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In 2023, there were 54,182 live births in Catalonia according to provisional data from the Birth Statistics, a figure that represents a decrease of 3.9% in relation to the definitive birth data for 2022. The short-term fertility rate stood at 1.10 children per woman, and below the 1995 low of 1.14 children.

The number of trips made by Catalans increased 19.6% year–over–year in the first quarter 2024, which means a total of 6.8 milion trips.

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State increased 2.2% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024, which meant a total of 1.1 million trips.

A total of 64.8% of the population aged 16 to 64 was employed in the week prior to 1 January 2022, which is 2.4 percentage points more than in the previous year.

34.7% of the population aged 15 or over in Catalonia had higher education on 1 January 2022, and the proportion for primary education or lower was 14.0%.

Idescat provides information on real estate cadastre and property tax for the year 2023 (provisional data).

Matadepera, Castellolí, Sant Just Desvern, Tiana and Sant Cugat del Vallès registered the highest territorial socioeconomic index (IST) in 2021 among municipalities with more than 500 inhabitants.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 3.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2024.

The number of pensioners increased by 0.2% in 2023 in Catalonia. The number of pensioners is equivalent to 19.5% of the population in Catalonia and over 25% in El Berguedà, El Ripollès, La Terra Alta, El Lluçanès and Les Garrigues.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 11.7% year-over-year in May 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energ) increased by 0.2% year-over-year in Catalonia in May 2024.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 4.5% in Catalonia in May 2024 and stood at 125.64 euros.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 0.4% in Catalonia in May 2024. L'índex de volum de negoci a la indústria (IVNI) dels productes industrials, excloent-ne l'energia (base 2021=100), augmenta un 0,4% interanual a Catalunya al maig del 2024. Per grans sectors industrials, els béns de consum creixen un 3,4%; d’altra banda, els béns intermedis decreixen un 1,7% i els béns d’equipament un 0,7%. En aquest mateix període, l'índex general de l'IVNI augmenta un 1,1% interanual a Catalunya.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 9.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2024.

On 19 June, the Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) announced the Resolution PRE/2200/2024, of 14 June, which ratifies the name change of the municipality of Masarac, which is now called Masarac i Vilarnadal.

Exports increased by a year-over-year 5.6% and imports by 18.3% in Catalonia in April 2024.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,253.65 euros in Catalonia as of the first quarter of 2024, 3.8% more than the same quarter in 2023.

The awards ceremony for the 15th Nursery Competition for Surveys and Experiments was held on Thursday 31 May.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registers a year-over-year variation of 2.5% in the first quarter of 2024. In quarter-over-quarter terms, the variation is 0.7%.

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

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the second quarter of 2024 carried out from the 14th of June and will end on the 4th of July.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2024 and the core inflation was 3.1%.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.5% year-over-year in May 2024 and grew in 39 counties and Aran. Regarding the monthly variation, it was positive in 40 counties and Aran.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 7.2% year-over-year in Catalonia in April 2024.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 0.4% in April 2024 compared to a year ago.

Idescat participates in the 11th European Conference on Quality in Official Statistics, to be held in Estoril (Portugal) from 4 to 7 June.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in April 2024 stood at 1.7 million, 8.3% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,807 million euros in April 2024, 11.6% more than the previous year.

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

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 5.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2024.

In the first quarter of 2024, 87.7% of business establishments in Catalonia declared that they had implemented social sustainability measures in the previous year.

During 2023, the monthly average of guaranteed income for citizens decreased by 5.4%, and the average of active inclusion income by 6.7%.

Catalan exports of industrial products with a high technological content decreased by 15.8% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024.

The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energ) decreased by 0.5% year-over-year in Catalonia in April 2024.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 7.7% year-over-year in April 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 10.3% in Catalonia in April 2024 and stood at 133.53 euros.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 20.4% and imports by 12.5% in Catalonia in March 2024.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 11.6% in Catalonia in March 2024.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector decreased by 5.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2024.

A total of 64,504 non-contributory Social Security pensions were paid in Catalonia in December 2023, a 4.2% more with respect to the previous year.

The international statistical journal SORT, number 1 of volume 48, has been published for the period January-June 2024. It includes an invited article with discussion and three more articles.

The contribution of total factor productivity (TFP) to the GDP decreased of Catalonia was 0.2 points in 2023.

El Port de la Selva, Pals and Santa Susanna were the Catalan municipalities with the highest seasonal population in 2022 compared to the registered population, among the 474 municipalities for which results are provided.

