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The number of large OECD regions combining older populations with more than one month of strong heat stress per year has more than quadrupled, from 16 in 1981–2010 to 74 in 2021–25.
🔗Discover more at the @OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2026: oecd.org/en/publications/oec…
For young people, #WhyMove isn't just about jobs.
📊 22% of young rural residents are dissatisfied with opportunities to socialise, compared with 15% in cities.
🔗Discover more in the OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2026: oecd.org/en/publications/oec…
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🏙️ Bilbao went from industrial decline to urban transformation.
But can cities reinvent themselves without leaving communities behind?
Mayor Juan María Aburto shares Bilbao's experience.
📌 #COGITO Blog: oecdcogito.blog/2026/10/26/f…
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Join the OECD #COP31 webinar on Energy efficiency for competitiveness: Mobilising SME investments
📅 13 November 2026⏰9:30 - 11:00 (CET)
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Register now 👉 oecd-events.org/e/cop31/sess…
Across 46 OECD Member and accession countries, 22% of rural residents under 35 are dissatisfied with opportunities to socialise, compared with 15% of young people living in cities.
🔗Discover more in the @OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2026: oecd.org/en/publications/oec…
Big-city homes. Bigger income hurdle.
Buying a home in the largest metropolitan regions requires almost 7 extra years of income compared with the most affordable one.
🔗Discover more in the @OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2026: oecd.org/en/publications/oec…
Where you live shapes opportunity
Top regions' GDP per capita is at least twice that of bottom regions, and in some countries it is above 3 times.
🔗Discover more in the @OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2026: oecd.org/en/publications/oec…
Big cities offer jobs, higher wages and new opportunities. Yet for many people, the cost of housing makes the move unaffordable.
🔗Discover more in the OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2026: oecd.org/en/publications/oec…
🏭 Industrial strategy isn't just about what to invest in. It's also about where.
How can countries make smarter investment choices? Eduardo Montemayor explores the question.
📌 #COGITO Blog: oecdcogito.blog/2026/10/22/i…
💰 If I stay, will investment ever come my way?
In 32 of 39 countries, one region attracted over half of national venture capital funding.
Should entrepreneurs move to the opportunities, or can investment reach more places?
🔗oecd.org/en/publications/oec…
#WhyMove
⛏️ Mining generates wealth. But does it benefit local communities?
Aidan Davy explores how mining standards can help turn mineral wealth into local opportunities.
📌Read our #COGITO Blog: oecdcogito.blog/2026/10/20/m…
⛏️ Copper, iron, lithium. The mine stays put, but the wages fly home.
Mining regions generate wealth, yet many workers choose to live elsewhere.
How can mining regions encourage workers to settle locally?
📌 New #COGITO Blog: oecdcogito.blog/2026/10/09/w…
💡 Should I stay or should I go?
What if the jobs of the future are somewhere else?
📊 Knowledge-intensive services drive over half of regional productivity disparities in 26 of 32 countries.
How can more regions benefit?
👉 oecd.org/en/publications/oec…
#WhyMove
🗺️ Regional gaps in GDP are already large, but will they get bigger?
GDP x capita can vary sharply within countries, as the example for Europe shows.
🌏Explore the wider picture across 3 000+ regions & 1 300+ urban areas in our new OECD report.
oecd.org/en/publications/oec…
#WhyMove
🔍 In 2024, subnational governments accounted for:
🔹38% of public expenditure
🔹 55% of public investment
📊 Explore the 2026 @OECD_local database covering subnational finances and structures across all 38 OECD countries.
🔗 oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en…
Our new @OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2026 Policy Highlights provides insights on how the forces reshaping our economies are driving these decisions, and transforming the places we call home.
🔗Explore the full Policy Highlights: oecd.org/en/publications/oec…
🌍 How does your place perform?
OUT TODAY: OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2026, with 75+ new indicators on our Local Data Portal covering 3 000+ regions and 2 000+ cities.
🗺️ Explore the Portal: localdataportal.oecd.org/
🔗Read the report: oecd.org/en/publications/oec…
We're delighted to welcome @MayorKeller, Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA), as the newest member of the OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth initiative.
🔗 Find out more about the Champion Mayors: oecd.org/en/about/programmes…
📍 Day 3 of the @OECD #MiningRegions Conference
⛏️ From copper to lithium, participants in the 2026 @OECD-OCDE Conference of Mining Regions and Cities saw first-hand how mining and community development are taking shape across northern Chile.
