Cataluña · report
People and new homes in Cataluña
In 2024 the population grew by 108,816 while 14,028 homes were finished: 7.8 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2024
- 7.8
- Population change, 2024
- +108,816
Population change and homes finished in Cataluña
The population's yearly change, net migration plus births minus deaths, against homes certified complete. INE and MIVAU.
Population change
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| Year | Population change |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 108,816 |
| 2023 | 108,145 |
| 2022 | 138,319 |
| 2021 | 10,296 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,028 |
| 2023 | 14,133 |
| 2022 | 13,241 |
| 2021 | 13,517 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +22,004 | −11,708 | +10,296 | 13,517 |
| 2022 | +152,681 | −14,362 | +138,319 | 13,241 |
| 2023 | +121,633 | −13,488 | +108,145 | 14,133 |
| 2024 | +122,593 | −13,777 | +108,816 | 14,028 |
Births and deaths are INE's, by place of residence; net migration counts moves to and from abroad and the rest of Spain, and INE publishes it from 2021. Homes finished are completion certificates. A home houses a household, not a person: two or three new residents per new home is roughly one home per new household.
Other reports for Cataluña
Figures for Spain: Cataluña has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €247,761. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €945 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.
- Payment, two incomes
- 28%
- Payment, one income
- 57%
26.4% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 16,883
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.1
Buyers living abroad bought 3.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 3.8%
Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more once since 1995. That fall began in Q2 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −33.6%
- Recovery from the low
- 123 months
10.7% of the 3,915,127 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 10.7%
- Empty homes
- 417,652
In 2025, 18% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 18%
Public bodies signed €69.5M of housing works here in 2025, and €188M since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- €69.5M
- Per resident, 2025
- €9