The population of Catalonia on 1 January 2024 amounted to 8,016,606 inhabitants, according to provisional data from the Population Estimates.

The average number of unemployment benefits in Catalonia increased by 3.9% in 2023 and the economic volume increased by 6.4%.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2024 and the core inflation was a 3.0%.

Idescat disseminates the definitive data on the Industrial Production Index for 2023, that update the provisional data.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.1% year-over-year in April 2024 and grew in 35 counties. Regarding the monthly variation, it was positive in 28 counties. .

The internal research and development (R&D) expenditure in Catalonia amounted to 4,828.9 million euros in 2022, a 18.4% higher than the previous year. This figure accounted for 1.79% of GDP.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 5.9% year-over-year in Catalonia in March 2024.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia increased by 2.6% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024, according to the advance estimate. The quarter-over-quarter rate was 0.8%.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 94.2% year-over year in the first quarter of 2024.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 16.8% in the first quarter of 2024.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 0.6% in March 2024 compared to a year ago.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in March 2024 stood at 1.3 million, 27.9% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,494 million euros in March 2024, 38.1% more than the previous year.

A total of 24.3% of the employed population in Catalonia stated that they had worked at least one Saturday each month in 2023.

The number of affiliates of foreign companies with establishments in Catalonia was 7,355 in 2021, a figure that represents 1.3% of the total number of companies within the analysed sectors. The main investing countries were Germany, France and the United States.

43.6% of women declared that they were in charge of most of the household tasks, while in the case of men it is only 15.1%, according to the Statistics on Main Characteristics of the Population and Housing 2021.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 2.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2024.

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 5.4% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2023. The unemployment rate stood at 9.48%, with a total of 396,100 unemployed people (32,400 people less than the previous year , with a decrease of 7.6%).

El Barcelonès was the county with the highest income per capita in 2021, at 20,293 euros. Matadepera and Sant Just Desvern were the municipalities of more than 1,000 inhabitants with the highest income per capita.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 3.0% and imports by 7.6% in Catalonia in February 2024.

Idescat disseminates the definitive data on the Industrial Price Index for 2023, that update the provisional data.

The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energ) decreased by 1.0% year-over-year in Catalonia in March 2024.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 18.7% year-over-year in March 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 3.8% in Catalonia in March 2024 and stood at 119.94 euros.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2024 registered a balance of 7.9 points, and the expected business performance for the second quarter of 2024 stands at 13.0 points.

The number of Catalans residing abroad was 386,486 people on 1 January 2024, which represents a year-over-year growth of 5.2%. This increase is registered in all counties.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index for Catalonia increased by 2.3% in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 4.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2024.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 2.6% in Catalonia in February 2024.

Sales of industrial products abroad decreased at all technology levels in the fourth quarter of 2023. In 2023, products of medium-high technology level had the largest increase in exports, by 14.0%.

The number of affiliations to the General Social Security Scheme through contribution accounts located in Catalonia grew by 3.6% year-over-year in March 2024 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 1.4%.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increases by 3.1% year-over-year in March 2024 and grows throughout the territory, except in 2 counties. Regarding the monthly variation, it is positive in all the counties and in Aran.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2024 and the core inflation was a 3.4%.

Idescat updates the territorial nomenclature for census tract groups for the year 2023.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 5.8% in February 2024 compared to a year ago.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 4.9% year-over-year in Catalonia in February 2024.

Idescat published the maps of the census tracts of Catalonia in Shape and WMS formats, corresponding to the year 2023.

A total of 66,187 State pensions were paid to civil servants (chiefly teaching and healthcare personnel) and military servants in Catalonia under the passive class system in December 2023, a 3.0% more than the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in February 2024 stood at 1.0 million, 12.9% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,105 million euros in February 2024, 17.8% more than the previous year.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 8.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2024.

The domestic material consumption (DMC) of the Catalan economy totalled 48.1 million tonnes in 2021, a figure representing 6.2 tons per inhabitant.

The number of trips to Catalonia by residents in the rest of Spain increased 10.4% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the expenditure per person decreased 1.8%. In 2023, these trips increased 21.7% and the total expenditure 17.8%.

The number of trips made by Catalans increased by 8.5% in the fourth quarter 2023 and the expenditure per person increased by 11.7%. In 2023, the number of trips made by Catalans increased by 0.9% and the total expenditure by 10.6%.

The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energ) decreased by 1.2% year-over-year in Catalonia in February 2024.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 1.0% in Catalonia in January 2024.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 3.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2024.

