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Population aged 20 and older living alone. By sex and age groups

Population aged 20 and older living alone. By sex and age groups Catalonia. 2016
Value (thousands) Percentage (%)
From 20 to 34 years 85.4 7.0
Men 46.0 7.6
Women 39.3 6.3
From 35 to 64 years 347.2 10.7
Men 206.1 12.7
Women 141.0 8.7
From 65 to 79 years 173.7 18.8
Men 53.2 12.5
Women 120.7 24.2
From 80 years and over 126.7 31.8
Men 26.5 17.5
Women 100.1 40.4
Total 733.0 12.6
Men 331.8 11.8
Women 401.1 13.4
Source: Idescat, based on data from the Continuous Household Survey from INE.
Note: Percentage of the total number of people in each age group.
Population aged 20 and older living alone. By sex and age groups Spain. 2016
Value (thousands) Percentage (%)
From 20 to 34 years 589.9 7.5
Men 341.4 8.6
Women 248.5 6.3
From 35 to 64 years 2,114.6 10.3
Men 1,257.3 12.3
Women 857.4 8.4
From 65 to 79 years 1,094.9 18.8
Men 352.6 13.1
Women 742.4 23.6
From 80 years and over 802.9 31.6
Men 183.0 18.9
Women 619.9 39.3
Total 4,602.3 12.5
Men 2,134.3 11.9
Women 2,468.2 13.1
Source: INE. Continuous Household Survey.
Note: Percentage of the total number of people in each age group.

Last update: November 28, 2018.

Methodological note

The source of this information for the years 2011 and 2021 is the Population and Housing Census carried out by the INE, which every ten years provides information on the main characteristics of households and dwellings.

The source of the information for the period 2014-2020 is the Continuous Household Survey, an annual sampling operation carried out by the INE that provides information on the basic demographic characteristics of the population, households and dwellings.

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