Current positions
2022–
Researcher
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics (CED) & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
2022–
Associated Professor — Master in Data Science
Harbour Space University, Barcelona (Spain) & Bangkok (Thailand) · Courses: From Data to Knowledge; Digital Cartography & Web-based Mapping
2017–
Coordinator & Instructor — Barcelona Summer School of Demography
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, Barcelona (Spain) · Course: Spatial Analysis and Digital Cartography in R
Previous positions
2021–24
Associated Professor — Descriptive Statistics
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona (Spain)
2019–22
Postdoctoral Researcher
Université de Genève, Switzerland
2017–19
Associated Professor — Quantitative Research Methodology & Victimization Surveys
Autonomous University of Barcelona (degree in Sociology) & Universitat Pompeu Fabra (degree in Criminology)
2017–19
Postdoctoral Researcher
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, Barcelona (Spain)
Education
2016
PhD in Demography · Extraordinary Prize
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Supervisors: Dr A. Domingo & Dr A. Sabater
2012
M.A. in Demography
European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD)
2011
M.A. in Territorial and Population Studies
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2010
B.A. in Sociology
University of Barcelona
Education (Other Courses)
2019
Longitudinal Analysis with R
NCCR LIVES, Université de Genève (Switzerland)
2018
Digital Cartography and Spatial Analysis in QGIS
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, Barcelona (Spain)
2016
Spatial Demography with R
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock (Germany)
2015
Spatial Demography with R
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, Barcelona (Spain)
2011
Computer Programming in R for Demographers
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock (Germany)
2011
Basic Mathematics for Demographers
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock (Germany)
2011
Basic Statistics for Demographers
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock (Germany)
Research & Development Projects
2023–24
Bringing Social and Computational Sciences Together: World-Scale Multilevel Analysis of Household Composition
La Caixa Foundation · Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics & Barcelona Supercomputing Centre
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr Albert Esteve), responsible of the High-Performance Computing (HPC) collaboration with the BSC
2022–27
Intergenerational Coresidence in Global Perspective: Dimensions of Change (CORESIDENCE)
European Research Council (ERC) · UAB & CED
Role: Researcher, Lead architect of global harmonised data infrastructures on household composition (CORESIDENCE) and living arrangements (GLAD), integrating census and survey microdata across countries and subnational regions — covering ageing, family dynamics, migration, and urbanisation · PI: Dr Albert Esteve
2019–22
On the Move: The Migration-Mobility Nexus
NCCR Switzerland · Université de Genève
Role: Postdoctoral Researcher, responsible for the creation of longitudinal datasets · PI: Dr Philippe Wanner
2018–20
Demografía, migraciones y nuevas fronteras estadísticas: Big Data, Registros continuos de población
Ministry of Economy & Competitiveness of Spain (CSO2017-85670-R) · CED
Role: Research Assistant · PI: Dr Andreu Domingo
2015–17
Diversidad, segregación y vulnerabilidad, análisis sociodemográfico
Ministry of Economy & Competitiveness of Spain (CSO2014-54059-R) · CED
Role: Research Assistant · PI: Dr Andreu Domingo
Refereed Publications
Galeano, J. & Esteve, A.
The Global Living Arrangements Database, 1960–2021 2025
Scientific Data · doi:10.1038/s41597-025-05787-y
García-Gómez, J., Galeano, J. & Esteve, A.
Assessing national vs subnational population heterogeneities in a global context 2025
Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, vol 23, pp. 1–14 · doi:10.1553/p-cp2h-ne2d
Pohl, M., Esteve, A. & Galeano, J.
African Households: National and Subnational Trends from Censuses and Surveys 2025
Population Studies · tandfonline.com
Fang, H., Galeano, J. & Esteve, A.
Five decades of household change across Asian societies 2024
Asian Population Studies · tandfonline.com
Galeano, J., et al.
The CORESIDENCE Database: National and Subnational Data on Household Size and Composition Around the World, 1964–2021 2024
Scientific Data · doi:10.1038/s41597-024-02964-3
Esteve, A., Pohl, M., Becca, F., Fang, H., Galeano, J., García-Román, J., et al.
A global perspective on household size and composition, 1970–2020 2024
Genus 80, 2 · doi:10.1186/s41118-024-00211-6
Galeano, J. & Gerber, R.
The economic performance of reunited families in Switzerland, 2013–2018 2023
Journal of International Migration and Integration · doi:10.1007/s12134-023-01047-3
Galeano, J.
