- The city is experiencing a progressive aging of the population, the same as the country as a whole, but at a lower rate than Catalonia or the metropolitan region, as a result of the attraction of a new, younger population.
- The representation of the elderly (aged 65 and over) in the total population will increase: it is expected that in 2033 it will become 21%, surpassing the current 17%.
- Aging (and especially overaging) is an aspect to consider but in its absolute numbers, of individual needs, not so much in percentages. This matter constitutes a key challenge for public policies in the country as a whole, both in terms of the provision of services and the generation of economic resources that make it possible.
- In 2019, 18.3% of all existing households in the city were made up entirely of people aged 65 and over. This proportion has not stopped growing year after year: in 2000 they were 16.2% of all households. This typology of homes has grown by 29.3% in this period, while the overall number of homes in the city has grown by just half. The increase does not occur uniformly throughout the city: districts 5 and 1 bring together more than half of this type of household.
