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Active population. By age groups. Counties and Aran

Active population. By age groups. Counties and Aran Catalonia. 2024
From 16 to 19 years From 20 to 24 years From 25 to 29 years From 30 to 34 years From 35 to 39 years From 40 to 44 years From 45 to 49 years From 50 to 54 years From 55 to 59 years From 60 to 64 years 65 years and over Total
Alt Camp 354 1,374 1,755 1,983 2,262 2,916 3,399 2,964 2,787 1,893 369 22,056
Alt Empordà 1,221 4,449 5,589 6,009 6,999 8,487 9,759 8,817 7,818 5,793 1,611 66,540
Alt Penedès 1,035 3,639 4,257 4,710 5,415 7,470 9,084 8,187 6,726 4,482 1,026 56,034
Alt Urgell 120 501 717 810 816 1,056 1,278 1,170 1,083 867 210 8,646
Alta Ribagorça 24 90 156 177 213 240 333 288 246 186 57 2,010
Anoia 1,230 4,239 4,968 5,655 6,207 8,349 10,161 8,895 7,272 4,605 783 62,364
Aran 87 282 468 537 588 768 903 720 663 495 165 5,670
Bages 1,620 6,162 7,263 7,737 8,853 11,568 13,842 11,922 10,158 7,146 1,152 87,426
Baix Camp 1,473 5,826 7,443 8,439 9,669 12,192 14,769 12,678 10,869 7,596 1,608 92,565
Baix Ebre 552 2,289 3,003 3,168 3,831 4,758 5,406 4,902 4,413 3,147 879 36,345
Baix Empordà 1,062 3,564 4,713 5,439 6,033 7,632 9,321 8,655 8,058 5,709 1,575 61,779
Baix Llobregat 6,780 28,824 33,435 37,131 42,960 53,943 67,608 62,373 51,096 31,149 5,499 420,795
Baix Penedès 849 3,417 3,993 4,620 5,355 7,053 8,451 7,758 6,447 4,308 786 53,025
Barcelonès 13,254 66,507 111,051 133,938 130,284 139,785 152,010 138,057 121,782 87,546 21,828 1,116,048
Berguedà 306 1,146 1,512 1,731 2,019 2,442 2,661 2,280 2,256 1,809 291 18,450
Cerdanya 180 573 852 915 939 1,263 1,470 1,362 1,182 927 327 9,984
Conca de Barberà 162 585 774 843 981 1,254 1,443 1,422 1,281 876 195 9,819
Garraf 1,074 4,533 5,415 6,300 7,506 10,023 12,459 11,517 9,975 6,504 1,350 76,653
Garrigues 111 537 687 792 957 1,143 1,227 1,161 1,074 921 258 8,865
Garrotxa 729 2,148 2,628 3,048 3,264 4,002 4,290 3,915 3,534 2,550 606 30,705
Gironès 2,043 7,278 9,219 10,161 10,719 13,458 15,150 12,888 10,884 7,323 1,587 100,710
Lluçanès 48 192 240 282 303 354 342 309 384 315 84 2,850
Maresme 3,351 13,995 16,899 18,936 22,800 29,343 35,637 32,613 28,428 19,377 4,254 225,627
Moianès 132 537 564 639 705 903 1,167 1,074 933 717 141 7,518
Montsià 501 1,929 2,478 2,682 3,303 4,338 4,920 4,416 3,843 2,805 753 31,983
Noguera 252 1,146 1,560 1,656 1,896 2,370 2,733 2,421 2,313 1,806 609 18,753
Osona 1,821 6,042 7,167 7,452 8,397 10,653 12,252 10,509 9,435 6,435 1,332 81,501
Pallars Jussà 54 330 552 567 621 729 849 756 804 666 165 6,102
Pallars Sobirà 42 192 285 342 408 483 507 486 486 384 117 3,738
Pla d'Urgell 288 1,215 1,422 1,632 1,869 2,385 2,814 2,493 2,262 1,614 504 18,501
Pla de l'Estany 339 1,125 1,386 1,551 1,785 2,268 2,493 2,196 2,025 1,389 372 16,926
Priorat 42 231 300 378 414 573 642 624 573 480 99 4,353
Ribera d'Ebre 102 498 774 807 948 1,233 1,275 1,185 1,242 969 258 9,300
Ripollès 243 681 906 1,086 1,194 1,470 1,845 1,683 1,560 1,209 243 12,123
Segarra 228 819 954 993 1,176 1,476 1,692 1,512 1,338 867 276 11,337
Segrià 1,602 6,912 8,610 9,507 10,629 13,407 15,621 14,220 12,501 9,069 2,019 104,094
Selva 1,461 5,445 6,639 7,437 8,526 10,389 12,054 11,355 9,693 6,564 1,344 80,910
Solsonès 135 519 615 645 816 927 1,071 978 891 753 210 7,569
Tarragonès 1,869 7,491 10,233 11,514 13,494 16,617 19,302 16,758 14,298 9,573 2,055 123,204
Terra Alta 60 297 399 420 546 633 651 684 648 585 153 5,070
Urgell 324 1,248 1,548 1,686 1,923 2,283 2,739 2,394 2,226 1,698 456 18,522
Vallès Occidental 8,214 33,222 39,474 43,599 48,837 61,821 75,366 66,873 55,860 36,318 6,642 476,220
Vallès Oriental 3,768 15,396 17,007 18,693 21,396 28,107 34,212 31,335 26,358 16,719 3,078 216,069
Catalunya 59,130 247,436 329,912 376,658 407,858 492,554 575,197 518,792 447,721 306,174 67,332 3,828,764
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Annual Population Census.

Last update: July 8, 2026.

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.