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

Inactive population. By sex. Total. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Catalonia. 2023
Retirement and preretirement pensioner population Disability pensioner population Student population Population with another situation of inactivity Total inactive population
Alt Camp 7,780 998 2,022 5,955 16,755
Alt Empordà 21,015 2,033 5,927 29,288 58,263
Alt Penedès 16,658 2,207 5,275 14,458 38,598
Alt Urgell 3,618 420 897 4,488 9,423
Alta Ribagorça 607 95 194 580 1,476
Anoia 20,854 3,161 5,862 14,627 44,504
Aran 1,323 147 385 1,540 3,395
Bages 34,533 5,173 7,921 20,695 68,322
Baix Camp 29,156 4,067 9,971 33,236 76,430
Baix Ebre 14,091 1,874 3,575 13,887 33,427
Baix Empordà 22,405 1,941 5,775 28,335 58,456
Baix Llobregat 121,317 16,849 39,872 115,038 293,076
Baix Penedès 18,093 3,146 4,857 19,490 45,586
Barcelonès 373,120 38,080 98,319 407,275 916,794
Berguedà 9,467 1,440 1,555 4,402 16,864
Cerdanya 2,761 231 814 3,465 7,271
Conca de Barberà 3,986 377 888 2,518 7,769
Garraf 23,591 2,760 7,193 26,432 59,976
Garrigues 3,944 391 734 2,494 7,563
Garrotxa 11,752 812 2,235 6,998 21,797
Gironès 27,466 2,797 9,375 27,682 67,320
Lluçanès .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 75,186 8,384 22,654 66,579 172,803
Moianès 2,597 287 607 1,550 5,041
Montsià 11,584 1,675 3,324 11,988 28,571
Noguera 6,595 785 1,531 5,937 14,848
Osona 28,449 3,283 6,732 18,093 56,557
Pallars Jussà 2,897 285 533 1,863 5,578
Pallars Sobirà 1,314 131 292 884 2,621
Pla d'Urgell 5,440 792 1,622 5,313 13,167
Pla de l'Estany 5,439 394 1,503 3,450 10,786
Priorat 2,090 163 385 1,247 3,885
Ribera d'Ebre 4,344 460 942 3,990 9,736
Ripollès 6,226 559 905 2,580 10,270
Segarra 3,530 547 1,034 2,906 8,017
Segrià 31,478 4,601 9,749 33,109 78,937
Selva 27,201 3,242 7,544 36,770 74,757
Solsonès 2,355 347 564 1,600 4,866
Tarragonès 37,421 5,424 13,163 48,377 104,385
Terra Alta 2,729 182 492 1,545 4,948
Urgell 6,067 749 1,719 4,970 13,505
Vallès Occidental 141,339 21,153 47,529 114,275 324,296
Vallès Oriental 62,085 8,583 19,843 52,245 142,756
Catalunya 1,233,903 151,025 356,313 1,202,154 2,943,395
Metropolità 773,789 93,128 228,397 755,869 1,851,183
Comarques Gironines 121,504 11,778 33,264 135,103 301,649
Camp de Tarragona 80,433 11,029 26,429 91,333 209,224
Terres de l'Ebre 32,748 4,191 8,333 31,410 76,682
Ponent 57,054 7,865 16,389 54,729 136,037
Comarques Centrals 77,651 10,598 17,429 46,541 152,219
Alt Pirineu i Aran 12,520 1,309 3,115 12,820 29,764
Penedès 78,204 11,127 22,957 74,349 186,637
Barcelona 909,166 111,398 263,378 855,713 2,139,655
Girona 123,571 11,919 33,911 137,982 307,383
Lleida 69,892 9,342 19,405 66,226 164,865
Tarragona 131,274 18,366 39,619 142,233 331,492
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Annual Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Inactive population. By sex. Men. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Catalonia. 2023
Retirement and preretirement pensioner population Disability pensioner population Student population Population with another situation of inactivity Total inactive population
Alt Camp 4,189 563 1,029 2,249 8,030
Alt Empordà 11,174 1,168 2,849 11,828 27,019
Alt Penedès 9,137 1,218 2,646 4,617 17,618
Alt Urgell 2,017 229 448 1,878 4,572
Alta Ribagorça 366 51 85 191 693
Anoia 10,633 1,699 2,892 5,429 20,653
Aran 736 80 200 669 1,685
Bages 16,909 2,614 3,958 7,480 30,961
Baix Camp 16,035 2,280 4,893 11,450 34,658
Baix Ebre 7,898 1,076 1,775 5,018 15,767
Baix Empordà 11,833 1,160 2,694 11,125 26,812
Baix Llobregat 67,163 8,843 20,090 36,068 132,164
Baix Penedès 10,333 1,772 2,388 6,714 21,207
Barcelonès 185,067 19,759 48,716 152,600 406,142
Berguedà 4,636 767 807 1,668 7,878
Cerdanya 1,516 129 409 1,480 3,534
Conca de Barberà 2,142 218 438 894 3,692
Garraf 12,879 1,526 3,579 9,832 27,816
Garrigues 2,239 232 400 834 3,705
Garrotxa 5,600 435 1,136 3,056 10,227
Gironès 13,618 1,551 4,586 11,096 30,851
Lluçanès .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 38,576 4,520 11,566 24,867 79,529
Moianès 1,330 168 294 654 2,446
Montsià 6,916 940 1,668 3,991 13,515
Noguera 3,755 452 746 2,135 7,088
Osona 13,709 1,814 3,324 7,029 25,876
Pallars Jussà 1,554 165 241 728 2,688
Pallars Sobirà 730 78 144 366 1,318
Pla d'Urgell 3,154 466 799 1,753 6,172
Pla de l'Estany 2,759 207 741 1,251 4,958
Priorat 1,145 101 204 496 1,946
Ribera d'Ebre 2,579 272 459 1,423 4,733
Ripollès 3,004 286 466 1,004 4,760
