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Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups. Total. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Vallès Oriental
0-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total
2023 67,543 44,371 104,333 130,663 75,239 422,149
2022 68,668 42,521 104,852 127,657 73,060 416,758
2021 70,159 41,342 107,751 125,028 71,035 415,315
2020 71,688 40,002 109,986 121,516 70,030 413,222
2019 72,588 38,327 111,395 117,986 68,169 408,465
2018 73,238 36,890 113,377 114,926 66,624 405,055
2017 73,507 36,057 115,373 111,948 64,769 401,654
2016 74,084 34,991 117,825 108,945 63,056 398,901
2015 74,993 34,768 121,664 107,383 62,284 401,092
2014 75,323 34,679 124,837 105,030 60,502 400,371
2013 75,643 34,734 129,030 103,279 58,278 400,964
2012 75,410 35,054 133,170 101,025 56,502 401,161
Source: Idescat. Population Estimates.
Note: Law 23/2010, of July 22, on the creation of the area of Penedès, divides Catalonia into eight territorial planning areas. This change implies that the data for the Metropolitan Area, Central Counties and Camp de Tarragona are not directly comparable with previous years.
Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups. Men. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Vallès Oriental
0-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total
2023 34,875 23,120 52,772 65,850 33,447 210,064
2022 35,440 22,116 53,134 64,445 32,529 207,664
2021 36,176 21,596 54,642 63,050 31,624 207,088
2020 36,973 20,971 55,810 61,187 31,199 206,140
2019 37,499 20,047 56,526 59,290 30,358 203,720
2018 37,805 19,117 57,533 57,765 29,665 201,885
2017 37,990 18,663 58,632 56,358 28,773 200,416
2016 38,362 18,101 59,871 54,867 28,029 199,230
2015 38,821 17,994 61,896 54,014 27,684 200,409
2014 39,001 18,038 63,477 52,844 26,871 200,231
2013 39,201 18,002 65,980 51,974 25,781 200,938
2012 39,097 18,133 68,464 50,990 24,895 201,579
Source: Idescat. Population Estimates.
Note: Law 23/2010, of July 22, on the creation of the area of Penedès, divides Catalonia into eight territorial planning areas. This change implies that the data for the Metropolitan Area, Central Counties and Camp de Tarragona are not directly comparable with previous years.
Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups. Women. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Vallès Oriental
0-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total
2023 32,668 21,251 51,561 64,813 41,792 212,085
2022 33,228 20,405 51,718 63,212 40,531 209,094
2021 33,983 19,746 53,109 61,978 39,411 208,227
2020 34,715 19,031 54,176 60,329 38,831 207,082
2019 35,089 18,280 54,869 58,696 37,811 204,745
2018 35,433 17,773 55,844 57,161 36,959 203,170
2017 35,517 17,394 56,741 55,590 35,996 201,238
2016 35,722 16,890 57,954 54,078 35,027 199,671
2015 36,172 16,774 59,768 53,369 34,600 200,683
2014 36,322 16,641 61,360 52,186 33,631 200,140
2013 36,442 16,732 63,050 51,305 32,497 200,026
2012 36,313 16,921 64,706 50,035 31,607 199,582
Source: Idescat. Population Estimates.
Note: Law 23/2010, of July 22, on the creation of the area of Penedès, divides Catalonia into eight territorial planning areas. This change implies that the data for the Metropolitan Area, Central Counties and Camp de Tarragona are not directly comparable with previous years.

Last update: February 19, 2024. Revised series on June 11, 2024.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Intercensal population estimates
Calculation of the population by sex and age that connects two censuses. Intercensal estimates replace postcensal once you have the results of a new census of population, and provide final series of population between two censuses.
Postcensal population estimates
Calculation of the population by sex and age in the years after the last census. The postcensal estimates provide the series of population from the last census available, that are calculated adding the natural movement and migration that are recorded annually.

Methodological aspects

The basic information on the population on 1 January and the population structure indicatorsare obtained from the Population Estimates.

The Population Estimates are statistical operations produced annually that provide a headcount of the resident population within Catalonia and its distribution by sex and age. The time reference for the postcensal population estimates is 1st January.

The postcensal population estimates are calculated based on the last available census and the demographic shifts from the corresponding year (birth, death and migration). The information they provide enable us to find out the levels of demographic growth and the shift in the population pyramid on a yearly basis. It also enables us to reliably calculate the demographic, social and economic indicators in which the population groups are the reference denominator, especially when these denominators must be disaggregated according to the features of sex and age.

The early postcensal estimates aim to provide a statistical estimation of the population classified by sex and age as early as possible with respect to the reference date. They are calculated in the second quarter of the year based on the provisional data for demographic flows. The results are kept updated until replaced by the Definitive Post-Census Estimates, calculated once figures for births, deaths and migrations are available for the year of reference.

By taking a new population census tally, the annual figures of the population estimates can be revised in the interim between two censuses, and from this the intercensal population estimates are generated. The production of intercensal estimates, then, consists of retroactively correcting the postcensal population estimates with the aid of the data from the new census. The level of disaggregation of the data is the same as for the postcensal estimates.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.