How many people live in Sant Adrià de Besòs?

Sant Adrià de Besòs had 38,980 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 5th most populous of the 5 municipalities in Barcelonès.

How long does it take to get from Sant Adrià de Besòs to Barcelona by train?

Sant Adrià de Besòs has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~15 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Sant Adrià de Besòs?

Household disposable income per resident in Sant Adrià de Besòs is 17,283 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 2% below the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Sant Adrià de Besòs?

64.4% of residents in Sant Adrià de Besòs 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 Sant Adrià de Besòs at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Sant Adrià de Besòs as "Very 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 Sant Adrià de Besòs?

17.8% of main dwellings in Sant Adrià de Besòs are rented (2021).

Barcelonès comarca

Sant Adrià de Besòs

A municipality in the Barcelonès comarca, province of Barcelona

5th most populous of 5 municipalities in Barcelonès

Sant Adrià de Besòs is a municipality of 38,980 residents in the Barcelonès comarca (province of Barcelona), among the smallest of the 5 that make it up. Disposable household income is €17,283 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 13.1%. The nearest train station is Sant Adrià de Besòs, 0.3 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), and the fastest scheduled train reaches Barcelona in 15 min — a workable daily commute. Catalan knowledge is lower than in most of Catalonia: 64.4% in the 2011 census, the last to ask at municipal level. Under the Generalitat's civil-protection plans, flood risk is very high.

Population38,980 · 2025

Density10,204 inh./km²

Income (per person)17,283 € · 2023 (p)2% below the comarca median

Can speak Catalan64.4% 2011

Nearest train station0.3 km Sant Adrià de Besòs

To Barcelona by train~15 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Sant Adrià de Besòs compares in Barcelonès

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

Worth knowing

Unemployment rate13.1%5th of 5

Around the middle

Income per resident17,283 €4th of 5
Higher education27.2%4th of 5
Train time to Barcelona~15 min4th of 5

Neither better nor worse

Can speak Catalan64.4%2nd of 5
Foreign-born25.6%4th of 5

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: 38,9802025
Density: 10,204 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 3.8 km²2025
Altitude: 14 m
Population aged 65+: 17.6%2025
Foreigners: 25.6%2025
Annual Growth: +0.8%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 17,283 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 13.1%2024
Higher education: 27.2%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 17.8%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Sant Adrià de Besòs · 0.3 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~15 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: Very high2026
Main flood sources: River flooding
Wildfire hazard: Well below the Catalan average2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 8 fires started here · 0.1 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: 64.4%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 Sant Adrià de Besòs?: Sant Adrià de Besòs had 38,980 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 5th most populous of the 5 municipalities in Barcelonès.
How long does it take to get from Sant Adrià de Besòs to Barcelona by train?: Sant Adrià de Besòs has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~15 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Sant Adrià de Besòs?: Household disposable income per resident in Sant Adrià de Besòs is 17,283 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 2% below the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Sant Adrià de Besòs?: 64.4% of residents in Sant Adrià de Besòs 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 Sant Adrià de Besòs at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Sant Adrià de Besòs as "Very 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 Sant Adrià de Besòs?: 17.8% of main dwellings in Sant Adrià de Besòs are rented (2021).

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