Segarra 1,955 330 529 958 3,772
Segrià 16,812 2,572 4,798 12,801 36,983
Selva 14,684 1,872 3,653 14,720 34,929
Solsonès 1,297 204 249 463 2,213
Tarragonès 20,764 3,043 6,417 17,507 47,731
Terra Alta 1,527 116 231 483 2,357
Urgell 3,285 427 861 1,673 6,246
Vallès Occidental 72,060 11,035 23,814 40,023 146,932
Vallès Oriental 33,473 4,520 9,886 17,685 65,564
Catalunya 641,188 80,958 177,108 438,186 1,337,440
Metropolità 396,731 48,731 114,156 271,436 831,054
Comarques Gironines 62,672 6,679 16,125 54,080 139,556
Camp de Tarragona 44,275 6,205 12,981 32,596 96,057
Terres de l'Ebre 18,920 2,404 4,133 10,915 36,372
Ponent 31,200 4,479 8,133 20,154 63,966
Comarques Centrals 38,025 5,596 8,653 17,274 69,548
Alt Pirineu i Aran 6,919 732 1,527 5,312 14,490
Penedès 42,446 6,132 11,400 26,419 86,397
Barcelona 465,573 58,510 131,577 307,970 963,630
Girona 63,762 6,752 16,457 55,356 142,327
Lleida 38,325 5,315 9,572 24,635 77,847
Tarragona 73,528 10,381 19,502 50,225 153,636
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Annual Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Inactive population. By sex. Women. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Catalonia. 2023
Retirement and preretirement pensioner population Disability pensioner population Student population Population with another situation of inactivity Total inactive population
Alt Camp 3,591 435 993 3,706 8,725
Alt Empordà 9,841 865 3,078 17,460 31,244
Alt Penedès 7,521 989 2,629 9,841 20,980
Alt Urgell 1,601 191 449 2,610 4,851
Alta Ribagorça 241 44 109 389 783
Anoia 10,221 1,462 2,970 9,198 23,851
Aran 587 67 185 871 1,710
Bages 17,624 2,559 3,963 13,215 37,361
Baix Camp 13,121 1,787 5,078 21,786 41,772
Baix Ebre 6,193 798 1,800 8,869 17,660
Baix Empordà 10,572 781 3,081 17,210 31,644
Baix Llobregat 54,154 8,006 19,782 78,970 160,912
Baix Penedès 7,760 1,374 2,469 12,776 24,379
Barcelonès 188,053 18,321 49,603 254,675 510,652
Berguedà 4,831 673 748 2,734 8,986
Cerdanya 1,245 102 405 1,985 3,737
Conca de Barberà 1,844 159 450 1,624 4,077
Garraf 10,712 1,234 3,614 16,600 32,160
Garrigues 1,705 159 334 1,660 3,858
Garrotxa 6,152 377 1,099 3,942 11,570
Gironès 13,848 1,246 4,789 16,586 36,469
Lluçanès .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 36,610 3,864 11,088 41,712 93,274
Moianès 1,267 119 313 896 2,595
Montsià 4,668 735 1,656 7,997 15,056
Noguera 2,840 333 785 3,802 7,760
Osona 14,740 1,469 3,408 11,064 30,681
Pallars Jussà 1,343 120 292 1,135 2,890
Pallars Sobirà 584 53 148 518 1,303
Pla d'Urgell 2,286 326 823 3,560 6,995
Pla de l'Estany 2,680 187 762 2,199 5,828
Priorat 945 62 181 751 1,939
Ribera d'Ebre 1,765 188 483 2,567 5,003
Ripollès 3,222 273 439 1,576 5,510
Segarra 1,575 217 505 1,948 4,245
Segrià 14,666 2,029 4,951 20,308 41,954
Selva 12,517 1,370 3,891 22,050 39,828
Solsonès 1,058 143 315 1,137 2,653
Tarragonès 16,657 2,381 6,746 30,870 56,654
Terra Alta 1,202 66 261 1,062 2,591
Urgell 2,782 322 858 3,297 7,259
Vallès Occidental 69,279 10,118 23,715 74,252 177,364
Vallès Oriental 28,612 4,063 9,957 34,560 77,192
Catalunya 592,715 70,067 179,205 763,968 1,605,955
Metropolità 377,058 44,397 114,241 484,433 1,020,129
Comarques Gironines 58,832 5,099 17,139 81,023 162,093
Camp de Tarragona 36,158 4,824 13,448 58,737 113,167
Terres de l'Ebre 13,828 1,787 4,200 20,495 40,310
Ponent 25,854 3,386 8,256 34,575 72,071
Comarques Centrals 39,626 5,002 8,776 29,267 82,671
Alt Pirineu i Aran 5,601 577 1,588 7,508 15,274
Penedès 35,758 4,995 11,557 47,930 100,240
Barcelona 443,593 52,888 131,801 547,743 1,176,025
Girona 59,809 5,167 17,454 82,626 165,056
Lleida 31,567 4,027 9,833 41,591 87,018
Tarragona 57,746 7,985 20,117 92,008 177,856
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Annual Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: June 6, 2025.

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 source of the information is the population census. 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.).

From 2021 the population census is annual. 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.

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 between years 2001 and 2011 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 years 2011, 2021 and following, the Catalan Classification of Economic Activities 2009 (CCAE-2009) and the Catalan Classification of Occupations (CCO-2011) have been used.

For further information about these statistics, you may check the methodology.