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Women aged 16 years and over. By number of children and five-year age group, marital status, nationality and relation to economic activity Catalonia. 2021
Number of children
No children 1 child 2 children 3 children 4 children and over Total women Women with children (%) Children per woman
By age groups 1,032.9 626.0 1,120.6 320.3 172.0 3,271.8 68.4 1.41
From 16 to 19 years 156.7 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 157.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
From 20 to 24 years 183.7 8.7 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 193.2 4.9 0.05
From 25 to 29 years 171.4 23.1 10.2 2.9 2.1 209.7 18.3 0.29
From 30 to 34 years 128.3 50.6 37.1 8.6 1.6 226.2 43.3 0.70
From 35 to 39 years 90.7 67.5 70.5 14.4 12.8 255.9 64.6 1.20
From 40 to 44 years 71.3 83.7 118.1 24.1 14.2 311.4 77.1 1.46
From 45 to 49 years 62.7 82.0 134.6 23.7 16.4 319.4 80.4 1.55
From 50 to 54 years 46.5 63.7 145.5 22.8 10.2 288.8 83.9 1.64
From 55 to 59 years 32.4 62.5 132.6 29.7 8.5 265.7 87.8 1.73
From 60 to 64 years 23.1 56.2 121.2 31.6 8.8 240.9 90.4 1.80
From 65 to 69 years 19.4 40.6 109.3 29.5 9.1 208.0 90.7 1.86
From 70 to 74 years 17.2 31.0 82.8 42.2 17.2 190.4 91.0 2.10
From 75 to 79 years 9.9 18.8 70.0 34.4 23.2 156.2 93.7 2.36
From 80 to 84 years 8.2 16.3 36.6 28.0 21.1 110.3 92.5 2.46
85 years and over 11.5 20.6 51.5 28.5 26.6 138.7 91.7 2.42
By marital status 1,032.9 626.0 1,120.6 492.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,271.8 68.4 1.41
Single 839.1 128.2 76.2 26.7 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,070.2 21.6 0.35
Married 147.5 343.1 753.0 280.6 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,524.2 90.3 1.86
Widowed 15.5 63.5 145.6 134.4 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 359.0 95.7 2.36
Separated 5.9 17.1 31.8 12.5 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 67.4 91.2 1.84
Divorced 25.0 74.1 114.0 38.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 251.1 90.0 1.73
By nationality 1,032.9 626.0 1,120.6 320.3 172.0 3,271.8 68.4 1.41
Spanish 856.2 519.7 1,003.0 280.4 124.7 2,783.9 69.2 1.41
Foreigner 176.7 106.3 117.6 39.9 47.3 487.9 63.8 1.40
By relation to economic activity 986.1 539.2 879.8 271.1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,676.2 68.4 1.41
Full-time employed population 430.2 272.2 432.3 88.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,222.7 64.8 1.16
Part-time employed population 120.0 78.2 114.2 37.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 349.7 65.7 1.25
Unemployed population 116.9 73.1 99.7 44.6 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 334.3 65.0 1.30
Homemakers 17.7 39.1 84.9 52.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 193.7 90.9 2.07
Units: Thousands.
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Survey on Main Characteristics of the Population and Housing.
Notes:
The relationship with economic activity has been calculated for women aged 16 to 69.
In 2021, the “3 children” column for marital status and relationship to economic activity includes “3 children and over.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: September 20, 2024.

Methodological note

Aspectes metodològics

Fertility data for 2021 are from the Statistics on Main Characteristics of the Population and Housing and the data for 2011 from the Population and Housing Census.

TheStatistics on Main Characteristics of the Population and Housing is a sample survey that complements the results of the Population and Housing Census. The main objective of the statistics is to obtain information on variables for which there is no information from administrative registers and thus give continuity to the Population and Housing Census series.

The Statistics on Main Characteristics of the Population and Housing 2021 asks about fertility or number of children had. In terms of the number of children, the question takes into account children who live at home and those who do not and also children who are alive and those who are not. However, the question does not make a distinction between biological and adopted children.

Idescat publishes information on the fertility of women and men aged 16 and over, cross-referenced by the following variables: age, year of birth, place of birth, nationality, marital status, level of education and relationship with economic activity. Two fertility indicators are also released: the percentage of women/men who have children and the average number of children per woman/man.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.