Government and politics in Murcia, Spain: official figures
The Region of Murcia entered 2026 without a new budget law: its government is spending under a rolled-over (prorrogado) budget first approved for 2025, worth €8.05 billion in total according to the Ministry of Finance.
How many people work for the government of the Region of Murcia?
The regional government public sector of the Region of Murcia, including its health service, schools and public universities, employed 71,345 people in January 2026, 10th largest of 19 regional workforces.
Source: Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública · saved copyWho employs public sector workers in the Region of Murcia?
Of the 102,653 public employees in the Region of Murcia in January 2026, 69.5% worked for the regional government, 13.5% for local councils and provincial bodies and 17.0% for the national state (Spain overall: 62.8% regional).
Source: Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública · saved copyHow many national police and Guardia Civil are there in the Region of Murcia?
The central state employed 17,432 people in the Region of Murcia in January 2026: 5,337 in the state administration, 10,493 in the armed forces, National Police and Guardia Civil, and 1,602 in the courts.
Source: Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública · saved copyHow many soldiers and police work in the Region of Murcia?
Soldiers, National Police officers and Guardia Civil made up 10.2% of all public employees in the Region of Murcia in January 2026, 8th highest of 19.
Source: Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública · saved copyHow Murcia compares with other autonomous communities
Share of public employees working for the regional (or city) government, January 2026 (2026)
Murcia ranks 6 of 19, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of public employees working for the regional (or city) government, January 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cantabria | 74.0% |
| 4 | Asturias | 73.3% |
| 5 | Basque Country | 71.8% |
| 6 | Murcia | 69.5% |
| 7 | Galicia | 68.9% |
| 8 | Catalonia | 68.6% |
| 9 | Valencian Community | 66.2% |
Regional public sector employees, January 2026 (2026)
Murcia ranks 10 of 19, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Regional public sector employees, January 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Basque Country | 106,352 |
| 8 | Canary Islands | 97,409 |
| 9 | Castilla-La Mancha | 92,993 |
| 10 | Murcia | 71,345 |
| 11 | Aragón | 66,662 |
| 12 | Extremadura | 56,861 |
| 13 | Asturias | 51,088 |
Women as a share of regional public sector employees, January 2026 (2026)
Murcia ranks 13 of 19, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women as a share of regional public sector employees, January 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Canary Islands | 70.5% |
| 11 | Valencian Community | 69.7% |
| 12 | Navarre | 69.5% |
| 13 | Murcia | 69.4% |
| 14 | Castilla-La Mancha | 69.1% |
| 15 | Extremadura | 68.8% |
| 16 | Andalusia | 67.1% |
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Sources
- Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública: Estadística del Personal al Servicio de las Administraciones Públicas (EPSAP), January 2026, tables 1.6, 1.6.1 and 1.7, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cade1d2eea7b…)
- Ministerio de Hacienda: Presupuestos Generales de las Comunidades Autónomas, año 2026 (resumen ejecutivo, published 31 March 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81db80f35219…)
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