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Households. By type according to families. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Households. By type according to families. Counties, areas and provinces Catalonia. 2021
Non-family. Unipersonal Non-family. With 2 people and over With a family. Without nucleus With a family. With one nucleus With a family. With 2 nucleus and over Multi-family Total
Alt Camp 4,365 496 262 11,777 383 51 17,334
Alt Empordà 15,261 2,268 1,171 34,942 1,487 290 55,419
Alt Penedès 10,164 912 477 29,097 1,000 129 41,779
Alt Urgell 2,620 364 198 5,041 199 24 8,446
Alta Ribagorça 641 50 44 961 34 3 1,733
Anoia 11,170 1,199 556 32,716 1,060 153 46,854
Aran 1,460 203 88 2,437 119 20 4,327
Bages 18,243 1,859 871 47,624 1,491 202 70,290
Baix Camp 20,270 1,886 1,200 50,616 1,620 168 75,760
Baix Ebre 8,260 921 619 19,795 970 114 30,679
Baix Empordà 15,008 1,693 987 34,134 1,549 239 53,610
Baix Llobregat 64,367 8,253 4,045 224,319 6,943 1,041 308,968
Baix Penedès 12,530 1,375 647 28,709 916 126 44,303
Barcelonès 263,564 46,009 18,861 564,890 17,981 2,955 914,260
Berguedà 4,850 439 230 10,308 405 68 16,300
Cerdanya 2,644 343 155 4,433 224 44 7,843
Conca de Barberà 2,176 182 123 5,206 185 32 7,904
Garraf 15,877 2,311 916 40,217 1,182 183 60,686
Garrigues 2,198 216 144 4,780 221 21 7,580
Garrotxa 5,542 761 350 14,843 650 107 22,253
Gironès 16,840 2,826 1,314 47,790 2,057 277 71,104
Maresme 40,525 5,399 2,416 120,924 3,707 586 173,557
Moianès 1,489 157 77 3,613 107 22 5,465
Montsià 7,156 678 455 17,877 689 74 26,929
Noguera 3,989 483 307 9,654 409 55 14,897
Osona 13,851 1,940 908 41,788 1,500 209 60,196
Pallars Jussà 2,084 189 139 3,102 135 15 5,664
Pallars Sobirà 1,310 98 88 1,591 90 12 3,189
Pla d'Urgell 3,112 467 279 9,381 409 41 13,689
Pla de l'Estany 2,578 299 163 8,178 419 38 11,675
Priorat 1,237 100 89 2,324 86 18 3,854
Ribera d'Ebre 2,366 230 208 5,643 213 22 8,682
Ripollès 3,250 271 158 6,681 214 43 10,617
Segarra 2,027 263 177 5,697 260 49 8,473
Segrià 21,084 3,364 1,586 52,602 1,797 222 80,655
Selva 17,513 2,482 1,304 44,909 1,577 260 68,045
Solsonès 1,515 117 106 3,415 155 9 5,317
Tarragonès 28,016 3,891 1,702 67,079 2,035 351 103,074
Terra Alta 1,095 103 95 2,827 188 17 4,325
Urgell 3,617 397 245 9,339 352 57 14,007
Vallès Occidental 75,315 9,366 4,347 249,455 7,628 1,171 347,282
Vallès Oriental 31,445 4,063 1,834 110,698 3,749 544 152,333
Catalunya 762,624 108,923 49,941 1,991,412 66,395 10,062 2,989,357
Metropolità 475,709 73,138 31,527 1,271,317 40,032 6,304 1,898,027
Comarques Gironines 75,992 10,600 5,447 191,477 7,953 1,254 292,723
Camp de Tarragona 56,064 6,555 3,376 137,002 4,309 620 207,926
Terres de l'Ebre 18,877 1,932 1,377 46,142 2,060 227 70,615
Ponent 36,027 5,190 2,738 91,453 3,448 445 139,301
Comarques Centrals 40,015 4,503 2,187 107,084 3,689 506 157,984
Alt Pirineu i Aran 10,759 1,247 712 17,565 801 118 31,202
Penedès 49,181 5,758 2,577 129,372 4,103 588 191,579
Barcelona 550,742 81,911 35,523 1,475,642 46,754 7,254 2,197,826
Girona 77,990 10,888 5,584 195,007 8,154 1,301 298,924
Lleida 46,421 6,262 3,434 108,910 4,202 534 169,763
Tarragona 87,471 9,862 5,400 211,853 7,285 973 322,844
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.

