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The calendar and seasonally adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 0.4% year over year in Catalonia in July 2026.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.6% year-over-year in August 2026. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Santa Coloma de Gramenet led the growth in contributors among municipalities of 50,000 inhabitants and over.

Foreign sales of high-tech industrial products decreased by 17.3% in the second quarter of 2026.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 6.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in the second quarter of 2026. 

The Consumer Confidence Index for Catalonia reached a value of 84.2 in June 2026, 6.2 points more than a year ago.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at constant prices, seasonally and calendar adjusted, decreased by 1.6% in July 2026 compared to the same month in 2025.

Exports recorded a year-over-year increase of 2.9% in Catalonia in June 2026 and imports of 11.1%.

Idescat participates in the sessions of the XLII National Conference on Statistics, Operations Research and Data Science from 2 to 5 September 2026, which is taking place in Galicia.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in July 2026 stood at 2.4 million, 0.8% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 3,707 million euros in July 2026, 13.0% more than the previous year.

The general retail trade index excluding service stations at constant prices, seasonally and calendar adjusted, decreased by 1.6% year over year in Catalonia in July 2026.

The calendar and seasonally adjusted Service Sector Turnover Index increased by 6.2% year over year in Catalonia in June 2026.

The Industry Turnover Index seasonally and calendar adjusted registered a year-over-year increase of 3.7% in Catalonia in June 2026.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 3.0% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in July 2026.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 0.3% year over year in July 2026, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 6.1% in Catalonia in July 2026 and stood at 149.47 euros.

The Consumer Price Index (base 2025=100) increased by 3.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in July 2026 and the core inflation was 3.0%.

In July, the unemployed population would increase by 5.0% in relation to June and the employed population would decrease by 0.6%.

The number of contributors to Social Security in Catalonia increased by 3.2% year over year in July 2026. L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Vic, Santa Coloma de Gramenet and Manresa led the growth in contributors among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

The calendar and seasonally adjusted Industrial Production Index fell by 1.0% year over year in Catalonia in June 2026.

The total gross labour cost per worker in Catalonia stood at 41,556.02 euros in 2025, an increase of 3.0% compared with 2024, according to the Annual Labour Cost Survey.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in June 2026 stood at 2.0 million, 1.4% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 2,726 million euros in June 2026, 5.7% more than the previous year.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at constant prices, seasonally and calendar adjusted, decreased by 1.7% in June 2026 compared to the same month in 2025.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia decreased by 2.7% year-over year in the second quarter of 2026.

The schedule of technical sessions and training or promotional activities in the statistical field that Idescat has designed for the second semester of 2026 is now available.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 4.2% in the second quarter of 2026.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered a year-over-year growth of 3.0% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the advance estimate, and the quarter-over-quarter rate of change was 0.7%.

A total of 64.5% of graduates from Catalan universities in the school year 2023/2024 were working in Catalonia one year after graduating, and among graduates who resided in Catalonia the percentage stood at 72.4%.

Data from April 2025 to June 2026 were revised following the publication of the results of the Economically Active Population Survey corresponding to the second quarter of 2026.

In the second quarter of 2026, 48.8% of companies in Catalonia report that the conflict in the Middle East is affecting their business situation: 40.0% have already been affected and 8.8% will be affected shortly.

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 1.3% year over year in the second quarter of 2026. The unemployment rate stood at 7.90%, with a total of 343,000 unemployed people (5,300 people less than the previous year, with a decrease of 1.5%).

The general retail trade index excluding service stations at constant prices, seasonally and calendar adjusted, decreased by 2.6% year over year in Catalonia in June 2026.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 4.5% in Catalonia in June 2026 and stood at 139.60 euros.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 2.1% year over year in June 2026, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 3.1% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in June 2026.

Idescat updates the non-economic At Risk of Poverty and Social Exclusion Territorial Indicators with data from 2024.

Idescat publishes the symmetric table for the Catalan economy 2021, constructed from the information contained in the supply and use tables at basic prices.

Idescat is presenting new experimental statistics. Catalonia's household disposable income per inhabitant grew by 3.9% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Idescat updated the Social Welfare and Progress Indicators. This update includes the data of 42 indicators for 2025. In addition, 7 indicators for 2024 were completed and updated.

Exports registered a year-over-year increase of 1.9% in Catalonia in May 2026 and imports of 15.7%.

During 2025, the monthly average of guaranteed income for citizens decreased by 13.0%, and the average of active inclusion income by 70.0%.

The Industry Turnover Index seasonally and calendar adjusted registered a year-over-year increase of 3.6% in Catalonia in May 2026.

The calendar and seasonally adjusted Service Sector Turnover Index increased by 5.6% year over year in Catalonia in May 2026.

The 2026 Law on fiscal, financial, administrative and public sector measures amends the Statistics Act of Catalonia and establishes that the Statistical Plan for Catalonia shall be approved by Government decree, with a duration of four years.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the second quarter of 2026 registered a balance of 11.7 points, and the balance of the expectations stood at 9.1 points.

Biel and Júlia/Julia were the most popular baby names in Catalonia in 2025.

In 2025, 28,019 boys and 26,230 girls were born in Catalonia, a total of 54,249 live births, which represents an annual increase of 0.8%, according to provisional data.

A total of 69,654 non-contributory Social Security pensions were paid in Catalonia in December 2025, a 3.1% more with respect to the previous year.

In June, the unemployed population would decrease by 1.5% in relation to May and the employed population would increase by 0.3%.

The Consumer Price Index (base 2025=100) increased by 3.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in June 2026 and the core inflation was 2.9%.

