The data from the Conselleria de Política Lingüística and Idescat, presented in late 2025, confirmed the downward trend in the habitual use of Catalan across almost all territories. These figures map out a situation where the Barcelona Metropolitan Area does not reach 25% habitual usage, while the areas exceeding 50% are the least populated, such as the Terres de l'Ebre, Central Catalonia, Ponent, and the Pyrenees.
The municipality with the lowest figure in all of Catalonia is L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, where only 10% of the population uses Catalan habitually. In contrast, 73% cite Spanish as their main language. This reality drives initiatives like the Xerrem project, run by the Coordinadora d'Associacions per la Llengua Catalana, which seeks to connect volunteers with people who want to practice the language.
“"It is learned in society, and the linguistic convergence of the Catalan speaker towards Spanish is not necessary."
On the other side of the scale are the Terres de l'Ebre, the area with the highest habitual use of the language, although it is also experiencing a decline. In five years, the percentage has dropped from 72.2% to 66.8%. This decline is mainly attributed to the increase in the foreign-born population. Other areas with a high presence of Catalan include the central regions (59.6%) and the Alt Pirineu (56.4%).
