Barcelona province · report
People and new homes in Barcelona province
In 2024 the population grew by 79,880 while 10,581 homes were finished: 7.5 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2024
- 7.5
- Population change, 2024
- +79,880
Population change and homes finished in Barcelona province
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 | 79,880 |
| 2023 | 79,343 |
| 2022 | 96,977 |
| 2021 | -3,075 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,581 |
| 2023 | 10,042 |
| 2022 | 9,696 |
| 2021 | 9,892 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +5,044 | −8,119 | −3,075 | 9,892 |
| 2022 | +107,052 | −10,075 | +96,977 | 9,696 |
| 2023 | +89,033 | −9,690 | +79,343 | 10,042 |
| 2024 | +89,669 | −9,789 | +79,880 | 10,581 |
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.
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At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €288,378. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,100 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.
- Payment, two incomes
- 29%
- Payment, one income
- 58%
16.6% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 12,400
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.1
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more once since 1995. That fall began in Q2 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −33.0%
- Recovery from the low
- 120 months
8.2% of the 2,597,046 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 8.2%
- Empty homes
- 213,002
Public bodies signed €69.5M of housing works here in 2025, and €188M since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- €69.5M
- Per resident, 2025
- €12