How many people live in Esplugues de Llobregat?

Esplugues de Llobregat had 48,424 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 6th most populous of the 30 municipalities in Baix Llobregat.

How long does it take to get from Esplugues de Llobregat to Barcelona by train?

The nearest station to Esplugues de Llobregat is L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 1.8 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~10 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Esplugues de Llobregat?

Household disposable income per resident in Esplugues de Llobregat is 22,939 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 5% above the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Esplugues de Llobregat?

64.2% of residents in Esplugues de Llobregat 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 Esplugues de Llobregat at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Esplugues de Llobregat as "Moderate" 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 Esplugues de Llobregat?

19.7% of main dwellings in Esplugues de Llobregat are rented (2021).

Baix Llobregat comarca

Esplugues de Llobregat

A municipality in the Baix Llobregat comarca, province of Barcelona

6th most populous of 30 municipalities in Baix Llobregat

With 48,424 residents, Esplugues de Llobregat sits in the larger half of the 30 municipalities in the Baix Llobregat comarca (province of Barcelona). Disposable household income is €22,939 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 7.5%. The nearest train station is L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 1.8 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), and the fastest scheduled train reaches Barcelona in 10 min — a workable daily commute. Catalan knowledge is lower than in most of Catalonia: 64.2% in the 2011 census, the last to ask at municipal level.

Population48,424 · 2025

Density10,527 inh./km²

Income (per person)22,939 € · 2023 (p)5% above the comarca median

Can speak Catalan64.2% 2011

Nearest train station1.8 km L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

To Barcelona by train~10 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Esplugues de Llobregat compares in Baix Llobregat

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

Where it stands out

Train time to Barcelona~10 min2nd of 30

Around the middle

Income per resident22,939 €6th of 30
Higher education37.8%17th of 30
Unemployment rate7.5%19th of 30

Neither better nor worse

Foreign-born25.8%3rd of 30
Can speak Catalan64.2%27th of 30

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: 48,4242025
Density: 10,527 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 4.6 km²2025
Altitude: 110 m
Population aged 65+: 23.9%2025
Foreigners: 25.8%2025
Annual Growth: +1.5%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 22,939 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 7.5%2024
Higher education: 37.8%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 19.7%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: L'Hospitalet de Llobregat · 1.8 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~10 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: Moderate2026
Main flood sources: Ravines and torrents
Wildfire hazard: Well below the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Medium2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 4 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: 64.2%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 Esplugues de Llobregat?: Esplugues de Llobregat had 48,424 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 6th most populous of the 30 municipalities in Baix Llobregat.
How long does it take to get from Esplugues de Llobregat to Barcelona by train?: The nearest station to Esplugues de Llobregat is L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 1.8 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~10 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Esplugues de Llobregat?: Household disposable income per resident in Esplugues de Llobregat is 22,939 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 5% above the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Esplugues de Llobregat?: 64.2% of residents in Esplugues de Llobregat 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 Esplugues de Llobregat at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Esplugues de Llobregat as "Moderate" 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 Esplugues de Llobregat?: 19.7% of main dwellings in Esplugues de Llobregat are rented (2021).

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