This document provides demographic and statistical data for Catalonia, Spain, and the European Union (EU-27) for years 2007-2008. Some key figures: - Population of Catalonia in 2008 was 7.4 million, with a density of 229 inhabitants/km2. - The population is aging - those aged 65-79 made up 11.5% of the population in 2008. - Unemployment rates were higher than the EU average, especially for those under 25 (32.8% in Catalonia). - Life expectancy is above the EU average, at 81.4 years for males and 84.5 years for females in Catalonia. - The economy relies heavily on services,

1. POPULATION
2008
Catalonia
Spain
90
46 662
49.5
50.5
14.9
10.2
41.4
17.2
11.5
4.8
14.5
11.0
40.7
17.1
11.9
4.7
15.7
12.5
36.2
18.6
12.7
4.3
Foreigners (%)
15.0
11.4
6.2
Net migration
Natural increase (2)
Total increase (2)
12.5
4.0
16.5
10.2
2.3
12.5
3.3
1.1
4.4
Birth rate (2)
Children per woman
12.2
1.54
11.4
1.46
10.8
1.53
4.1
3.0
4.2
2.6
4.9
2.0
8.2
81.4
78.2
84.5
8.5
80.0
77.8
82.2
9.7
78.9
75.8
82.0
LABOUR MARKET
2008
Catalonia
113
499 724
48.8
51.2
Structure
0-14 years (%)
15-24 years (%)
25-49 years (%)
50-64 years (%)
65-79 years (%)
≥ 80 years (%)
2007
Density (inh/km2)
Population (1 000) (1)
males (%)
females (%)
(2)
Marriage rate (2)
Divorce rate (2)
Death rate (2)
Life expectancy (years) (4)
males
females
(1)
(2)
(3 ) 2006
1/01/2009.
Per 1 000 inhabitants.
(4)
(5)
Spain
22 848
239 080
62.5
71.4
53.8
59.1
68.6
49.9
57.7
65.6
50.4
3 495
1.7
32.8
65.4
20 258
4.0
27.9
68.1
222 309
5.7
24.9
69.4
9.0
9.0
9.0
20.4
11.3
10.1
13.0
24.6
7.0
6.6
7.5
15.6
Active population (1 000)
Activity rate (%) (1)
males (%)
females (%)
Density of population (inhab./km2)
(Catalonia = 224.6)
< 50
≥ 50 and < 100
≥ 100 and < 150
≥ 150 and < 200
≥ 200 and < 250
≥ 250
Employment (1 000)
agriculture (%)
industry and construction (%)
services (%)
Unemployment rate (%)
males (%)
females (%)
< 25 year old (%)
Finland
Swden
(1)
Estonia
Austria
Hungary
282 251
188 184
1 550 690
1 308 600
ICP. Annual variation (%)
4.1
4.1
3.7
Catalonia
Spain
EU-27
2007
2006
Bulgaria
2005
20
Spain
Catalonia
15
Italy
Greece
0
Malta
Cyprus
Catalonia
60 - 64
Area (1 000 km2)
50 - 54
30 - 34
Municipal waste (1 000 t)
landfilled (%)
incinerated (%)
others (%)
25 - 29
Municipal waste per person (kg)
45 - 49
40 - 44
35 - 39
20 - 24
kg per person per day
15 - 19
10 - 14
5-9
%
0-4
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Grennhouse gases (1)
Electricity generated from renewable sources
% of gross electricity consumption
(1)
Spain
EU-27
32
506
4 403
4 281
47.8
13.2
39.0
26 386
59.5
9.9
30.6
258 437
40.8
19.9
39.3
597
588
522
1.64
1.61
1.43
143.3
152.6
90.7
8.8
20.0
15.6
1990=100 (non-fluorinated gases) and 1995=100 (fluorinated gases)
EU-27
Spain
EU-27
2008
Catalonia
Spain
EU-27
450 (1)
Monthly labour costs (€)
2 621
2 432
2
Hourly labour costs (€)
industry
services
19.53
21.28
19.13
18.03
19.35
17.95
17.71 (1)
20.64
19.23
34 204
13.7
28.1
32 001
14.2
25.6
24 454 (3)
14.7
28.4
18.2
16.5
19.8
20.0
19.0
21.0
Consumption expenditure of private households (€)(2)
food (%)
housing (%)
Risk-of-poverty rate (%)(2)
males
females
2006
(2)
80
100
120
140
2008
Spain
EU-27
Agricultural holdings (1 000)(1)
Agricultural area utilised (1 000 ha)(1)
cropland (%)
non-market
services
LIVING CONDITIONS
(1)
Spain
industry
market
services
2007
Catalonia
55 - 59
60
Catalonia
agriculture
ENVIRONMENT
40
AGRICULTURE
0
65 - 69
20
54
1 167
67.7
1 044
24 893
65.3
13 700
:
:
Agricultural output (milion €)(1)
crop (%)
animal (%)
3 867
37.3
59.8
39 507
62.2
36.5
345 321
54.9
40.9
Gross value added (million €)
2 656
21 801
149 315
5
70 - 74
Catalonia
76 255
50 314
25
2005
2008
0
External trade (million €)
imports
exports
30
Romania
75 - 79
1
11 193 191
1.8
20.1
6.5
71.7
35
80 - 84
2
996 155
2.6
17.0
11.4
69.0
Slovenia
85 a over
3
199 792
0.9
21.2
10.3
67.5
2008
age
4
Gross value added (million €)
agriculture (%)
industry (%)
construction (%)
services (%)
2008
10
5
12 506 082
0.8
25 130
40
Slovakia
2007
POPULATION STRUCTURE
6
1 088 502
0.9
23 874
Czech Rep.
