Population Estimates. S2/2023, 1 November 2023. Advance. Provisional data

The population of Catalonia has reached 8 million inhabitants, with an estimated figure of 8,005,784 inhabitants as of 1 November 2023, according to the advance population estimates. Of these 8 million inhabitants, 4,065,088 are women and 3,940,696 are men. 73.4% of the population of Catalonia resides in Barcelona, 10.7% in Tarragona, 10.2% in Girona and 5.6% in Lleida.

Population as of 1 November 2023. By sex and provinces

	Men	Women	Total
Barcelona	2.871.709	3.007.489	5.879.198
Girona	410.957	409.319	820.276
Lleida	230.490	220.051	450.541
Tarragona	427.540	428.229	855.769
Total	3.940.696	4.065.088	8.005.784

The population of Catalonia has increased from 6 to 8 million between 1987 and 2023. In this period, demographics have changed in several respects. For example:

• The proportion of the population over 65 has increased from 12.6% to 19.3%.
• The proportion of the population under 16 years of age has decreased from 22.8% to 15.3%.
• The population born in the rest of Spain has decreased from 32.3% to 15.2%.
• The foreign population has increased from 1.1% to 16.3%.
• The employment rate of women has grown from 26.5% to 50.9%.
• The average age of women at first birth has raised from 26.3 to 31.6 years.
• Life expectancy has increased from 77.2 to 83.6 years.

The Population Estimates provide information on the population as of 1 January and 1 July of each year. Together with the advance of the population as of 1 November 2023, provisional data are also disseminated on the estimated population as of 1 July 2023 by sex, age and provinces.

The estimated population of Catalonia as of 1 July 2023 was 7,970,428 inhabitants, according to provisional data from the Population Estimates. This figure represents a six-monthly increase of 71,372 inhabitants (0.9%) with respect to 1 January 2023.