The Harmonised Business Confidence Index of Catalonia increased by 2.2% in the third quarter of 2026 compared to the previous quarter.

The number of affiliations to the Social Security General Regime through contribution accounts located in Catalonia increased by 3.2% year-over-year in June 2026 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 1.8%.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia registered a year-over-year increase of 3.0% in June 2026. L' Hospitalet de Llobregat, Manresa and Vilanova i la Geltrú led the highest growth in contributors among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

Idescat incorporates into the territorial and entity codes section of the website the official codifications of the health territorial division and the territorial division of the Police of Catalonia - Mossos d’Esquadra

The Consumer Confidence Index for Catalonia reached a value of 79.6 in May 2026, 6.6 points less than a year ago.

A total of 65.3% of the population aged 16 to 64 was employed in the week prior to 1 January 2024. In the same period, 75.5% of the population aged 65 and over was a retirement pensioner.

The turnover generated bby non-financial market service companies in Catalonia stood at 373,033 million euros in 2024, an increase of 5.8% compared with the previous year.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at constant prices, seasonally and calendar adjusted, increased by 0.6% in May 2026 compared to the same month in 2025.

The calendar and seasonally adjusted Industrial Production Index increased by 4.6% year over year in Catalonia in May 2026.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in May 2026 stood at 2.2 million, 13.1% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 2,587 million euros in May 2026, 13.1% more than the previous year.

The turnover of industrial companies in Catalonia stood at 185,304 million euros in 2024, a figure that shows an increase of 2.0% compared to the year before.

The journal SORT achieves an impact factor of 1.6 in 2025, according to the rating assigned by Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science – Journal Citation Reports).

The domestic material consumption (DMC) of the Catalan economy totalled 43.9 million tonnes in 2023, a figure representing 5.5 tons per inhabitant.

The general retail trade index excluding service stations at constant prices, seasonally and calendar adjusted, increased by 4.1% year over year in Catalonia in May 2026.

Idescat is participating today, Monday 29 June, in the event organised by the Barcelona Provincial Council to mark the 30th anniversary of the Hermes territorial information system.

The number of trips made by Catalans decreased 7.6% year–over–year in the first quarter 2026, which means a total of 5.5 milion trips.

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State decreased 13.2% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, which meant a total of 963.7 thousend trips.

Idescat is updating the data of the Statistics on Household Consumer Expenditures for the years 2016–2020 and 2023 in order to adapt them to the new United Nations Classification of individual consumption by purpose (COICOP2018).

Exports registered a year-over-year increase of 7.7% in Catalonia in April 2026 and imports of 3.2%.

In 2024, Matadepera, Tiana and Vilablareix were the municipalities with more than 500 inhabitants with the highest Small Area Socioeconomic Index, according to provisional data.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 3.1% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in May 2026.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 2.8% year over year in May 2026, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 0.3% in Catalonia in May 2026 and stood at 137.95 euros.

Idescat is participating in the first joint edition of the 32nd International Input-Output Association Conference and the 11th Hispanic-American Input-Output Society Conference, taking place from 22 to 26 June 2026 in Seville.

The calendar and seasonally adjusted Service Sector Turnover Index increased by 7.3% year over year in Catalonia in April 2026.

Idescat complements the information it publishes on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) by incorporating the aggregate of non-core inflation components.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 5.0% in Catalonia in April 2026

The number of pensioners grew by 1.0% in 2025 in Catalonia as a whole and in 37 counties and Aran, and the most outstanding increases were achieved in Osona (2.8%), La Cerdanya (2.7%) and El Baix Empordà (2.3%).

Idescat presents Catalonia in figures 2026, a publication in which demographic, social and economic data on Catalonia are presented and compared with those of Spain and Europe.

On 30 June, the invited article of volume 50 of the SORT journal (January–June 2026), “Scatter search: foundations and implementations”, will be presented at the Institute for Catalan Studies.

Idescat provides information on real estate cadastre and property tax for the year 2025 (provisional data).

Idescat has been invited to participate in the XVIII Labor Economics Conference, organised by the University of Malaga on 17, 18 and 19 June.

In May, the unemployed population would decrease by 3.3% in relation to April and the employed population would increase by 2.3%.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,595.99 euros in Catalonia as of the first quarter of 2026, 6.1% more than the same quarter in 2025. The number of job vacancies stood at 31,943, and remaines stable compared to a year earlier.

The Consumer Confidence Index for Catalonia reached a value of 76.5 in April 2026, 4.6 points less than a year ago.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia recorded a year-over-year variation of 2.9% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2026.

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the second quarter of 2026 will be carried out from the 15 June and will end on 6 July.

The Consumer Price Index (base 2025=100) increased by 3.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2026 and the core inflation was 2.9%.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 1.3% on year-over-year basis in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2026.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia registered a year-over-year increase of 2.5% in May 2026. Manresa, Vilanova i la Geltrú, and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat led the highest growth in contributors among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

In 2025, 61.4% of the population lived in urban centers, which occupied 1.38% of the area of Catalonia.

The gross annual wage per employee in Catalonia was 31,730.05 euros in 2024, 5.8% higher than the previous year.

The percentage of the population living in urban centres increased (from 57.1% in 1950 to 62.1% in 1960) whereas that of rural areas decreased (from 26.4% to 20.5%).

The awards ceremony for the 17th Nursery Competition for Surveys and Experiments was held on Monday 1 June.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at constant prices, seasonally and calendar adjusted, decreased by 0.7% in April 2026 compared to the same month in 2025.

