How many people live in Badalona?

Badalona had 230,642 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 3rd most populous of the 5 municipalities in Barcelonès.

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

Badalona has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~15 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Badalona?

Household disposable income per resident in Badalona is 19,114 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 9% above the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Badalona?

61.9% of residents in Badalona 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 Badalona at risk of flooding or wildfire?

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

Do people rent or own in Badalona?

20.4% of main dwellings in Badalona are rented (2021).

Barcelonès comarca

Badalona

A municipality in the Barcelonès comarca, province of Barcelona

3rd most populous of 5 municipalities in Barcelonès

Badalona is the 3rd most populous of the 5 municipalities in the Barcelonès comarca (province of Barcelona), with 230,642 residents. Disposable household income is €19,114 per resident, 9% above the Barcelonès median. The unemployment rate is 10.7%. The nearest train station is Badalona, 0.3 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), and the fastest scheduled train reaches Barcelona in 15 min — a workable daily commute. Catalan knowledge is lower than in most of Catalonia: 61.9% in the 2011 census, the last to ask at municipal level. Under the Generalitat's civil-protection plans, flood risk is very high.

Population230,642 · 2025

Density10,890 inh./km²

Income (per person)19,114 € · 2023 (p)9% above the comarca median

Can speak Catalan61.9% 2011

Nearest train station0.3 km Badalona

To Barcelona by train~15 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Badalona compares in Barcelonès

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

Worth knowing

Train time to Barcelona~15 min5th of 5

Around the middle

Income per resident19,114 €2nd of 5
Higher education29.1%2nd of 5
Unemployment rate10.7%3rd of 5

Neither better nor worse

Can speak Catalan61.9%3rd of 5
Foreign-born24.1%5th of 5

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: 230,6422025
Density: 10,890 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 21.2 km²2025
Altitude: 6 m
Population aged 65+: 20%2025
Foreigners: 24.1%2025
Annual Growth: +1.9%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 19,114 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 10.7%2024
Higher education: 29.1%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 20.4%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Badalona · 0.3 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~15 min

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: Very high2026
Main flood sources: Coastal storms · Ravines and torrents
Wildfire hazard: Below the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Very high2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 21 fires started here · 12.7 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: 61.9%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 Badalona?: Badalona had 230,642 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 3rd most populous of the 5 municipalities in Barcelonès.
How long does it take to get from Badalona to Barcelona by train?: Badalona has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~15 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Badalona?: Household disposable income per resident in Badalona is 19,114 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 9% above the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Badalona?: 61.9% of residents in Badalona 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 Badalona at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Badalona as "Very high" and its wildfire hazard as "Below the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.
Do people rent or own in Badalona?: 20.4% of main dwellings in Badalona are rented (2021).

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