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Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups

Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups Catalonia. 2022
Men Women Total
From 0 to 4 years 160,549 152,791 313,340
From 5 to 9 years 195,851 184,197 380,048
From 10 to 14 years 221,457 207,217 428,674
From 15 to 19 years 217,497 201,575 419,072
From 20 to 24 years 210,575 195,521 406,096
From 25 to 29 years 220,051 211,395 431,446
From 30 to 34 years 235,231 230,932 466,163
From 35 to 39 years 259,119 259,051 518,170
From 40 to 44 years 322,071 311,768 633,839
From 45 to 49 years 340,225 325,199 665,424
From 50 to 54 years 301,091 293,264 594,355
From 55 to 59 years 266,178 270,533 536,711
From 60 to 64 years 225,917 244,400 470,317
From 65 to 69 years 187,692 211,366 399,058
From 70 to 74 years 162,413 193,779 356,192
From 75 to 79 years 128,358 163,592 291,950
From 80 to 84 years 81,259 115,160 196,419
From 85 to 89 years 57,264 100,848 158,112
From 90 to 94 years 22,422 52,051 74,473
From 95 to 99 years 4,577 15,005 19,582
From 100 years and over 376 2,006 2,382
Total 3,820,173 3,941,650 7,761,823
Source: Idescat. Population Estimates.

Last update: February 19, 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.

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 "..".