Latin Americans in Switzerland: dual citizenship, gender and labour market incorporation 2022
Migration Letter · doi:10.33182/ml.v19i2.1566
Galeano, J., Pont, A. & Wanner, P.
A Longitudinal Analysis of Naturalization and International Migration in Switzerland, 2011–2017 2021
Journal of International Migration and Integration · doi:10.1007/s12134-021-00857-7
Galeano, J. & Bayona i Carrasco, J.
Residential segregation and clustering dynamics of migrants in the metropolitan area of Barcelona 2018
Revue Quetelet / Quetelet Journal, 6(1), 99–127 · Link
Galeano, J.
Herramientas para el análisis y la visualización de datos demo-espaciales: R, Shiny, y el asentamiento territorial de la población inmigrada en España (2000–2015) 2017
Revista de la Asociación de Demografía Histórica, 35(2), 51–72 · Link
Garha, N.S., Galeano, J. & Domingo, A.
South Asian immigration to Spain: Sociodemographic profile and territorial distribution, 2000–2014 2016
Asian and Pacific Migration Journal · DOI: 10.1177/0117196816639166
Galeano, J., Sabater, A. & Domingo, A.
Formation and evolution of ethnic enclaves in Catalonia before and during the economic crisis 2015
Catalan Social Sciences Review, 5, 59–86 · Link
Galeano, J., Sabater, A. & Domingo, A.
Formació i Evolució dels Enclavaments Ètnics a Catalunya abans i durant la Crisis Econòmica 2014
Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica, 60(2), 261–288
Sabater, A., Galeano, J. & Domingo, A.
La transformación de las comunidades mayoritarias y la formación y evolución de los enclaves étnicos en España 2013
Migraciones, 34, pp. 11–44 · Link
Other Publications
García, J., Galeano, J. & Esteve, A.
Households in transition in Spain and Portugal 2026
La Caixa Foundation, The Social Observatory
Domingo, A., Galeano, J. & Bayona i Carrasco, J.
La migració estrangera a Barcelona: de la crisi financera del 2008 a la pandèmia del 2020 2021
Barcelona i Societat · Link
Domingo, A., Bayona i Carrasco, J., Cortina, C. & Galeano, J.
Cohesió social i demografia 2019
In Cardus, S. (Ed.) Informe sobre la cohesió social a la Catalunya del segle XXI, Barcelona: IEC · Link
Galeano, J.
Desmontando mitos entorno a la migración internacional en España: una mirada retrospectiva 2018
In Domingo, A. (Ed.) Demografía y posverdad, Barcelona: Icaria, pp. 123–143 · Link
Galeano, J. & Sabater, A.
Inmigración internacional y cambio demográfico en el nuevo milenio 2016
In Domingo, A. (Ed.) Inmigración y diversidad en España. Crisis económica y gestión municipal, Barcelona: Icaria, pp. 13–48 · Link
Galeano, J. & Bayona i Carrasco, J.
La diversidad en la Metrópolis Españolas 2016
In Domingo, A. (Ed.) Inmigración y diversidad en España. Crisis económica y gestión municipal, Barcelona: Icaria, pp. 49–74 · Link
Galeano, J. & Bayona i Carrasco, J.
Assentament Territorial de la Població Estrangera a l'Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona en el Segle XXI 2015
RECERCA I IMMIGRACIÓ VII: Migracions dels segles XX i XXI, una mirada candelinana, Barcelona: Generalitat de Catalunya · Link
Domingo, A., Sabater, A. & Galeano, J.
Enclavaments Ètnics a Catalunya, País Valencià i les Illes Balears 2013
L'Avenç, 391 · Link
Galeano, J.
La Reagrupación Familiar a la Provincia de Girona 2013
Papers de Demografia, núm. 401, 1–68 · Link
Galeano, J.