Portugal
%
216 923
0.7
29 757
%
Luxembourg
France
Gross domestic product (million €)
GDP. Growth rate (%)
GDP per inhabitant (€)
45
Germany
Belgium
(3)
emploYED PERSONS BY SECTORS
Poland
United
Kingdom
(5)
EU-27
This rate has been calculated for the population 15 year old and over.
Netherlands
Ireland
Spain
Lithuania
Denmark
(4)
2008
Catalonia
GPD PER INHABITANT (Purchasing power parity)
Latvia
(3)
ECONOMY
EU-27
3 840
EU-27
229
7 467
49.7
50.3
DENSITY OF POPULATION
2007
(3)
2005
17.0
16.0
18.0
(1)
2007
INDUSTRY AND R&D
2008
Catalonia
Spain
EU-27
Industrial production index. Annual variation (%)
-8.3
-7.2
-1.8
R&D expenditure/GDP (%)(1)
Business enterprises (%)
Higher education sector (%)
Government sector (%)
1.5
63.0
23.3
13.7
1.3
56.0
26.4
17.6
1.9
64.9
21.8
13.2
25 063
38.4
122 624
38.4
1 355 680
28.3
R&D researchers (1)
females (%)
(1)
2007

2. ENERGY
2007
Catalonia
Production of primary energy (1 000 toe)
26 840
1.1
48.2
24.9
19.7
6.1
Final energy consumption (1 000 toe)
industry (%)
households (%)
transport (%)
849 551
98 703
27.1
16.1
42.6
3.7
3.2
Spain
464
99.3
0.7
96.1
3.9
185 418
36 924
Road accidents. Killed people
450
(1)
2006
(2)
42 854 (2)
Spain
EU-27
5 293
49.2
50.8
39 002
46.2
53.8
422 850
47.9
52.1
(1)
707
39.7
60.3
3 159
53.3
46.7
27 371
42.8
57.2
(1)
62 966
66.7
33.3
375 770
71.4
28.6
Nights spent (1 000)
hotels (%)
others (%)
(1)
2007
(2)
29.0
64.0
28.0
68.0
EDUCATION
C's
ERC
3,03
14,03
CiU
PSC- CpC
31,52
26,82
21
37
ICVEUiA
12
3
48
number of
seats
PP
14
10,65
1 359
9.0
51.0
6.4
9.0
24.7
190
6 059
17.8
67.9
14.3
9.3
6.7
204
6 506
13.8
68.8
17.4
10.4
3.2
229
7 467
14.9
68.8
16.3
12.3
3.1
2 249
51.0
1 940
12.6
2 533
52.5
2 223
12.2
3 092
57.9
2 826
8.6
3 840
62.5
3 495
9.0
2007/08
17 309
2 909
2 073
34.8
61 865 135 709
10 190 20 353
8 729 36 309
42.6
68.9
216 923
29 757
50 314
58.3
392
370
147
4 391
14 863
11 830
168
715
504
240
6 850
54 033
16 547
189
883
663
319
7 181
93 442
20 931
235
855
687
249
8 103
170 222
29 982
271
0.8
303
1.22
1 816
1.63
6 514
1.64
10 379
University. Students (1 000)
Inhabitants per doctor
18 884
13.2
42.9
10.7
12.7
20.3
GDP (million €)
GDP per inhabitant (€)
Exports (million €)
External trade ratio (Exp. + Imp./GDP) (%)
Municipal waste (kg/inh./day)
Protected areas (km2)
(1)
107 436
13.2
26.4
42.7
17.6
96
398
165
245
220
213
207
205
(1)
HEALTH
2008
2 304 517 (2)
66.2
33.8
4.7
3.3
(2)
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births)
3.1
3.7
(2)
Main causes of death (per 100 000 inhabitants) (3)
circulatory system
neoplasia
transport accidents
(1)
2005
(2)
251.0 273.7
231.6 230.5
7.4 10.3
(2)
(2)
(2)
Per 1 000 live births
2007
5.9
(1)
4.7
(3)
401.0
253.7
9.7
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Statistical Institute of Catalonia
2007
2009
Government of Catalonia. Expenditure (million €)
Parliament (%)
Presidential Department (%)