In 2024, 36.7% of the population aged 15 and over in Catalonia had attained tertiary education, and the proportion for primary or lower education stood at 12.8%.

The calendar and seasonally adjusted Industrial Production Index increased by 5.2% year over year in Catalonia in April 2026.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 2,216 million euros in April 2026, 10.8% more than the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in April 2026 stood at 1.9 million, 7.7% more than the previous year.

Idescat participates in the plenary meeting of the “AI-Ready Dissemination” project, organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), taking place online on 1 June.

The 2nd Idescat Meeting with Analysts and Users, entitled “Seminar on Results, Analysis and Reflections on the Survey on the Use of Time 2024”, jointly organized with the Centre for Demographic Studies, will take place on 1 and 2 June 2026 in Barcelona.

Below you can consult of the technical sessions and training or promotional activities in the statistical field designed by Idescat for the month of June 2026.

In the first quarter of 2026, 34.9% of business establishments in Catalonia reported that in the last 3 years they have recruited graduates in vocational training.

The international statistical journal SORT, number 1 of volume 50, has been published for the period January-June 2026. It includes an invited article and three more articles.

On 26 May, the network of Central Statistical Bodies of the Autonomous Communities held its second plenary meeting of the year chaired by Idescat, during which various initiatives and lines of work of interest to the regional statistical systems were discussed.

Idescat and the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce organised the 1st Idescat Meeting with Analysts and Users, entitled "New Data on the Conjuncture and the Structure of the Catalan Economy". The event will take place on Thursday, 28 May 2026 in Barcelona.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 7.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2026.

The contribution of the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) to the growth of Catalonia's GDP in 2025 was 1.0 points, the contribution of the labour factor of 0.9 points and that of the capital factor of 0.8 points.

Antonio and José, for men, and Maria/María and Montserrat, for women, are the most common given names among the population living in Catalonia in 2025.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 7.5% in Catalonia in April 2026 and stood at 133.10 euros.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 1.7% year over year in April 2026, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 2.3% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in April 2026.

Foreign sales of high-tech industrial products decreased by 7.3% in the first quarter of 2026.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 7.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2026.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 4.2% in Catalonia in March 2026

Idescat is expanding the number of featured indicators with short-term and structural information on the housing market.

Exports registered a year-over-year increase of 7.7% in Catalonia in March 2026 and imports decrease of 0.3%.

In April, the unemployed population would decrease by 4.3% in relation to March and the employed population would increase by 1.0%.

The Consumer Price Index (base 2025=100) increased by 3.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2026 and the core inflation was 2.6%.

Women accounted for 47.7% of the employed population as of 1 January 2023, representing 0.1 percentage points higher than in the previous year.

The average number of unemployment benefits in Catalonia increased by 2.3% in 2025 and the economic volume increased by 6.3%.

The Consumer Confidence Index for Catalonia stood at 69.3 in March 2026, 17.5 points less than a year ago.

Idescat publishes, standardised in Catalan, the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS), corresponding to Delegated Regulation (EU) no. 2026/195 of the European Commission, of 13 November 2025.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia registered a year-over-year increase of 1.9% in April 2026. Vilanova i la Geltrú, Viladecans, Manresa and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat led the highest growth in contributors among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

The calendar and seasonally adjusted Industrial Production Index decreased by 0.9% year over year in Catalonia in March 2026.

Catalonia’s gross domestic product shows a year-over-year growth of 2.9% in the first quarter of 2026, according to the advance estimate, with a quarter-over-quarter rate of 0.6%.

The 22nd Statistics Days of the Autonomous Communities, organised this year by Idescat, will take place on 7 and 8 May 2026 in Barcelona, with the aim of analysing the current and future challenges facing official statistics at the regional level.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 25.9% year-over year in the first quarter of 2026.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at constant prices, seasonally and calendar adjusted, increased by 1.0% in March 2026 compared to the same month in 2025.

Below you can consult of the technical sessions and training or promotional activities in the statistical field designed by Idescat for the month of Mai 2026.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,637 million euros in March 2026, 13.3% more than the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in March 2026 stood at 1.3 million, 5.4% less than the previous year.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 19.0% in the first quarter of 2026.

The population of Catalonia as of 1 January 2026 stood at 8,210,710 inhabitants, representing an increase of 56,083 people during the second half of 2025 and of 86,584 people compared to a year ago.

In Catalonia there were 7,655 affiliates of foreign companies in 2023, which had a turnover of 176,923 million euros, 8.4% more than the previous year. Six countries of origin generated 70% of the economic weight of these affiliates.

Alella, with 35,425 euros, was the municipality with the highest income per inhabitant in 2023, followed by Matadepera and Sant Just Desvern. Income per inhabitant increased in all counties, led by L'Alt Camp (12.8%).

The expenditure of companies in innovative activities made in Catalonia reached 6,058.1 million euros in 2024, 12.1% higher than 2022.

The Government has approved the new Decree on the organisation and functioning of Idescat with the aim of modernising its structure, strengthening its leadership and adapting it to the new challenges of data production and governance.

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 0.4% year over year in the first quarter of 2026. The unemployment rate stood at 10.12%, with a total of 435,600 unemployed people (59,200 people more than the previous year, with a increase of 15.7%).

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 6.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2026.

A total of 23.6% of the employed population in Catalonia stated that they had worked at least one Saturday each month in 2025.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 0,3% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in March 2026.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 9.1% year over year in March 2026, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 3.4% in Catalonia in March 2026 and stood at 142.89 euros.

Exports registered a year-over-year decrease of 3.5% in Catalonia in February 2026 and imports of 2.8%.

