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Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups

Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups Catalonia. 2013
Men Women Total
From 0 to 4 years 215,403 201,527 416,930
From 5 to 9 years 211,465 198,427 409,892
From 10 to 14 years 185,266 174,564 359,830
From 15 to 19 years 174,501 161,839 336,340
From 20 to 24 years 187,216 181,537 368,753
From 25 to 29 years 224,826 228,946 453,772
From 30 to 34 years 306,177 296,853 603,030
From 35 to 39 years 353,854 330,161 684,015
From 40 to 44 years 322,053 300,505 622,558
From 45 to 49 years 290,400 280,907 571,307
From 50 to 54 years 250,646 254,857 505,503
From 55 to 59 years 215,880 225,864 441,744
From 60 to 64 years 194,229 209,276 403,505
From 65 to 69 years 170,971 190,506 361,477
From 70 to 74 years 121,441 140,859 262,300
From 75 to 79 years 116,677 153,647 270,324
From 80 to 84 years 84,242 130,693 214,935
From 85 to 89 years 44,130 85,842 129,972
From 90 to 94 years 14,272 37,427 51,699
From 95 to 99 years 2,515 9,037 11,552
From 100 years and over 322 1,398 1,720
Total 3,686,486 3,794,672 7,481,158
Source: Idescat. Population Estimates.

Last update: March 28, 2017. Revised series on July 11, 2023.

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.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".