Ontinyent in numbers

Get to know the town through its data

How many people live in Ontinyent, how its population has changed, how much industry matters and how unemployment has evolved. Every figure comes from an official source and shows its year: they are not all updated at the same time.

Ontinyent at a glance

37,012

inhabitants

Census register 2025 · INE

125.43km²

municipal area

Generalitat Valenciana

295.1

inhabitants per km²

Register 2025 / area

43.7

years, average age

INE 2023 · INE

25.4%

of employed residents work in industry

INE 2023 · INE

A changing town

Ontinyent's population grew strongly to a peak of 37,935 inhabitants in 2010. After several years of decline, it has been growing again since 2020 and reached 37,012 inhabitants in 2025, still below the series peak.

30,00033,00036,00039,000199620002010202020252010 · 37,93537,012

Official population figures on 1 January. The vertical axis starts at 30,000. 1997 has no official figure (change in the register's method) and has not been estimated.

+5,086

since 2000 (+15.9 %)

37,935

series peak · 2010

37,012

latest figure · 2025

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YearinhabitantsChange
199631,024—
199831,343+319 (1996)
199931,530+187
200031,926+396
200132,687+761
200233,734+1,047
200334,516+782
200435,155+639
200535,517+362
200636,368+851
200736,695+327
200837,518+823
200937,735+217
201037,935+200
201137,606−329
201237,140−466
201336,974−166
201436,180−794
201535,621−559
201635,534−87
201735,342−192
201835,395+53
201935,347−48
202035,761+414
202135,946+185
202235,9460
202336,194+248
202436,430+236
202537,012+582

Source: INE · Cifras oficiales de población (Revisión del Padrón Municipal)

Who we are

The pyramid shows how the population is spread by age and sex. The largest groups are those aged 45 to 54.

Men · 18,201Women · 18,646100+95-9990-9485-8980-8475-7970-7465-6960-6455-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2920-2415-1910-145-90-4005005001,0001,0001,5001,500
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AgeMenWomenTotal
0-46946071,301
5-98087821,590
10-149048751,779
15-191,0671,0712,138
20-241,1121,0272,139
25-291,0539822,035
30-341,0849111,995
35-391,1051,0772,182
40-441,2481,2492,497
45-491,5511,5393,090
50-541,5061,4762,982
55-591,3941,3832,777
60-641,2721,4132,685
65-691,1741,1782,352
70-748079291,736
75-796568441,500
80-844686191,087
85-89205399604
90-9480222302
95-99135366
100+01010
Total18,20118,64636,847

Source: INE · Censo anual de población (sexo y edad) · 1/1/2025

18.5 %

under 20

60.7 %

aged 20 to 64

20.8 %

aged 65 or over

5.6 %

aged 80 or over

13.75 %

foreign nationals · 2025

43.7

average age · INE 2023

The official population is 37,012 (municipal register, 2025). The pyramid and nationality use that year's annual Census (36,847 residents), another INE statistic that gives the age breakdown.

An industrial town

Ontinyent is known as the capital of Valencian textiles. In 2023, 3,771 of the 14,867 employed people living in Ontinyent worked in industry (25.4 %); 3,629 of them in manufacturing.

  • Services66.4 % · 9,869
  • Industry25.4 % · 3,771
  • Construction6.4 % · 952
  • Agriculture1.8 % · 266

Employed residents by sector, 2023. Industry: NACE sections B-E (including energy, water and waste); services: G-U.

These are employed people who live in Ontinyent, classified by their company's activity. They are not necessarily jobs located in the town: it includes people who live here and work elsewhere, and excludes those who commute in.

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Sectoremployed%
Services9,86966.4
Industry3,77125.4
Construction9526.4
Agriculture2661.8

Source: INE · Censo anual de población (ocupados por actividad)

Work and income

Registered unemployment each March

Registered unemployment. This is not an unemployment rate.

Registered unemployment peaked in March 2013 at 4,838 people. In March 2026 it stood at 2,224, 54.0 % lower.

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020062010202020262013 · 4,8382,224

Registered unemployment. This is not an unemployment rate. Jobseekers registered as unemployed. Always the same month (March) so that years can be compared without seasonal effects.

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Yearpeople
20061,592
20071,609
20081,932
20093,356
20103,999
20114,176
20124,568
20134,838
20144,568
20154,060
20163,720
20173,257
20183,064
20192,778
20202,990
20213,082
20222,602
20232,543
20242,451
20252,370
20262,224

Source: SEPE · Paro registrado por municipios (datos abiertos)

Declared income

€28,649

average gross declared income

per tax return · 2024

€23,401

average disposable declared income

per tax return · 2024

This is the average per income-tax return (19,130 returns in 2024): it is not the average salary or income per inhabitant. Disposable income is gross income minus tax and social security contributions.

Average gross declared income, 2013-2024
€19,447€28,649

Current euros. Nominal change, not adjusted for inflation.

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IRPFReturnsAverage gross incomeAverage disposable income
201315,961€19,447€16,422
201415,979€19,565€16,472
201515,754€20,448€17,350
201615,449€21,172€17,887
201715,769€21,708€18,255
201816,334€22,714€18,977
201916,372€23,328€19,519
202016,986€23,527€19,662
202117,123€24,906€20,587
202217,814€26,510€21,815
202318,686€26,832€22,044
202419,130€28,649€23,401

Source: Agencia Tributaria · Estadística de los declarantes del IRPF por municipios

Sources and methodology

Data reviewed: October 2026

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