Overview
- As of July 1, 2025, Catalonia counted 3,051 residents aged 100 or older, up 196 from a year earlier, an increase of roughly 7%.
- Women account for 83.5% of centenarians (2,549) compared with 16.5% men (502), underscoring the gender gap in longevity.
- Nearly 2,300 centenarians live in Barcelona province, with 284 in Tarragona, 275 in Girona, and 214 in Lleida.
- Catalonia’s total population reached 8,154,627, rising by 41,137 in the first half of 2025 and by 87,173 year over year (1.1%).
- In the first half of 2025, the 0–15 group fell by 10,869 as 16–64 grew by 35,375 and 65+ by 16,631, continuing a decades-long rise in extreme longevity that has roughly doubled each decade since 1985.