Vice-presidencial Departament (%)
Governance and Public Adm. (%)
Economy and Finance (%)
Education (%)
Culture and the Media (%)
Health (%)
Town and Country Planning and
Public Works (%)
(2)
EU-27
Hospital beds (per 1 000 inhabitants)
2006
votes (%)
EU-27
8 816
20.2
30.5
33.8
15.4
207
9.6
50.8
6.6
8.9
24.1
University. Students (1 000)
humanities (%)
social science (%)
science (%)
health (%)
engineering and architecture (%)
(1)
Spain
1 410
22.7
30.5
32.0
14.7
BUGDET
PARLiaMENT of Catalonia
187
5 956
25.0
64.1
11.0
13.4
11.3
Cement consumption per inhabitant (kg)
Vehicles (per 1 000 inhabitants)
Vehicles registrations (1 000)
Credit institutions. Local units
Deposits (million €)
Visitors (1 000)
Hotel bed-places (1 000)
2008/09 year
Catalonia
Catalonia Spain
2006
9,52
33.5
69.1
2008
(2)
Catalonia
Bed-places (1 000)
hotels (%)
others (%)
16.0
Students (1 000)
pre-primary education (%)
primary education (%)
secondary education (%)
tertiary (%)
2008
Tourist establishments
hotels (%)
others (%)
24.0
10.0
Population aged 16 to 74 who access at least once a week.
In the last three months.
(3) Enterprises with 10 or more salaried workers
2007
TOURISM
13.2
12.6
(2)
691 500 8 170 994
202 238 798 324
3 100
16.2
2001
Active population (1 000)
Activity rate (%)
Employment (1 000)
Unemployment rate (%)
56.0
60.0
53.0
1991
Population density (inhab./km2)
Population (1 000)
< 15 years (%)
15-64 years (%)
≥ 65 years (%)
Birth rate (per 1 000 inhabitants)
Infant mortality rate (1)
(1)
76.5
23.5
Railways. Passengers (1 000)
Airports. Passengers (1 000)
49.2
53.6
44.6
E-government. Usage (%)
individuals (1)
enterprises (3)
466
Inland freight transport (t/km)(2)
road (%)
rail and waterway (%)
59.1
62.1
56.0
(%)(1)
0.3
0.3
0.9
1.6
0.8
17.2
2.2
31.1
5.1
29 731
Agriculture, Food and Rural Action (%) 1.5
Employment (%)
2.3
Innovation, Universities and Enterprise (%) 5.3
Justice (%)
3.1
Social Action and Citizenship (%)
5.7
Environment and Housing (%)
1.8
Home Affairs, Institutional Rel.
and Participation (%)
4.2
Public Debt (%)
5.4
Local entities (%)
9.8
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60.0
Enterprises having received orders on-line (%)
EU-27
462
51.0
Individuals who have purchased goods/services (%)(2)
2008
Catalonia
60.1
EVOLUTION OF INDICATORS
EU-27
Regular users
males
females
3.6
TRANSPORT
Spain
Internet. Households with acces (%)
1 157 654
27.9
24.6
32.6
Passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants (1)
2008
Catalonia
146 812 1 806 336
13.7
18.3
48.2
36.4
21.7
23.9
9.7
13.4
7.0
7.8
16 173
31.6
14.0
39.9
Energy consumption per inhabitant (1 000 toe)
INFORMATION SOCIETY
EU-27
30 180
6 273
Primary energy consumption (1 000 toe)
coal (%)
oil and petroleum products (%)
natural gas (%)
nuclear energy (%)
others (%)
Spain
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