In 2022, 272,971 changes in residence were registered between municipalities in Catalonia. Cities have a negative balance of 13,599 residents who moved to non-urban municipalities.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 5.6% year-over-year in February 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 6.1% in Catalonia in February 2024 and stood at 129.30 euros.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 1.3% and imports by 6.5% in Catalonia in January 2024.

Idescat and the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development have incorporated new indicators to measure Catalonia's progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices decreased by 1.8% in January 2024 compared to a year ago.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered an interannual variation of 2.8% and an interquarterly variation of 0.9% in the fourth quarter of 2023.

In 2023, Catalonia’s gross domestic product (GDP) reached 292,474 million euros and growth in volume was 2.6%.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,394.01 euros in Catalonia as of the fourth quarter of 2023, 5.6% more than the same quarter in 2022.

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the first quarter of 2024 carried out from the 15th of March and will end on the 11th of April.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 2.4% on year-over-year data in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2023.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2024 and the core inflation was a 3.4%.

The number of households that had domestic service in Catalonia in 2021 was 217,800 (7.2%). Of these, 84.9% had external domestic service and 15.1% internal, according to the Statistics on Main Characteristics of the Population and Housing.

Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Foreign tourism expenditure for 2022, that update the provisional data.

Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Foreign tourism for 2023, that update the provisional data.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 6.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2024.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.5% year-over-year in February 2024 and grew throughout the territory, except in 4 counties. Regarding the monthly variation, it was positive in all the counties and in Aran.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 4.3% year-over-year in Catalonia in January 2024.

The Gender Equality Index in Catalonia increased 2.4 points in 2021 and stood at 76.5 points out of 100.

82.0% of non-university students studied and resided in the same municipality in the academic year 2022/2023.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,050 million euros in January 2024, 30.1% more than the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia stood at 958.7 thousand in January 2024, 20.3% more than the previous year.

The foreign population living in Catalonia was 1,361,981 people on 1 January 2023, representing 17.2% of the Catalan population. The number of foreigners increased in Catalonia in relation to the previous year (10.2%) and also in all counties and in Aran.

Idescat expands the results of the Population Census 2022 and 2023, with information on the population by sex, age, place of birth and nationality, disaggregated territorially up to census tracts.

The number of companies with establishments in Catalonia stood at 600,090 on 1 January 2023, and the number of companies with head offices in Catalonia was 591,734.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 18.4% and imports by 12.9% in Catalonia in December 2023. In 2023, exports increased by 6.1% and imports decreased by 1.7%, according to provisional data.

Idescat updates the Social Welfare and Progress Indicators. On this occasion, the values of 32 indicators from 2023 are included and 5 indicators from 2022 are completed and updated.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) decreased by 0.9% year-over-year in Catalonia in January 2024.

24.4% of the population in Catalonia was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2023 compared to 24.7% in 2022.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 1.9% year-over-year in January 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 11.6% in Catalonia in January 2024 and stood at 107.12 euros.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, 26.1% of businesses in Catalonia declared that they were cyberattacked, 9.9% during last year and 16.2% more than 12 months ago.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 7.9% in Catalonia in December 2023.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector decreased by 0.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2023.

Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Foreign Trade according to Technological Content for 2022.

Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Foreign Trade for 2022.

The unemployment rate stood at a mean of 9.1% 2023 and for young people under 25, it stood at 21.7%.

The resident population in Catalonia increased by 140,140 inhabitants during 2022. Migration with foreign countries was the main item in terms of population growth (158,546 people).

The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2024 and the core inflation was a 3.7%.

Idescat has added a new statistical data viewer to its website, so that users can customize tables and downloaded files. The number of downloading formats has also been expanded to better adapt to the requirements of different users.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.4% year-over-year in January 2024 and grew throughout the territory except in 4 counties. The monthly variation was negative in Catalonia as a whole and in 32 counties and Aran.

The Statistical Nomenclature of Population Entities in Catalonia has been updated with the data from the Municipal Population Register on the date of 1 January 2023.

The Large Store Sales Index (IVGS) in Catalonia increased at current prices by 2.1% year-over-year in December 2023, and by 4.8% for the year as a whole.

The collection of information for the Survey of Living Conditions 2024 has begun. The fieldwork will be performed between February and May 2024.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 0.1% for the year-over-year variation in Catalonia in December 2023. In 2023, the annual average decreased by 0.5%, according to provisional data.

Catalonia's gross domestic product registered an annual increase of 2.6% in 2023, according to the advanced estimate.

