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

Inactive population. By sex. Total. Counties, areas and provinces 2011
Retired or pensioner Permanently incapacitated for work School pupil or student Other situations Total inactive
Alt Camp 8,456 666 8,180 2,773 20,075
Alt Empordà 25,673 1,666 26,073 9,718 63,130
Alt Penedès 18,076 1,342 20,782 7,189 47,389
Alt Urgell 4,414 307 3,591 1,360 9,672
Alta Ribagorça 766 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 607 249 1,622
Anoia 22,305 1,696 24,680 6,255 54,936
Bages 38,993 4,021 32,887 10,553 86,454
Baix Camp 31,414 1,707 40,121 12,943 86,185
Baix Ebre 17,965 929 15,339 6,246 40,479
Baix Empordà 25,009 1,295 23,702 10,296 60,302
Baix Llobregat 132,702 11,901 156,589 52,709 353,901
Baix Penedès 17,922 1,548 19,019 7,949 46,438
Barcelonès 475,997 30,989 363,856 149,504 1,020,346
Berguedà 10,337 1,446 6,165 2,187 20,135
Cerdanya 3,223 182 3,297 1,024 7,726
Conca de Barberà 4,449 260 3,693 1,400 9,802
Garraf 24,656 1,963 27,747 9,308 63,674
Garrigues 5,101 243 3,112 1,382 9,838
Garrotxa 12,053 909 10,048 3,079 26,089
Gironès 27,798 1,714 37,635 11,167 78,314
Maresme 75,305 5,853 84,620 25,405 191,183
Montsià 14,000 913 12,683 6,072 33,668
Noguera 8,561 566 6,819 3,287 19,233
Osona 29,608 3,099 30,231 8,916 71,854
Pallars Jussà 3,505 183 2,166 615 6,469
Pallars Sobirà 1,463 139 1,252 257 3,111
Pla d'Urgell 6,931 404 6,839 2,479 16,653
Pla de l'Estany 5,219 334 6,465 1,707 13,725
Priorat 2,633 171 1,559 626 4,989
Ribera d'Ebre 5,526 314 4,014 1,792 11,646
Ripollès 6,622 482 3,871 1,056 12,031
Segarra 4,272 253 4,537 1,462 10,524
Segrià 37,388 3,013 38,167 15,204 93,772
Selva 28,757 2,539 32,411 10,680 74,387
Solsonès 2,721 180 2,478 1,079 6,458
Tarragonès 40,678 3,443 48,165 18,851 111,137
Terra Alta 3,486 172 1,929 797 6,384
Urgell 7,385 532 6,946 2,476 17,339
Val d'Aran 1,365 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,024 865 4,254
Vallès Occidental 146,868 15,045 180,545 56,057 398,515
Vallès Oriental 63,102 5,852 79,631 24,253 172,838
Catalonia 1,402,704 108,474 1,384,475 491,230 3,386,883
Metropolità 893,975 69,639 865,240 307,928 2,136,782
Comarques Gironines 131,132 8,940 140,206 47,704 327,982
Camp de Tarragona 87,630 6,247 101,718 36,592 232,187
Terres de l'Ebre 40,977 2,328 33,965 14,907 92,177
Ponent 69,637 5,010 66,421 26,289 167,357
Comarques Centrals 81,659 8,746 71,762 22,736 184,903
Alt Pirineu i Aran 14,735 1,014 12,935 4,370 33,054
Penedès 82,959 6,549 92,228 30,702 212,438
Barcelona 1,037,908 83,209 1,007,754 352,352 2,481,223
Girona 133,561 9,078 142,887 48,416 333,942
Lleida 84,705 6,063 79,133 31,013 200,914
Tarragona 146,529 10,123 154,701 59,449 370,802
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.
Note: The Population and Housing Census 2011 includes survey data. The results have been conveniently rounded up and are shown without decimals. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Inactive population. By sex. Men. Counties, areas and provinces 2011
Retired or pensioner Permanently incapacitated for work School pupil or student Other situations Total inactive
Alt Camp 4,100 410 4,221 835 9,566
Alt Empordà 12,342 955 13,494 3,432 30,223
Alt Penedès 8,837 811 10,516 2,089 22,253
Alt Urgell 2,189 176 1,878 286 4,529
Alta Ribagorça 361 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 333 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 694