The number of Catalans residing abroad stood at 427,423 people as of 1 January 2026, 5.1% higher than a year ago. Those born abroad increased by 7.1% and those born in Catalonia by 1.7%.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 2.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2026.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year over year decrease of 1.3% in Catalonia in February 2026.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at constant prices, seasonally and calendar adjusted, decreased by 0.4% in February 2026 compared to the same month in 2025.

Idescat is presenting new experimental statistics. In March, the unemployed population would decrease by 1.3% compared to February, and the employed population would increase by 0.7%.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2026 registered a balance of 6.6 points, and the expected business performance for the second quarter of 2026 stands at 5.2 points.

The Consumer Confidence Index for Catalonia stood at 87.1 in February 2026, 5.9 points more than a year ago.

The number of affiliations to the Social Security General Regime through contribution accounts located in Catalonia grew by 2.3% year-over-year in March 2026 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 1.5%.

The Harmonised Business Confidence Index of Catalonia decreased by 1.7% in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the previous quarter.

The Consumer Price Index (base 2025=100) increased by 3.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2026 and the core inflation was 2.7%.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia registered a year-over-year increase of 2.1% in March 2026. Reus, Tarragona and Vilanova i la Geltrú led the highest growth in contributors among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

The calendar and seasonally adjusted Industrial Production Index decreased by 0.3% year over year in Catalonia in February 2026.

In 2024, 282.739 changes of residence between municipalities in Catalonia were recorded, 32,7% of which were accounted for by foreign national population.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,372 million euros in February 2026, 18.7% more than the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in February 2026 stood at 1.2 million, 4.1% more than the previous year.

A total of 69,851 State pensions were paid to civil servants (chiefly teaching and healthcare personnel) and military servants in Catalonia under the passive class system in December 2025, a 2.6% more than the previous year.

Below you can consult of the ttechnical sessions designed by Idescat for the month of April 2026.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 1.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2026.

El Port de la Selva and Pals recorded a five-fold increase in population in summer 2024. There were 14 county capitals with a positive seasonal population in every quarter of the year.

Exports registered a year over year decrease of 6.7% in Catalonia in January 2026 and imports of 7.1%.

The Consumer Confidence Index for Catalonia stood at 84.0 in January 2026, 7.1 points less than a year ago.

Today, 26 March, a work session was held between Idescat and the Statistics Department of the Government of Andorra to exchange information on their respective work programmes.

The number of trips to Catalonia by residents in the rest of Spain increased by 11.1% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the expenditure per person decreased by 3.1%. In 2025, these trips increased by 8.6% and the total expenditure by 4.2%.

The number of trips made by Catalans decreased by 10.5% in the fourth quarter 2025 and the expenditure per person increased by 8.0%. In 2025, the number of trips made by Catalans decreased by 2.4% and the total expenditure grew by 6.8%.

Idescat publishes the update for the geometries of the territorial nomenclature for census tract groups for the year 2025, in Shapefile format.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) remained stable in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in February 2026.

The internal research and development expenditure in Catalonia amounted to 5,486.6 million euros in 2024, a 2.1% higher than the previous year. This figure accounted for 1.73% of GDP.

Yesterday, the Minister Alícia Romero opened the event ‘Statistics, a Pillar of Democracy’ at Palau Robert in Barcelona, presenting Idescat’s new strategic phase based on innovation, artificial intelligence and big data.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 6.4% year over year in February 2026, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 0.4% in Catalonia in February 2026 and stood at 130.06 euros.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 2.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2026.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 7.9% in Catalonia in January 2026

In 2025, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Catalonia reached 334,765 million euros and recorded a growth in volume of 2.7%.

Catalonia's gross domestic product recorded a year-over-year variation of 2.6% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of 0.9% in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia increased by 5.8% in January 2026 compared to the same month of 2025.

In 2023, there were 44 municipalities in Catalonia that had at least one census tract group with a Small Area Socioeconomic Index (IST) more than 20 points below the Catalan average. Matadepera, Fontanals de Cerdanya and Castellolí were the municipalities with more than 500 inhabitants with the highest Socioeconomic Index.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,590.14 euros in Catalonia as of the fourth quarter of 2025, 3.1% more than the same quarter in 2024. The number of job vacancies stood at 28,431, 0.9% less than a year earlier.

Foreign sales of high-technology industrial products in Catalonia decreased by 2.2% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2025. For the year 2025 as a whole, high-technology exports from Catalonia increased by 6.6% compared to 2024.

Idescat provides georeferenced population data for Catalonia from the Population Census as of 1 January 2025 with the variables sex, age, nationality and place of birth, in files in Shapefile format.

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the first quarter of 2026 will be carried out from the 13 March and will end on 6 April.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 3.0% on year-over-year basis in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The Consumer Price Index (base 2025=100) increased by 2.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2026 and the core inflation was 2.3%.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia registered a year-over-year increase of 2.2% in February. Manresa, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Vilanova i la Geltrú led the highest growth in contributors among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

Idescat and INE have formalised the four-year extension of the agreement for jointly conducting structural surveys targeting companies operating in Catalonia.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 4.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2026.

Idescat is publishing for the first time the calendar and seasonally adjusted Industrial Production Index. In January 2026 it decreased by 1.7% year over year in Catalonia.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,274 million euros in January 2026, 14.8% more than the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in January 2026 stood at 1.0 million, 6.2% less than the previous year.

Below you can consult of the ttechnical sessions designed by Idescat for the month of March 2026.

Idescat is publishing for the first time data from the Population and Housing Census classified by Basic Health Areas.

