Tarragona province in figures

A profile of Tarragona province from official statistics: 24 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Tarragona province was 874,808 in 2025, up 1.5% from 2024, and the 18th highest of 52 provinces in Spain.

Natural change rate-2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Down 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023Tied for the 19th highest of 49 provinces in Spain
Median age45.2 years2025Up 0.3 years from 2024The 14th lowest of 49 provinces in Spain
Population aged 65 and over20.1%2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024
Foreign nationals share of population19.1%2025Up 0.7 percentage points from 2024
Population density139 inhabitants per km²2024Up 1.6% from 2023
600K700K800K900K20012005200920132017202120252001: 612,086 persons2002: 631,156 persons2003: 654,149 persons2004: 674,144 persons2005: 704,907 persons2006: 730,466 persons2007: 757,795 persons2008: 788,895 persons2009: 803,301 persons2010: 808,420 persons2011: 811,401 persons2012: 814,199 persons2013: 810,178 persons2014: 800,962 persons2015: 795,101 persons2016: 792,299 persons2017: 791,693 persons2018: 795,902 persons2019: 804,664 persons2020: 816,772 persons2021: 822,309 persons2022: 830,075 persons2023: 847,566 persons2024: 861,531 persons2025: 874,808 persons600K700K800K900K2001201020252001: 612,086 persons2002: 631,156 persons2003: 654,149 persons2004: 674,144 persons2005: 704,907 persons2006: 730,466 persons2007: 757,795 persons2008: 788,895 persons2009: 803,301 persons2010: 808,420 persons2011: 811,401 persons2012: 814,199 persons2013: 810,178 persons2014: 800,962 persons2015: 795,101 persons2016: 792,299 persons2017: 791,693 persons2018: 795,902 persons2019: 804,664 persons2020: 816,772 persons2021: 822,309 persons2022: 830,075 persons2023: 847,566 persons2024: 861,531 persons2025: 874,808 persons
Population, 2001 to 2025. persons. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005).

Sources: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3); Invokely, Población de 65 años y más entre población total (Censo anual, INE); Invokely, Población extranjera entre población total (Censo anual, INE); Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Tarragona province was 10.16% in Q2 2026, down 1.27 percentage points from Q2 2025, and the 22nd highest of 52 provinces in Spain.

Unemployment rate10.16%Q2 2026Down 1.27 percentage points from Q2 2025The 22nd highest of 52 provinces in Spain
Employment rate54.71%Q2 2026Up 1.93 percentage points from Q2 2025
Registered unemployment38,265September 2026, estimatedUp 2.1% from September 2025
Activity rate60.89%Q2 2026Up 1.3 percentage points from Q2 2025
7.51012.51517.5202016-Q32018-Q12019-Q32021-Q12022-Q32024-Q12026-Q22016-Q3: 18.13 %2016-Q4: 17.41 %2017-Q1: 19.98 %2017-Q2: 14.95 %2017-Q3: 13.5 %2017-Q4: 15.92 %2018-Q1: 15.84 %2018-Q2: 14.7 %2018-Q3: 13.93 %2018-Q4: 15.39 %2019-Q1: 15.49 %2019-Q2: 14.16 %2019-Q3: 12.21 %2019-Q4: 11.96 %2020-Q1: 12.83 %2020-Q2: 15.34 %2020-Q3: 15.43 %2020-Q4: 17.47 %2021-Q1: 15.64 %2021-Q2: 12.87 %2021-Q3: 11.86 %2021-Q4: 13.08 %2022-Q1: 12.99 %2022-Q2: 11.18 %2022-Q3: 11.27 %2022-Q4: 10.14 %2023-Q1: 11.78 %2023-Q2: 8.06 %2023-Q3: 10.38 %2023-Q4: 14.88 %2024-Q1: 13.4 %2024-Q2: 13.44 %2024-Q3: 11.28 %2024-Q4: 12.67 %2025-Q1: 12.87 %2025-Q2: 11.43 %2025-Q3: 10.63 %2025-Q4: 10 %2026-Q1: 12.6 %2026-Q2: 10.16 %51015202016-Q32020-Q12023-Q32026-Q22016-Q3: 18.13 %2016-Q4: 17.41 %2017-Q1: 19.98 %2017-Q2: 14.95 %2017-Q3: 13.5 %2017-Q4: 15.92 %2018-Q1: 15.84 %2018-Q2: 14.7 %2018-Q3: 13.93 %2018-Q4: 15.39 %2019-Q1: 15.49 %2019-Q2: 14.16 %2019-Q3: 12.21 %2019-Q4: 11.96 %2020-Q1: 12.83 %2020-Q2: 15.34 %2020-Q3: 15.43 %2020-Q4: 17.47 %2021-Q1: 15.64 %2021-Q2: 12.87 %2021-Q3: 11.86 %2021-Q4: 13.08 %2022-Q1: 12.99 %2022-Q2: 11.18 %2022-Q3: 11.27 %2022-Q4: 10.14 %2023-Q1: 11.78 %2023-Q2: 8.06 %2023-Q3: 10.38 %2023-Q4: 14.88 %2024-Q1: 13.4 %2024-Q2: 13.44 %2024-Q3: 11.28 %2024-Q4: 12.67 %2025-Q1: 12.87 %2025-Q2: 11.43 %2025-Q3: 10.63 %2025-Q4: 10 %2026-Q1: 12.6 %2026-Q2: 10.16 %
Unemployment rate, Q3 2016 to Q2 2026. %. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Encuesta de Población Activa: tasas de actividad, paro y empleo por provincia (tabla 65349).

