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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. 2020
Value (thousands) Percentage (%)
From 20 to 34 years 89.4 7.1
Men 50.1 7.9
Women 39.3 6.2
From 35 to 64 years 356.5 10.7
Men 202.8 12.3
Women 153.7 9.2
From 65 to 79 years 191.9 19.3
Men 57.4 12.6
Women 134.5 24.9
From 80 years and over 149.7 36.2
Men 38.5 23.7
Women 111.2 44.2
Total 787.5 13.1
Men 348.8 12.0
Women 438.7 14.1
Source: Idescat, based on data from the Continuous Household Survey from INE.
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. 2020
Value (thousands) Percentage (%)
From 20 to 34 years 535.5 7.0
Men 299.1 7.8
Women 236.4 6.2
From 35 to 64 years 2,217.5 10.5
Men 1,330.8 12.7
Women 886.8 8.4
From 65 to 79 years 1,198.3 19.0
Men 392.0 13.4
Women 806.2 23.8
From 80 years and over 871.1 33.4
Men 195.2 19.6
Women 675.9 41.9
Total 4,822.4 12.8
Men 2,217.1 12.2
Women 2,605.3 13.5
Source: INE. Continuous Household Survey.
Note: Percentage of the total number of people in each age group.

Last update: June 18, 2021.

Methodological note

The source of this information for the years 2011 and 2021 is the Population and Housing Census carried out by the INE, which every ten years provides information on the main characteristics of households and dwellings.

The source of the information for the period 2014-2020 is the Continuous Household Survey, an annual sampling operation carried out by the INE that provides information on the basic demographic characteristics of the population, households and dwellings.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.