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Municipalities in Catalonia by registered unemployment
Barcelona had the highest registered unemployment of 947 municipalities in July 2021, at 78,019. Tiurana had the lowest, at 0. The median was 37 and the figure for Catalonia was 408,314. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Median 37 947 municipalities
Barcelona Barcelona: 78,019 persons 78,019 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: 15,454 persons 15,454 Terrassa Terrassa: 14,473 persons 14,473 Badalona Badalona: 14,372 persons 14,372 Sabadell Sabadell: 12,974 persons 12,974 Mataró Mataró: 8,529 persons 8,529 Lleida Lleida: 8,441 persons 8,441 Tarragona Tarragona: 8,040 persons 8,040 Santa Coloma de Gramenet Santa Coloma de Gramenet: 7,886 persons 7,886 Reus Reus: 7,255 persons 7,255 Manresa Manresa: 5,279 persons 5,279 Girona Girona: 5,252 persons 5,252 Cornellà de Llobregat Cornellà de Llobregat: 5,007 persons 5,007 Rubí Rubí: 4,966 persons 4,966 Sant Boi de Llobregat Sant Boi de Llobregat: 4,746 persons 4,746 Vilanova i la Geltrú Vilanova i la Geltrú: 4,136 persons 4,136 Granollers Granollers: 3,673 persons 3,673 Viladecans Viladecans: 3,598 persons 3,598 El Prat de Llobregat El Prat de Llobregat: 3,494 persons 3,494 Figueres Figueres: 3,249 persons 3,249 Mollet del Vallès Mollet del Vallès: 3,175 persons 3,175 El Vendrell El Vendrell: 2,960 persons 2,960 Sant Cugat del Vallès Sant Cugat del Vallès: 2,931 persons 2,931 Sant Adrià de Besòs Sant Adrià de Besòs: 2,909 persons 2,909 Castelldefels Castelldefels: 2,887 persons 2,887 Blanes Blanes: 2,721 persons 2,721 Cerdanyola del Vallès Cerdanyola del Vallès: 2,706 persons 2,706 Vic Vic: 2,569 persons 2,569 Ripollet Ripollet: 2,567 persons 2,567 Salt Salt: 2,428 persons 2,428 Igualada Igualada: 2,404 persons 2,404 Gavà Gavà: 2,363 persons 2,363 Montcada i Reixac Montcada i Reixac: 2,328 persons 2,328 Vilafranca del Penedès Vilafranca del Penedès: 2,256 persons 2,256 Esplugues de Llobregat Esplugues de Llobregat: 2,129 persons 2,129 Tortosa Tortosa: 2,108 persons 2,108 Pineda de Mar Pineda de Mar: 2,079 persons 2,079 Sant Feliu de Llobregat Sant Feliu de Llobregat: 2,018 persons 2,018 Lloret de Mar Lloret de Mar: 1,920 persons 1,920 Cambrils Cambrils: 1,898 persons 1,898 persons. Source: SEPE . Retrieved 2026-10-08. Full ranking Rank Municipalities July 2021persons Change on July 2020 1 Barcelona 78,019 -14.4% 2 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 15,454 -14.2% 3 Terrassa 14,473 -12.8% 4 Badalona 14,372 -11.2% 5 Sabadell 12,974 -12.7% 6 Mataró 8,529 -13.3% 7 Lleida 8,441 -5.7% 8 Tarragona 8,040 -16% 9 Santa Coloma de Gramenet 7,886 -14.7% 10 Reus 7,255 -13.7% 11 Manresa 5,279 -11.4% 12 Girona 5,252 -15.2% 13 Cornellà de Llobregat 5,007 -12.4% 14 Rubí 4,966 -11.4% 15 Sant Boi de Llobregat 4,746 -11.6% 16 Vilanova i la Geltrú 4,136 -14.7% 17 Granollers 3,673 -14.7% 18 Viladecans 3,598 -11.9% 19 El Prat de Llobregat 3,494 -16.7% 20 Figueres 3,249 -10.7% 21 Mollet del Vallès 3,175 -16% 22 El Vendrell 2,960 -10.4% 23 Sant Cugat del Vallès 2,931 -15.1% 24 Sant Adrià de Besòs 2,909 -9.7% 25 Castelldefels 2,887 -12.1% 26 Blanes 2,721 -14.3% 27 Cerdanyola del Vallès 2,706 -13.1% 28 Vic 2,569 -13.6% 29 Ripollet 2,567 -14.3% 30 Salt 2,428 -11.6% 31 Igualada 