Ressenya: "The Age of Migration. International Population Movements in Modern World" 2012
Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica, Vol. 57, nº3 · Link
Mentoring and Teaching Experience
2023–26
PhD Co-Supervisor
Huifen Fang — Regional Trends in Household Change in Asia 1970–2020 · Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
2022–
Member — Evaluation Committee of PhD Candidates
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, Barcelona (Spain)
2022–25
Associated Professor — From Data to Knowledge
Harbour Space University, Master in Data Science, Barcelona (Spain) and Bangkok (Thailand)
2022–24
Associated Professor — Descriptive Statistics
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, degree in Criminology, Barcelona (Spain)
2017–19
Associated Professor — Quantitative Research Methodology & Victimization Surveys
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (degree in Sociology) & Universitat Pompeu Fabra (degree in Criminology), Spain
2017–26
Coordinator & Instructor — Barcelona Summer School of Demography
Introduction to R and Data Visualisation · Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, Barcelona (Spain)
Workshops
2025–26
Digital Cartography and Spatial Analysis with R
University of Denver, Colorado (US) & Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid (Spain)
2025
The Household Socio-Economic Survey: The CORESIDENCE algorithm – Living Arrangements Values and Types
Mahidol University, Bangkok (Thailand) & Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, Barcelona (Spain)
2025
The Household Socio-Economic Survey: Reconstruction of Living Arrangements from an individual-based perspective
Mahidol University, Bangkok (Thailand) & Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, Barcelona (Spain)
2025
The Household Socio-Economic Survey: Creation of pointer variables in households' rosters
Mahidol University, Bangkok (Thailand) & Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, Barcelona (Spain)
2025
The CORESIDENCE Data Infrastructures
Mahidol University, Bangkok (Thailand)
2024
The Afro-Colombian Population through its Censuses in R
Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Bogotá (Colombia)
2023
Data Visualization in R for Demographers
Centro de Estudios Demográficos, Urbanos y Ambientales (CEDUA), Colegio de México, DF (México)
2023
Data Visualization in R for Social Sciences
Department of Sociology, University of Trento (Italy)
2022
An Introduction to R
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
2020–22
An Introduction to QGIS and Web Mapping
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
2019
An Introduction to R for Social Scientists
National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) on the Move, University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland)
2017
An Introduction to QGIS and Web Mapping
Department of Sociology, Málaga University (Spain)
2016
An Introduction to QGIS and Web Mapping
Department of Political and Social Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University (Spain)
2013–17
Introduction to Digital Mapping and Spatial Data Analysis
MA in Territorial and Population Studies · Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Invited Talks and Seminars
2026
AI tools for population research
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, Barcelona (Spain)
2026
Visual perception and graphical communication
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, Barcelona (Spain)
2025
The Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics of Barcelona: institutional presentation
Mahidol University, Bangkok (Thailand)
2023
Unraveling the power of lists in R
Geneva R Group, Genève (Switzerland)
2020–22
Data Visualization in Demographic Studies: a brief introduction
Institut de démographie et socioéconomie, Université de Genève (Switzerland)
2015
International migration and demographic change in Spain before and during the economic crisis (2000–2014): a demo-spatial analysis
Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE), University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
2015
Migración internacional y cambio demográfico en España antes y durante la crisis económica: un análisis demo-espacial
Departament Teoria Sociològica, Filosofia del Dret, Metodologia de les CCSS, University of Barcelona (Spain)
2013
Diversidad Poblacional, Segregación Espacial y Desigualdad Residencial en la Región Metropolitana de Barcelona
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
2013
Geo-location as a demographic research tool
R Users Group of Barcelona (RugBCN), itnig, Barcelona (Spain)
2013
Data visualization: the geo-location as emerging research tool
Doctoral Working Group, Department of Sociology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Awards & Scholarships
2018
PhD Thesis Extraordinary Prize — Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2016
2nd Prize, Young Researchers Competition — XI Congreso ADEH
2015
Poster Prize — XXIV Congreso de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles
2015
Research visit scholarship, University of Manchester — Ministry of Education of Spain
2014
Research visit scholarship, Southampton University — Ministry of Education of Spain
2013–17
