Residents in the Aran Valley had the highest average income per person in Lleida province in 2023, while the Noguera region recorded the lowest, according to a report published by the Statistical Institute of Catalonia (Idescat) on 29 April 2026.
The Aran Valley's average income reached €19,031, though this figure remained below the Catalan average of €20,789. The Noguera region closed the ranking with an average income of €16,203 per resident.
Other regions with high average incomes included Segrià (€18,371) and Solsonès (€18,307). Several other areas surpassed €17,000, such as Pallars Sobirà (€17,876), Pla d'Urgell (€17,443), Segarra (€17,421), Pallars Jussà (€17,325), Cerdanya (€17,261), Garrigues (€17,249), and Urgell (€17,174). The Alt Urgell region had an average income of €16,310.
Income Sources Across Regions
The Idescat report also looked at the primary sources of income across different regions. In Pla d'Urgell and Segrià, the majority of income came from salaries, accounting for 62.1% and 62% respectively. In contrast, business activities, categorised as gross operating surplus, played a more significant role in Cerdanya (30.4%), Alta Ribagorça (27.9%), and Aran (26.8%).
Social benefits formed the third income source analysed. Pallars Jussà (27%) and Garrigues (24.8%) showed the highest proportions from this category, while Aran (16.2%) and Cerdanya (15.2%) recorded the lowest.
Municipal Income Highlights
The study also examined municipalities with over 1,000 residents. Alpicat was the only municipality in Lleida province among the top forty in Catalonia for average income, ranking 38th with €22,922 per resident. This figure is more than ten points above the Catalan average. Additionally, Alpicat's resident income grew by 8.4% in the last year analysed by Idescat.
Conversely, two municipalities in the Ponent area were among those with the lowest incomes for towns with over 1,000 residents. Seròs ranked tenth lowest with €14,689, and Aitona was 21st with €15,079.
Among other notable findings, La Vall de Boí stood out for the significant weight of gross operating surplus, at 40.2%, the highest in Catalonia. Torres de Segre, however, saw this figure barely reach 13.2%. Montferrer i Castellbò experienced a substantial income increase, rising from €12,446 in 2022 to €16,587 in 2023.
Regional Growth and Catalan Overview
Average income per resident increased across all Catalan regions in 2023. Alt Camp led this growth with a 12.8% rise, followed by Barcelonès (10.9%), Solsonès (10.7%), and Alt Urgell (10.4%).
Across Catalonia, Alella, a municipality in Barcelona province, had the highest per capita income among towns with at least 1,000 residents, reaching €35,425 in 2023. This was over 30% higher than the previous year, according to Idescat. Other high-income municipalities included Matadepera (€34,766), Sant Just Desvern (€33,256), and Cabrils (€31,280), all in Barcelona province, exceeding the Catalan average by more than 50%. Sant Cugat del Vallès, Tiana, and Teià, also in Barcelona, were also among the top earners. The lowest results were recorded in Salt, Girona province, with €13,633.
