How many people live in Manresa?

Manresa had 80,692 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 1st most populous of the 30 municipalities in Bages.

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

The nearest station to Manresa is Manresa-Baixador, 0.3 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h20 (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Manresa?

Household disposable income per resident in Manresa is 19,221 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 2% below the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Manresa?

79% of residents in Manresa 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 Manresa at risk of flooding or wildfire?

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

Do people rent or own in Manresa?

28.3% of main dwellings in Manresa are rented (2021).

Bages comarca

Manresa

A municipality in the Bages comarca, province of Barcelona

1st most populous of 30 municipalities in Bages

Manresa is the most populous municipality in the Bages comarca (province of Barcelona), with 80,692 residents. Disposable household income is €19,221 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 12%. The nearest train station is Manresa-Baixador, 0.3 km away (FGC), with the fastest train to Barcelona taking 1h20. 79% 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 very high.

Population80,692 · 2025

Density1,938 inh./km²

Income (per person)19,221 € · 2023 (p)2% below the comarca median

Can speak Catalan79% 2011

Nearest train station0.3 km Manresa-Baixador

To Barcelona by train~1h20 FGC

How Manresa compares in Bages

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

Worth knowing

Unemployment rate12%24th of 24

Around the middle

Higher education32.2%17th of 30
Train time to Barcelona~1h2021st of 30
Income per resident19,221 €16th of 21

Neither better nor worse

Foreign-born28.4%1st of 30
Can speak Catalan79%26th of 29

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: 80,6922025
Density: 1,938 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 41.6 km²2025
Altitude: 238 m
Population aged 65+: 20.5%2025
Foreigners: 28.4%2025
Annual Growth: +1.2%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 19,221 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 12%2024
Higher education: 32.2%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 28.3%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Manresa-Baixador · 0.3 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: Very high2026
Main flood sources: River flooding · Dams and reservoirs
Wildfire hazard: Around the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Medium2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 29 fires started here · 48.6 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: 79%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 Manresa?: Manresa had 80,692 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 1st most populous of the 30 municipalities in Bages.
How long does it take to get from Manresa to Barcelona by train?: The nearest station to Manresa is Manresa-Baixador, 0.3 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h20 (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Manresa?: Household disposable income per resident in Manresa is 19,221 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 2% below the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Manresa?: 79% of residents in Manresa 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 Manresa at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Manresa as "Very high" and its wildfire hazard as "Around the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.
Do people rent or own in Manresa?: 28.3% of main dwellings in Manresa are rented (2021).

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