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1.27 million registrations: Barcelona goes back to work

Elena Busquets

September is the month of return: the return home, to routine, to work. After the summer exodus, working Barcelona is easing into a new season with 1.27 million people registered with Social Security, an unemployment rate of 7.7% and more than 24,000 jobs to fill, according to data from Barcelona Activa. So,...

Barcelona in figures

Barcelona’s push to become an aviation hub

Elena Busquets

Barcelona is today connected by air to 66 countries — 221 destinations — via 379 routes. Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport ended 2025 with 57.5 million passengers and 360,786 operations, record figures that position it as one of the city's major gateways and make it the sixth-busiest airport in the European Union. But...

Barcelona in figures

The Barcelona of 11,000 newborns

Elena Busquets

Barcelona has more inhabitants than ten years ago, but fewer children are born there each time. It is one of the paradoxes of the city's current demography: the population remains at historical highs while the number of births continues to decline. In 2025, 11,012 babies were born in the city,...