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Active population and activity rate. By sex and age group

Active population and activity rate. By sex and age group Catalonia. 2012
Activity rate (%) Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 63.4 3,912.4 -1.4
From 16 to 64 years 78.7 3,879.5 -1.4
From 16 to 24 years 48.9 313.2 -6.4
From 25 to 34 years 90.6 983.2 -6.3
From 35 to 44 years 90.7 1,180.5 0.7
From 45 to 54 years 86.3 919.8 1.8
From 55 years and over 24.8 515.7 1.8
Men 69.6 2,102.3 -2.3
From 16 to 64 years 83.9 2,083.4 -2.3
From 16 to 24 years 50.3 164.6 -3.9
From 25 to 34 years 94.5 515.4 -6.8
From 35 to 44 years 94.8 637.6 -1.5
From 45 to 54 years 92.7 494.9 1.0
From 55 years and over 30.8 289.7 -0.3
Women 57.5 1,810.1 -0.3
From 16 to 64 years 73.5 1,796.2 -0.2
From 16 to 24 years 47.4 148.6 -9.1
From 25 to 34 years 86.7 467.8 -5.8
From 35 to 44 years 86.4 542.9 3.3
From 45 to 54 years 79.9 424.8 2.7
From 55 years and over 19.9 226.0 4.6
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Economically Active Population Survey.
Active population and activity rate. By sex and age group Spain. 2012
Activity rate (%) Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 60.4 23,443.7 0.0
From 16 to 64 years 75.3 23,281.5 0.0
From 16 to 24 years 43.0 1,808.9 -6.6
From 25 to 34 years 89.0 5,983.2 -4.2
From 35 to 44 years 88.9 7,023.4 1.3
From 45 to 54 years 82.5 5,673.8 3.4
From 55 years and over 22.5 2,954.3 4.3
Men 67.1 12,739.6 -0.9
From 16 to 64 years 81.2 12,648.0 -1.0
From 16 to 24 years 44.5 955.4 -6.8
From 25 to 34 years 92.7 3,149.0 -4.7
From 35 to 44 years 94.3 3,809.3 0.0
From 45 to 54 years 90.5 3,112.9 2.2
From 55 years and over 28.7 1,713.0 2.4
Women 54.0 10,704.2 1.2
From 16 to 64 years 69.3 10,633.3 1.2
From 16 to 24 years 41.3 853.5 -6.3
From 25 to 34 years 85.3 2,834.2 -3.6
From 35 to 44 years 83.3 3,214.2 2.9
From 45 to 54 years 74.6 2,560.9 4.9
From 55 years and over 17.4 1,241.4 7.0
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: INE. Economically Active Population Survey.

Last update: February 4, 2013. Revised series on April 26, 2024.

Methodological note

The Economically Active Population Survey (EAPS) is the main source for finding out about the labour market. It is sample research carried out by the INE using the methodology of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Statistical Office of the European Commission (Eurostat). The survey is taken every quarter and its main purpose is to investigate the relationship with people's economic activity.

The active population is made up of the employed and unemployed persons. It is people aged 16 or over who are working or are available to work.

The activity rate is calculated by dividing the active population by the population aged 16 or over.

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.