Population
8,012,231
Regional population · 2024
Cataluña - Natural Population Change Rate
Natural Population Change Rate in Cataluña · 2024
Cataluña
Latest value
· 2024
-1.7 Per 1,000 inhabitants
ES -2.4 · +0.7 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs country · Europe -1.6 · -0.1 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Europe
Recent trend
What this indicator measures
Natural population change, defined as live births minus deaths, divided by the average population and expressed per 1,000 inhabitants.
No favorable direction is assigned; higher and lower values are interpreted descriptively.
Data source: Eurostat Crude rate of natural population change demo_r_gind3
How Cataluña compares
Higher is better · Range -8.5–4.2
Cataluña
-1.7
Spain
-2.4
Europe
-1.6
Spain +0.7 Per 1,000 inhabitants
Europe -0.1 Per 1,000 inhabitants
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Regional insights
Regional position
Cataluña recorded -1.7% in 2024, a more favorable result than the national benchmark for Spain but a less favorable one than the European regional benchmark.
Related indicators
The topic picture is mixed: the result for Birth rate is less favorable than the European regional benchmark, while the result for Net migration rate is more favorable.