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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%.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 0.3% year-over-year in Catalonia in July 2025.

Foreign sales of high-tech industrial products increased by 24.5% in the second quarter of 2025.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.1% year over year in August 2025 and grew in 38 counties and Aran. The monthly variation was negative in Catalonia as a whole (-0.2%) and also in 31 counties.

On 31 July, the Official Journal of the Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) published Law 7/2025, of 30 July, on the change of assignment of the country and supracounty of the municipality of Aiguafreda, according to which it is segregated from El Vallès Oriental (Barcelona) and added to Osona (Catalunya Central).

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 0.4% on year-over-year basis in Catalonia in the second quarter of 2025.

Exports registered a year-over-year increase of 7.2% in Catalonia in June 2025 and imports a increase of 6.3%.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices decreased by 2.4% in July 2025 compared to a year ago.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 3,288 million euros in July 2025, 5.2% more than the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in July 2025 stood at 2.4 million, 1.2% less than the previous year.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 4.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in July 2025.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 3.7% in Catalonia in June 2025.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 5.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in June 2025.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia remained stable in July 2025 compared to a year ago, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 1.1%% in Catalonia in July 2025 and stood at 141.01 euros.

The industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) increased by 1.1% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in July 2025.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in July 2025 and the core inflation was 2.0%.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 1.7% year over year in July 2025 and grew in 36 counties. As for the monthly variation, it was negative by two tenths of a percentage point for Catalonia as a whole, but positive in 24 counties and Aran.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 0.3% year-over-year in Catalonia in June 2025.

The total gross labour cost per worker stood at 40,339.8 euros in Catalonia in 2024, a figure that represents an increase of 3.5% compared to 2023, according to the Annual Labour Cost Survey.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 16.4% year-over year in the second quarter of 2025.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 2,579 million euros in June 2025, 1.9% more than the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in June 2025 stood at 2.0 million, remaining basically stable in comparison to a year ago.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 0.3% in June 2025 compared to a year ago.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 20.5% in the second quarter of 2025.

Catalonia's gross domestic product grew by 2.8% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025 according to the advanced estimate, while the quarter-over-quarter rate was 0.6%.

In the second quarter of 2025, 35.0% of businesses in Catalonia declared that they were cyberattacked: 10.3% during last year and 24.7% more than 12 months ago.

The schedule of technical sessions and training or promotional activities in the statistical field that Idescat has designed for the second semester of 2025 is now available.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 5.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in June 2025.

Idescat updates the non-economic At Risk of Poverty and Social Exclusion Territorial Indicators with data from 2023.

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.

35.6% of the population aged 15 or over in Catalonia had attained tertiary education as of 1 January 2023, and the proportion for primary education or lower was 13.4%.

The industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) increased by 1.1% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in June 2025.

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 3.6% year over year in the second quarter of 2025. The unemployment rate stood at 8.11%, with a total of 348,300 unemployed people (47,000 people less than the previous year, with a decrease of 11.9%).

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

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year rate of 0.9% in Catalonia in June 2025 and stood at 135.26 euros.

Exports registered a year-over-year decrease of 3.4% in Catalonia in May 2025 and imports a decrease of 0.2%.

Idescat updated the Social Welfare and Progress Indicators. This update includes the data of 41 indicators for 2024. In addition, 5 indicators for 2023 were completed and updated.

Martí and Sofia/Sofía were the most popular baby names in Catalonia in 2024.

In 2024, 53,793 babies were born in Catalonia, 0.8% less than the final data for 2023. The birth rate has decreased in 25 counties and Aran, while it has increased in 17 counties.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 2.5% in Catalonia in May 2025.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 2.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2025.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the second quarter of 2025 registered a balance of 11.9 points, a value that matches the expectations for the third quarter of 2025.

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

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index of Catalonia increased by 1.2% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter.

The number of affiliations to the Social Security General Regime through contribution accounts located in Catalonia grew by 1.3% year-over-year in June 2025 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 0.6%.

The Statistical Institute of Catalonia (Idescat) has disseminated today the net average income per person for 2022 for Catalonia, counties, municipalities, census tract groups, census tracts, and neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona.

Idescat disseminates extended results from the Survey on Language Uses of the Population 2023, including variables referring to the linguistic attitude when starting a conversation, the preferred languages to be spoken in the future and the opinion on whether the varieties spoken in the Balearic Islands, the Valencian Community, Andorra and Catalonia are all the same language.

The majority of Catalonia's population (61.6%) lived in cells classified as urban centres, or densely populated areas, as of 1 January 2024.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 1.1% year-over-year in June 2025 and grew in 36 counties and Aran. As for the monthly variation, it is negative in Catalonia but positive in 27 counties and Aran.

The turnover generated by companies in the non-financial market service companies in Catalonia was 352,567 million euros in 2023, an increase of 6.1% compared with the previous year.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 0.6% year-over-year in Catalonia in May 2025.

On Thursday 3 July 2025, a new plenary session of the Central Statistical Bodies of the Autonomous Regions network was held at which the Statistical Institute of Catalonia (Idescat) took over as chair of the network from the Basque Statistical Institute (Eustat).

