Santa Coloma de Gramenet
A municipality in the Barcelonès comarca, province of Barcelona
4th most populous of 5 municipalities in Barcelonès
Santa Coloma de Gramenet is a municipality of 123,250 residents in the Barcelonès comarca (province of Barcelona), among the smallest of the 5 that make it up. Disposable household income is €16,649 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 11.3%. The nearest train station is Barcelona Sant Andreu, 2.4 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), inside the Barcelona commuter-rail network. Catalan knowledge is lower than in most of Catalonia: 50.7% in the 2011 census, the last to ask at municipal level. Under the Generalitat's civil-protection plans, flood risk is very high.
How Santa Coloma de Gramenet compares in Barcelonès
Where the municipality sits among those of the Barcelonès comarca, indicator by indicator.
Worth knowing
- Income per resident16,649 €5th of 5
- Higher education21.7%5th of 5
Around the middle
- Unemployment rate11.3%4th of 5
Neither better nor worse
- Foreign-born32.1%3rd of 5
- Can speak Catalan50.7%5th 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
- 123,2502025
- Density
- 17,607 inh./km²2025
- Surface area
- 7 km²2025
- Altitude
- 56 m
- Population aged 65+
- 19.4%2025
- Foreigners
- 32.1%2025
- Annual Growth
- +1.9%2024
Economy
- Income (per person)
- 16,649 €2023 (p)
- Unemployment
- 11.3%2024
- Higher education
- 21.7%2024
Housing
- Rented dwellings
- 23.7%2021
Getting around
- Nearest train station
- Barcelona Sant Andreu · 2.4 km · Rodalies / Renfe
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
- Below the Catalan average2026
- Wildfire vulnerability
- High2026
- Wildfires 2011-2024
- 28 fires started here · 12.8 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
- 50.7%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 Santa Coloma de Gramenet?
- Santa Coloma de Gramenet had 123,250 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 4th most populous of the 5 municipalities in Barcelonès.
- What do people earn in Santa Coloma de Gramenet?
- Household disposable income per resident in Santa Coloma de Gramenet is 16,649 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 5% below the comarca median.
- Do people speak Catalan in Santa Coloma de Gramenet?
- 50.7% of residents in Santa Coloma de Gramenet 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 Santa Coloma de Gramenet at risk of flooding or wildfire?
- The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Santa Coloma de Gramenet as "Very high" and its wildfire hazard as "Below the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.
- Do people rent or own in Santa Coloma de Gramenet?
- 23.7% of main dwellings in Santa Coloma de Gramenet are rented (2021).
Data from Idescat (EMEX). Per-indicator sources have different reference years; see each section's note.