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A total of 71.9% of the population aged 10 and over has continued to reside in the same municipality and 28.1% has immigrated, in relation to migration in the 10 years before the 1970 census year.

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 percentage of the population living in cities in 1970 was 71.9% while 12.5% lived in rural areas.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 1.7% in Catalonia in January 2025.

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

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in January 2025 stood at 1.1 million, 12.4% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,098 million euros in January 2025, 4.5% more than the previous year.

Idescat is publishing the Standardised Death Rate (SDR) by age for the period 2019–2023. The SDR for Catalonia was 816 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.

Of the 8,012,231 inhabitants of Catalonia as of 1 January 2024, 4,981,501 were born in Catalonia (62.2%), 1,124,048 in the rest of Spain (14.0%) and 1,906,682 were born abroad (23.8%).

The foreign population resident in Catalonia was 1,444,192 as of 1 January 2024, representing 18.0% of the Catalan population. The number of foreigners increased in Catalonia compared to the previous year (6.0%), and it also increased in 38 Catalan counties and Aran.

The number of companies with establishments in Catalonia stood at 611,342 as of 1 January 2024, 1.9% higher than the former year.

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

In the fourth quarter of 2024, 21.0% of business establishments in Catalonia reported having noticed an improvement in administrative processing.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 4.2% year-over-year in January 2025, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 11.5% in Catalonia in Januar 2025 and stood at 119.09 euros.

Foreign sales of high technology level industrial products increased by 11.0% in the fourth quarter of 2024. In 2024, exports were down at all technology levels (at the high level by 3.5%), except at the low level which was up by 2.5%.

Idescat published the maps of the census tracts of Catalonia in Shape and WMS formats, corresponding to the year 2024.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 5.6% in Catalonia in December 2024.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 4.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2024.

Idescat updates the territorial nomenclature for census tract groups for the year 2024.

Exports increased by a year-over-year 13.3% and imports by 8.7% in Catalonia in December 2024. In 2024, exports decreased by 0.5% and imports increased by 0.7%, according to provisional data.

In 2023, Catalan was the first language for 29.0% of people aged 15 and over in Catalonia, the language of identification for 30.0% and the habitual language for 32.6%.

The unemployment rate stood at a mean of 8.9% 2024 and for young people under 25, it stood at 22.1%.

Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Foreign Trade according to Technological Content for 2023.

The collection of information for the Survey of Living Conditions 2025 has begun. The fieldwork will be performed between February and May 2025.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2025 and the core inflation was 2.6%.

Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Foreign Trade for 2023.

24.0% of the population of Catalonia was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2024, 4 tenths of a percentage point less than in 2023 (24.4%).

Idescat publishes the life table for the population of Catalonia for the period 2019-2023. For this period, life expectancy at birth was 83.38 years (80.60 years for men and 86.06 years for women).

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.0% year-over-year in January 2025 and grew throughout the territory, except in 4 counties. The monthly variation was negative in Catalonia as a whole and in 31 counties and Aran.

The Large Store Sales Index (IVGS) in Catalonia increased at current prices by 2.5% year-over-year in December 2024, and by 1.4% for the year 2024 as a whole.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 3.7% for the year-over-year variation in Catalonia in December 2024. In 2024, the annual average increased by 4.3%, according to provisional data.

Catalonia's gross domestic product registered an annual increase of 3.6% in 2024, according to the advanced estimate.

Catalonia’s gross domestic product grew by 3.9% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2024 according to the advanced estimate, while the quarter-over-quarter rate was 0.7%.

The resident population in Catalonia increased by 110,268 inhabitants during 2023. Migration with foreign countries was the main item in terms of population growth (126,804 people).

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia decreased by 0.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2024 as a whole, it increased by 6.8%, according to provisional data.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia increased by 5.2% in December 2024 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2024 as a whole, by 9.7%, according to provisional data.

The total expenditure made by foreign tourists whose principal destination was Catalonia increased by 6.2% on the year-over-year data for December 2024 and, in 2024 as a whole, by 11.8%, according to provisional data.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 4.0% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and decreased by 2.8% in the whole year 2024, according to provisional data.

The schedule for technical sessions and other training and promotional activities in the field of statistics, which Idescat has designed for the first semester of 2025, can now be consulted.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 5.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2024.

62.5% of the population aged 16 to 74 years in Catalonia has shopped on the Internet at some time during the last 3 months in 2024, 2.5 points more than a year ago.

In the period 2021-2022, 537,953 people took up residence in Catalonia. Of these, 85.0% were born abroad, 7.1% in the rest of Spain and 7.9% in Catalonia.

The Government has approved the Annual Statistical Action Programme 2025 (PAAE 2024). The number of actions programmed is 300.

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 1.5% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2024. The unemployment rate stood at 7.87%, with a total of 329,300 unemployed people (54,000 people less than the previous year, with a decrease of 14.1% and of 1,29 points in the unemployment rate).

A total of 4,333,675 people were registered for paid employment for at least one day in Catalonia in 2023, 2.6% more than the previous year.

The overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 1.5% year-over-year in December 2024 and increased by 3.3% in the whole year 2024.

