The document provides statistical data on Catalonia, Spain, and the EU for 2007. Some key figures: - Catalonia's population was 7.2 million with a density of 222 inhabitants/km2. - 14.3% of the population was under 15, 69% between 15-64, and 16.7% over 65. - The unemployment rate was 6.6% with 3.7 million people in the active population. - GDP was 195 billion euros, 27,824 euros per capita, with exports of 47 billion euros. - Education received the largest share of the budget at 17%, followed by health at 32.1%. - Tourism was an important industry with 57 million overnight

1. Figures of
Catalonia
2007
Generalitat de Catalunya
Government of Catalonia

2. POPULATION
Catalonia
222
7 197
49.6
50.4
(4)
Spain
88
45 117
49.4
50.6
14.3
10.9
41.5
16.8
12.0
4.5
17.6
3.5
21.1
11.7
1.45
4.4
3.7
8.2
80.5
77.2
83.8
Density (inh/km2)
Population (1 000) (1)
males (%)
females (%)
Structure
0-14 years (%)
15-24 years (%)
25-49 years (%)
50-64 years (%)
65-79 years (%)
≥ 80 years (%)
Net migration (2)
Natural increase (2)
Total increase (2)
Birth rate (2)
Children per woman
Marriage rate (2)
Divorce rate (2)
Death rate (2)
Life expectancy (years) (4)
males
females
(1)
DENSITY OF POPULATION BY CONTRIES
2006
14.3
11.8
40.7
16.5
12.3
4.4
14.4
2.0
16.5
10.9
1.37
4.7
3.1
8.4
80.2
77.0
83.5
(2)
1/01/2007.
2005
(5)
EU-27
114
494 675
48.8
51.2
15.9
12.7
36.4
18.1
12.6
4.1
2.9
0.8
3.7
10.5
1.52 (3)
4.9 (4)
2.1 (4)
9.7
77.8 (5)
74.6
80.8
(3)
Per 1 000 inhabitants.
2003
2005
Density of population (inhab./km2)
(Catalonia = 222)
< 50
≥ 50 and < 100
≥ 100 and < 150
≥ 150 and < 200
≥ 200 and < 250
≥ 250
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Area (1 000 km2)
cropland (%)
grassland (%)
woodland (%)
others (%)
Municipal waste (1 000 t)(1)
landfilled (%)
incinerated (%)
others (%)
Municipal waste per person (kg)(1)
kg per person per day
(1)
2005
2006
Catalonia
32
28.6
14.2
46.5
10.8
4 196
50.1
16.2
33.7
599
1.64
Spain
506
35.3
23.1
33.2
8.4
22 480
53.1
5.9
41.0
597
1.81
EU-27
4 309
27.3
14.4
41.9
16.4
254 791
45.0
17.6
37.4
518
1.47

