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Municipalities in Catalonia by registered unemployment
Barcelona had the highest registered unemployment of 947 municipalities in April 2021, at 94,851. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà had the lowest, at 0. The median was 45 and the figure for Catalonia was 497,185. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Median 45 947 municipalities
Barcelona Barcelona: 94,851 persons 94,851 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: 19,149 persons 19,149 Badalona Badalona: 16,912 persons 16,912 Terrassa Terrassa: 16,892 persons 16,892 Sabadell Sabadell: 15,179 persons 15,179 Lleida Lleida: 10,903 persons 10,903 Mataró Mataró: 10,288 persons 10,288 Tarragona Tarragona: 10,184 persons 10,184 Santa Coloma de Gramenet Santa Coloma de Gramenet: 9,892 persons 9,892 Reus Reus: 9,011 persons 9,011 Girona Girona: 6,543 persons 6,543 Manresa Manresa: 6,148 persons 6,148 Cornellà de Llobregat Cornellà de Llobregat: 6,117 persons 6,117 Rubí Rubí: 5,681 persons 5,681 Sant Boi de Llobregat Sant Boi de Llobregat: 5,678 persons 5,678 Vilanova i la Geltrú Vilanova i la Geltrú: 4,957 persons 4,957 Figueres Figueres: 4,489 persons 4,489 Granollers Granollers: 4,404 persons 4,404 El Prat de Llobregat El Prat de Llobregat: 4,322 persons 4,322 Viladecans Viladecans: 4,283 persons 4,283 Mollet del Vallès Mollet del Vallès: 3,762 persons 3,762 El Vendrell El Vendrell: 3,684 persons 3,684 Castelldefels Castelldefels: 3,651 persons 3,651 Blanes Blanes: 3,553 persons 3,553 Sant Adrià de Besòs Sant Adrià de Besòs: 3,502 persons 3,502 Sant Cugat del Vallès Sant Cugat del Vallès: 3,383 persons 3,383 Cerdanyola del Vallès Cerdanyola del Vallès: 3,246 persons 3,246 Salt Salt: 3,126 persons 3,126 Ripollet Ripollet: 3,088 persons 3,088 Vic Vic: 3,035 persons 3,035 Lloret de Mar Lloret de Mar: 2,978 persons 2,978 Igualada Igualada: 2,848 persons 2,848 Gavà Gavà: 2,804 persons 2,804 Montcada i Reixac Montcada i Reixac: 2,754 persons 2,754 Vilafranca del Penedès Vilafranca del Penedès: 2,738 persons 2,738 Pineda de Mar Pineda de Mar: 2,726 persons 2,726 Cambrils Cambrils: 2,676 persons 2,676 Esplugues de Llobregat Esplugues de Llobregat: 2,592 persons 2,592 Tortosa Tortosa: 2,540 persons 2,540 Sant Feliu de Llobregat Sant Feliu de Llobregat: 2,383 persons 2,383 persons. Source: SEPE . Retrieved 2026-10-08. Full ranking Rank Municipalities April 2021persons Change on April 2020 1 Barcelona 94,851 +9.8% 2 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 19,149 +9.6% 3 Badalona 16,912 +6.7% 4 Terrassa 16,892 +1.9% 5 Sabadell 15,179 +5.1% 6 Lleida 10,903 +15.8% 7 Mataró 10,288 +3.3% 8 Tarragona 10,184 +3.7% 9 Santa Coloma de Gramenet 9,892 +8.8% 10 Reus 9,011 +7.1% 11 Girona 6,543 +6.1% 12 Manresa 6,148 +6.5% 13 Cornellà de Llobregat 6,117 +8.6% 14 Rubí 5,681 -0.2% 15 Sant Boi de Llobregat 5,678 +5.8% 16 Vilanova i la Geltrú 4,957 +3% 17 Figueres 4,489 +15.7% 18 Granollers 4,404 +4.7% 19 El Prat de Llobregat 4,322 +4.1% 20 Viladecans 4,283 +4.1% 21 Mollet del Vallès 3,762 -5% 22 El Vendrell 3,684 +5% 23 Castelldefels 3,651 +10.2% 24 Blanes 3,553 +2.7% 25 Sant Adrià de Besòs 3,502 +13.3% 26 Sant Cugat del Vallès 3,383 +6.1% 27 Cerdanyola del Vallès 3,246 +5.6% 28 Salt 3,126 +12.7% 29 Ripollet 3,088 +5.4% 30 Vic 3,035 +11.4% 31 Lloret de Mar 2,978 +4.6% 32 Igualada 2,848 +4.6% 33 Gavà 2,804 +11.3% 34 Montcada i Reixac 2,754 +7% 35 Vilafranca del Penedès 2,738 +9% 36 Pineda de Mar 2,726 +5.4% 37 Cambrils 2,676 0% 38 Esplugues de Llobregat 2,592 +6.2% 39 Tortosa 2,540 +7.3% 40 Sant Feliu de Llobregat 2,383 +2.5% 41 Sant Pere de Ribes 2,307 +5.9% 42 Calafell 2,305 +7.1% 43 Salou 2,139 +8.6% 44 Sant Vicenç dels Horts 2,094 +1.7% 45 Barberà del Vallès 2,014 -0.7% 46 Martorell 2,001 -3% 47 Premià de Mar 1,908 +5% 48 Valls 1,837 -0.4% 49 Olot 1,759 -5.1% 50 Sant Joan Despí 1,720 +5.5% 51 Sant Andreu de la Barca 1,679 -4.4% 52 Santa Perpètua de Mogoda 1,676 +2.6% 53 Manlleu 1,652 +5.8% 54 Amposta 1,615 +8.4% 55 Canovelles 1,572 +11.4% 56 Olesa de Montserrat 1,560 -2.3% 57 Palafrugell 1,554 +3.3% 58 Vila-seca 1,544 -0.5% 59 Balaguer 1,518 +19.2% 60 Sant Feliu de Guíxols 1,514 +0.2% 61 Calella 1,511 +2.8% 62 Sitges 1,472 +8.6% 63 Tordera 1,470 +6.8% 64 Esparreguera 1,449 -7.1% 65 Malgrat de Mar 1,395 +2.3% 66 Torredembarra 1,357 +9.9% 67 Les Franqueses del Vallès 1,328 +7.4% 68 Roses 1,317 +15.8% 69 Piera 1,313 +6.7% 70 Badia del Vallès 1,298 -2.6% 71 Montornès del Vallès 1,272 +1.6% 72 El Masnou 1,268 +5.7% 73 Castellar del Vallès 1,209 +0.2% 74 Molins de Rei 1,200 +1% 75 Tàrrega 1,181 +5.4% 76 Sant Celoni 1,151 +2.8% 77 Cunit 1,140 +8.6% 78 Vilanova del Camí 1,136 -3.1% 79 Berga 1,130 +12.2% 80 Cubelles 1,110 +12.5% 81 Palamós 1,079 -2.6% 82 Mont-roig del Camp 1,042 +4.9% 83 La Llagosta 1,027 -2.1% 84 La Ràpita 1,021 +5.4% 85 Mollerussa 1,008 +21% 86 Parets del Vallès 998 -0.9% 87 Caldes de Montbui 970 +3.4% 88 Arenys de Mar 968 +16.5% 89 Banyoles 944 +2.5% 90 Cardedeu 934 -6.3% 91 Vallirana 932 +8.6% 92 Santa Margarida de Montbui 930 -2.4% 93 Canet de Mar 927 +6.6% 94 Vilassar de Mar 925 -0.4% 95 Lliçà d'Amunt 905 +2.4% 96 La Bisbal d'Empordà 872 +19% 97 Castelló d'Empúries 854 +20.5% 98 Deltebre 835 -3.2% 99 La Seu d'Urgell 826 +22.2% 100 Alcarràs 815 +14.3% 101 Santa Coloma de Farners 804 +4.8% 102 Torelló 776 -15.3% 103 Sant Quirze del Vallès 775 +1.8% 104 Sant Vicenç de Castellet 770 +3.8% 105 La Garriga 761 +1.5% 106 Palau-solità i Plegamans 753 +0.8% 107 Constantí 750 +7.8% 108 Abrera 712 -5.2% 109 Corbera de Llobregat 697 +5% 110 Calonge i Sant Antoni 687 +6% 111 Maçanet de la Selva 683 +9.5% 112 Palafolls 668 -3.6% 113 Torroella de Montgrí 663 +4.9% 114 Sant Just Desvern 661 +15% 115 Argentona 654 +2.7% 116 Masquefa 640 -4.6% 117 Montgat 633 -1.2% 118 Castellbisbal 627 -6.8% 119 Llinars del Vallès 624 +10.6% 120 La Roca del Vallès 586 +3% 121 Santa Maria de Palautordera 583 +2.3% 122 Sant Joan de Vilatorrada 580 +5.3% 123 Sant Sadurní d'Anoia 576 +1.8% 124 Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i s'Agaró 561 -1.1% 125 L'Escala 557 +5.7% 125 Llagostera 557 +7.7% 127 Ripoll 554 +0.5% 128 Alcanar 552 +11.3% 129 Cassà de la Selva 549 +4.4% 130 Montmeló 530 -0.2% 131 Premià de Dalt 528 +7.5% 132 Sant Andreu de Llavaneres 526 +11.9% 133 Vidreres 525 +4.4% 134 Cervera 520 +7.2% 135 Pallejà 519 -2.6% 136 Bigues i Riells del Fai 515 +1.8% 137 L'Arboç 514 +11.7% 138 Roquetes 501 +1% 139 Solsona 498 +9.5% 140 Cervelló 496 0% 141 Gelida 493 +2.3% 142 Santa Margarida i els Monjos 492 +1.2% 143 Arenys de Munt 488 +2.7% 144 Roda de Berà 484 +3.2% 145 Polinyà 471 -11.8% 146 Caldes de Malavella 469 +5.9% 147 Sentmenat 464 -6.8% 148 Sant Fruitós de Bages 456 +5.8% 149 L'Ametlla de Mar 449 +8.2% 150 Ulldecona 435 -6% 150 Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant 435 -2.5% 152 Puigcerdà 423 +12.5% 153 Sant Fost de Campsentelles 422 -6.2% 154 La Canonja 415 +5.9% 155 La Sénia 414 +3% 155 Vilassar de Dalt 414 +7.8% 157 Tremp 406 +10.3% 158 Móra d'Ebre 403 +21.8% 159 Tona 400 -5% 159 Viladecavalls 400 +3.1% 161 Arbúcies 399 +2.8% 162 Vacarisses 397 +1.3% 163 