Statistics on Salaried Employment and Self-Employment according to Social Security Affiliations. 09/2026. Provisional data
The number of affiliations to the Social Security General Regime with location of the contribution account in Catalonia increased by 3.8% year over year in September 2026, standing at 3,296,690 affiliations, according to provisional data. By counties, affiliations increased in all counties except for two. The highest relative increases were recorded in El Pallars Sobirà (8.5%), Aran (7.8%) and L’Alt Penedès (7.5%), while the only counties recording decreases were La Cerdanya (−3.4%) and El Priorat (−1.8%). Conversely, in absolute terms, the highest increases were recorded in El Barcelonès (42,640 affiliations), El Vallès Occidental (11,235) and El Baix Llobregat (10,515), while decreases were recorded in La Cerdanya (−195 affiliations) and El Priorat (−30).
The number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia increased by 2.8% year over year, standing at 586,665. The counties recording the highest increases in relative terms were El Tarragonès (5.9%), El Baix Penedès (5.0%) and El Barcelonès (4.4%), and those doing so in absolute numbers were El Barcelonès (7,830 affiliations), El Vallès Occidental (1,195) and El Tarragonès (925). Conversely, the counties recording the most notable decreases in relative terms were El Priorat (−2.5%) and L'Alta Ribagorça (−2.1%), and those doing so in absolute terms were El Pla d’Urgell (−50 affiliations) and El Berguedà (−30).
The number of contribution accounts to the Social Security General Regime in Catalonia increased by 2.5% year over year (6,079 contribution accounts), standing at 253,133 accounts. The counties leading growth in relative numbers were El Baix Penedès (4.4%) and El Tarragonès (4.3%), and those doing so in absolute numbers were El Barcelonès (2,002 accounts), El Vallès Occidental (751) and El Baix Llobregat (572). Conversely, as for decreases, the most notable counties were La Segarra (−12 accounts; −1.9%) and El Priorat (−4 accounts; −1.1%).
As of March, the results of these statistics for 2026 are produced using the new Catalan Classification of Economic Activities (CCAE-2025).