The Statistical Nomenclature of Population Entities in Catalonia has been updated with the data from the Population and Housing Census on the date of 1 January 2025.

Idescat publishes the life table for the population of Catalonia for the period 2020-2024. For this period, life expectancy at birth was 83.46 years (80.72 years for men and 86.09 years for women).

The number of companies with establishments in Catalonia stood at 618,781 as of 1 January 2025, 1.2% higher than the former year.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, 46.6% of business establishments in Catalonia reported having had difficulties filling a job vacancy in the 3 years prior to the survey, a percentage that rose to 54.5% in both industry and the accommodation and food service activities.

The journal Statistics and Operations Research Transactions (SORT) begins a new stage with the appointment of Inmaculada Arostegui Madariaga as its new director, as agreed by the journal's Management Committee at the session on 24 February 2026. The journal Statistics and Operations Research Transactions (SORT) begins a new stage with the appointment of Inmaculada Arostegui Madariaga as its new Editor in Chief, as agreed by the journal's Management Committee at the session on 24 February 2026.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 0.4% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in January 2026.

31% of people born abroad residing in Catalonia had Spanish citizenship on 1 January 2025.

On 1 January 2025, the number of inhabitants of Catalonia who were born in Catalonia was 4,987,842 (61.4%), those born in the rest of Spain 1,097,269 (13.5%) and those born abroad 2,039,015 (25.1%).

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 8.1% year over year in January 2026, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 0.4% in Catalonia in January 2026 and stood at 119.78 euros.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 1.3% and imports increased by 2.1% in Catalonia in December 2025. In 2025, exports increased by 0.6% and imports by 3.6%, according to provisional data.

In January 2026, the ‘Revista Índice’ published its 100th issue. In this milestone edition, Idescat contributed an article by Àlex Costa and Enric Ripoll, entitled “The commitment to institutional collaboration, a key strategy for official Spanish statistics”.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 6.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2025.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 4.9% in Catalonia in December 2025.

Idescat publishes the standardised death rate (SDR) by age for the period 2020–2024. The SDR for Catalonia was 809 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.

On 17 February 2026, the Government presented the first Social Report of the Government of Catalonia, a pioneering tool designed to guide public policy, which has drawn a significant volume of statistical information provided by Idescat.

The average unemployment rate stood at 8.4% in 2025 and, as for young people under the age of 25, at 19.1%.

The Consumer Confidence Index for Catalonia stood at 80.9 in December 2025, 4.4 points less than a year ago.

The collection of information for the Survey of Living Conditions 2026 has begun. The fieldwork will be performed between February and May 2026.

The Consumer Price Index (base 2025=100) increased by 2.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2026 and the core inflation was 2.2%.

Idescat published the maps of the census tracts of Catalonia in Shapefile and WMS formats, corresponding to the year 2025.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.3% year over year in January 2026 and grew in 41 counties and Aran. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Manresa (3.5% in both cases) lead the highest growth in contributors among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia decreased by 0.2% year over year in December 2025 and remained practically stable for Catalonia as a whole throughout 2025 (0.1%).

Catalonia’s gross domestic product recorded an annual growth of 2.7% in 2025, according to the advance estimate.

Catalonia's gross domestic product grew by 2.4% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025 according to the advanced estimate, while the quarter-over-quarter rate was 0.9%.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 1.5% for the year-over-year variation in Catalonia in December 2025. In 2025, the annual average increased by 0.5%, according to provisional data.

24.8% of the population of Catalonia was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2025, 8 tenths of a percentage point more than in 2024 (24.0%).

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 9.2% in the fourth quarter of 2025 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2025 as a whole, it increased by 4.5%, according to provisional data.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia decreased by 7.3% in December 2025 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2025 as a whole, by 0.6%, according to provisional data.

The total expenditure made by foreign tourists whose principal destination was Catalonia increased by 3.4% on the year-over-year data for December 2025 and, in 2025 as a whole, by 4.5%, according to provisional data.

Today a new plenary meeting of the network of Central Statistical Bodies of the Autonomous Communities is being held, under the presidency of the Statistical Institute of Catalonia (Idescat).

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia decreased by a year over year 9.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025 and increased by 1.8% in the whole year 2025, according to provisional data.

64.8% of the population aged 16 to 74 years in Catalonia has shopped on the internet at some time during the last 3 months in 2025, 2.3 points more than a year ago.

A total of 81.3% of non-university students studied in the same municipality where they resided in the 2024/2025 school year.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 7.2% year over year in December 2025 and increased by 0.4% in the whole year 2025.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 4.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2025.

Idescat updates the territorial nomenclature for census tract groups for the year 2025.

The resident population in Catalonia increased by 111,895 inhabitants during 2024. Migration with foreign countries was the main item in terms of population growth (126,804 people).

A total of 4,518,300 people were registered for paid employment for at least one day in Catalonia in 2024, 4.2% more than the previous year.

A framework for collaboration is established between both institutions to promote new experimental statistics projects throughout 2026.

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 1.5% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2025. The unemployment rate stood at 8.24%, with a total of 351,200 unemployed people (21,900 people more than the previous year, with an increase of 6.6%.

The schedule of technical sessions and training or promotional activities in the statistical field that Idescat has designed for the first semester of 2026 is now available.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 0.7% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in December 2025. The annual average increased by 1.1% in comparison with the previous year, according to provisional data.

The Average Daily Rate (ADR) at hotel establishments increased year-over-year by 1.4% in Catalonia in December 2025 and by 1.7% in 2025.

