Moià
A municipality in the Moianès comarca, province of Barcelona
1st most populous of 10 municipalities in Moianès
Moià is the most populous municipality in the Moianès comarca (province of Barcelona), with 6,807 residents. Disposable household income is €19,034 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 8.8%. The nearest train station is Centelles, 10.4 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), with the fastest train to Barcelona taking 1h. 85.7% 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, wildfire hazard is above the Catalan average.
How Moià compares in Moianès
Where the municipality sits among those of the Moianès comarca, indicator by indicator.
Worth knowing
- Unemployment rate8.8%6th of 7
- Higher education33.3%9th of 10
Neither better nor worse
- Foreign-born19.2%1st of 10
- Can speak Catalan85.7%9th of 9
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
- 6,8072025
- Density
- 90 inh./km²2025
- Surface area
- 75.3 km²2025
- Altitude
- 717 m
- Population aged 65+
- 19.5%2025
- Foreigners
- 19.2%2025
- Annual Growth
- +1.4%2024
Economy
- Income (per person)
- 19,034 €2023 (p)
- Unemployment
- 8.8%2024
- Higher education
- 33.3%2024
Housing
- Rented dwellings
- 25%2021
Getting around
- Nearest train station
- Centelles · 10.4 km · Rodalies / Renfe
- To Barcelona by train
- ~1h
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
- Low2026
- Main flood sources
- Heavy rainfall · Ravines and torrents
- Wildfire hazard
- Above the Catalan average2026
- Wildfire vulnerability
- Very high2026
- Wildfires 2011-2024
- 9 fires started here · 0.8 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
- 85.7%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 Moià?
- Moià had 6,807 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 1st most populous of the 10 municipalities in Moianès.
- How long does it take to get from Moià to Barcelona by train?
- The nearest station to Moià is Centelles, 10.4 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h (approximate schedule).
- What do people earn in Moià?
- Household disposable income per resident in Moià is 19,034 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 1% below the comarca median.
- Do people speak Catalan in Moià?
- 85.7% of residents in Moià 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 Moià at risk of flooding or wildfire?
- The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Moià as "Low" and its wildfire hazard as "Above the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.
- Do people rent or own in Moià?
- 25% of main dwellings in Moià are rented (2021).
Data from Idescat (EMEX). Per-indicator sources have different reference years; see each section's note.