From 1981 to 2024, the population of the autonomous community of Catalonia grew almost every year, from approximately 5.9 million to eight million inhabitants, an increase of 34 percent. Although there was a slight decline in population in 2012, the region would reach a similar population size again in the second half of 2017.

As of January 2025, Catalonia's population stood at over *************, making it the second most populated autonomous community in Spain. Catalonia had ******* inhabitants aged between 45 and 49 years old, the largest age group. Meanwhile, children aged zero to four years old totaled *******.

Spain Population: Catalonia: Barcelona data was reported at 5,606,913.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,576,037.000 Person for 2016. Spain Population: Catalonia: Barcelona data is updated yearly, averaging 5,416,447.000 Person from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,606,913.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 4,666,271.000 Person in 1997. Spain Population: Catalonia: Barcelona data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.G001: Population: at 1st of January.

Spain Population: Catalonia: Girona data was reported at 761,353.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 755,716.000 Person for 2016. Spain Population: Catalonia: Girona data is updated yearly, averaging 731,864.000 Person from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 761,632.000 Person in 2012 and a record low of 543,191.000 Person in 1997. Spain Population: Catalonia: Girona data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.G001: Population: at 1st of January.

Most residents of Catalonia considered themselves equally Catalan and Spanish. This is the result of a survey conducted in March and May 2024 which revealed that approximately 34 percent of the population in this northern region identified Catalan and Spanish to the same degree. The share of the population that identified as more Catalan than Spanish or only Catalan, however, was also significant, with shares of 21.6 percent and 18.7 percent, respectively. Catalonia in SpainThe Catalan participation in the Spanish GDP was estimated at 20 percent in 2023. This figure maintained steadily over the last few years, with an average share of about 20 percent of the total GDP of the country. The average GDP per capita in Catalonia was significantly higher than that of the rest of Spain at 34,534 euros in 2022. During the same period, Spain’s average GDP per capita was 28.276 euros. As of 2024, Catalonia was the second most populous autonomous community in Spain with about eight million people. The Catalan language: a symbol of the region’s identityThe Catalan and Spanish languages coexist in the coastal region of Catalonia, both enjoying official and equal status. As of 2024, about 47 percent of the population of Catalonia considered Spanish their mother tongue, whereas about 40 percent reported being native speakers of Catalan. Despite the fact that the vast majority of books in Spain are published in Spanish, the Catalan language ranked second in the country’s editorial scene at about nine percent of book publications, revealing the weight of this language among other languages spoken in Spain. In fact, Catalan was one of the most translated languages in this country according to the latest studies.

Població dels municipis de Catalunya segregada per rang d'edat i sexe. Informació elaborada per l'IDESCAT a partir del Padró municipal d'habitants.

Dades del darrer padró disponible, any 2019-2020.

ATOM service for downloading information related to Theme 10 - Demography, of Annex III of the INSPIRE Directive, in the geographical area of Catalonia. The service allows the download of demographic data of Catalonia, according the Directive requirements.

The Catalan and Spanish languages coexist in the coastal region of Catalonia, both enjoying official and equal status. As of 2024, more than ** percent of the population of Catalonia considered Spanish their mother tongue, whereas less than ** percent reported being native speakers of Catalan. Catalonia was the second most populous autonomous community in Spain in 2024 with about * million people. Editorial scene in Catalonia Despite the fact that the vast majority of books in Spain are published in Spanish, the Catalan language ranked second in the country’s editorial scene at about * percent of book publications, revealing the weight of this language among other languages spoken in Spain. In fact, Catalan was one of the most translated languages in this country according to the latest studies. Catalonia in Spain The Catalan participation in the Spanish GDP was estimated at ** percent in 2023. This figure maintained steadily over the last few years, with an average share of about ** percent of the total GDP of the country. The average GDP per capita in Catalonia was significantly higher than that of the rest of Spain at ****** euros in 2022. During the same period, Spain’s average GDP per capita was ****** euros.

Llistat dels països i quantitat de residents estrangers a Catalunya, per país. Les dades comencen l'any 200.

Llista d'unitats poblacionals de Catalunya indicant el municipi a on pertanyen.

Spain Population: Catalonia data was reported at 7,596,131.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,555,830.000 Person for 2016. Spain Population: Catalonia data is updated yearly, averaging 7,364,078.000 Person from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,596,131.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 6,147,610.000 Person in 1997. Spain Population: Catalonia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.G001: Population: at 1st of January.

Informació històrica de la població des del 1990 fins a l’últim padró vigent dels ens locals de Catalunya.

Spain Population: Catalonia: Lleida data was reported at 432,383.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 432,384.000 Person for 2016. Spain Population: Catalonia: Lleida data is updated yearly, averaging 426,872.000 Person from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 443,032.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 357,903.000 Person in 1997. Spain Population: Catalonia: Lleida data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.G001: Population: at 1st of January.

Spain Population: Catalonia: Tarragona data was reported at 795,482.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 791,693.000 Person for 2016. Spain Population: Catalonia: Tarragona data is updated yearly, averaging 788,895.000 Person from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 814,199.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 580,245.000 Person in 1997. Spain Population: Catalonia: Tarragona data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.G001: Population: at 1st of January.

Catalonia's population has been growing since 1981, when it had about six million inhabitants. By the first half of 2024, over eight million people lived in Catalonia. Of these, more than four million were women and around 3.9 million men.

Comparació de les dades de Catalunya d'una selecció d'indicadors de salut i utilització de serveis amb les dades publicades anualment per l'Organització per a la Cooperació i el Desenvolupament Econòmic (OCDE) a l'informe Health at a Glance.

En aquest conjunt es publiquen les dades de les successives edicions d'aquesta anàlisi comparativa, identificades pel camp 'any comparativa'.

Dades de població de referència per al Servei Català de la Salut (CatSalut), que és la població amb dret a rebre assistència sanitària de finançament públic a Catalunya, extretes del Registre central de població del CatSalut (RCA).

El tall a final de cada període anual s'utilitza com a població de referència per al període següent.

Conté el nombre de persones assegurades per província, comarca, municipi, gènere i edat.

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In 2024, around ** percent of Catalonia's population was of foreign origin. In that year, approximately ******* residents came from South America and almost the same number came from Africa.

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