Riudoms 393 +7.4% 164 Les Borges Blanques 383 +22.4% 165 Sallent 381 +7.9% 166 Montblanc 380 -12.2% 167 Centelles 377 +4.7% 167 Sant Feliu de Codines 377 +7.1% 169 Sant Antoni de Vilamajor 373 +10% 170 Sils 372 -4.4% 171 Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana 370 +0.3% 172 Santa Coloma de Cervelló 360 +0.3% 173 La Jonquera 357 +48.1% 173 Sant Esteve Sesrovires 357 +4.4% 175 Riells i Viabrea 356 +12.7% 175 Vielha e Mijaran 356 +4.1% 177 Navàs 351 +10.4% 178 Capellades 350 +6.7% 179 Alcover 347 -4.9% 180 Canyelles 344 +8.2% 180 La Bisbal del Penedès 344 +6.8% 180 Moià 344 +15.4% 183 Santa Oliva 340 +4.9% 184 L'Ametlla del Vallès 339 +7.6% 185 Dosrius 325 +3.8% 185 Roda de Ter 325 -2.7% 185 Tiana 325 +9.4% 188 Anglès 319 +0.6% 189 Olivella 315 +21.2% 190 Cabrils 313 +11% 190 Súria 313 +2% 192 Alella 308 +0.7% 193 Navarcles 305 -5.3% 194 La Torre de Claramunt 303 +17% 195 Vilafant 302 +14% 196 Creixell 301 +7.1% 197 Martorelles 299 -6.3% 198 Almacelles 298 +32.4% 198 Bellpuig 298 +13.7% 198 Santpedor 298 -1% 201 Tossa de Mar 293 0% 202 Sant Pere de Vilamajor 292 +12.3% 203 La Pobla de Mafumet 288 -13% 203 Lliçà de Vall 288 -16% 203 Torrelles de Llobregat 288 -1.4% 206 Begues 286 +2.5% 207 Hostalric 278 -3.5% 208 Sant Hilari Sacalm 276 -4.2% 209 Altafulla 275 +3.4% 209 La Selva del Camp 275 -6.1% 209 Llançà 275 +10.4% 212 Castellbell i el Vilar 274 +10.5% 213 La Pobla de Montornès 272 +9.2% 214 Santa Bàrbara 270 +10.2% 215 Agramunt 269 +6.3% 216 Sant Vicenç de Montalt 264 +7.3% 216 Vilanova del Vallès 264 +15.3% 218 Alfarràs 262 +4% 219 Sant Pol de Mar 261 +14.5% 220 L'Aldea 260 0% 221 Santa Cristina d'Aro 258 -1.1% 222 Artés 257 -15.7% 222 El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort 257 -16% 224 Banyeres del Penedès 256 +2.8% 225 El Morell 254 -0.8% 226 Móra la Nova 250 +22% 227 Gironella 248 +3.3% 228 Teià 247 +2.5% 229 Guissona 245 +28.3% 230 Taradell 244 -5.4% 231 Balenyà 243 +8% 231 Torrelles de Foix 243 +22.7% 233 Santa Susanna 241 +8.1% 234 Sant Jaume d'Enveja 238 +17.8% 235 Calaf 236 +4% 235 Òdena 236 -7.5% 237 Celrà 234 +12% 237 Puig-reig 234 +20% 239 Monistrol de Montserrat 230 +17.3% 239 Sant Cebrià de Vallalta 230 +0.4% 241 El Montmell 228 +33.3% 242 El Papiol 226 -4.2% 243 Els Pallaresos 220 +4.8% 243 Olèrdola 220 -2.2% 243 Sarrià de Ter 220 +5.8% 246 Torres de Segre 219 +39.5% 247 Collbató 216 +5.9% 248 Aitona 215 +21.5% 248 Cardona 215 0% 248 Matadepera 215 -1.4%
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About this ranking Job seekers registered as unemployed at public employment offices on the last working day of the month.
Administrative count, available down to municipality. Not the survey-based unemployment rate.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE). Paro registrado por municipios. https://sede.sepe.gob.es/es/portaltrabaja/resources/sede/datos_abiertos/datos/Paro_por_municipios_2021_csv.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-08.Use this data in your AI agent Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
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Questions Which municipality has the highest registered unemployment? Barcelona, with 94,851 in April 2021, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment? Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, with 0 in April 2021.
Where does this ranking come from? Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal, Paro registrado por municipios. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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