Catalonia: key statistics
Population: 8.15 million (2025). GDP per capita: €39,199 (2025). Unemployment rate: 7.9% (Q2 2026). Life expectancy at birth: 84.24 years (2024).
Population and demography
| Population | 8.15 million | 2025 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 5.35 million | 2025 | |
| Population aged 15 to 64 | 5.44 million | 2025 | |
| Population density | 253 inhabitants per km² | 2025 | |
| Foreign nationals share of population | 18.7% | 2025 | |
| Population aged 65 and over | 19.7% | 2025 | |
| Median age | 44.6 years | 2025 | |
| Average age | 43.7 years | 2025 | |
| Dependency ratio | 51.8% | 2025 | |
| Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) | 49.3% | 2025 | |
| Live births | 53,747 | 2024 | |
| Deaths | 67,524 | 2024 | |
| Crude birth rate | 6.66 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | |
| Crude death rate | 8.37 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | |
| Total fertility rate | 1.08 children per woman | 2024 | |
| Life expectancy at birth | 84.24 years | 2024 |
Labor market
| Registered unemployment | 329,168 | August 2026 | |
| Registered unemployment rate | 6.15% | August 2026 | |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9% | Q2 2026 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (under 25) | 16.05% | Q2 2026 | |
| Employment rate | 57.17% | Q2 2026 | |
| Activity rate | 62.07% | Q2 2026 | |
| Social Security affiliates | 3.77 million | August 2026 |
Prices and inflation
| Consumer price index (CPI) | 104.508 index | August 2026 | |
| Inflation (CPI annual change) | 4% | August 2026 |
Income and living conditions
| Average net income per person | €16,461 | 2023 | |
| Average net income per household | €42,671 | 2023 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant | €19,900 | 2023 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant in PPS | 22,100 PPS | 2023 | |
| Gini index | 31.4 index | 2023 | |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 14.3% | 2025 |
Economy
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | €319.98 billion | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita | €39,199 | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100) | 105% | 2024 | |
| Real GDP growth | 2.5% | 2025 |
AI and digital economy
Housing
| House price index | 109.046 index | Q2 2026 | |
| House prices, annual change | 10.1% | Q2 2026 | |
| Home sales | 10,075 | July 2026 | |
| Home mortgages | 8,858 | July 2026 | |
| Average home mortgage amount | €196,005 | July 2026 |
Companies
| Active companies | 610,062 | 2025 | |
| New companies created | 2,272 | July 2026 |
Tourism
| Hotel overnight stays | 9.06 million | August 2026 | |
| Hotel guests | 2.89 million | August 2026 | |
| International tourist arrivals | 20.04 million | 2025 | |
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 89.76 million | 2025 |
Use this data in your AI agent
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Give me the latest population, unemployment and income figures for Catalonia with sources.
search_indicators {"query":"population","geography":"Catalonia"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=population&place=es-ccaa-09