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Active population. By sex. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Active population. By sex. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Catalonia. 2021
Population aged 16 years and more Employed population Unemployed population Total active population
Alt Camp 37,725 18,429 3,207 21,636
Alt Empordà 119,415 53,985 9,960 63,945
Alt Penedès 90,747 46,812 6,540 53,352
Alt Urgell 17,559 7,419 1,107 8,526
Alta Ribagorça 3,393 1,758 201 1,959
Anoia 102,645 50,673 8,931 59,604
Aran 8,865 4,911 534 5,445
Bages 150,933 71,967 11,691 83,658
Baix Camp 160,878 75,123 14,316 89,439
Baix Ebre 66,996 30,702 5,013 35,715
Baix Empordà 115,239 51,759 8,592 60,351
Baix Llobregat 693,177 358,944 47,907 406,851
Baix Penedès 91,869 40,110 9,765 49,875
Barcelonès 1,957,737 932,535 131,151 1,063,686
Berguedà 34,371 15,759 2,238 17,997
Cerdanya 16,365 8,508 855 9,363
Conca de Barberà 17,208 8,655 1,041 9,696
Garraf 129,819 62,148 10,638 72,786
Garrigues 16,449 7,986 924 8,910
Garrotxa 49,764 25,998 2,694 28,692
Gironès 160,083 83,778 11,448 95,226
Maresme 385,185 187,758 30,264 218,022
Moianès 12,036 6,372 735 7,107
Montsià 58,152 26,838 4,545 31,383
Noguera 33,108 16,470 2,334 18,804
Osona 135,960 71,973 8,964 80,937
Pallars Jussà 11,421 5,373 747 6,120
Pallars Sobirà 6,159 3,330 366 3,696
Pla d'Urgell 30,969 16,257 1,878 18,135
Pla de l'Estany 26,913 14,946 1,401 16,347
Priorat 8,127 3,882 507 4,389
Ribera d'Ebre 18,948 8,253 1,326 9,579
Ripollès 21,990 10,761 1,185 11,946
Segarra 19,521 10,857 981 11,838
Segrià 176,502 88,575 13,269 101,844
Selva 147,210 64,866 12,726 77,592
Solsonès 11,439 5,964 603 6,567
Tarragonès 218,319 100,413 19,134 119,547
Terra Alta 9,954 4,584 483 5,067
Urgell 31,047 15,855 2,130 17,985
Vallès Occidental 773,544 399,423 58,437 457,860
Vallès Oriental 345,156 180,288 25,908 206,196
Catalunya 6,522,907 3,201,006 476,662 3,677,668
Metropolità 4,158,309 2,060,817 293,877 2,354,694
Comarques Gironines 640,617 306,093 48,003 354,096
Camp de Tarragona 442,254 206,502 38,199 244,701
Terres de l'Ebre 154,056 70,374 11,367 81,741
Ponent 307,599 155,997 21,513 177,510
Comarques Centrals 345,669 172,332 24,318 196,650
Alt Pirineu i Aran 63,759 31,305 3,810 35,115
Penedès 410,640 197,580 35,574 233,154
Barcelona 4,811,165 2,384,384 343,461 2,727,845
Girona 653,808 313,097 48,652 361,749
Lleida 369,752 186,536 25,215 211,751
Tarragona 688,182 316,989 59,334 376,323
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.
Active population. By sex. Men. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Catalonia. 2021
Population aged 16 years and more Employed population Unemployed population Total active population
Alt Camp 19,116 9,990 1,452 11,442
Alt Empordà 59,709 29,499 4,515 34,014
Alt Penedès 45,012 25,254 2,784 28,038
Alt Urgell 8,760 3,864 525 4,389
Alta Ribagorça 1,722 963 102 1,065
Anoia 51,477 27,780 3,771 31,551
Aran 4,533 2,577 294 2,871
Bages 74,268 38,367 5,232 43,599
Baix Camp 78,372 40,008 6,069 46,077
Baix Ebre 33,744 16,779 2,301 19,080
Baix Empordà 57,309 28,101 3,903 32,004
Baix Llobregat 337,332 187,821 20,688 208,509
Baix Penedès 45,897 22,194 4,182 26,376
Barcelonès 927,957 472,524 59,805 532,329
Berguedà 17,037 8,412 1,017 9,429
Cerdanya 8,340 4,563 408 4,971
Conca de Barberà 8,766 4,710 489 5,199
Garraf 63,693 32,751 4,653 37,404
Garrigues 8,631 4,491 441 4,932
Garrotxa 24,978 13,914 1,260 15,174
Gironès 78,573 43,695 5,394 49,089
Maresme 188,859 98,346 13,164 111,510
Moianès 6,204 3,480 321 3,801
Montsià 29,232 14,691 1,989 16,680
Noguera 17,280 9,375 1,041 10,416
Osona 68,037 39,081 3,900 42,981
Pallars Jussà 5,823 2,934 363 3,297
Pallars Sobirà 3,159 1,758 186 1,944
Pla d'Urgell 15,939 9,192 807 9,999
Pla de l'Estany 13,314 7,893 660 8,553
Priorat 4,260 2,172 249 2,421
Ribera d'Ebre 9,588 4,476 609 5,085
Ripollès 10,911 5,742 561 6,303
Segarra 10,251 6,177 414 6,591
Segrià 88,917 48,498 5,715 54,213
Selva 74,376 36,003 5,616 41,619
Solsonès 5,763 3,234 273 3,507
Tarragonès 107,712 53,811 8,289 62,100
Terra Alta 5,058 2,508 225 2,733
Urgell 15,777 8,826 912 9,738
Vallès Occidental 376,230 208,527 24,909 233,436
Vallès Oriental 170,913 96,003 10,755 106,758
Catalunya 3,182,830 1,680,972 210,241 1,891,213
Metropolità 2,003,130 1,064,247 129,423 1,193,670
Comarques Gironines 319,170 164,838 21,900 186,738
Camp de Tarragona 218,220 110,688 16,548 127,236
Terres de l'Ebre 77,622 38,451 5,121 43,572
Ponent 156,795 86,562 9,336 95,898
Comarques Centrals 171,726 92,790 10,782 103,572
Alt Pirineu i Aran 32,334 16,656 1,875 18,531
Penedès 203,832 106,740 15,258 121,998
Barcelona 2,326,959 1,238,220 151,031 1,389,251
Girona 325,826 168,541 22,213 190,754
Lleida 188,305 102,878 11,143 114,021
Tarragona 341,740 171,333 25,854 197,187
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.
Active population. By sex. Women. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Catalonia. 2021
Population aged 16 years and more Employed population Unemployed population Total active population
Alt Camp 18,612 8,439 1,755 10,194
Alt Empordà 59,706 24,489 5,448 29,937
Alt Penedès 45,735 21,555 3,756 25,311
Alt Urgell 8,799 3,558 579 4,137
Alta Ribagorça 1,668 798 99 897
Anoia 51,168 22,890 5,160 28,050
Aran 4,332 2,337 240 2,577
Bages 76,665 33,603 6,459 40,062
Baix Camp 82,506 35,115 8,250 43,365
Baix Ebre 33,252 13,923 2,712 16,635
Baix Empordà 57,930 23,661 4,689 28,350
Baix Llobregat 355,845 171,126 27,219 198,345
Baix Penedès 45,975 17,919 5,583 23,502
Barcelonès 1,029,777 460,011 71,346 531,357
Berguedà 17,334 7,350 1,218 8,568
Cerdanya 8,022 3,948 447 4,395
Conca de Barberà 8,439 3,945 552 4,497
Garraf 66,123 29,397 5,988 35,385
Garrigues 7,818 3,495 483 3,978
Garrotxa 24,786 12,084 1,434 13,518
Gironès 81,510 40,083 6,054 46,137
Maresme 196,326 89,412 17,100 106,512
Moianès 5,832 2,892 414 3,306
Montsià 28,923 12,147 2,553 14,700
Noguera 15,831 7,095 1,290 8,385
Osona 67,920 32,889 5,061 37,950
Pallars Jussà 5,601 2,439 384 2,823
Pallars Sobirà 3,000 1,572 183 1,755
Pla d'Urgell 15,033 7,065 1,068 8,133
Pla de l'Estany 13,599 7,056 744 7,800
Priorat 3,870 1,713 258 1,971
Ribera d'Ebre 9,360 3,777 720 4,497
Ripollès 11,079 5,022 627 5,649
Segarra 9,270 4,680 564 5,244
Segrià 87,585 40,074 7,554 47,628
Selva 72,834 28,866 7,107 35,973
Solsonès 5,673 2,730 330 3,060
Tarragonès 110,607 46,605 10,839 57,444
Terra Alta 4,896 2,076 261 2,337
Urgell 15,267 7,029 1,215 8,244
Vallès Occidental 397,314 190,896 33,528 224,424
Vallès Oriental 174,243 84,282 15,150 99,432
Catalunya 3,340,077 1,520,034 266,421 1,786,455
Metropolità 2,155,182 996,570 164,454 1,161,024
Comarques Gironines 321,444 141,258 26,103 167,361
Camp de Tarragona 224,034 95,814 21,651 117,465
Terres de l'Ebre 76,431 31,923 6,246 38,169
Ponent 150,804 69,435 12,177 81,612
Comarques Centrals 173,943 79,542 13,536 93,078
Alt Pirineu i Aran 31,425 14,652 1,932 16,584
Penedès 206,811 90,840 20,319 111,159
Barcelona 2,484,206 1,146,164 192,430 1,338,594
Girona 327,982 144,556 26,439 170,995
Lleida 181,447 83,658 14,072 97,730
Tarragona 346,442 145,656 33,480 179,136
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.

