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Care activities indicators

Informal childcare 2025
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
Women 44.3 55.9 40.8
Men 32.4 29.3 20.1
Total 38.2 43.1 31.4
Gap 11.9 26.6 20.7
Units: %.
Source: Idescat, Survey on the Use of Time. For Spain and EU, EIGE.
Informal long-term care 2025
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
Women 60.2 44.5 19.9
Men 19.0 39.7 13.0
Total 40.3 42.7 17.1
Gap 41.2 4.8 6.9
Units: %.
Source: Ministry of Health, Survey on Health of Catalonia. For Spain and EU, EIGE.
Housework chores 2025
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
Women 74.3 59.4 58.6
Men 55.2 38.7 33.3
Total 64.6 49.2 46.1
Gap 19.1 20.7 25.3
Units: %.
Source: Ministry of Health, Survey on Health of Catalonia. For Spain and EU, EIGE.

Last update: October 22, 2026.