Last update: December 20, 2023.

CENSPH

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Population and Housing Census (CENSPH).

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Family
Group of two or more people residing in the same family dwelling and are related to one another, be it through blood, adoption or marriage, regardless of the degree of relationship.
Household
Set of people habitually living in the same dwelling. There are two types of households: one-person households, made up of one person, and multi-person households, made up of two or more people.
Family nucleus
Hierarchical unit that falls between inhabitant and family. There are four types: couples without children; couples with one or more children, father with one or more children and mother with one or more children. In order to be a part of their parents' family nucleus, children must be single and not have any children.

Methodological aspects

The Households and Families Statistic offers basic data on family structures, based on the normalised households and families records from the Population and Housing Censuses from 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011, the Population Statistics 1996 and the Demographic Survey 2007. This data corresponds only to the population registered in family dwellings.

The concepts of "household" and "family" have varied across the various censuses. In the Population and Housing Census 1991, the household was defined as the set of (one or more) people residing in the same dwelling and sharing the common costs related to the dwelling and/or food expenses. As of the Population and Housing Census 2011, the condition of sharing common costs was eliminated.

As of the Population and Housing Census 2011, a family is made up of a group of (two or more) people residing in the same dwelling and who are related by blood or marriage, regardless of the degree of relation. Family households may consist of one or more families.

There are essentially two differences between household and family:

  • A household may be single-person, whilst a family must have at least two members.
  • The members of a household of two or more people may not necessarily be related; in the case of a family they must be.

The family nucleus is the hierarchical unit that falls between the person residing in a dwelling and the family. This term corresponds to a restricted view of family, limited to one's closest relatives.

The Population and Housing Census 2011 includes data from a survey. The results have been conveniently rounded up and are shown without decimal points. Therefore, some totals might not coincide with the sum of the disaggregation.

A partir de l'any 2014, les dades provenen de l'Enquesta contínua de llars de l'INE. L'Enquesta contínua de llars és una estadística per mostreig de caràcter continu i que ofereix informació anualment sobre les característiques demogràfiques bàsiques de la població, de les llars i dels habitatges.

Els objectius de l'Enquesta són, d'una banda, obtenir una estadística anual amb les variables bàsiques de la població, les llars i els habitatges, semblantment al Cens de població i habitatges, però amb informació més agregada. D'altra banda, facilitar l'elaboració d'enquestes a les llars que es puguin adreçar a submostres de l'Enquesta contínua de llars.

L'Enquesta contínua de llars és una operació per mostreig de caràcter continu que realitza l'INE. L'Idescat difon els resultats de la mostra acumulada de dos anys, a 1 de gener, per Catalunya i províncies.

La tipologia de les llars utilitzada es basa en la noció de nuclis familiars, que és una idea restringida de família, ja que la limita als vincles de parentiu més estrets. Hi ha quatre tipus de nuclis familiars:

  • parella sense fills
  • parella amb un fill o més
  • pare amb un fill o més
  • mare amb un fill o més

Les mares o els pares que viuen sols amb els seus fills també es denominen famílis monoparentals.

Com que es tracta de dades mostrals, els resultats del Cens de població i habitatges 2011 i de l'Enquesta contínua de llars s'han arrodonit convenientment. Per això, algun total pot no coincidir amb la suma de la desagregació.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".