3. LABOUR MARKET
2006
Active population (1 000)
Activity rate (%) (1)
males (%)
females (%)
Employment (1 000)
agriculture (%)
industry and construction (%)
services (%)
Unemployment rate (%)
males (%)
females (%)
< 25 year old (%)
(1)
Catalonia
3 660
61.4
71.3
51.9
3 419
2.6
35.1
62.4
6.6
5.3
8.4
14.7
Spain
21 585
57.7
68.3
47.4
19 748
4.8
29.5
65.7
8.5
6.3
11.6
17.9
EU-27
232 962
57.1
65.3
49.5
213 824
5.9
27.6
66.3
7.9
7.2
8.9
17.3
ECONOMY
2006
Gross domestic product (million €)
GDP. Growth rate (%)
GDP. Per inhabitant (€)
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Gross value added (million €)
agriculture (%)
industry (%)
construction (%)
services (%)
External trade (million €)
imports
exports
ICP. Annual variation (%)
Catalonia
195 284
3.9
27 824
175 016
1.5
22.5
10.6
65.4
74 816
47 129
3.7
Spain
EU-27
976 189 11 583 403
3.9
3.0
22 152
23 500
869 118 10 311 524
3.1
1.9
17.5
20.6
12.2
6.0
67.2
71.5
259 559
169 872
3.5
1 350 200
1 157 200
2.3
This rate has been calculated for the population 15 year old and over.
GDP PER INHABITANT (Purchasing power parity)
EMPLOYED PERSONS BY SECTORS
2006
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Catalonia
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Spain
EU
LIVING CONDITIONS
Monthly labour costs (€)
Hourly labour costs (€)
industry
services
Consumption expenditure of private
households (€)(1)
food (%)
housing (%)
Risk-of-poverty rate (%)(1)
males
females
2005
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2006
Catalonia
2 323
17.33
19.35
16.88
Spain
2 184
16.05
17.88
15.92
EU-27
2 972 (1)
20.08 (1)
22.34
20.96
25 324
18.5
38.4
17.2
16.0
18.4
25 086
18.4
37.2
19.8
18.6
20.9
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16.2
28.0
16.0
15.0
17.0
Agricultural holdings (1 000)
Agricultural area utilised (1 000 ha)
cropland (%)
Agricultural output (milion €)
crop (%)
animal (%)
Gross value added (million €)
2005
Catalonia
57
1 162
67.5
3 584
35.8
60.8
1 530
Spain
1 079
24 855
65.2
39 761
62.0
34.3
24 910
INDUSTRY AND R&D
EU-27
14 479
164 051
59.2
305 739
55.8
44.2
151 122
2006
Catalonia
Industrial production index.
Annual variation (%)
R&D expenditure/GDP (%)(1)
business enterprises (%)
higher education sector (%)
Government sector (%)
R&D researchers (1 000)(1)
females (%)
(1)
2005
Spain
EU-27
3.3
1.3
63.5
25.1
11.4
22
36.6
3.7
1.1
53.9
29.0
17.1
110
37.2
4.9
1.8
54.5
34.8
10.7
1 218
53.0

4. ENERGY
2005
Catalonia
6 180
26 699
1.0
49.2
25.3
19.6
4.9
15 943
32.5
25.8
37.8
3.9
6 880
Production of primary energy (1 000 toe)
Primary energy consumption (1 000 toe)
coal (%)
oil and petroleum products (%)
natural gas (%)
nuclear energy (%)
others (%)
Final energy consumption (1 000 toe)
industry (%)
households and services (%)
transport (%)
Energy consumption per inhabitant (1 000 tep)
Electricity consumption per inhabitant (kW/h)
Spain
26 960
142 013
14.9
50.6
20.5
10.6
3.4
103 185
31.9
27.5
46.6
3.2
5 686
EU-27
890 030
1 811 323
17.9
37.7
23.9
14.6
5.9
1 168 582
27.9
31.0
41.1
3.7
5 471
INFORMATION SOCIETY
Internet. Households with acces (%)
Regular users (%)(1)
males
females
Individuals who have purchased
goods/services (%)(2)
Enterprises having received
orders on-line (%)
(1)
(2)
2006
Catalonia
46.6
44.6
48.6
40.5
Spain
39.1
39.4
44.1
34.8
EU-27
49.0
45.0
49.0
41.0
13.5
10.1
20.0
10.5
8.0
15.0
Population aged 16 to 74 who access at least once a week.
In the last three months.
EDUCATION
TRANSPORT
2006
Catalonia
460
(1)
(4)
Spain
454
EU-27
463
99.0
1.0
95.2
4.8
76.5
23.5
8 958
188 375
31 300
700 500
1 435 380 (2)
7 439 049 (3)
94
34 796
Passenger cars per 1 000 inhabitants (1)
Inland freight transport (t/km)
road (%)
rail and waterway (%)
Railways
goods (1 000 t)
passengers (1 000)
Airports
goods (1 000 t)
passengers (1 000)
583
191 125
10968 (4)
705 000 (4)
(2)
2004
2005 (EU-25)
(3)
2003 (EU-25)
TOURISM
(1)
Catalonia
4 647
56.5
43.5
259
50.5
49.5
57 095
73.7
26.3
Spain
36 199
50.6
49.4
3 075
52.5
47.5
306 388
87.2
12.4
2004/05
Catalonia
1 339
21.5
29.6
32.0
16.9
226
10.0
50.0
6.5
8.2
25.3
(2)
EU-27 (1)
112 083
12.3
25.8
45.4
16.5
18 530
12.7
43.7
10.7
12.6
20.2
Spain
8 561
18.1
30.0
34.6
17.3
1 479
9.2
49.8
6.7
8.5
25.9
Provisional data.
EU-25
HEALTH
2006
Tourist establishments
hotels (%)
others (%)
Bed-places (1 000)
hotels (%)
others (%)
Nights spent (1 000)
hotels (%)
others (%)
(1)
Students (1 000) (2)
pre-primary education (%)
primary education (%)
secondary education (%)
tertiary (%)
University. Students (1 000) (2)
humanities
social science
science
healht
engineering and architecture
2006/07 YEAR
EU-27 (1)
403 347
48.4
51.6
25 390
46.0
54.0
2 214 323
65.4
34.6
Hospital beds (per 1 000 inhabitants)
Infant mortality rate
(per 1 000 live births) (1)
Main causes of death
(per 100 000 inhabitants) (1)
circulatory system
neoplasia
transport accidents
(1)
2005
2006
Catalonia
4.8
Spain
3.4
2.9
3.8
278.2
235.0
9.1
292.4
230.9
11.3
(2)
(1)
(1)
EU-27
5.9 (1)
5.3 (2)
408.2
252.6
10.4
2003
2005
PARLIAMENT OF CATALONIA
2006
BUDGET
2007
votes (%)
Government of Catalonia. Expenditure (million €)
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0.3
Presidential Department (%)
0.4
Vice-presidential Department (%)
0.9
Governance and Public Administration (%) 1.6
Economy and Finance (%)
0.9
Education (%)
17.0
Culture and the Media (%)
2.3
Health (%)
32.1
Town and Country Planning and Public Works (%) 5.3
Agriculture, Food and Rural Action (%)
1.3
26 685
Employment (%)
1.8
Innovation, Universities and Enterprise (%) 4.9
Justice (%)
2.9
Social Action and Citizenship (%)
5.5
Environment and Housing (%)
1.6
Home Affairs, Institutional Relations
and Participation (%)
3.8
Public debt (%)
6.1
Local entities (%)
10.1