The Consumer Confidence Index for Catalonia stood at 81.4 in November 2025, 2.1 points less than a year ago.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2025 registered a balance of 12.0 points, and the balance of the expectations for the first quarter of 2026 stood at 7.0 points.

The employment rate of people with a legally recognised disability was 32.8% in 2024 (2.3 points higher compared to 2023) and the unemployment rate was 16.4% (1.4 points lower than 2023).

Exports registered year over year decrease by 2.0% in Catalonia in November 2025 and imports increased by 2.6%.

The Government, through the Government Agreement of 20 January 2026, is promoting a new system for access to statistical and administrative data, managed and coordinated by Idescat. It is also promoting the forthcoming creation of a single-window access point for data.

Idescat is taking part in the Meeting of producers and users of real estate statistics, which will be held in Madrid on 21 and 22 January.

The Harmonised Business Confidence Index of Catalonia increased by 0.8% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the fourth quarter of 2025.

The Government has approved the 2026 Annual Statistical Action Programme (PAAE 2026). There are 309 actions programmed.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia increased by 2.9% in November 2025 compared to the same month of 2024.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 0.4% in Catalonia in November 2025.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 4.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2025.

The number of affiliations to the Social Security General Regime through contribution accounts located in Catalonia grew by 2.3% year-over-year in December 2025 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 1.1%.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2025 and the core inflation was 2.2%.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia rose by 1.9% year over year in December 2025 and increased in all counties and Aran. Manresa and Sabadell, both with a rise of 2.8%, led the largest growth in contributors among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 0.9% in Catalonia in November 2025.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination was Catalonia stood at 1,467 million euros in November 2025, 5.9% more than the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in November 2025 stood at 1.3 million, 0.9% more than the previous year.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 4.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2025.

26.9% of Catalan companies with 10 or more employed persons sold via e-commerce in 2024, 4.9 percentage points less than a year ago.

Idescat has introduced new improvements to its website navigation with the aim of facilitating user access to statistical information and improving their browsing experience.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 2.5% year over year in November 2025, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 0.7% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in November 2025.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 1.3% in Catalonia in November 2025 and stood at 130.32 euros.

Exports registered year over year decrease by 5.9% in Catalonia in October 2025 and imports by 4.9%.

The calendar for the release of the results of Idescat's statistical production for the year 2026.

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State increased 16.5% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2025, which meant a total of 2.0 million trips.

The number of trips made by Catalans increased 0.5% year–over–year in the third quarter 2025, which means a total of 9.9 milion trips.

In 2023, 208 of the 222 municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants and the rest of the county capitals had positive growth in GDP per inhabitant, led by Martorell (51.9%), Arbúcies (26.7%) and Valls (23.6%).

The turnover of companies in the audiovisual sector in Catalonia in 2023 was 1,406 million euros, a 2.2% less than the year before.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 0.5% in Catalonia in October 2025.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 5.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2025.

In 2024, women were more involved in household and family tasks (90.9%, spending 3 h 37 min) compared to men who were less involved (83.2%, spending 2 h 24 min).

Idescat is launching a new section of experimental statistics with the Territorial Wage Statistics. Residents of Sant Cugat del Vallès earned the highest average wage income among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, above 54,000 euros gross in 2024.

Idescat is starting a new section of experimental statistics with the Consumer Confidence Index. In October, this Index stood at 79.5 points, 2.7 points lower than a year ago.

Idescat has introduced new improvements to its website navigation with the aim of facilitating user access to statistical information and improving their browsing experience.

Idescat disseminates the definitive data on dwellings by intensity of use and electricity consumption from the 2021 Population and Housing Census.

Mrs. Olympia Bover Hidiroglu has been appointed president of the Catalan Statistical Council.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,295.59 euros in Catalonia as of the third quarter of 2025, 2.9% more than the same quarter in 2024. The number of job vacancies stood at 28,079, 0,4% more than a year earlier.

Catalonia's gross domestic product recorded a year-over-year variation of 2.4% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of 0.8% in the third quarter of 2025.

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the fourth quarter of 2025 will start on 15 December and will take an expected 21 calendar days.

Idescat published official population figures for Catalan municipalities by sex, referring to 1 January 2025, resulting from the revision of the Municipal Population Register.

The international statistical journal SORT, number 2 of volume 49, has been published for the period July-December 2025. It includes four articles.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased slightly by 0.1% on year-over-year basis in Catalonia in the third quarter of 2025.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2025 and the core inflation was 2.2%.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.0% year over year in November 2025, growing in 41 counties and Aran. Vilanova i la Geltrú (3.4%) and Manresa (3.1%) led the rise in contributors among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

The report on the fulfillment of the statistical actions corresponding to the PAAE 2024 can now be consulted on the Idescat website.

In the school year 2023/2024 76.3% of the 173,870 university students resident in Catalonia studied outside their municipality of residence.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 0.7% year-over-year in Catalonia in October 2025.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia increased by 0.2% in October 2025 compared to the same month of 2024.

The total number of marriages in Catalonia in 2024 was 27,836, 2.8% more than in 2023.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in October 2025 stood at 2.0 million, 9.9% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 2,462 million euros in October 2025, 18.5% more than the previous year.

Idescat takes part in a training session on the use of public data and statistical confidentiality as part of the "Open Science and Research Data Protection in the Agri-Food Sector" programme, of the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA).

The population of Catalonia increased by 111,895 inhabitants in 2024 and as of 1 January 2025 it stood at 8,124,126 inhabitants, according to data from the Population Census. In relative terms, in 2024 the population grew by 1.4%.