Anoia 10,338 995 12,718 2,001 26,052
Bages 18,051 1,915 16,995 3,579 40,540
Baix Camp 14,961 864 20,196 4,005 40,026
Baix Ebre 8,758 547 8,008 1,966 19,279
Baix Empordà 11,595 678 11,805 3,799 27,877
Baix Llobregat 64,964 6,366 80,293 14,672 166,295
Baix Penedès 9,247 825 9,604 2,579 22,255
Barcelonès 210,830 16,460 186,856 45,744 459,890
Berguedà 4,911 856 3,144 820 9,731
Cerdanya 1,496 92 1,756 355 3,699
Conca de Barberà 2,167 141 1,895 444 4,647
Garraf 12,170 847 13,855 2,725 29,597
Garrigues 2,421 161 1,616 498 4,696
Garrotxa 5,182 441 5,147 1,482 12,252
Gironès 12,498 975 19,360 3,808 36,641
Maresme 35,591 3,123 43,887 8,383 90,984
Montsià 6,814 508 6,508 1,810 15,640
Noguera 4,200 345 3,411 1,168 9,124
Osona 13,052 1,817 15,521 3,165 33,555
Pallars Jussà 1,688 89 1,076 216 3,069
Pallars Sobirà 726 92 649 84 1,551
Pla d'Urgell 3,193 284 3,471 790 7,738
Pla de l'Estany 2,482 183 3,280 521 6,466
Priorat 1,331 96 785 188 2,400
Ribera d'Ebre 2,708 177 2,004 266 5,155
Ripollès 2,956 282 1,993 359 5,590
Segarra 1,942 167 2,318 565 4,992
Segrià 17,465 1,595 19,458 4,926 43,444
Selva 13,686 1,303 16,673 3,274 34,936
Solsonès 1,346 106 1,248 250 2,950
Tarragonès 19,744 1,964 24,787 5,972 52,467
Terra Alta 1,692 96 1,069 199 3,056
Urgell 3,497 371 3,521 831 8,220
Val d'Aran 653 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 989 399 2,041
Vallès Occidental 67,780 7,710 92,232 19,735 187,457
Vallès Oriental 30,344 3,095 40,770 8,117 82,326
Catalonia 650,306 58,061 709,339 156,385 1,574,091
Metropolità 409,509 36,754 444,037 96,651 986,951
Comarques Gironines 60,740 4,817 71,752 16,676 153,985
Camp de Tarragona 42,302 3,476 51,884 11,444 109,106
Terres de l'Ebre 19,972 1,328 17,589 4,241 43,130
Ponent 32,718 2,922 33,796 8,776 78,212
Comarques Centrals 37,360 4,694 36,907 7,814 86,775
Alt Pirineu i Aran 7,112 592 6,681 1,389 15,774
Penedès 40,592 3,478 46,693 9,393 100,156
Barcelona 476,866 44,002 516,794 111,026 1,148,688
Girona 61,837 4,871 73,155 16,957 156,820
Lleida 40,082 3,560 40,313 10,138 94,093
Tarragona 71,521 5,629 79,077 18,264 174,491
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.
Note: The Population and Housing Census 2011 includes survey data. The results have been conveniently rounded up and are shown without decimals. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Inactive population. By sex. Women. Counties, areas and provinces 2011
Retired or pensioner Permanently incapacitated for work School pupil or student Other situations Total inactive
Alt Camp 4,356 256 3,959 1,938 10,509
Alt Empordà 13,331 711 12,579 6,286 32,907
Alt Penedès 9,238 531 10,267 5,101 25,137
Alt Urgell 2,225 131 1,713 1,074 5,143
Alta Ribagorça 406 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 274 200 880
Anoia 11,967 701 11,962 4,255 28,885
Bages 20,942 2,106 15,892 6,974 45,914
Baix Camp 16,453 842 19,925 8,937 46,157
Baix Ebre 9,208 383 7,331 4,280 21,202
Baix Empordà 13,414 617 11,897 6,497 32,425
Baix Llobregat 67,739 5,535 76,296 38,037 187,607
Baix Penedès 8,675 723 9,415 5,370 24,183
Barcelonès 265,167 14,529 177,000 103,760 560,456
Berguedà 5,426 589 3,021 1,367 10,403
Cerdanya 1,726 90 1,540 669 4,025
Conca de Barberà 2,282 119 1,798 956 5,155
Garraf 12,487 1,116 13,892 6,583 34,078
Garrigues 2,680 82 1,496 885 5,143