Sources: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Encuesta de Población Activa: tasas de actividad, paro y empleo por provincia (tabla 65349); Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Atlas de distribución de renta de los hogares: renta neta media por hogar (tabla 53689); Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Atlas de distribución de renta de los hogares: renta neta media por persona (tabla 53689); Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal, Paro registrado por municipios. Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (euros) in Tarragona province was €31.53 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 6.7% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€31.53 billion2024, provisionalUp 6.7% from 2023
GDP per capita€36,3022024, provisionalUp 5.1% from 2023
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)101%2023, provisionalUp 1 percentage point from 2022The 10th highest of 49 provinces in Spain
10K15K20K25K30K35K20012005200920132017202120242001: 13,340 EUR million2002: 14,812 EUR million2003: 15,801 EUR million2004: 17,483 EUR million2005: 17,905 EUR million2006: 19,417 EUR million2007: 21,019 EUR million2008: 21,795 EUR million2009: 21,118 EUR million2010: 21,614 EUR million2011: 21,264 EUR million2012: 20,550 EUR million2013: 20,332 EUR million2014: 20,754 EUR million2015: 22,042 EUR million2016: 23,056 EUR million2017: 24,106 EUR million2018: 24,294 EUR million2019: 24,780 EUR million2020: 21,581 EUR million2021: 24,601 EUR million2022: 27,456 EUR million2023: 29,544 EUR million2024: 31,534 EUR million10K15K20K25K30K35K20012009201720242001: 13,340 EUR million2002: 14,812 EUR million2003: 15,801 EUR million2004: 17,483 EUR million2005: 17,905 EUR million2006: 19,417 EUR million2007: 21,019 EUR million2008: 21,795 EUR million2009: 21,118 EUR million2010: 21,614 EUR million2011: 21,264 EUR million2012: 20,550 EUR million2013: 20,332 EUR million2014: 20,754 EUR million2015: 22,042 EUR million2016: 23,056 EUR million2017: 24,106 EUR million2018: 24,294 EUR million2019: 24,780 EUR million2020: 21,581 EUR million2021: 24,601 EUR million2022: 27,456 EUR million2023: 29,544 EUR million2024: 31,534 EUR million
Gross domestic product (GDP), 2001 to 2024. EUR million. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Contabilidad regional de España: PIB a precios de mercado (tabla 82284).

Sources: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Contabilidad regional de España: PIB a precios de mercado (tabla 82284); Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Contabilidad regional de España: PIB per cápita (tabla 82285); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Inflation rate in Tarragona province was 4.4% in August 2026, up 1.7 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 21st highest of 52 provinces in Spain.