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 2.7% in May 2025 compared to a year ago.

A total of 67,577 non-contributory Social Security pensions were paid in Catalonia in December 2024, a 4.8% more with respect to the previous year.

The turnover of industrial companies in Catalonia stood at 189,102 million euros in 2023, a figure that shows an increase of 0.6% compared to the year before.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 2,297 million euros in May 2025, 1.3% less than the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in May 2025 stood at 1.9 million, 5.6% less than the previous year.

The gross annual wage per employee in Catalonia was 29,978.69 euros in 2023, 4.2% higher than the previous year.

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State decreased 4.3% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025, which meant a total of 1.1 million trips.

The number of trips made by Catalans decreased 13.3% year–over–year in the first quarter 2025, which means a total of 5.9 milion trips.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 5.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2025.

Foreign sales of high technology content industrial products increased by 3.7% in the first quarter of 2025.

64.2% of graduates from Catalan universities in the school year 2022/2023 were working in Catalonia in September 2024, one year after graduating.

Idescat provides information on real estate cadastre and property tax for the year 2024 (provisional data).

The industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) increased by 1.2% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in May 2025.

Exports registered a year-over-year decrease of 4.6% in Catalonia in April 2025 and imports a decrease of 7.9%.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 6.2% in Catalonia in April 2025.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 3.0% year-over-year in May2025, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year rate of 11.0% in Catalonia in May 2025 and stood at 137.86 euros.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 1.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2025.

The number of pensioners receiving contributory pensions increased by 1.2% in 2024 in Catalonia and rose in all counties except for El Barcelonès.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,389.56 euros in Catalonia as of the first quarter of 2025, 4.2% more than the same quarter in 2024.

Catalonia's gross domestic product recorded a year-over-year variation of 3.4% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025.

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

The Consumer Price Index increased by 1.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2025 and the core inflation was 2.1%.

Idescat participates in the 15th Conference on Public Statistics at the 41st SEIO Congress 2025, to be held in Lleida from 10 to 13 June 2025.

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the second quarter of 2025 carried out from the 12th of June and will end on the 6th of July.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.3% year-over-year in May 2025 and grew in 40 counties and Aran. As for the monthly variation, it is positive in Catalonia and in 41counties.

Of the total population aged 65 and over, 75.5% were pensioners, in the week prior to 1 January 2023. During the same period, 65.0% of the population aged 16 to 64 were employed.

The awards ceremony for the 16th Nursery Competition for Surveys and Experiments was held on Thursday 29 May.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia remains practically stable (−0.1%) in April 2025 compared to a year ago.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 1.4% year-over-year in Catalonia in April 2025.

The Government has decided this Tuesday, 3 June 2025 to appoint Alex Costa Sáenz de San Pedro as director of the Statistical Institute of Catalonia.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in April 2025 stood at 1.7 million, 3.3% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,997 million euros in April 2025, 10.0% more than the previous year.

The international statistical journal SORT, number 1 of volume 49, has been published for the period January-June 2025. It includes an invited article and four more articles.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 3.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2025.

The contribution of the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) to the growth of Catalonia's GDP in 2024 was 1.8 points, the contribution of the labour factor of 1.2 points and that of the capital factor of 0.5 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 2024.

Idescat presents Catalonia in figures 2025, a publication in which demographic, social and economic data on Catalonia are presented and compared with those of Spain and Europe.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 6.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2025.

The industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) increased by 1.6% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in Abril 2025.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 12.3% year-over-year in Apri 2025, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 5.8% in Catalonia in April 2025 and stood at 124.91 euros.

Exports increased by 6.6% year-over-year in Catalonia in March 2025 and imports by 17.2%.

In the first quarter of 2025, 55.2% of establishments which have economic relations with non-EU countries reported being very concerned or fairly concerned about a tariff increase.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 6.6% in Catalonia in March 2025.

In 2023, 274,142 changes in residence between municipalities in Catalonia were registered. One out of every three migrations in Catalonia involved foreign population.

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

The Government has approved the Catalan Classification of Economic Activities (CCAE-2025), which constitutes a comprehensive revision of the structure of the previous CCAE-2009.

During 2024, the monthly average of guaranteed income for citizens decreased by 9.1%, and the average of active inclusion income by 5.3%.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 1.9% year-over-year in April 2025 and grew in 39 counties and Aran. As for the monthly variation, it is positive in Catalonia and in 36 counties.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 0.4% year-over-year in Catalonia in March 2025.

Catalonia's gross domestic product grew by 3.2% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025 according to the advanced estimate, while the quarter-over-quarter rate was 0.1%.

The population of Catalonia as of 1 January 2025 was 8,113,490 inhabitants, which represents an increase of 46,036 people during the second half of 2024 and of 101,259 people compared to a year ago.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia decreased by 40.9% year-over year in the first quarter of 2025.

The average number of unemployment benefits in Catalonia increased by 2.3% in 2024 and the economic volume increased by 5.9%.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in March 2025 stood at 1.4 million, 1.0% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,441 million euros in March 2025, 3.4% less than the previous year.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices decreased by 3.1% in March 2025 compared to a year ago.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia decreased by a year-over-year 19.8% in the first quarter of 2025.

