How many people live in Alcover?

Alcover had 5,357 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 2nd most populous of the 23 municipalities in Alt Camp.

How long does it take to get from Alcover to Barcelona by train?

Alcover has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h40 (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Alcover?

Household disposable income per resident in Alcover is 18,232 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 5% above the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Alcover?

84.2% of residents in Alcover reported being able to speak Catalan in the 2011 census, the last edition to carry the question at municipal level. It measures the ability to speak it, not everyday use.

Is Alcover at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Alcover as "High" and its wildfire hazard as "Above the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.

Do people rent or own in Alcover?

14.1% of main dwellings in Alcover are rented (2021).

Alt Camp comarca

Alcover

A municipality in the Alt Camp comarca, province of Tarragona

2nd most populous of 23 municipalities in Alt Camp

Alcover is the 2nd most populous of the 23 municipalities in the Alt Camp comarca (province of Tarragona), with 5,357 residents. Disposable household income is €18,232 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 8.9%. The nearest train station is Alcover, 0.3 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), but Barcelona is 1h40 away on the fastest train. 84.2% of residents said they could speak Catalan in the 2011 census, the last to ask at municipal level. Under the Generalitat's civil-protection plans, flood risk is high and wildfire hazard is above the Catalan average.

Population5,357 · 2025

Density117 inh./km²

Income (per person)18,232 € · 2023 (p)5% above the comarca median

Can speak Catalan84.2% 2011

Nearest train station0.3 km Alcover

To Barcelona by train~1h40 Rodalies / Renfe

How Alcover compares in Alt Camp

Where the municipality sits among those of the Alt Camp comarca, indicator by indicator.

Around the middle

Unemployment rate8.9%5th of 12
Income per resident18,232 €3rd of 7
Higher education29.5%17th of 23
Train time to Barcelona~1h4017th of 23

Neither better nor worse

Foreign-born13.4%11th of 23
Can speak Catalan84.2%16th of 23

On these indicators neither end is better — it depends what you are looking for. Shown highest to lowest.

Each position is computed only among the municipalities of the comarca that publish that indicator: Idescat suppresses figures for the smallest ones, so the total can be lower than the comarca's municipality count. No position is published for a cohort of fewer than 5.

All the data

Demographics

Population: 5,3572025
Density: 117 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 46 km²2025
Altitude: 243 m
Population aged 65+: 19.1%2025
Foreigners: 13.4%2025
Annual Growth: +0.4%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 18,232 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 8.9%2024
Higher education: 29.5%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 14.1%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Alcover · 0.3 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~1h40

Straight-line distance to the nearest station. Time is the fastest scheduled train (approximate, not a specific departure); it may require a change.

Natural risk

Flood risk: High2026
Main flood sources: River flooding · Ravines and torrents
Wildfire hazard: Above the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Medium2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 12 fires started here · 5.3 ha burned

Official Generalitat classification: the INUNCAT (flood) and INFOCAT (wildfire) special plans, Departament d'Interior. The flood level is the maximum across every flood type affecting the municipality. Wildfire hazard is expressed relative to the Catalan average, not as an absolute probability. Fires (2011-2024, Departament d'Acció Climàtica) are attributed to the municipality where they started, so the burned area may extend into neighbouring municipalities.

Language

Can speak Catalan: 84.2%2011

Source: Idescat, 2011 census — the last one to carry this question at municipal level. Real, but old.

Frequently asked questions

How many people live in Alcover?: Alcover had 5,357 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 2nd most populous of the 23 municipalities in Alt Camp.
How long does it take to get from Alcover to Barcelona by train?: Alcover has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h40 (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Alcover?: Household disposable income per resident in Alcover is 18,232 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 5% above the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Alcover?: 84.2% of residents in Alcover reported being able to speak Catalan in the 2011 census, the last edition to carry the question at municipal level. It measures the ability to speak it, not everyday use.
Is Alcover at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Alcover as "High" and its wildfire hazard as "Above the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.
Do people rent or own in Alcover?: 14.1% of main dwellings in Alcover are rented (2021).

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Data from Idescat (EMEX). Per-indicator sources have different reference years; see each section's note.