How many people live in Barberà del Vallès?

Barberà del Vallès had 34,031 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 8th most populous of the 23 municipalities in Vallès Occidental.

How long does it take to get from Barberà del Vallès to Barcelona by train?

Barberà del Vallès has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~25 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Barberà del Vallès?

Household disposable income per resident in Barberà del Vallès is 20,086 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), at the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Barberà del Vallès?

66.5% of residents in Barberà del Vallès 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 Barberà del Vallès at risk of flooding or wildfire?

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

Do people rent or own in Barberà del Vallès?

14.1% of main dwellings in Barberà del Vallès are rented (2021).

Vallès Occidental comarca

Barberà del Vallès

A municipality in the Vallès Occidental comarca, province of Barcelona

8th most populous of 23 municipalities in Vallès Occidental

With 34,031 residents, Barberà del Vallès sits in the larger half of the 23 municipalities in the Vallès Occidental comarca (province of Barcelona). Disposable household income is €20,086 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 8.3%. The nearest train station is Barberà del Vallès, 0.6 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), and the fastest scheduled train reaches Barcelona in 25 min — a workable daily commute. 66.5% of Barberà del Vallès's 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.

Population34,031 · 2025

Density4,095 inh./km²

Income (per person)20,086 € · 2023 (p)at the comarca median

Can speak Catalan66.5% 2011

Nearest train station0.6 km Barberà del Vallès

To Barcelona by train~25 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Barberà del Vallès compares in Vallès Occidental

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

Around the middle

Train time to Barcelona~25 min5th of 23
Income per resident20,086 €11th of 21
Unemployment rate8.3%12th of 22
Higher education34.5%13th of 23

Neither better nor worse

Foreign-born14.6%9th of 23
Can speak Catalan66.5%21st 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: 34,0312025
Density: 4,095 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 8.3 km²2025
Altitude: 146 m
Population aged 65+: 19.5%2025
Foreigners: 14.6%2025
Annual Growth: +1.1%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 20,086 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 8.3%2024
Higher education: 34.5%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 14.1%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Barberà del Vallès · 0.6 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~25 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: High2026
Main flood sources: River flooding · Heavy rainfall
Wildfire hazard: Well below the Catalan average2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 6 fires started here · 0.1 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: 66.5%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 Barberà del Vallès?: Barberà del Vallès had 34,031 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 8th most populous of the 23 municipalities in Vallès Occidental.
How long does it take to get from Barberà del Vallès to Barcelona by train?: Barberà del Vallès has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~25 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Barberà del Vallès?: Household disposable income per resident in Barberà del Vallès is 20,086 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), at the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Barberà del Vallès?: 66.5% of residents in Barberà del Vallès 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 Barberà del Vallès at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Barberà del Vallès as "High" and its wildfire hazard as "Well below the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.
Do people rent or own in Barberà del Vallès?: 14.1% of main dwellings in Barberà del Vallès are rented (2021).

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