Average net income per person in Spain rises to 15,948 euros, with Pozuelo de Alarcon the richest municipality
23 October 2026
Spain's National Statistics Institute published its household income distribution map for 2024. Average net income per person rose 6.1 per cent to 15,948 euros, from 15,036 euros in 2023. Average household net income rose 5.9 per cent to 40,605 euros, from 38,326 euros. Average income by unit of consumption rose 5.9 per cent to 23,643 euros and the median by unit of consumption rose 3.6 per cent to 19,950 euros. Among municipalities of more than 2,000 inhabitants, Pozuelo de Alarcon in Madrid had the highest average net annual income per inhabitant at 32,612 euros, followed by Matadepera in Barcelona at 28,607 euros and Boadilla del Monte in Madrid at 28,382 euros. The lowest were Iznalloz in Granada at 9,153 euros, El Palmar de Troya in Sevilla at 9,321 euros and Albunol in Granada at 9,343 euros. By province, incomes were highest in Gipuzkoa, Bizkaia and Madrid and lowest in Almeria, Huelva and Jaen.
In plain words
Unit of consumption Unit of consumption — A weighting that adjusts household income for the number and ages of the people sharing it.