In 2024, 67,524 deaths were registered in Catalonia, 0.2% less than in 2023.

Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Birth Statistics for 2024.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 6.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2025.

In 2034, the number of households would be higher than the current number in all municipalities with 20,000 inhabitants or more, as well as in the county capitals, according to the medium scenario.

Idescat publishes information by territories from the Survey on Language Uses of the Population 2023. These results indicate a notable diversity of situations regarding the Catalan language in Catalonia.

Idescat publishes the 2021 Input-Output Framework for Catalonia (MIOC-2021), a summary of statistics which provides the most comprehensive and structured description available of the Catalan economy with detailed information on 64 branches of activity.

Foreign sales of high-tech industrial products increased by 2.1% in the third quarter of 2025.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,537.68 euros in Catalonia as of the second quarter of 2025, 3.0% more than the same quarter in 2024.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 0.5% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in October 2025.

Exports increased by 5.9% year over year in Catalonia in September 2025 and imports by 9.9%. .

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 3.7% year over year in October 2025, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 7.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in September 2025.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 5.7% in Catalonia in September 2025.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 4.0% in Catalonia in October 2025 and stood at 123.93 euros.

Idescat meets in Seville with the Institute of Statistics and Cartography of Andalusia on 13 November 2025.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2025 and the core inflation was 2.1%.

317,912 people took up residence in Catalonia in 2023. Of these, 86.9% were born abroad, 6.0% in the rest of Spain and 7.1% in Catalonia.

Seventy-one point nine per cent of the population aged 10 or over continued to reside in the same municipality and 28.1 per cent immigrated in relation to migration in the 10 years prior to the 1970 census.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.1% year over year in October 2025, rising in 41 counties and Aran. Meanwhile, it remained almost stable compared with September (up by 0.1%) for Catalonia as a whole.

A total of 14.4% of companies in Catalonia reported in the third quarter of 2025 that they were affected by the tariff increase in the United States, and 30.1% stated that they were quite or very concerned about this increase.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 2.2% year-over-year in Catalonia in September 2025.

Catalonia's gross domestic product grew by 2.4% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2025 according to the advanced estimate, while the quarter-over-quarter rate was 0.7%.

The Large Store Sales Index (IVGS) of Catalonia increased by 2.0% in September 2025 compared to the same month of 2024

The population of Catalonia as of 1 July 2025 was 8,154,627 inhabitants, representing an increase of 41,137 people during the first half of the year, and an increase of 87,173 people compared to a year earlier.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 1.8% year over year in the third quarter of 2025.

The 17th edition of the Nursery Competition for Surveys and Experiments for statistical studies by students in compulsory secondary education, baccalaureate and training cycles in the academic year 2025/2026, has already started the registration period. The last day for registering is 20 April 2026.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in September 2025 stood at 2.0 million, 1.4% less than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 2,568 million euros in September 2025, 3.6% more than the previous year.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 6.5% in the third quarter of 2025.

Companies in the high-tech and medium high-tech sectors had a turnover of 87,607.9 million euros in Catalonia in 2023, 5.7% higher than the previous year.

El Garraf (30,592 euros) and El Barcelonès (30,584 euros) were the counties with the highest taxable base per personal income tax (IRPF) in 2023.

Idescat has been invited to deliver a training session today at the Àgora Sindical, a venue for training and critical thinking run by the UGT trade union in Catalonia.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 7.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in September 2025.

On 28 October 2025, the Governing Council of the Statistical System of Catalonia plenary meeting was held, chaired by the Minister of Economy and Finance.

In 2024, the average consumption expenditure of Catalan households was 37,409 euros per household.

In 2023, the turnover of the ICT sector in Catalonia was 27,477 million euros and employed 140,450 people.

In 2023 the tourism sector in Catalonia reported a turnover of 47,707 million euros and employed 451,990 people.

In 2023 the cultural sector in Catalonia reported a turnover of 14,270 million euros and employed 112,987 people.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 0.9% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in September 2025.

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 2.3% year over year in the third quarter of 2025. The unemployment rate stood at 8.18%, with a total of 352,100 unemployed people (21,800 people less than the previous year, with a decrease of 5.8%).

Exports registered a year-over-year increase of 0.3% in Catalonia in August 2025 and imports an decrease of 0.1%.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased slightly by 0.2% year-over-year in September 2025, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 3.0% in Catalonia in September 2025 and stood at 128.58 euros.

The ceremony for presenting the awards of the 23th Student Contest on Applied Statistics, was held on the 20 October, framed within the 25th Statistics Day of Catalonia.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the third quarter of 2025 registered a balance of 7.1 points, and the balance of the expectations stood at 8.6 points.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 0.4% in Catalonia in August 2025.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 1.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in August 2025.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 1.6% year over year in September 2025 and grew in 39 counties and Aran. Vilanova i la Geltrú (2.9%) and Lleida (2.8%) recorded the highest growth in contributors among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

The Harmonised Business Confidence Index of Catalonia decreased by 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter.

Idescat participates in the opening ceremony of the international meeting of experts on statistical data confidentiality, to be held in Barcelona from 15 to 17 October 2025.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in September 2025 and the core inflation was 2.0%.

Idescat is proud to support the International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science, which takes place today, October 14.

The number of affiliations to the Social Security General Regime through contribution accounts located in Catalonia grew by 2.0% year over year in September 2025 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 1.1%.

The value of domestically produced industrial product sales in Catalonia was 124,786 million euros in 2024, an increase of 1.7% compared to the year before.