PhD scholarship FPU (Formation of University Professorship) — Ministry of Education of Spain
2011–12
European Doctoral School of Demography scholarship — CED
Conference Presentations
Free-Use Data for Research: IPUMS Census & Survey Microdata & The CORESIDENCE Database
oralInternational Population Conference (IPC) · Brisbane, Australia, July 2025 · with A. Esteve
The Global Living Arrangements Database, 1960–2021
oralInternational Population Conference (IPC) · Brisbane, Australia, July 2025 · with A. Esteve
Increase in Old-Age Couples Living Alone in Vietnam, 1989–2019
posterInternational Population Conference (IPC) · Brisbane, Australia, July 2025 · with H. Fang & A. Esteve
The Global Living Arrangements Database, 1960–2021
posterAnnual Meeting of the PAA 2025 · Washington DC, April 2025 · with A. Esteve
Increase in Old-Age Couples Living Alone in Vietnam, 1989–2019
posterAnnual Meeting of the PAA 2025 · Washington DC, April 2025 · with H. Fang & A. Esteve
The CORESIDENCE Database: National and Subnational Data on Household Size and Composition Around the World, 1964–2021
oralEuropean Population Conference 2024 · Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2024
The CORESIDENCE Database: National and Subnational Data on Household Size and Composition Around the World, 1964–2021
posterAnnual Meeting of the PAA 2024 · Columbus, Ohio, April 2024
Terra d'incontro: The residential settlement of Italians and Argentinians in Barcelona during the XXI century
oralPopdays 2023 · Rome, Italy, February 2023
Family Reunion and Poverty: a semi-longitudinal analysis of the Swiss case
oralEuropean Population Conference 2022 · Groningen, Netherlands, June–July 2022 · with R. Gerber
Family Reunion and Poverty: a semi-longitudinal analysis of the Swiss case
posterAnnual Meeting of the PAA 2022 · Atlanta, April 2022 · with R. Gerber
A Longitudinal Analysis of Naturalization and International Migration in Switzerland, 2011–2017
oralAnnual Meeting of the PAA 2021 · Online, May 2021 · with A. Pont & P. Wanner
A Longitudinal Analysis of Naturalization and International Migration in Switzerland, 2011–2017
oralEuropean Population Conference EPC2020 · Padova, June 2020 (cancelled — COVID-19) · with A. Pont & P. Wanner
Internal migration of recent international migrants in Switzerland: A longitudinal analysis of the impact of changes on legal status over internal mobility, 2011–2017
posterAnnual Meeting of the PAA 2020 · Washington DC, April 2020 (cancelled — COVID-19)
Emigración latinoamericana reciente a España: un ejercicio prospectivo con Google Trends para Venezuela, Colombia y Argentina
oralVIII Congreso de la ALAP · Puebla, Mexico, October 2018 · with A. Domingo
The diversification of Metropolitan Regions in Spain: a demo-spatial analysis
oralIMISCOE Annual Conference · Barcelona, July 2018 · with J. Bayona & A. Domingo
A Longitudinal Analysis of Severe Poverty in Spain Before and After the Crisis Using Charity Data
oralEuropean Population Conference EPC2018 · Brussels, June 2018 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
Redundancy and the Great Depression in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona: Philanthropic records as a new source for the study of poverty
oralAnnual Meeting of the PAA 2017 · Chicago, April 2017 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
Demografia i regeneració urbana. Al pla de barris de Barcelona: reptes i oportunitats
oralCongrès Català de Sociologia 2017 · Tarragona, May 2017 · with A. Domingo
Harmonizing geographies for analyses of residential segregation: the 1km² cells of the European grid for Madrid and Barcelona
posterEuropean Population Conference EPC2016 · Mainz, Germany, September 2016 · with A. Sabater
Crisis económica y pauperización en la región metropolitana de Barcelona: una aproximación demo-espacial utilizando datos de Cáritas (2005–2013)
oralXII Congreso Español de Sociología · Gijón, June–July 2016 · with A. Domingo & A. Sabater
Herramientas para el análisis y la visualización de datos demo-espaciales: R, Shiny, y el asentamiento territorial de la población inmigrada en España (2000–2015)
oralXI Congreso de la Asociación de Demografía Histórica (ADEH) · Cádiz, June 2016
Diversidad poblacional y extensión de la vulnerabilidad social en el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona: un análisis demo-espacial con datos de Càritas Barcelona
oralXI Congreso ADEH · Cádiz, June 2016 · with A. Domingo & A. Sabater
Inmigración internacional y aumento de la diversidad poblacional en España: un análisis demo-espacial de la evolución metropolitana reciente
oralXV Congreso de la Población Española · Fuerteventura, June 2016 · with J. Bayona-i-Carrasco
Segregación territorial y transformación del espacio residencial al inicio del siglo XXI: el caso del área metropolitana de Barcelona
posterXXIV Congreso de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles · Zaragoza, October 2015 · with J. Bayona-i-Carrasco
International migration and demographic change in the metropolitan area of Barcelona: a demo-spatial analysis at the census tracts level
oralChaire Quetelet 2015 · Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, November 2015 · with J. Bayona-i-Carrasco
Aumento de la Diversidad Poblacional y la Vulnerabilidad Social en el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona
