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Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups

Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups Catalonia. 2016
Men Women Total
From 0 to 4 years 192,829 181,120 373,949
From 5 to 9 years 216,880 202,688 419,568
From 10 to 14 years 198,574 187,350 385,924
From 15 to 19 years 180,553 167,895 348,448
From 20 to 24 years 181,674 174,411 356,085
From 25 to 29 years 200,597 204,960 405,557
From 30 to 34 years 249,671 251,872 501,543
From 35 to 39 years 326,069 313,292 639,361
From 40 to 44 years 335,112 315,766 650,878
From 45 to 49 years 299,382 287,269 586,651
From 50 to 54 years 264,799 266,012 530,811
From 55 to 59 years 230,958 242,370 473,328
From 60 to 64 years 196,760 211,919 408,679
From 65 to 69 years 177,390 199,104 376,494
From 70 to 74 years 143,176 167,646 310,822
From 75 to 79 years 107,140 137,088 244,228
From 80 to 84 years 89,412 133,882 223,294
From 85 to 89 years 49,658 92,864 142,522
From 90 to 94 years 17,835 43,914 61,749
From 95 to 99 years 3,009 10,744 13,753
From 100 years and over 368 1,659 2,027
Total 3,661,846 3,793,825 7,455,671
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 "..".