How many people live in Ripollet?

Ripollet had 39,773 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 6th most populous of the 23 municipalities in Vallès Occidental.

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

The nearest station to Ripollet is Cerdanyola del Vallès, 1.2 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~20 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Ripollet?

Household disposable income per resident in Ripollet is 18,087 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 10% below the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Ripollet?

64% of residents in Ripollet 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 Ripollet at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Ripollet 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 Ripollet?

17.4% of main dwellings in Ripollet are rented (2021).

Vallès Occidental comarca

Ripollet

A municipality in the Vallès Occidental comarca, province of Barcelona

6th most populous of 23 municipalities in Vallès Occidental

With 39,773 residents, Ripollet sits in the larger half of the 23 municipalities in the Vallès Occidental comarca (province of Barcelona). Disposable household income is €18,087 per resident, 10% below the Vallès Occidental median. The unemployment rate is 10%. The nearest train station is Cerdanyola del Vallès, 1.2 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), and the fastest scheduled train reaches Barcelona in 20 min — a workable daily commute. Catalan knowledge is lower than in most of Catalonia: 64% in the 2011 census, the last to ask at municipal level. Under the Generalitat's civil-protection plans, flood risk is high.

Population39,773 · 2025

Density9,186 inh./km²

Income (per person)18,087 € · 2023 (p)10% below the comarca median

Can speak Catalan64% 2011

Nearest train station1.2 km Cerdanyola del Vallès

To Barcelona by train~20 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Ripollet compares in Vallès Occidental

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

Where it stands out

Train time to Barcelona~20 min3rd of 23

Worth knowing

Income per resident18,087 €20th of 21

Around the middle

Unemployment rate10%19th of 22
Higher education28.2%20th of 23

Neither better nor worse

Foreign-born19.7%6th of 23
Can speak Catalan64%22nd 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: 39,7732025
Density: 9,186 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 4.3 km²2025
Altitude: 79 m
Population aged 65+: 16.6%2025
Foreigners: 19.7%2025
Annual Growth: +0.9%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 18,087 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 10%2024
Higher education: 28.2%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 17.4%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Cerdanyola del Vallès · 1.2 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~20 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 · Ravines and torrents
Wildfire hazard: Well below the Catalan average2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 5 fires started here · 1.6 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: 64%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 Ripollet?: Ripollet had 39,773 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 6th most populous of the 23 municipalities in Vallès Occidental.
How long does it take to get from Ripollet to Barcelona by train?: The nearest station to Ripollet is Cerdanyola del Vallès, 1.2 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~20 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Ripollet?: Household disposable income per resident in Ripollet is 18,087 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 10% below the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Ripollet?: 64% of residents in Ripollet 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 Ripollet at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Ripollet 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 Ripollet?: 17.4% of main dwellings in Ripollet are rented (2021).

See the Vallès Occidental comarca →Explore every comarca on the interactive map →

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