oralVIII Congreso de las Migraciones Internacionales en España · Granada, September 2015
Concentración y diversidad: el asentamiento de la inmigración del subcontinente indio a España (2000–2013)
oralVIII Congreso de las Migraciones Internacionales en España · Granada, September 2015 · with N. Singh
Els municipis espanyols després del boom immigratori. Augment de la diversitat poblacional i disminució de la segregació residencial
oralSota l'ombra de la incertesa · Barcelona, June 2015 · with A. Sabater
Assentament Territorial de la Població Estrangera a l'Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona en el Segle XXI
oralMigracions dels segles XX i XXI a Catalunya · Barcelona, December 2014 · with J. Bayona
Internal migration and residential segregation of immigrant populations in three major Spanish cities and their metropolitan areas (2004–2011)
oralEuropean Population Conference EPC2014 · Budapest, June 2014 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
Diversitat i concentració residencial a Catalunya
oralSeminar on Municipal Management of Interculturality · Barcelona, June 2014 · with A. Sabater
What's up with Barcelona? Residential Segregation, Increasing Population Diversity and Living Conditions Inequalities
posterPopulation Association of America (Annual Meeting) · Boston, May 2014 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
Spatial integration at the expense of occupational disadvantage: The case of Latin Americans in Spain
oralBritish Society of Population Studies (Annual Conference) · Swansea, September 2013 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
La segregación residencial y ocupacional de la población de origen latinoamericano residente en España
oralCongreso de la Federación Española de Sociología (FES) 2013 · Madrid, July 2013 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
Crossroads to integration? Residential and occupational segregation of Latin Americans in Spain
oralInternational Conference on Population Geographies · Groningen, June 2013 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
La conexión entre la segregación ocupacional y residencial de la población latinoamericana en España
oralCongreso de la Asociación de Demografía Histórica (ADEH) 2013 · Albacete, June 2013 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
Formació i evolució dels enclavaments ètnics a Catalunya abans i durant la crisi econòmica
oralCongrés Català de Sociologia 2013 · Perpignan, April 2013 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
The Gendered Nature of Migration and Settlement of Latin Americans in Spain
posterPopulation Association of America (Annual Meeting) · New Orleans, April 2013 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
Moving or staying put? Movement and settlement of international migrants in Spain before and during the economic recession
posterEuropean Population Conference EPC2012 · Stockholm, June 2012 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
Family reunification, migration strategies and transnational marriage markets
oralEuropean Population Conference EPC2012 · Stockholm, June 2012 · with A. Domingo & X. Bueno
Coexistence of Paradigms? Residential Segregation in Spain after Mass Migration
posterPopulation Association of America (Annual Meeting) · San Francisco, May 2012 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
Formación y Evolución de los Enclaves Étnicos en España
oralInternational Migrations in Spain · Bilbao, April 2012 · with A. Sabater & A. Domingo
Research Visits
2026
Institute for Population and Social Research (IPSR), Mahidol University, Bangkok (Thailand)
2023
Centro de Estudios Demográficos, Urbanos y Ambientales (CEDUA), Colegio de México, DF (México)
2016
Human Geography, Planning and International Development (GPIO), University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) · Supervisor: Dr Sako Musterd
2015
Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE), University of Manchester (United Kingdom) · Supervisor: Dr Nissa Finney
2014
Centre for Population Change, Southampton University (United Kingdom) · Supervisor: Dr Jakub Bijak
2011
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock (Germany)
Data Visualisation Projects & Dashboards
JGMAP
Digital cartography, carto-aesthetic reflections, cartographic reveries
Only8
Data analysis for the project Only8, about the presence of women names in the streets of Barcelona. In collaboration with the design studio Anton and Irene
Population Change in Spain 2000–2016 (Plots)
R & Shiny dashboard for the Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics (CED) · GitHub
Migration and Mobility Survey 2016, 2018 & 2020 (Plots)
R & Shiny dashboard for the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) · GitHub
Households and Living Arrangements (Maps)
R & Shiny dashboard for the United Nations (UN) & Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics (CED) · GitHub
Population in Catalonia by Census Tracts 2000–2016, Reactive Location Quotients (Maps)
R & Shiny dashboard for the Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics (CED)
Naturalisation Rates in Switzerland (Maps)
R & Leaflet for the Université de Genève · GitHub