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Short-term rentals in Barcelona
Barcelona (Barcelona, Catalonia) has 10,652 tourist dwellings in the region’s official register, for 1,731,649 inhabitants. Below: register, comparison, platforms — each with its source.
Data last updated: 10 October 2026
registered tourist dwellings
10,652
list as of 5 October 2026
registered accommodation (all types)
11,420
per 1,000 inhabitants
6.2
held by a company
58.6%
inhabitants
1,731,649
Inside Airbnb listings
15,236
17 September 2026
Types
Registered accommodation by type
| Types | Barcelona |
|---|---|
| Tourist dwellings (HUT, VUT, VT)STR | 10,65193.3% |
| Rooms in the host’s home (llars compartides)STR | 1–4 (hidden) |
| Tourist apartments (establishments) | 130.1% |
| Hotels | 7556.6% |
Per 1,000 inhabitants
Density compared
Inside Airbnb
Inside Airbnb listings
Listings
15,236
Entire home
69.6%
distinct hosts
4,586
Number shown
64.1%
Median price / night
€191
Listings over time
−16.2% · 14 December 2025 → 17 September 2026Show the data
| Snapshot | Listings |
|---|---|
| 14 December 2025 | 18,177 |
| 21 March 2026 | 16,107 |
| 24 June 2026 | 15,406 |
| 17 September 2026 | 15,236 |
Source: Inside Airbnb (insideairbnb.com), CC BY 4.0 licence, snapshot of 17 September 2026. Third-party collection: active or inactive listings, Airbnb only. “Number shown”: share of listings whose licence field contains a number (self-declared, unverified; “exempt” and “pending” excluded).
Platforms
Nights booked via platforms
Barcelona: platform nights (city)
Eurostat tour_ce_oarc · greater cityShow the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 10,520,761 |
| 2019 | 11,028,439 |
| 2020 | 2,688,464 |
| 2021 | 3,865,041 |
| 2022 | 8,839,598 |
| 2023 | 10,922,485 |
| 2024 | 12,481,309 |
| 2025 | 13,179,021 |
Province of Barcelona: platform nights
Eurostat tour_ce_oan3 (NUTS 3 province, whole province). Platforms account for 27.3% of platform + collective accommodation nights in the province.Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 12,027,974 |
| 2019 | 12,670,272 |
| 2020 | 3,292,963 |
| 2021 | 4,756,035 |
| 2022 | 10,406,473 |
| 2023 | 12,715,643 |
| 2024 | 14,613,651 |
| 2025 | 15,478,875 |
Catalonia: seasonality of platform nights (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share |
|---|---|
| January | 4.1% |
| February | 4.8% |
| March | 5.2% |
| April | 8.2% |
| May | 8.2% |
| June | 10.4% |
| July | 15.4% |
| August | 17.1% |
| September | 8.7% |
| October | 7.8% |
| November | 4.6% |
| December | 5.5% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3, tour_ce_omn12 and tour_ce_oarc (CC BY 4.0), experimental statistics.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist dwellings in Barcelona?
Barcelona (Barcelona) has 10,652 tourist dwellings in the region’s official register (read on 5 October 2026). That is 6.2 dwellings per 1,000 inhabitants (Catalonia : 13).
Who holds the tourist dwellings in Barcelona?
In Barcelona, 58.6% of registered tourist dwellings are held by a company (legal entity); the rest belong to private individuals. No names are published here.
How many tourist nights in Barcelona?
There is no series for the municipality itself: the province of Barcelona recorded 15,478,875 nights booked via platforms in 2025 (Eurostat).
How many Airbnb listings in Barcelona?
Inside Airbnb recorded 15,236 listings in Barcelona on 17 September 2026; 64.1% show a registration number. Third-party estimate, Airbnb only.
Method
Sources and method
Generalitat de Catalunya — Registre de Turisme de Catalunya (dataset t2h3-cgys, analisi.transparenciacatalunya.cat), open data.
analisi.transparenciacatalunya.cat Dades obertes Generalitat
Eurostat — tour_ce_oan3, tour_ce_omn12, tour_ce_oarc, tour_occ_nin3 (CC BY 4.0).
Inside Airbnb — insideairbnb.com, CC BY 4.0, attribution required.
INE — Padrón municipal (official population figures).
ine.es INE
GISCO (Eurostat) — LAU 2024 and NUTS, © EuroGeographics for administrative boundaries.
ec.europa.eu © EuroGeographics
Privacy (GDPR)
- Aggregates only: no names, addresses, owners or per-host data.
- A municipality is published only from 5 registered establishments (or when its official flows are published).
- Any sub-total from 1 to 5 − 1 (type, year, owners) is hidden; a share is computed only when each group has at least 5 establishments.
- The sources’ statistical confidentiality (ISTAT “dato riservato”) is preserved.
What the texts say
In Catalonia, Andalusia and the Valencian Community, a tourist dwelling must be entered in the region’s tourism register: the figures on this page come from those registers.
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