Catalonia's gross domestic product increased by 2.8% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the advanced estimate, and the quarter-over-quarter rate was 0.7%.

Idescat included in the Demographic Historical Series an extension of the results of the population census data according to the relation to economic activity, corresponding to the population census of 1970.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 7.9% in the fourth quarter of 2023 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2023 as a whole, by 3.6%, according to provisional data.

In the school year 2021/2022, 76.2% of the 170,750 university students resident in Catalonia studied outside their municipality of residence, in one of the 25 municipalities where there are university education centres.

The total expenditure made by foreign tourists whose principal destination was Catalonia increased by 39.4% on the year-over-year data for December 2023 and, in 2023 as a whole, by 26.7%, according to provisional data.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia increased by 25.4% in December 2023 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2023 as a whole, by 21.2%, according to provisional data.

Idescat offers data on the georeferenced population of Catalonia from the Statistical Population Register as of 1 January 2022, with the variables sex, age, nationality and place of birth, in files in Shapefile format.

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 2024, can now be consulted.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 6.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023 and by 5.6% in the whole year 2023, according to provisional data.

Idescat is publishing the Standardised Death Rate (SDR) by age for the period 2018–2022. The SDR for Catalonia was 827 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 8.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2023.

The number of pensioners increased in most counties in 2022, led by La Selva (2.7%) and Aran (4.4%).

Idescat publishes the life table for the population of Catalonia for the period 2018-2022. For this period, life expectancy at birth was 83.26 years (80.46 years for men and 85.97 years for women).

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 5.6% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2023. The unemployment rate stood at 8.97%, with a total of 366,300 unemployed people (20,900 people less than the previous year , with a decrease of 5.4%).

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) decreased by 0.2% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in December 2023. The annual average increased by 2.1% in comparison with the previous year, according to provisional data.

The employment rate of people with a legally recognised disability was 29.0% in 2022 (1 point more compared to the previous year) and the unemployment rate was 17.6% (3.0 points lower than in 2021).

The overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 4.4% year-over-year in December 2023 and by 10.8% in the whole year 2023.

The Average Daily Rate (ADR) at hotel establishments increased year-over-year by 10.0% in Catalonia in December 2023 and by 8.9% in 2023.

Idescat is taking part in the MERGE project (“Measuring what matters: Improving usability and accessibility of policy frameworks and indicators for multidimensional well-being through collaboration”).

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2023 registered a balance of 7.4 points, and the expected business performance for the first quarter of 2024 stands at 4.0 points.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 2.2% and imports by 3.5% in Catalonia in November 2023.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 5.2% in Catalonia in November 2023.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index for Catalonia increased by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter.

The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 1.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2023.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 2.8% in November 2023 compared to a year ago.

The number of affiliations to the General Social Security Scheme through contribution accounts located in Catalonia grew by 3.1% year-over-year in December 2023 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 0.4%.

60.0% of the population aged 16 to 74 years in Catalonia has shopped on the Internet at some time during the last 3 months in 2023, 2.9 points more than a year ago.

The Consumer Price Index (base 2021=100) increased by 3.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2023 and the core inflation was a 4.0%.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.6% year-over-year in December 2023 and grew throughout the territory, except in 4 counties. Regarding the monthly variation, it was only positive in 5 counties and in Aran.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 2.6% in Catalonia in November 2023.

The population of Catalonia on 1 January 2023 was 7,901,963 inhabitants and on 1 January 2022 it was 7,761,823 inhabitants, according to the Population and Housing Census.

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia stood at 1.1 million in November 2023, 19.7% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,272 million euros in November 2023, compared to 979 million a year ago.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 10.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2023.

The calendar for the release of the results of Idescat's statistical production for the year 2024. .

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) decreased by 0.6% year-over-year in Catalonia in November 2023.

Idescat published official population figures by sex, referring to 1 January 2023, resulting from the revision of the Municipal Population Register, approved by Royal Decree 1085/2023, of 5 December.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 8.2% year-over-year in November 2023, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 11.6% in Catalonia in November 2023 and stood at 118.76 euros.

All counties increased their GDP per inhabitant in 2021, except Les Garrigues and Aran.

The turnover of companies in the audiovisual sector in Catalonia in 2021 was 1,288 million euros.

33.6% of Catalan companies with 10 or more employed persons sold via e-commerce in 2022, 3.2 percentage points less than a year ago.

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.

A total of 3,844,225 people were registered for paid employment for at least one day in Catalonia in 2018, 1.7% more than the previous year.