City Facts

City Population: 1,6 mio.

City Area: 102 km²

Metropolitan Area Population: 4,8 mio.
Metropolitan Area: 2500 km²

City GDP: 67.000
(in million €)
GDP per inhabitant: 42,2
(in thousands per inhabitant)
Annual Budget: €2 billion (OP13: current expenditures, standardised financial report figures 2015)

Main business sectors by gross added value: Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles; Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities; Accommodation and Food Service Activities

Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia and designated European capital of innovation for 2014, has more than 1,6 mio. inhabitants and is at the heart of a metropolitan area extending to 2.500km², with close to 5mio. inhabitants, representing 63.4% and 10.2% of the Catalan and Spanish population respectively.

In southern Europe the most significant megaregion, or polycentric groups of cities, is the Barcelona-Lyon corridor, which encompasses 25 million inhabitants and a production of around €1.000 billion, putting it in 16^th and 11^th position in the world for population and wealth respectively.

The diverse, intercultural and cosmopolitan spirit of Barcelona is shown by the fact that more than 17% of the city’s residents are foreigners.