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Statistics for Barcelona province

Latest official figures for Barcelona province, each linked to its source.

Demography

Population5,983,325 persons2025
Population aged 16 to 643,942,759 persons2025
Population density767.2 inhabitants per km²2024
Foreign nationals share of population18 %2025
Population aged 65 and over19.7 %2025
Median age44.4 years2025
Average age43.7 years2025
Dependency ratio51.2 %2025
Live births39,034 count2024
Deaths48,823 count2024
Crude birth rate6.59 per 1,000 inhabitants2024
Crude death rate8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants2024
Total fertility rate1.04 children per woman2024
Life expectancy at birth84.45 years2024

Labor market

Registered unemployment247,374 persons2026-08
Registered unemployment rate6.27 %2026-08
Unemployment rate7.68 %2026-Q2
Employment rate57.34 %2026-Q2
Activity rate62.1 %2026-Q2

Prices

Consumer price index (CPI)104.311 index2026-08
Inflation (CPI annual change)3.8 %2026-08

Income and living conditions

Average net income per person17,062 EUR2023
Average net income per household44,243 EUR2023
Gini index31.5 index2023

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP)223,996 EUR million2024
GDP per capita37,845 EUR2024
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)105 %2023

Housing

Home sales6,689 count2026-07
Home mortgages6,476 count2026-07
Average home mortgage amount211,368 EUR2026-07

Companies

Active companies458,826 count2025
New companies created1,833 count2026-07

Tourism

Hotel overnight stays4,211,764 count2026-08
Hotel guests1,513,053 count2026-08