Government and politics in Valencian Community, Spain: official figures
The Valencian Community entered 2026 without a new budget law: its government is spending under a rolled-over (prorrogado) budget first approved for 2025, worth €32.23 billion in total according to the Ministry of Finance.
How many people work for the government of the Valencian Community?
The regional government public sector of the Valencian Community, including its health service, schools and public universities, employed 189,571 people in January 2026, 4th largest of 19 regional workforces.
Source: Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública · saved copyWho employs public sector workers in the Valencian Community?
Of the 286,387 public employees in the Valencian Community in January 2026, 66.2% worked for the regional government, 21.1% for local councils and provincial bodies and 12.7% 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 Valencian Community?
The central state employed 36,321 people in the Valencian Community in January 2026: 15,506 in the state administration, 20,358 in the armed forces, National Police and Guardia Civil, and 457 in the courts.
Source: Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública · saved copyHow many soldiers and police work in the Valencian Community?
Soldiers, National Police officers and Guardia Civil made up 7.1% of all public employees in the Valencian Community in January 2026, 7th lowest of 19.
Source: Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública · saved copyHow Valencian Community compares with other autonomous communities
Share of public employees working for the regional (or city) government, January 2026 (2026)
Valencian Community ranks 9 of 19, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of public employees working for the regional (or city) government, January 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Murcia | 69.5% |
| 7 | Galicia | 68.9% |
| 8 | Catalonia | 68.6% |
| 9 | Valencian Community | 66.2% |
| 10 | Castilla-La Mancha | 63.7% |
| 11 | Canary Islands | 62.8% |
| 12 | Andalusia | 62.1% |
Regional public sector employees, January 2026 (2026)
Valencian Community ranks 4 of 19, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Regional public sector employees, January 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalusia | 337,755 |
| 2 | Catalonia | 264,972 |
| 3 | Madrid | 236,625 |
| 4 | Valencian Community | 189,571 |
| 5 | Galicia | 120,132 |
| 6 | Castilla y León | 108,299 |
| 7 | Basque Country | 106,352 |
Women as a share of regional public sector employees, January 2026 (2026)
Valencian Community ranks 11 of 19, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women as a share of regional public sector employees, January 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castilla y León | 70.6% |
| 9 | Basque Country | 70.6% |
| 10 | Canary Islands | 70.5% |
| 11 | Valencian Community | 69.7% |
| 12 | Navarre | 69.5% |
| 13 | Murcia | 69.4% |
| 14 | Castilla-La Mancha | 69.1% |
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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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