Garrotxa 6,871 468 4,902 1,597 13,838
Gironès 15,300 739 18,275 7,359 41,673
Maresme 39,714 2,730 40,733 17,023 100,200
Montsià 7,186 405 6,175 4,262 18,028
Noguera 4,360 222 3,408 2,119 10,109
Osona 16,556 1,282 14,710 5,751 38,299
Pallars Jussà 1,817 94 1,089 399 3,399
Pallars Sobirà 737 47 603 173 1,560
Pla d'Urgell 3,738 120 3,367 1,689 8,914
Pla de l'Estany 2,737 151 3,185 1,186 7,259
Priorat 1,301 75 774 438 2,588
Ribera d'Ebre 2,818 137 2,009 1,527 6,491
Ripollès 3,666 200 1,879 697 6,442
Segarra 2,330 86 2,220 897 5,533
Segrià 19,923 1,418 18,709 10,278 50,328
Selva 15,071 1,236 15,738 7,406 39,451
Solsonès 1,375 74 1,230 829 3,508
Tarragonès 20,934 1,479 23,378 12,879 58,670
Terra Alta 1,794 76 860 598 3,328
Urgell 3,888 161 3,425 1,645 9,119
Val d'Aran 712 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,035 467 2,214
Vallès Occidental 79,089 7,335 88,313 36,323 211,060
Vallès Oriental 32,758 2,757 38,860 16,136 90,511
Catalonia 752,398 50,413 675,136 334,845 1,812,792
Metropolità 484,466 32,885 421,203 211,278 1,149,832
Comarques Gironines 70,391 4,123 68,454 31,028 173,996
Camp de Tarragona 45,328 2,771 49,834 25,148 123,081
Terres de l'Ebre 21,005 1,000 16,375 10,667 49,047
Ponent 36,919 2,088 32,625 17,513 89,145
Comarques Centrals 44,299 4,051 34,854 14,922 98,126
Alt Pirineu i Aran 7,623 422 6,255 2,981 17,281
Penedès 42,367 3,071 45,535 21,308 112,281
Barcelona 561,042 39,207 490,960 241,326 1,332,535
Girona 71,725 4,207 69,732 31,459 177,123
Lleida 44,624 2,504 38,819 20,875 106,822
Tarragona 75,008 4,495 75,624 41,185 196,312
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.
Note: The Population and Housing Census 2011 includes survey data. The results have been conveniently rounded up and are shown without decimals. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: June 30, 2014.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Inactive population
People aged 16 years or more that have not worked, are not looking for work and or are not available to work: those who exclusively do domestic work, students not working, people that are retired from economic activity, those that are incapacitated and unable to work and others.

Methodological aspects

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.).

Censuses are exhaustive counts of the population and all respondents are required to answer them accurately. Censuses are protected and their data can only be disseminated as aggregate numerical information.

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.

The Population and Housing Censuses 2011 are a state-wide statistical operation conducted by the National Statistical Institute (INE) and that is being undertaken for the first time by European mandate. The reference date is November 1, 2011. The Statistical Institute of Catalonia (Idescat) has collaborated with the INE in the design phase of the project, supporting the communication campaign in Catalonia and participating in the treatment of information on certain census variables.

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 from the last two censuses 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 year 2011, the Catalan Classification of Economic Activities 2009 (CCAE-2009) and the Catalan Classification of Occupations (CCO-2011) have been used.

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 "..".