# Population in Catalonia

Population in Catalonia was 8.15 million in 2025. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Place id: `es-ccaa-09`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Note: For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.
- Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 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
- License: INE reuse terms (attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population/catalonia
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population/catalonia.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population&place=es-ccaa-09

| Period | persons |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 8,146,265 |
| 2024 | 8,034,743 |
| 2023 | 7,909,125 |
| 2022 | 7,792,611 |
| 2021 | 7,763,362 |
| 2020 | 7,780,479 |
| 2019 | 7,675,217 |
| 2018 | 7,600,065 |
| 2017 | 7,555,830 |
| 2016 | 7,522,596 |
| 2015 | 7,508,106 |
| 2014 | 7,518,903 |
| 2013 | 7,553,650 |
| 2012 | 7,570,908 |
| 2011 | 7,539,618 |
| 2010 | 7,512,381 |
| 2009 | 7,475,420 |
| 2008 | 7,364,078 |
| 2007 | 7,210,508 |
| 2006 | 7,134,697 |
| 2005 | 6,995,206 |
| 2004 | 6,813,319 |
| 2003 | 6,704,146 |
| 2002 | 6,506,440 |
| 2001 | 6,361,365 |
| 2000 | 6,261,999 |