Inflation (CPI annual change)4.4%August 2026Up 1.7 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 21st highest of 52 provinces in Spain
Average home mortgage amount€136,919July 2026, estimatedUp 6.8% from July 2025The 26th highest of 52 provinces in Spain
Home sales1,512July 2026, provisionalDown 10.6% from July 2025The 10th highest of 52 provinces in Spain
02.557.51012.52021-082022-052023-022023-112024-082025-052026-082021-08: 3.6 %2021-09: 4 %2021-10: 5.8 %2021-11: 6 %2021-12: 7 %2022-01: 6.6 %2022-02: 8.1 %2022-03: 10.5 %2022-04: 8.9 %2022-05: 9 %2022-06: 11 %2022-07: 11.1 %2022-08: 11 %2022-09: 9.3 %2022-10: 7.1 %2022-11: 6.8 %2022-12: 5.5 %2023-01: 5.2 %2023-02: 5.5 %2023-03: 2.1 %2023-04: 3.5 %2023-05: 2.8 %2023-06: 1.2 %2023-07: 1.9 %2023-08: 2.3 %2023-09: 3.1 %2023-10: 3.4 %2023-11: 2.7 %2023-12: 2.6 %2024-01: 3 %2024-02: 2.4 %2024-03: 3.4 %2024-04: 3.2 %2024-05: 3.5 %2024-06: 3.4 %2024-07: 2.5 %2024-08: 1.9 %2024-09: 1 %2024-10: 1.6 %2024-11: 2.6 %2024-12: 2.9 %2025-01: 3.1 %2025-02: 3.1 %2025-03: 2 %2025-04: 1.9 %2025-05: 1.8 %2025-06: 2.1 %2025-07: 2.6 %2025-08: 2.7 %2025-09: 3.1 %2025-10: 3 %2025-11: 2.8 %2025-12: 2.8 %2026-01: 2.1 %2026-02: 2 %2026-03: 3.4 %2026-04: 3.2 %2026-05: 3.2 %2026-06: 3.3 %2026-07: 3.7 %2026-08: 4.4 %0510152021-082023-052025-022026-082021-08: 3.6 %2021-09: 4 %2021-10: 5.8 %2021-11: 6 %2021-12: 7 %2022-01: 6.6 %2022-02: 8.1 %2022-03: 10.5 %2022-04: 8.9 %2022-05: 9 %2022-06: 11 %2022-07: 11.1 %2022-08: 11 %2022-09: 9.3 %2022-10: 7.1 %2022-11: 6.8 %2022-12: 5.5 %2023-01: 5.2 %2023-02: 5.5 %2023-03: 2.1 %2023-04: 3.5 %2023-05: 2.8 %2023-06: 1.2 %2023-07: 1.9 %2023-08: 2.3 %2023-09: 3.1 %2023-10: 3.4 %2023-11: 2.7 %2023-12: 2.6 %2024-01: 3 %2024-02: 2.4 %2024-03: 3.4 %2024-04: 3.2 %2024-05: 3.5 %2024-06: 3.4 %2024-07: 2.5 %2024-08: 1.9 %2024-09: 1 %2024-10: 1.6 %2024-11: 2.6 %2024-12: 2.9 %2025-01: 3.1 %2025-02: 3.1 %2025-03: 2 %2025-04: 1.9 %2025-05: 1.8 %2025-06: 2.1 %2025-07: 2.6 %2025-08: 2.7 %2025-09: 3.1 %2025-10: 3 %2025-11: 2.8 %2025-12: 2.8 %2026-01: 2.1 %2026-02: 2 %2026-03: 3.4 %2026-04: 3.2 %2026-05: 3.2 %2026-06: 3.3 %2026-07: 3.7 %2026-08: 4.4 %
Inflation (CPI annual change), August 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Índice de precios de consumo, base 2025: variación anual del índice general (tablas 76125, 76136 y 76141).

Sources: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Índice de precios de consumo, base 2025: variación anual del índice general (tablas 76125, 76136 y 76141); Invokely, Importe medio de las hipotecas sobre viviendas (Estadística de Hipotecas, INE); Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Estadística de transmisiones de derechos de la propiedad: compraventa de viviendas (tabla 6150). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active companies in Tarragona province were 53,758 in 2025, up 1.5% from 2024, and the 19th highest of 52 provinces in Spain.

New companies created172July 2026, provisionalUp 3.6% from July 2025The 13th highest of 52 provinces in Spain
Enterprise birth rate9.07%2023Up 0.35 percentage points from 2022Tied for the 14th highest of 49 provinces in Spain
Enterprise death rate8.1%2023, estimatedDown 0.95 percentage points from 2022
Nights spent in tourist accommodation19.74 million2025Up 0.2% from 2024
Hotel guests550,149August 2026, provisionalUp 9.8% from August 2025
40K45K50K55K60K20012005200920132017202120252001: 43,550 count2002: 44,608 count2003: 45,777 count2004: 49,634 count2005: 51,159 count2006: 52,805 count2007: 56,799 count2008: 58,973 count2009: 56,915 count2010: 55,914 count2011: 54,534 count2012: 53,253 count2013: 51,368 count2014: 50,639 count2015: 51,015 count2016: 51,887 count2017: 52,544 count2018: 52,921 count2019: 53,308 count2020: 54,217 count2021: 53,764 count2022: 54,887 count2023: 52,172 count2024: 52,980 count2025: 53,758 count40K45K50K55K60K2001201020252001: 43,550 count2002: 44,608 count2003: 45,777 count2004: 49,634 count2005: 51,159 count2006: 52,805 count2007: 56,799 count2008: 58,973 count2009: 56,915 count2010: 55,914 count2011: 54,534 count2012: 53,253 count2013: 51,368 count2014: 50,639 count2015: 51,015 count2016: 51,887 count2017: 52,544 count2018: 52,921 count2019: 53,308 count2020: 54,217 count2021: 53,764 count2022: 54,887 count2023: 52,172 count2024: 52,980 count2025: 53,758 count
Active companies, 2001 to 2025. count. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por provincia (tabla 302).

Sources: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por provincia (tabla 302); Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Estadística de sociedades mercantiles: sociedades constituidas (tablas 13917 y 13913); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2); Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Encuesta de ocupación hotelera: viajeros (tabla 2074). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=29005. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
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  3. Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  4. Invokely calculation from Población de 65 años y más entre población total (Censo anual, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#population_65_plus_share. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  5. Invokely calculation from Población extranjera entre población total (Censo anual, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#foreign_population_share. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  6. Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
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  16. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Estadística de transmisiones de derechos de la propiedad: compraventa de viviendas (tabla 6150). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=6150. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  17. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por provincia (tabla 302). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=302. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  18. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Estadística de sociedades mercantiles: sociedades constituidas (tablas 13917 y 13913). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=13917. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  19. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  21. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  22. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Encuesta de ocupación hotelera: viajeros (tabla 2074). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=2074. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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