 daysH2 2025 | Andalucía 43% higher |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 37%2025 | 38%2025 | Andalucía 1.4 pts lower |
| People | |||
| Population | 8,676,7132025 | 5,425,1822025 | Andalucía 60% higher |
| Residents who speak English | 23.6% of residents2021 | 19.6% of residents2021 | Andalucía 4.1 pts higher |
| Residents who speak English well | 13.4% of residents2021 | 12.1% of residents2021 | Andalucía 1.3 pts higher |
| At risk of poverty | 27.7%2025 | 26.0%2025 | Andalucía 1.7 pts higher |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 13.1%2025 | 24.1%2025 | Andalucía 11.0 pts lower |
| Born in another EU country | 2.7% of residents2025 | 5.2% of residents2025 | Andalucía 2.5 pts lower |
| Born elsewhere in Europe | 1.8% of residents2025 | 4.0% of residents2025 | Andalucía 2.2 pts lower |
| Born in Latin America | 4.6% of residents2025 | 9.7% of residents2025 | Andalucía 5.1 pts lower |
| Born in Africa | 3.3% of residents2025 | 3.6% of residents2025 | about the same |
| Born in Asia | 0.6% of residents2025 | 1.4% of residents2025 | Andalucía 0.8 pts lower |
| Born in North America or Oceania | 0.3% of residents2025 | 0.4% of residents2025 | about the same |
| Born abroad, change in 5 years | 3.0 points2025 | 6.3 points2025 | Andalucía 3.3 pts lower |
| Employment rate, born abroad | 62.2%2025 | 66.5%2025 | Andalucía 4.3 pts lower |
| Employment rate, born in Spain | 66.5%2025 | 72.7%2025 | Andalucía 6.2 pts lower |
| Employment gap, born abroad vs born in Spain | -4.3 points2025 | -6.2 points2025 | Andalucía 1.9 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (Andalucía) and Jun 2026 (Comunitat Valenciana). Figures are compared only when both places publish them in the same unit; a dot marks the better value where better is clear.
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