Igualada
A municipality in the Anoia comarca, province of Barcelona
1st most populous of 33 municipalities in Anoia
Igualada is the most populous municipality in the Anoia comarca (province of Barcelona), with 42,449 residents. Disposable household income is €19,738 per resident, 9% above the Anoia median. The unemployment rate is 10.2%. The nearest train station is Igualada, 1 km away (FGC), with the fastest train to Barcelona taking 1h20. 81.6% 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.
How Igualada compares in Anoia
Where the municipality sits among those of the Anoia comarca, indicator by indicator.
Around the middle
- Income per resident19,738 €4th of 15
- Train time to Barcelona~1h2013th of 33
- Higher education34.4%15th of 33
- Unemployment rate10.2%11th of 20
Neither better nor worse
- Foreign-born20.6%2nd of 33
- Can speak Catalan81.6%23rd of 32
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
- 42,4492025
- Density
- 5,234 inh./km²2025
- Surface area
- 8.1 km²2025
- Altitude
- 313 m
- Population aged 65+
- 20.8%2025
- Foreigners
- 20.6%2025
- Annual Growth
- +1.7%2024
Economy
- Income (per person)
- 19,738 €2023 (p)
- Unemployment
- 10.2%2024
- Higher education
- 34.4%2024
Housing
- Rented dwellings
- 22.8%2021
Getting around
- Nearest train station
- Igualada · 1 km · FGC
- To Barcelona by train
- ~1h20
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
- Below the Catalan average2026
- Wildfires 2011-2024
- 14 fires started here · 0.9 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
- 81.6%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 Igualada?
- Igualada had 42,449 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 1st most populous of the 33 municipalities in Anoia.
- How long does it take to get from Igualada to Barcelona by train?
- Igualada has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h20 (approximate schedule).
- What do people earn in Igualada?
- Household disposable income per resident in Igualada is 19,738 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 9% above the comarca median.
- Do people speak Catalan in Igualada?
- 81.6% of residents in Igualada 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 Igualada at risk of flooding or wildfire?
- The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Igualada as "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 Igualada?
- 22.8% of main dwellings in Igualada are rented (2021).
Data from Idescat (EMEX). Per-indicator sources have different reference years; see each section's note.