Last update: September 15, 2023.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Active population
People aged 16 years or more that have an occupation or are available to do so and are performing actions oriented towards finding employment.

Methodological aspects

The population census is defined as the series of operations that consist of collecting, summarizing, evaluating, analysing and publishing data of a demographic, cultural, economic and social nature of the country's inhabitants and its political-administrative divisions at a given point in time. This operation is aimed at persons residing in dwellings (whether family dwellings or accommodation) or in collective establishments (hotels, residences, nursing homes, etc.).

Censuses are exhaustive counts of the population and all respondents are required to answer them accurately. Censuses are protected and their data can only be disseminated as aggregate numerical information.

The questionnaires used in the various censuses and local censuses have not always included the same questions or the same items and, therefore, there may be variations from one year to another.

The Population and Housing Censuses 2011 are a state-wide statistical operation conducted by the National Statistical Institute (INE) and that is being undertaken for the first time by European mandate. The reference date is November 1, 2011. The Statistical Institute of Catalonia (Idescat) has collaborated with the INE in the design phase of the project, supporting the communication campaign in Catalonia and participating in the treatment of information on certain census variables.

Data of the population by relationship with the activity are presented, which included information about the profession, the professional situation, the branch of activity and the activity sector. Furthermore, unpaid work data was also incorporated.

In the various statistical operations the item "employed" was not always the same. Comparability of data from the last two censuses is affected by the mismatch of the different options in response to the question regarding the activity; thus, in 2011 the options "household chores" and "receiving some kind of teaching and/or training" do not exist, as they are formulated in separate questions.

For the year 2011, the Catalan Classification of Economic Activities 2009 (CCAE-2009) and the Catalan Classification of Occupations (CCO-2011) have been used.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".