5. EVOLUTION OF INDICATORS
CATALONIA
Population density (inhab./km2)
Population (1 000)
< 15 years (%)
15-64 years (%)
≥ 65 years (%)
Birth rate (per 1 000 inhabitants)
Infant mortality rate (1)
1980
187
5 956
25.0
64.1
11.0
13.4
11.3
1991
190
6 059
17.8
67.9
14.3
9.3
6.7
2001
204
6 506
13.8
68.8
17.4
10.4
3.2
2006
222
7 197
14.3
69.0
16.7
11.7
2.9
Active population (1 000)
Activity rate (%)
Employment (1 000)
Unemployment rate (%)
2 249
51.0
1 940
12.6
2 533
52.5
2 223
12.2
3 092
57.9
2 826
8.6
3 660
62.2
3 419
6.6
17 309
2 909
2 073
34.8
61 865
10 190
8 729
42.6
135 709
20 353
36 309
68.9
195 284
27 824
47 129
62.4
Electricity consumption per inhabitant (kW/h) 2 905
Cement consumption per inhabitant (kg)
392
Vehicles (per 1 000 inhabitants)
370
Vehicles registrations (1 000)
147
Credit institutions. Local units
4 391
Deposits (million €)
)
14 863
Visitors (1 000)
11 830
Hotel bed-places (1 000)
168
4 294
715
504
240
6 850
54 033
16 547
189
6 661
883
663
319
7 181
93 442
20 931
235
6 863
994 (2)
674
382
7 878
157 770
29 830
259
1.64 (2)
2 750
9 601
GDP (million €)
)
GDP per inhabitant (€)
)
Exports (million €)
)
External trade ratio (Exp. + Imp./GDP) (%)
Municipal waste (kg/inh./day)
Waste water treatment (3)
Protected areas (km2)
0.8
:
303
1.22
1 056
1 816
1.63
2 308
6 514
University. Students (1 000)
Inhabitants per doctor
96
398
165
245
220
213
(1)
Per 1 000 live births
(2)
2005
226
210
(3)
1 000 m3/day
Edited by:
Statistical Institute of Catalonia
www.idescat.net
Generalitat de Catalunya is the national selft-government of Catalonia made up
of the three institutions: the Parliament, the President and the Executive Council or
Government.
Sources:
Government of Catalonia, Statistical Institute of Catalonia, National Statistics Institute,
ministries, Bank of Spain and Eurostat.
Updated: 15/11/2007
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Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya
Legal deposit: B-55.367-2007
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