Overview

• Average personal income in Bizkaia was €25,867 in 2023, with €7,509 coming from public transfers, equal to 29% of total income, according to Eustat.
• Since 2003, transfers per person in Bizkaia have risen 167.9% (from €2,803 to €7,509) as their share of income grew from 20.9% to 29%, with a temporary peak of about 30.15% in 2020.
• Gipuzkoa’s average income for residents over 18 reached €27,545 in 2023, up 3.4% year over year, remaining the highest provincial figure despite slower growth than Bizkaia (+5.7%) and Álava (+5.3%).
• Gipuzkoa shows wide municipal disparities, ranging from €21,370 in Pasaia to €34,383 in Orendain, and only seven of 88 municipalities posted declines in 2023.
• In Bizkaia, people aged 65 and over derive 82.2% of their income from public administrations, a rise aligned with longer life expectancy over the past two decades.