The Average Daily Rate (ADR) at hotel establishments increased year-over-year by 3.5% in Catalonia in December 2024 and by 6.5% in 2024.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 1.1% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in December 2024. The annual average increased by 2.1% in comparison with the previous year, according to provisional data.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 3.2% and imports by 0.4% in Catalonia in November 2024.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2024 registered a balance of 10.7 points, and the expected business performance for the first quarter of 2025 stands at 7.3 points.

The number of employed persons with disabilities was 102,800 in 2023, 11.3% more than the previous year, and the employment rate stood at 30.5%, 2 points higher than in 2022.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index of Catalonia increased by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector decreased by 0.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2024.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 2.7% in Catalonia in November 2024.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 1.3% in November 2024 compared to a year ago.

The number of affiliations to the Social Security General Regime through contribution accounts located in Catalonia grew by 2.5% year-over-year in December 2024 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 0.3%.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2024 and the core inflation was 2.7%.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.0% year-over-year in December 2024 and grew throughout the territory except in 4 counties. The monthly variation was only positive in 3 counties and Aran.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 0.6% in Catalonia in November 2024.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in November 2024 stood at 1.3 million, 9.7% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,382 million euros in November 2024, 8.8% more than the previous year.

The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) increased by 1.0% year-over-year in Catalonia in November 2024.

31.8% of Catalan companies with 10 or more employed persons sold via e-commerce in 2023, 1.8 percentage points less than a year ago.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 3.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2024.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 1.5% year-over-year in November 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 8.3% in Catalonia in November 2024 and stood at 128.96 euros.

The turnover of companies in the audiovisual sector in Catalonia in 2022 was 1,437 million euros, a 11.5% higher than the year before.

The calendar for the release of the results of Idescat's statistical production for the year 2025..

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State decreased 20.4% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2024, which meant a total of 1.7 million trips.

The number of trips made by Catalans decreased 2.9% year–over–year in the third quarter 2024, which means a total of 9.9 milion trips.

In 2022, 214 of the 220 municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants and the other county capitals had positive GDP per inhabitant growth, led by Súria, El Prat de Llobregat and Salou.

Exports increased by a year-over-year 12.8% and imports by 9.8% in Catalonia in October 2024.

The population of Catalonia increased by 110,268 inhabitants in 2023 and as of 1 January 2024 it stood at 8,012,231 inhabitants according to advanced data from the Population Census. In relative terms, in 2023 the population grew by 1.4%.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 11.4% in Catalonia in October 2024.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 5.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2024.

The high-technology and medium high-technology sector had turnover of 82,867.8 million euros in Catalonia in 2022, which represents 15.9% of the turnover of the total industrial and services sectors.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,203.59 euros in Catalonia as of the third quarter of 2024, 3.9% more than the same quarter in 2023.

Idescat published official population figures for Catalan municipalities by sex, referring to 1 January 2024, resulting from the revision of the Municipal Population Register.

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the fourth quarter of 2024 will start on 16 December and will take an expected 21 calendar days.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2024 and the core inflation was 2.7%.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registers a year-over-year variation of 3.9% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of 1.0% in the third quarter of 2024.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 4.3% on year-over-year basis in Catalonia in the third quarter of 2024.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.5% year-over-year in November 2024 and grew throughout the territory, except in 3 counties and Aran. The monthly variation was positive in Catalonia as a whole and in 36 counties and Aran.

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.

Women accounted for 47.6% of the employed population as of 1 January 2022, which is 0.1 percentage points more than in the previous year.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 3.4% year-over-year in Catalonia in October 2024.

The report on the fulfillment of the statistical actions corresponding to the PAAE 2023 can now be consulted on the Idescat website.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 4.9% in October 2024 compared to a year ago.

The number of marriages celebrated in Catalonia in 2023 was 27,068, 0.1% less than in 2022.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in October 2024 stood at 1.8 million, 9.4% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 2,092 million euros in October 2024, 9.7% more than the previous year.

In 2023, 67,662 deaths were registered in Catalonia, 4.3% less than in 2022.

n 2022, there were 54,217 live births to mothers residing in Catalonia, 3.8% less than in 2022, according to definitive data from the Birth Statistics.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 6.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2024.

In the third quarter of 2024, business establishments in Catalonia reported that 24.3% of responsibility were held by women.

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.

On 25 November, the Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) announced the Resolution PRE/4130/2024, of 20 November which ratifies the name change of the municipality of La Bisbal de Falset, which is now called La Bisbal de Montsant.

The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) increased by 0.8% year-over-year in Catalonia in October 2024.

Exports in Catalonia of industrial products with a high technological content increased by 1,6% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2024.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 0.4% year-over-year in October 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 3.0% in Catalonia in October 2024 and stood at 129.91 euros.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 2.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in September 2024.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 1.2% in Catalonia in September 2024.

Exports increased by a year-over-year 3.5% and imports by 7.9% in Catalonia in September 2024.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2024 and the core inflation was 2.6%.

81.6% of non-university students studied and resided in the same municipality in the academic year 2023/2024.

In the school year 2022/2023 76.3% of the 171,335 university students resident in Catalonia studied outside their municipality of residence.

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.

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