Income per capita increased in all counties in 2022, led by L'Aran. Sant Just Desvern was the municipality with the highest income per capita.

Idescat provides georeferenced population data for Catalonia from the Population Census as of 1 January 2023 and 1 January 2024 with the variables sex, age, nationality and place of birth, in files in Shapefile format.

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 2024.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 3.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2025.

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 1.8% year over year in the first quarter of 2025. The unemployment rate stood at 8.91%, with a total of 376,400 unemployed people (19,700 people less than the previous year , with a decrease of 5.0%.

The number of Catalans residing abroad was 406,679 people on 1 January 2025, which represents a year-over-year growth of 5.2% compared to a year ago. 65.4% of those residents abroad were born abroad, 31.1% in Catalonia and 3.4% in the rest of Spain.

Exports increased by 0.1% year-over-year in Catalonia in February 2025 and imports by 5.0%.

The industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) increased by 1.6% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in March 2025.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 11.5% year-over-year in March 2025, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 18.2% in Catalonia in March 2025 and stood at 140.55 euros.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 2.5% in Catalonia in Februar 2025.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 2.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2025.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2025 registered a balance of 6.7 points, and the expected business performance for the second quarter of 2025 stands at 12.0 points.

The number of affiliations to the Social Security General Regime through contribution accounts located in Catalonia grew by 1.5% year-over-year in March 2025 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 0.7%.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index of Catalonia increased by 0.1% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2025 and the core inflation was 2.0%.

In Catalonia there were 7,199 affiliates of foreign companies in 2022 which had a turnover of 163,282 million euros, 22.9% more than the previous year. The main investor countries were Germany, the United States and France.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 1.1% year-over-year in March 2025 and grew in 29 counties. As for the monthly variation, it is positive in Catalonia and in 35 counties.

A total of 68,053 State pensions were paid to civil servants (chiefly teaching and healthcare personnel) and military servants in Catalonia under the passive class system in December 2024, a 2.8% more than the previous year.

A total of 23.5% of the employed population in Catalonia stated that they had worked at least one Saturday each month in 2024.

The internal research and development (R&D) expenditure in Catalonia amounted to 5,375.3 million euros in 2023, a 11.3% higher than the previous year. This figure accounted for 1.81% of GDP.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 0.3% year-over-year in Catalonia in February 2025.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices decreased by 5.5% in February 2025 compared to a year ago.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,149 million euros in February 2025, 3.7% more than the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in February 2025 stood at 1.1 million, 7.8% more than the previous year.

The number of households in Catalonia would increase by 256 thousand by 2034 (8.3% more) to stand at 3.349 million according to the medium scenario.

The domestic material consumption (DMC) of the Catalan economy totalled 44.0 million tonnes in 2022, a figure representing 5.6 tons per inhabitant.

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 2025.

The number of trips to Catalonia by residents in the rest of Spain decreased 20.3% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the expenditure per person increased 9.9%. In 2024, these trips decreased 16,5% and the total expenditure 10.7%.

The number of trips made by Catalans decreased by 5.8% in the fourth quarter 2024 and the expenditure per person increased by 12.0%. In 2024, the number of trips made by Catalans increased by 2.2% and the total expenditure by 8.4%.

The industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) increased by 2.0% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in February 2025.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 4.1% year-over-year in February 2025, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 0.5% in Catalonia in February 2025 and stood at 130.49 euros.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 1.8% in Catalonia in January 2025.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 2.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2025.

In 2024 Catalonia's gross domestic product reached 316,728 million euros and the growth in volume was 3.6%.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered a year-over-year variation of 3.9% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of 0.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Exports increased by 3.3% year-over-year in Catalonia in January 2025 and imports by 8.0%. Exports increased by 3.3% year-over-year in Catalonia in January 2025 and imports by 8.0%.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 1.7% in January 2025 compared to a year ago.

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the first quarter of 2025 carried out from the 17th of March and will end on the 6th of April.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,483.35 euros in Catalonia as of the fourth quarter of 2024, 2.6% more than the same quarter in 2023.

The population of Catalonia would continue to grow and would reach 8.554 million in 2034, according to the medium scenario. The population aged 65 or over would increase the most, while the population aged 0 to 15 would decrease.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 0.8% on year-over-year basis in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2025 and the core inflation was 2.4%.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 2.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2025.

Idescat publishes the update for the geometries of the territorial nomenclature for census tract groups for the year 2024, in Shapefile format.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 1.8% year-over-year in February 2025 and grew throughout the territory except in 4 counties. As for the monthly variation, it is positive in Catalonia as a whole and in all counties except for one.

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

Pals and El Port de la Selva were the Catalan municipalities with the highest seasonal population in the third quarter of 2023 in relation to the census population out of the 479 municipalities for which results are provided.

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.

The expenditure of companies in innovative activities made in Catalonia reached 5,450 million euros in 2022, 19.8% more than 2020.

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.