Contributors and Affiliations to Social Security based on Contributors' Registered Place of Residence. 10/2026
The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 175,040 people in October 2026 compared to the same month of the previous year, representing an increase of 4.8%, and reached 3,845,150 people, according to provisional data. Contributors increased in all counties and Aran. The most significant increases in relative terms were in L'Alta Ribagorça (7,7%) and El Tarragonès (6,1%).
Regarding the municipalities of Catalonia, the number of contributors increased or remained stable in 90% of municipalities (844 municipalities) compared to the same month of the previous year, while it decreased in the rest of municipalities (103). All municipalities in Catalonia with 50,000 inhabitants and over increased in the number of contributors compared to a year ago. The increases were led, in relative numbers, by L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (9.0%) and Santa Coloma de Gramenet (7.7%).
Compared to September, the number of contributors increased by 33,875 people (0.9%) in Catalonia as a whole and also in 33 counties, led by La Ribera d’Ebre (2.3%) and La Terra Alta (1.9%). On the other hand, contributors remained stable in El Pla d'Urgell and fell in 8 counties and Aran.
By sex, and compared to a year ago, the number of women Social Security contributors in Catalonia as a whole increased by 72,605 and the number of men by 102,435, representing year-over-year increases of 4.2% and 5.3%, respectively.
In Catalonia as a whole, the number of contributors increased in all age groups, with the most significant increase in the youngest group (contributors aged under 30), at 9.4%.
Foreign national contributors grew by 20.5% in Catalonia as a whole compared to the same month of the previous year, doing so in all counties and Aran. On the other hand, Spanish national contributors grew by 1.3% in Catalonia as a whole, doing so in 39 counties.
The number of Social Security affiliations stood at 4,041,900, affiliations in October, representing an increase of 4.6% compared to a year ago.
By sector, affiliations in the services sector increased by 4.9% year over year, growing in all counties and Aran. In industry, affiliations increased by 2.3% in Catalonia as a whole and in 37 counties. In the case of construction, affiliations increased by 4.8% in Catalonia as a whole and in 36 counties and Aran. Affiliations in agriculture increased by 7.3%, with 3,930 affiliations more than a year ago, and did so in 35 counties and Aran.
It should be noted that these variations may be affected by the fact that, from January 2026 onwards, the results of these statistics are presented under the new Catalan Classification of Economic Activities (CCAE-2025), which is a comprehensive revision of the previous classification structure (CCAE-2009), used for results until December 2025.
By type of working day, 19.4% of employee affiliations in October were part-time. In the case of women, the proportion was 25.9%, and that for men was 13.0%.
Regarding temporary contracts, the proportion of Social Security employee affiliations of a temporary nature stood at 10.3%. The counties with the highest level of temporary contract were El Pallars Sobirà (14.7%) and La Ribera d'Ebre (14.3%) and the one with the lowest level of temporary contract was El Baix Empordà (7.8%).