How many people live in Sant Pere de Ribes?

Sant Pere de Ribes had 32,613 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 3rd most populous of the 6 municipalities in Garraf.

How long does it take to get from Sant Pere de Ribes to Barcelona by train?

The nearest station to Sant Pere de Ribes is Sitges, 4 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~35 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Sant Pere de Ribes?

Household disposable income per resident in Sant Pere de Ribes is 19,622 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 2% above the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Sant Pere de Ribes?

72.8% of residents in Sant Pere de Ribes 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 Pere de Ribes at risk of flooding or wildfire?

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

20.4% of main dwellings in Sant Pere de Ribes are rented (2021).

Garraf comarca

Sant Pere de Ribes

A municipality in the Garraf comarca, province of Barcelona

3rd most populous of 6 municipalities in Garraf

Sant Pere de Ribes is the 3rd most populous of the 6 municipalities in the Garraf comarca (province of Barcelona), with 32,613 residents. Disposable household income is €19,622 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 10.1%. The nearest train station is Sitges, 4 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), and the fastest scheduled train reaches Barcelona in 35 min — a workable daily commute. 72.8% of Sant Pere de Ribes's 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 and wildfire hazard is above the Catalan average.

Population32,613 · 2025

Density799 inh./km²

Income (per person)19,622 € · 2023 (p)2% above the comarca median

Can speak Catalan72.8% 2011

Nearest train station4 km Sitges

To Barcelona by train~35 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Sant Pere de Ribes compares in Garraf

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

Around the middle

Income per resident19,622 €3rd of 6
Unemployment rate10.1%4th of 6
Higher education36.3%4th of 6

Neither better nor worse

Can speak Catalan72.8%3rd of 6
Foreign-born23.9%3rd of 6

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: 32,6132025
Density: 799 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 40.8 km²2025
Altitude: 44 m
Population aged 65+: 17.4%2025
Foreigners: 23.9%2025
Annual Growth: +1.9%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 19,622 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 10.1%2024
Higher education: 36.3%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 20.4%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Sitges · 4 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~35 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: Above the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Very high2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 21 fires started here · 48.4 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: 72.8%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 Pere de Ribes?: Sant Pere de Ribes had 32,613 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 3rd most populous of the 6 municipalities in Garraf.
How long does it take to get from Sant Pere de Ribes to Barcelona by train?: The nearest station to Sant Pere de Ribes is Sitges, 4 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~35 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Sant Pere de Ribes?: Household disposable income per resident in Sant Pere de Ribes is 19,622 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 2% above the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Sant Pere de Ribes?: 72.8% of residents in Sant Pere de Ribes 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 Pere de Ribes at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Sant Pere de Ribes as "Very high" 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 Sant Pere de Ribes?: 20.4% of main dwellings in Sant Pere de Ribes are rented (2021).

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