On 20 October, coinciding with the World Statistics Day, Catalonia Statistics Day 2025 will be held. As part of this event, the awards ceremony for the XXIII Student Competition in Applied Statistics, organised by the Applied Statistics Service of the Autonomous University of Barcelona and Idescat, will take place.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 6.4% year-over-year in Catalonia in August 2025.

The Large Store Sales Index (IVGS) of Catalonia decreased by 0.2% in Auguts 2025 compared to the same month of 2024

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in Agost 2025 stood at 2.2 million, 4.3% less than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 3,112 million euros in August 2025, 1.8% more than the previous year.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 6.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in August 2025.

Girona and Badalona were the municipalities with the greatest differences in the Small Area Socioeconomic Index between their census tract groups in 2022.

Exports registered a year-over-year decrease of 0.6% in Catalonia in July 2025 and imports an increase of 7.7%.

The director of Idescat, Àlex Costa, has been elected new vice-president of the Interterritorial Statistics Committee (CITE) in the annual meeting held on 24 September 2025.

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State increased 8.0% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, which meant a total of 1.6 million trips.

The number of trips made by Catalans increased 9.5% year–over–year in the second quarter 2025, which means a total of 8.8 milion trips.

The industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) increased by 0.9% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in August 2025.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 1.0% year-over-year in August 2025, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments remains constant in Catalonia in August 2025 and stood at 146.28 euros.

The twentieth third edition of the Student Contest on Applied Statistics has been announced. This Contest is organised annually by the Statistics Service at the Autonomous University of Barcelona with the collaboration of the Statistical Institute of Catalonia.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 4.6% in Catalonia in July 2025.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 3.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in July 2025.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,537.68 euros in Catalonia as of the second quarter of 2025, 3.0% more than the same quarter in 2024.

Catalonia's gross domestic product recorded a year-over-year variation of 2.7% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of 0.6% in the second quarter of 2025.

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the third quarter of 2025 will be carried out from 15 September and will end on 8 October.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in August 2025 and the core inflation was 2.1%.

According to the medium scenario of the 2024 population based projections, between 2024 and 2044, the number of inhabitants will increase in 791 Catalan municipalities, decrease in 147 and remain stable in 9.

The gender equality index in Catalonia increased by 0.2 points in 2022 and stood at 76.7 points out of 100.

In 2023, El Baix Llobregat and El Barcelonès were the counties with the highest proportion of people aged 16 to 74 who had used the internet in the previous three months (both 97.3%) while El Tarragonès (87.6%) had the lowest percentage.

The average annual earnings per worker in Catalonia were 28,774.55 euros in 2022, 2.2% more than the previous year's gross average wage, according to the Wage Structure Survey.

In 2021, 56.7% of women and 74.3% of men aged 30 to 34 had no children. Fertility levels decreased between 2011 and 2021 in women under 55, especially among the youngest.

In 2020, 33.4% of the population aged 15 and over held higher education qualifications, while 14.8% had at most completed primary education.

In Catalonia, 66% of centenarians were 100 or 101 years old, and 34% were 102 years old or older, in 2021.

46.1% of the working days of the people who worked on farms in Catalonia corresponded to family labour, 35.9% to regular contracted labour, 13.2% to temporary labour and, finally, the remaining 4.8% to subcontracted labour.

Private regulated schools generated revenue of 3,429 million euros and expenditure of 3,190 million euros in the 2020/2021 academic year.

The population will increase in 588 municipalities in Catalonia in 2033, will decline in 354 and remain stable in 5, according to the medium scenario of the 2021 population based Municipal Population Projections, published by Idescat for the first time.

The number of confirmed cases of covid-19 were 180.541 in the second quarter of 2022, a figure that represents 2.3 cases per 100 inhabitants.

The active population of Catalonia will grow by 317,000 people from 2021 to 2031 and will reach 4.3 million, a figure that represents a growth of 8.0% over this period.

The 2,838 social services centres providing personal care in Catalonia provided services worth 2,351 million euros in 2019. The public administration contributed 60% of the centres' funding and user fees accounted for 32%.

There were 3,029,300 households in Catalonia in 2020. 26.0% of these were single-person households.

Idescat publishes the first Tourism Satellite Account of Catalonia, prepared with the participation of the Ministry of Business and Knowledge and through the Directorate-General of Tourism, and the Employment and Productive Model Observatory.

26.7% of women aged between 40 and 55 had no biological children, according to the 2018 Fertility survey.

The competitiveness of the Catalan manufacturing industry prices improved 0.6 point year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2019.

The Industrial New Orders Received Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a increase of 2.6% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in December 2019.

In 2018 the number of public libraries in Catalonia increased by 1.3% with respect to 2016, while the number of specialised libraries fell by 2.1%.

The school age population (0 to 20 years) will remain stable in Catalonia until 2021 with 1.60 million persons and decline slightly until 2026 (1.56 million).

Current expenditure on social protection in Catalonia totalled 42,503 million euros in 2013, a figure which represented yearly expenditure per resident totalling 5,710 euros, 21.5% of the Catalan GDP.

The price competitiveness of the Catalan tourism sector, according to trend data, has improved by 3 points with respect to other countries worldwide in the second quarter of 2015.

Idescat has published an extension of the results of the Survey on Living Conditions and Habits of the Population 2011, in which the objective variables of the Survey are broken down into more specific levels, such as level of education, geographic origin and relation with activity. In addition to this extension, a new chapter is presented -Overall Life Satisfaction-, which analyses this variable in depth.

83% of the population of Catalonia aged over 16 years does unpaid domestic work, according to the Demographic survey 2007. By sex, this percentage represents 92% of the female population and 73% of the male population.