Overview
- Eustat published municipal and comarca projections on Monday that confirm national INE signs of continued population growth but add local detail for the next decade.
- Growth will be concentrated in capitals and metropolitan areas, with cities and their surrounding towns driving most of the gains.
- Smaller and more remote municipalities are forecast to lose residents, with the smallest towns in Gipuzkoa expected to see the steepest declines.
- Gipuzkoa is projected to age sharply, with the share of residents 65 and older rising from about 21.7% today to roughly 27% by 2035.
- Positive migratory balances are forecast to more than offset natural decrease, producing modest net gains (about 20,000 people, or roughly 2.5%, in Gipuzkoa) and posing planning challenges for housing, health care and local services.