2,404 -11.1% 32 Gavà 2,363 -8.8% 33 Montcada i Reixac 2,328 -15% 34 Vilafranca del Penedès 2,256 -12.8% 35 Esplugues de Llobregat 2,129 -16.7% 36 Tortosa 2,108 -11.9% 37 Pineda de Mar 2,079 -15.8% 38 Sant Feliu de Llobregat 2,018 -16% 39 Lloret de Mar 1,920 -20.9% 40 Cambrils 1,898 -19.5% 41 Sant Pere de Ribes 1,893 -12.8% 42 Calafell 1,819 -11.1% 43 Barberà del Vallès 1,768 -10.7% 44 Sant Vicenç dels Horts 1,766 -16.5% 45 Martorell 1,603 -20.6% 46 Premià de Mar 1,602 -13.3% 47 Valls 1,591 -11.8% 48 Olot 1,506 -16% 49 Santa Perpètua de Mogoda 1,468 -10.2% 50 Sant Joan Despí 1,445 -12.4% 51 Manlleu 1,417 -12.5% 52 Sant Andreu de la Barca 1,413 -17.7% 53 Amposta 1,406 -6.9% 54 Olesa de Montserrat 1,322 -16.1% 55 Canovelles 1,318 -11.5% 56 Salou 1,266 -26.8% 57 Tordera 1,253 -7.5% 58 Esparreguera 1,215 -17.3% 59 Balaguer 1,180 -1.5% 60 Badia del Vallès 1,176 -10.6% 61 Calella 1,171 -17% 62 Les Franqueses del Vallès 1,164 -9.2% 63 Piera 1,160 -5.5% 64 Sitges 1,139 -11.2% 65 El Masnou 1,112 -11.6% 66 Montornès del Vallès 1,081 -13% 67 Torredembarra 1,077 -6.8% 68 Castellar del Vallès 1,072 -13.5% 69 Vila-seca 1,069 -27.2% 70 Palafrugell 1,065 -14.3% 71 Malgrat de Mar 1,059 -18.2% 72 Sant Feliu de Guíxols 1,046 -13.6% 73 Molins de Rei 1,031 -15.1% 74 Sant Celoni 1,026 -10.3% 75 Vilanova del Camí 1,000 -9.9% 76 Tàrrega 940 -12.7% 77 Cubelles 939 -3.9% 78 Berga 930 -11.8% 79 Cunit 896 -11.8% 80 Parets del Vallès 887 -10% 81 La Llagosta 879 -9.3% 82 Roses 874 -9.2% 83 Caldes de Montbui 870 -12% 84 Mollerussa 852 +4.9% 85 Cardedeu 849 -16.1% 86 Lliçà d'Amunt 826 -8.9% 87 Vilassar de Mar 823 -11% 88 La Ràpita 819 -11.2% 89 Santa Margarida de Montbui 810 -14.1% 90 Arenys de Mar 807 -5.2% 91 Canet de Mar 795 -8.9% 92 Vallirana 794 -12.1% 93 Banyoles 770 -16.1% 94 Mont-roig del Camp 757 -11.6% 95 Palamós 731 -15.1% 96 Sant Quirze del Vallès 707 -10.2% 97 Torelló 695 -20.9% 98 Santa Coloma de Farners 685 -9.3% 99 Deltebre 681 -10.2% 100 Sant Vicenç de Castellet 662 -14.1% 101 La Bisbal d'Empordà 656 -7.3% 102 Palau-solità i Plegamans 653 -14.9% 103 La Seu d'Urgell 641 -9.5% 104 La Garriga 640 -14.6% 105 Abrera 604 -11.7% 106 Maçanet de la Selva 602 -2% 107 Castelló d'Empúries 599 -7.1% 108 Constantí 582 -13.1% 109 Corbera de Llobregat 581 -12.5% 110 Sant Just Desvern 580 -7.1% 111 Palafolls 564 -12.1% 112 Masquefa 560 -16% 113 Castellbisbal 551 -16.3% 114 Argentona 550 -15% 114 Montgat 550 -16.4% 116 Llinars del Vallès 544 -8.3% 117 Sant Joan de Vilatorrada 535 -7.9% 118 La Roca del Vallès 512 -12.3% 119 Alcanar 506 -0.6% 120 Santa Maria de Palautordera 497 -15.9% 121 Sant Sadurní d'Anoia 489 -18.4% 122 Calonge i Sant Antoni 488 -11.4% 123 Solsona 471 +2.4% 124 Premià de Dalt 470 -7.3% 125 Alcarràs 465 -9.5% 126 Montmeló 462 -14% 127 Bigues i Riells del Fai 456 -13.6% 128 Ripoll 455 -21% 129 Pallejà 445 -14.6% 130 Llagostera 443 -11% 131 Cervera 440 -8.5% 131 Sant Andreu de Llavaneres 440 -10.9% 133 Polinyà 438 -9.1% 134 Cassà de la Selva 429 -16.7% 134 Cervelló 429 -13.9% 136 Gelida 426 -11.6% 137 Vidreres 425 -12% 138 Arenys de Munt 423 -15.2% 139 L'Arboç 419 -11.2% 140 Roquetes 418 -16.4% 141 Santa Margarida i els Monjos 413 -15.2% 142 Roda de Berà 404 +0.7% 143 Sant Fruitós de Bages 398 -11% 144 Caldes de Malavella 394 -12.8% 144 Torroella de Montgrí 394 -17.7% 