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Population aged 20 and older living alone. By sex and age groups

Population aged 20 and older living alone. By sex and age groups Catalonia. 2021
Value (thousands) Percentage (%)
From 20 to 34 years 84.8 6.5
Men 44.7 6.7
Women 40.1 6.3
From 35 to 64 years 351.6 10.3
Men 200.8 11.7
Women 150.7 8.8
From 65 to 79 years 186.2 18.2
Men 59.5 12.7
Women 126.7 22.8
From 80 years and over 137.5 30.5
Men 29.5 17.8
Women 108.0 37.9
Total 760.1 12.3
Men 334.6 11.1
Women 425.5 13.4
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.
Note: Percentage of the total number of people in each age group.
Population aged 20 and older living alone. By sex and age groups Spain. 2021
Value (thousands) Percentage (%)
From 20 to 34 years 542.2 7.0
Men 301.1 7.7
Women 241.1 6.4
From 35 to 64 years 2,355.3 11.1
Men 1,375.9 13.0
Women 979.4 9.2
From 65 to 79 years 1,188.1 18.4
Men 408.7 13.7
Women 779.3 22.5
From 80 years and over 900.5 31.5
Men 200.7 19.0
Women 699.8 38.8
Total 4,986.1 13.0
Men 2,286.4 12.3
Women 2,699.7 13.7
Source: INE. Population and Housing Census.
Note: Percentage of the total number of people in each age group.

Last update: December 20, 2023.

CENSPH

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

Methodological note

The Continuous Household Survey is a continuous statistic which provides information on an annual basis about basic demographic characteristics of the population, households and housing.

The objectives of the Survey are, firstly, to obtain annual statistics with the basic variables of the population, households and housing, similar to the Population and Housing Censuses, but with more aggregated information. Secondly, to facilitate the preparation of household surveys which can be addressed to subsamples of the Continuous Household Survey.

The Continuous Household Survey is a continuous sampling statistic performed by the INE. Idescat disseminates the results of the two-year sample accumulated by Catalonia and its provinces, on the 1 January.

The types of households used are based on the presences of family nuclei. Family nuclei corresponds to a restricted view of the family, limited to one's closest relatives. There are four types of family nuclei:

  • (married) couples without children
  • (married) couples with non-partnered children
  • mothers with one or more non-partnered children
  • fathers with one or more non-partnered children

Mothers or fathers who live alone with their children are also called single-parent families.

As it concerns sample data, the results have been rounded accordingly. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.