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Statistics for Catalonia

Latest official figures for Catalonia, each linked to its source.

Demography

Population8,146,265 persons2025
Population aged 16 to 645,351,868 persons2025
Population density253 inhabitants per km²2025
Foreign nationals share of population18.7 %2025
Population aged 65 and over19.7 %2025
Median age44.6 years2025
Average age43.7 years2025
Dependency ratio51.8 %2025
Live births53,747 count2024
Deaths67,524 count2024
Crude birth rate6.66 per 1,000 inhabitants2024
Crude death rate8.37 per 1,000 inhabitants2024
Total fertility rate1.08 children per woman2024
Life expectancy at birth84.24 years2024

Labor market

Registered unemployment329,168 persons2026-08
Registered unemployment rate6.15 %2026-08
Unemployment rate7.9 %2026-Q2
Youth unemployment rate (under 25)16.05 %2026-Q2
Employment rate57.17 %2026-Q2
Activity rate62.07 %2026-Q2
Social Security affiliates3,772,925 persons2026-08

Prices

Consumer price index (CPI)104.508 index2026-08
Inflation (CPI annual change)4 %2026-08

Income and living conditions

Average net income per person16,461 EUR2023
Average net income per household42,671 EUR2023
Gini index31.4 index2023
At-risk-of-poverty rate14.3 %2025

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP)319,985 EUR million2025
GDP per capita39,199 EUR2025
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)105 %2024
Real GDP growth2.5 %2025

Housing

House price index109.046 index2026-Q2
House prices, annual change10.1 %2026-Q2
Home sales10,075 count2026-07
Home mortgages8,858 count2026-07
Average home mortgage amount196,005 EUR2026-07

Companies

Active companies610,062 count2025
New companies created2,272 count2026-07

Tourism

Hotel overnight stays9,064,733 count2026-08
Hotel guests2,888,541 count2026-08
International tourist arrivals20,041,916 count2025
Nights spent in tourist accommodation89,761,614 count2025