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Population resident abroad on 1 January. By sex

Population resident abroad on 1 January. By sex Catalonia Value
Total Men Women
2023 367,367 187,341 180,026
2022 357,011 181,490 175,521
2021 340,514 172,716 167,798
2020 331,189 167,794 163,395
2019 316,599 160,078 156,521
2018 302,525 152,608 149,917
2017 284,374 143,150 141,224
2016 264,034 132,181 131,853
2015 242,070 120,829 121,241
2014 221,444 110,040 111,404
2013 203,250 100,545 102,705
2012 185,848 91,741 94,107
2011 170,909 84,232 86,677
2010 156,400 76,851 79,549
2009 144,002 70,634 73,368
Units: Number of persons.
Source: Idescat, based on data from the INE's Register of Spaniards Resident Abroad Statistic.
Population resident abroad on 1 January. By sex Spain Value
Total Men Women
2023 2,790,317 1,383,236 1,407,081
2022 2,742,605 1,356,455 1,386,150
2021 2,654,723 1,311,979 1,342,744
2020 2,618,592 1,294,053 1,324,539
2019 2,545,729 1,257,650 1,288,079
2018 2,482,808 1,225,500 1,257,308
2017 2,406,611 1,186,409 1,220,202
2016 2,305,030 1,134,461 1,170,569
2015 2,183,043 1,072,020 1,111,023
2014 2,058,048 1,008,816 1,049,232
2013 1,931,248 945,340 985,908
2012 1,816,835 888,783 928,052
2011 1,702,778 833,207 869,571
2010 1,574,123 770,555 803,568
2009 1,471,691 720,486 751,205
Units: Number of persons.
Source: INE. Register of Spaniards Resident Abroad Statistic.

Last update: April 27, 2023.

Methodological note

The Register of Inhabitants Residing Abroad is an administrative record consisting of the Spanish nationals who normally live abroad –regardless of whether they have dual nationality or not–and the last municipality in Catalonia where they were registered. The objective is to obtain tabulations on the name and basic characteristics of Catalans residing abroad, based on an initial treatment of the Register of Spaniards Residing Abroad regarding those whose previously registered municipality was located in Catalonia.

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