the Barcelona population It grew for the second year in a row. According to the Data from the municipal registryOn January 1, 2024, he was there 1,702,814 people registered In the Catalan capital. This is 2.6% more than the previous year’s population figure Highest since 1990.
Thus, the upward trend that was interrupted during the pandemic years will be restored, between 2021 and 2022.
What are the most populated areas?
The population grew last year in all areas of Barcelona. The number of registered people increased by 4.4% old City — Where the percentage is higher — and 1.4% of Sarria Sant Gervasi – The region with the least population increase.
In the case of Ciutat Vela, 111,155 people were registered, the highest number since 2008.
This map shows the number of residents residing in each of the city’s ten neighborhoods.
Where were the Barcelona people born?
The number of registered people who were not born in the city is still there Higher than those born in the city. This has been the case for the past five years, and it will happen again this year, 2024.
On January 1, there were 572,459 people registered in Barcelona who were born abroad, more than half. who are they, 27.6% hold Spanish nationality.
The main countries of origin are Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Pakistan, Ecuador, Morocco, Italy and Honduras. All with over 20,000 people.
One in four Barcelona residents has foreign nationality
If we look at the number of people of foreign nationalities registered in Barcelona, it decreases slightly. Its population is 432,556 people, belonging to 180 different nationalities. This is it 10.4% more For the year 2023 and represents the historical maximum: For the first time, the percentage reached 25%.
Of the total, the number of people holding some EU nationality reaches 114,693, representing 26.5%. In the case of foreigners from outside the European Union, the record number was reached at 318,168, or 73.5% of the total.
43.2% of foreigners living in Barcelona declare that they have university studies or a higher education course. If we take into account only students from the European Union, those with higher degrees reach 65.1%, almost double the number of the Spanish population.
By nationalities Italian is the majority – With more than 50 thousand people -. At the back are Colombians – 28,551 people – Pakistanis – 24,706 people – Chinese – nearly 22,000 people – and Peruvians – 21,090 people.
By region, Eixample, Saint Martí and Ciutat Vila have the largest numbers of people with foreign nationality in absolute terms. Relatively speaking, according to the city council, Ciutat Vella is located much above54% of the total.
The lowest birth rate in more than a century
The birth rate continues to decline year after year. In 2023, just over 11,000 babies – 5,352 girls and 5,692 boys – were born in Barcelona, The lowest number since 1900if you do not take into account the year 1939, at the end of the Civil War.
Regarding deaths, last year they were registered 14,700 deaths. This is the lowest number since 2019.
However, every time there is More centenarians In the city and in 2024 they reached a historic level, reaching 1007 people: 843 women and 164 men. In other words, women represent about 84% of the total.
The neighborhoods with the highest concentration of centenarians in absolute terms are Nova Esquerra de l’Eixample, Sant Gervasi-Galvany, l’Antiga Esquerra de l’Eixample, Sagrada Família, Sarrià and Vila de Gràcia.
What are the most popular names?
The most popular names for babies born in Barcelona They have stayed for the past five years. According to city council data, in 2023, Sofia, Emma, Paul, Olivia and Matteo occupy the first places in the rankings. In any case, their number exceeded 300 last year.
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