146 L'Escala 390 -6.3% 147 Ulldecona 375 -14.4% 148 Vacarisses 374 -4.1% 149 Sant Fost de Campsentelles 369 -18% 150 Sentmenat 368 -26.5% 151 Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i s'Agaró 367 -14.8% 152 La Sénia 354 -7.6% 153 Vilassar de Dalt 352 -14.4% 154 Tona 349 -17.3% 155 Riudoms 347 -8.7% 156 Arbúcies 345 -14.4% 157 Centelles 343 -13.6% 157 Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana 343 -13.8% 159 Sant Feliu de Codines 342 -8.1% 160 Sallent 341 -4.5% 161 Viladecavalls 337 -15.5% 162 Móra d'Ebre 336 -14.7% 163 Montblanc 333 -17.8% 164 Sant Antoni de Vilamajor 329 -9.4% 165 La Canonja 328 -16.5% 166 L'Ametlla de Mar 324 -6.6% 167 Riells i Viabrea 323 -3.9% 168 Les Borges Blanques 319 +0.9% 169 Tremp 317 -12.9% 170 Santa Coloma de Cervelló 311 -15.9% 171 L'Ametlla del Vallès 307 -9.2% 171 La Bisbal del Penedès 307 -14.5% 173 Sils 305 -18.2% 174 Navàs 303 -8.5% 175 Capellades 301 -11.7% 176 Puigcerdà 299 -3.2% 177 Santa Oliva 296 -5.7% 178 Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant 295 -15.7% 179 Canyelles 289 -8.3% 180 Sant Esteve Sesrovires 286 -15.4% 181 Navarcles 283 -13.7% 182 Moià 282 -3.1% 183 Roda de Ter 281 -15.1% 184 Dosrius 280 -10.5% 185 Alcover 276 -21.4% 186 Santpedor 274 -15.7% 187 Súria 270 -18.2% 188 Alella 269 -14.1% 189 Tiana 268 -11.6% 190 Cabrils 267 -10.4% 190 Olivella 267 +1.1% 192 La Torre de Claramunt 265 -3.6% 193 Lliçà de Vall 260 -17.7% 194 Anglès 258 -27.3% 194 Martorelles 258 -13.7% 196 Sant Pere de Vilamajor 254 -1.9% 197 Torrelles de Llobregat 252 -11% 198 Begues 251 -14.9% 199 Artés 247 -13% 200 Hostalric 245 -15.5% 200 La Pobla de Mafumet 245 -17.8% 202 El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort 241 -13% 203 Castellbell i el Vilar 240 -7% 204 Creixell 239 -12.1% 204 Vilafant 239 -6.6% 206 Altafulla 238 -3.6% 207 Sant Hilari Sacalm 236 -18.6% 208 Bellpuig 233 -14.7% 209 La Selva del Camp 232 -18.6% 209 Sant Vicenç de Montalt 232 -13.1% 211 Almacelles 231 +3.1% 212 Vilanova del Vallès 229 -8% 213 Alfarràs 225 -5.5% 213 Santa Bàrbara 225 -3% 215 Móra la Nova 224 -0.4% 216 La Jonquera 220 -7.2% 217 Gironella 218 -9.5% 217 La Pobla de Montornès 218 +1.9% 219 Agramunt 217 -18.4% 220 Balenyà 215 -13% 221 Guissona 214 +13.2% 222 Banyeres del Penedès 212 -9.4% 222 L'Aldea 212 -7.4% 222 Òdena 212 -15.2% 225 Sant Pol de Mar 210 -7.9% 225 Taradell 210 -15.3% 227 Teià 206 -18.3% 228 El Morell 205 -12.8% 229 El Montmell 202 +9.8% 229 Els Pallaresos 202 -7.3% 229 Matadepera 202 -14.8% 232 Torrelles de Foix 200 -5.2% 233 Calaf 199 -16.4% 233 Sant Cebrià de Vallalta 199 -19.8% 235 Cardona 196 -11.3% 236 Collbató 195 -8.5% 237 Olèrdola 191 -14.7% 238 Puig-reig 190 -3.1% 239 Vallgorguina 189 +1.1% 240 El Catllar 187 -14.6% 240 Monistrol de Montserrat 187 -5.6% 242 Sarrià de Ter 183 -12% 243 Llançà 179 -10.1% 244 Bellvei 178 -4.3% 244 Sant Jaume dels Domenys 178 -12.7% 246 Sant Jaume d'Enveja 176 +8.6% 246 Santa Susanna 176 -17.4% 248 Santa Cristina d'Aro 174 -16.7% 249 Bescanó 173 -11.3% 249 Rosselló 173 -3.9%
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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 78,019 in July 2021, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment? Tiurana, with 0 in July 2021.
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