Only 8 towns around Barcelona have more children than over-65s
Almost everywhere around Barcelona, people aged 65 and over outnumber children under 15. These are the exceptions.
The essentials
- Only 8 of 124 places have more under-15s than over-65s: Vacarisses, Vallgorguina, Polinyà, Olivella, Ullastrell, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Vilanova del Vallès and Dosrius.
- The median is 13.9% under 15 and 18.5% aged 65 and over.
- The most children: Sant Just Desvern, at 18.1%.
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Of the 124 places we compare, Barcelona included, only 8 have more residents under 15 than aged 65 and over: Vacarisses, Vallgorguina, Polinyà, Olivella, Ullastrell, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Vilanova del Vallès and Dosrius.
- Sant Just Desvern65 and over: 18.1 %18.1 %
- Sant Cugat del Vallès65 and over: 16.0 %16.9 %
- Ullastrell65 and over: 13.9 %16.5 %
- Òrrius65 and over: 17.7 %16.2 %
- Vacarisses65 and over: 12.4 %15.9 %
- Olivella65 and over: 13.2 %15.9 %
- Matadepera65 and over: 19.1 %15.8 %
- Sentmenat65 and over: 16.8 %15.8 %
- Canovelles65 and over: 16.8 %15.8 %
- Dosrius65 and over: 15.5 %15.7 %
No listing mentions it. Yet it shapes your Saturdays.
| Gallifa | 10.5 % | 24.6 % |
| Esplugues de Llobregat | 13.1 % | 23.9 % |
| Arenys de Mar | 12.6 % | 23.5 % |
| Sant Llorenç Savall | 13.1 % | 23.1 % |
| Canet de Mar | 12.0 % | 23.0 % |
How we worked it out
Population by age group from Idescat (2025). Share of residents under 15 and aged 65 and over in each town's total population. Calculated by Verithic.
- Idescat, El municipi en xifres (EMEX), 2025 · read 3 November 2026
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