The population of Barcelona grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reaching 1,702,814 inhabitants, an increase of 2.6% over the previous year, according to the census of January 1, 2024.

Population growth has been “heterogeneous but widespread,” occurring in all neighborhoods and districts of the city, a council spokesperson explained.

This increase is attributed to migratory movements, with a 10% increase in the number of registered foreigners.

In fact, the number of foreigners living in Barcelona now totals 430,000, representing more than 25% of the registered population – a record in the city’s recent history.

Barcelona is home to people from 180 different nationalities, in addition to Spanish nationals.

Four of these nationalities were newly recorded last year: Brunei, Comoros, Belize, and North Korea.

The second most common nationality in Barcelona is Italian (50,052 residents), followed by Colombian (28,551 residents), Pakistani (over 24,000), and Chinese (nearly 22,000 residents).