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Population resident in group establishments. By sex, age group and types of establishment

Population resident in group establishments. By sex, age group and types of establishment Catalonia. 2021
Men Women
From 0 to 14 years From 15 to 64 years 65 years and over Total From 0 to 14 years From 15 to 64 years 65 years and over Total
Total 2,844 28,857 7,959 39,660 2,477 13,857 20,385 36,719
Residential homes and sheltered housing for the elderly 34 660 5,551 6,245 33 486 16,636 17,155
Residential centres for people with disabilities 38 2,671 366 3,075 33 1,785 466 2,284
Health care institutions 17 643 289 949 11 306 334 651
Hotels and similar dwellings 33 531 48 612 36 230 20 286
Social welfare institutions for children, youth and women 366 593 0 959 302 371 19 692
Other social care institutions (social exclusion, homelessness) 1,073 14,463 594 16,130 1,003 5,359 357 6,719
Student residences, schools and workers' residences 90 524 29 643 3 545 84 632
Religious, military and penitentiary institutions 40 1,127 450 1,617 31 703 1,733 2,467
Other type of dwellings or unknown typology 1,153 7,645 632 9,430 1,025 4,072 736 5,833
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.

Last update: December 13, 2023.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Group establishment
Housing destined for occupancy by a group of people subjected to a common authority or system that is not based on family ties or cohabitation.
Resident population
Registered population in the municipality.

Methodological aspects

The information on the population residing in group establishments is obtained from the Survey of Groups, which forms part of the Population and Housing Census 2011. The Census is aimed at people residing both in family homes and group establishments (hotels, old people's homes, caserns, convents). As group establishments have specific characteristics, they are researched by means of an independent field operation.

The study population for the Group Establishments Survey is all group establishments in the whole of the Catalan territory that have at least one resident on the census reference date (November 1, 2011), and is used to determine the number and types of group establishments on that reference date. It also reports on the basic demographic characteristics of the people living in them, such as sex, age, marital status, place of birth, nationality, residence one year previously, level of education and relation with activity.

The following types of group establishment are considered:

  • Old people's homes;
  • Healthcare institutions (psychiatric or long-stay hospitals);
  • institutions for the disabled;
  • childcare institutions;
  • religious institutions (monasteries, abbeys...);
  • military establishments (caserns...);
  • penitentiary institutions (prisons, juvenile detention centres...);
  • other types of centre (hotels or similar and workers' residences).

In the case of hotels or similar, unlike the others, it is common for people not to be residing in them habitually, but rather to simply be residing in them for certain periods. In accordance with the census definitions, these cases are not considered group establishments.

Unlike in previous censuses, the following types are not considered to be group establishments:

  • student halls of residence, as has the students, in accordance with the census regulations, must be counted at the family residence;
  • short-stay general and special hospitals where there are no habitual residents, because stays in these hospitals are for less than 12 months;
  • refuges for socially excluded persons, as it is considered that the people residing in them have a residence or are homeless;
  • boarding schools and military schools or seminaries, because in all these cases the residents must be counted at the family home.

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 "..".