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Population. By type of family home Catalonia
Total population In homes without active population In homes without people on income Salaried population on temporary contracts In homes where all people on income are on temporary contracts Unemployed population In homes where all active persons are unemployed
2023 7,722.1 1,326.0 145.0 432.3 182.9 363.9 134.8
2022 7,592.2 1,340.5 134.4 514.5 231.8 376.8 139.5
2021 7,573.3 1,323.6 170.4 598.9 282.2 450.1 167.3
2020 7,569.2 1,335.1 188.2 552.1 259.1 482.3 182.8
2019 7,532.5 1,329.7 154.3 630.9 313.7 426.4 150.3
2018 7,450.5 1,305.2 178.5 620.2 299.6 436.4 160.9
2017 7,375.6 1,266.6 173.9 592.7 298.5 507.2 192.2
2016 7,339.8 1,224.5 206.3 561.9 289.8 593.6 238.9
2015 7,317.2 1,203.0 224.5 500.2 258.9 703.1 304.3
2014 7,324.7 1,203.6 201.1 460.0 242.5 773.3 329.3
2013 7,371.3 1,191.2 235.4 460.0 243.8 893.2 384.0
2012 7,421.5 1,192.4 262.4 467.8 238.7 880.7 374.9
2011 7,431.5 1,115.0 200.9 546.0 272.9 760.0 293.0
2010 7,406.6 1,099.1 152.0 497.1 239.5 696.7 248.4
2009 7,378.5 1,064.0 158.7 501.6 252.3 636.9 217.2
2008 7,308.8 1,015.6 124.9 637.6 288.1 349.6 89.9
2007 7,170.8 1,002.6 106.4 711.1 329.3 247.5 57.4
2006 7,018.8 980.0 96.6 764.2 362.3 242.1 58.4
2005 6,887.7 958.8 96.3 696.7 313.9 250.4 59.2
2004 6,734.7 947.5 114.7 645.5 324.3 341.3 85.4
2003 6,590.4 936.3 95.7 613.6 305.5 349.3 76.0
2002 6,427.7 934.0 88.2 578.7 276.7 328.7 76.4
Units: Thousands (annual averages).
Source: Idescat, based on data from the INE's Economically Active Population Survey.
Note: Homes without people on income: People on income are considered those that are employed, retired, receiving pensions other than that for retirement or receiving unemployment payments.

Last update: February 20, 2024.

EPA

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Economically Active Population Survey (EPA).

Methodological note

Methodological aspects

The Economically Active Population Survey (EPA) is the main source of information about the labour market. The EPA is a sample-based research study of an ongoing nature conducted on a quarterly basis throughout Spain by the INE. The data presented in the Yearbook, however, corresponds to the national averages of of the quarterly results in relation to the following concepts:

  • active population
  • activity rate
  • employed population
  • employment rate
  • unemployed population
  • unemployment rate

The Idescat produces an extension of the annual results of the EPA that enables more detailed analysis of these variables and by specific groups:

  • employed population (by type of working day, by time in current job)
  • salaried working population
  • type of household in accordance with the relations its members have with economic activity

Agriculture and industry terms refer to sections A (agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing) and BE (mining and quarrying, manufacturing, energy, water and waste) of the NACE.

Until 2007 economic activity is classified according to the Catalan classification of economic activities 1993 Revision 1 (CCAE Rev.1). From 2008, in accordance with the new CCAE-2009.

The data for the 2002-2013 period was revised in May 2014 since the new reference population figures from the Population and Housing Census 2011 and the introduction of new criteria in the calibration of the expansion factors have made it necessary to recalculate the Economically Active Population Survey series for the period in question. Further information at: Economically Active Population Survey. Review 2005-2013 series.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.