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Population aged 2 years and over. By knowldedge of Catalan and age

Population aged 2 years and over. By knowldedge of Catalan and age Catalonia Population of 2 years and over
From 2 to 14 years From 15 to 29 years From 30 to 44 years From 45 to 59 years From 60 to 74 years From 75 to 84 years From 85 years and over Total
2021 1,026 1,239 1,568 1,744 1,205 466 220 7,467
2011 1,016 1,207 1,950 1,490 1,005 476 163 7,306
2007 902 1,345 1,883 1,370 654 755 142 7,050
2001 744 1,377 1,499 1,186 901 365 106 6,177
1996 787 1,454 1,334 1,073 932 309 95 5,984
1991 966 1,468 1,267 1,045 847 282 74 5,949
Units: Thousands of people.
Source:
1991: Idescat. Cens de població 1991.
1996: Idescat. Estadística de població 1996.
2001: Idescat. 2001 Population census.
2007: Idescat. 2007 Demographic Survey.
2011: Idescat. Population census 2011.
2021: Idescat, based on the INE's Survey on Main Characteristics of the Population and Housing.

Last update: July 6, 2023.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Knowledge of Catalan
The data in these statistics correspond to the population of two years or more by knowledge of catalan. It is considered: A person «understands» Catalan if they are able to understand a conversation in Catalan on an everyday subject. A person «can read» Catalan if they are able to read everyday texts, such as announcements, newspapers, etc. A person «can speak» Catalan if they are able to maintain a conversation in Catalan on an everyday subject. A person «can write» Catalan if they are able to write notes, postcards, etc. sufficiently correctly, even if not totally correctly.

Methodological aspects

The Statistics on Main Characteristics of the Population and Housing is a sample survey that complements the results of the Population and Housing Census. The main objective of the survey is to obtain information on variables for which there is no information from administrative registers and thus give continuity to the existing census series.

In the Statistics on Main Characteristics of the Population and Housing 2021, the question on knowledge of Catalan has changed with respect to that of the Population Census. Thus, instead of the answer options 'yes' and 'no' in the Statistics there are three options: 'well', 'with difficulty' and 'not at all'.

Idescat publishes information on the knowledge and uses of the 7 most popular languages in Catalonia: Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Arabic, Italian and German.

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