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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, areas and provinces 2012
0-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total
Alt Camp 7,760 4,102 13,949 11,490 7,709 45,010
Alt Empordà 23,790 12,395 44,146 35,358 23,178 138,867
Alt Penedès 19,830 8,718 34,617 26,020 16,591 105,776
Alt Urgell 3,029 1,838 6,328 5,788 4,127 21,110
Alta Ribagorça 581 338 1,391 1,091 765 4,166
Anoia 22,243 10,233 38,196 29,004 18,819 118,495
Bages 1,547 911 3,698 2,651 1,184 9,991
Baix Camp 31,250 15,098 57,453 47,267 34,348 185,416
Baix Ebre 35,646 17,616 62,261 47,988 28,607 192,118
Baix Empordà 12,948 7,214 24,869 20,303 16,152 81,486
Baix Llobregat 22,201 11,855 40,862 34,758 22,516 132,192
Baix Penedès 144,799 68,380 266,855 201,469 120,156 801,659
Barcelonès 18,324 8,440 32,704 25,218 15,880 100,566
Berguedà 314,131 185,961 724,294 563,499 449,774 2,237,659
Cerdanya 5,639 3,343 11,133 11,639 9,358 41,112
Conca de Barberà 2,897 1,441 6,301 5,271 2,930 18,840
Garraf 3,277 1,771 6,273 5,396 4,303 21,020
Garrigues 25,597 11,713 47,323 38,875 21,644 145,152
Garrotxa 2,676 1,674 5,488 5,301 4,931 20,070
Gironès 8,730 4,931 15,792 14,866 11,067 55,386
Maresme 34,683 17,553 61,636 43,064 25,106 182,042
Montsià 76,641 37,387 138,005 113,712 68,490 434,235
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Osona 11,287 6,284 23,130 17,094 13,363 71,158
Pallars Jussà 6,108 3,476 11,839 10,078 8,360 39,861
Pallars Sobirà 27,991 13,767 46,819 39,643 25,822 154,042
Pla d'Urgell 1,805 1,156 4,019 3,654 3,374 14,008
Pla de l'Estany 1,037 569 2,291 2,071 1,379 7,347
Priorat 6,233 3,288 11,856 8,958 6,667 37,002
Ribera d'Ebre 5,892 2,897 9,405 7,863 5,200 31,257
Ripollès 1,331 771 2,727 2,646 2,416 9,891
Segarra 3,132 2,058 6,358 6,478 5,281 23,307
Segrià 3,468 1,975 7,046 7,496 6,193 26,178
Selva 4,135 2,159 7,519 5,458 3,929 23,200
Solsonès 34,412 19,130 67,811 51,555 34,006 206,914
Tarragonès 29,246 15,603 56,450 43,680 25,451 170,430
Terra Alta 2,314 1,190 4,026 3,534 2,587 13,651
Urgell 44,403 22,975 85,041 61,796 35,387 249,602
Val d'Aran 1,550 1,011 3,271 3,310 3,369 12,511
Vallès Occidental 6,192 3,188 11,128 9,208 6,981 36,697
Vallès Oriental 167,920 79,998 296,317 222,306 128,272 894,813
Catalonia 75,410 35,054 133,170 101,025 56,502 401,161
Metropolità 1,252,085 649,461 2,433,797 1,897,881 1,282,174 7,515,398
Comarques Gironines 778,901 406,780 1,558,641 1,202,011 823,194 4,769,527
Camp de Tarragona 128,010 67,209 235,337 187,085 118,711 736,352
Terres de l'Ebre 92,417 47,235 170,251 129,316 78,422 517,641
Ponent 28,917 16,567 57,628 47,185 38,165 188,462
Comarques Centrals 59,756 32,915 115,641 90,558 64,874 363,744
Alt Pirineu i Aran 67,194 33,398 119,431 102,083 72,115 394,221
Penedès 10,896 6,253 24,028 20,526 13,759 75,462
Barcelona 85,994 39,104 152,840 119,117 72,934 469,989
Girona 911,476 469,655 1,794,184 1,394,398 949,657 5,519,370
Lleida 130,383 68,373 240,450 191,118 120,955 751,279
Tarragona 70,563 39,189 138,587 110,649 79,087 438,075
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.
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Population a 1 de gener. By sex and age groups. Men. Counties, areas and provinces 2012
0-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total
Alt Camp 4,030 2,066 7,425 5,981 3,455 22,957
Alt Empordà 12,238 6,338 22,969 18,160 10,573 70,278
Alt Penedès 10,176 4,436 17,928 13,331 7,267 53,138
Alt Urgell 1,570 952 3,197 3,015 1,886 10,620
Alta Ribagorça 314 183 772 588 346 2,203
Anoia 11,554 5,185 20,097 14,706 8,220 59,762
Bages 818 475 1,938 1,403 553 5,187
Baix Camp 16,226 7,676 29,931 24,096 14,255 92,184
Baix Ebre 18,347 8,828 31,931 24,122 12,590 95,818
Baix Empordà 6,828 3,719 13,440 10,277 7,263 41,527
Baix Llobregat 11,521 6,017 21,179 17,662 10,084 66,463
Baix Penedès 74,625 34,997 136,055 99,645 52,383 397,705
Barcelonès 9,470 4,311 16,986 12,966 7,448 51,181
Berguedà 161,895 94,794 367,493 266,840 181,228 1,072,250
Cerdanya 2,930 1,728 5,837 6,040 3,997 20,532
Conca de Barberà 1,529 761 3,349 2,852 1,339 9,830
Garraf 1,699 923 3,359 2,859 1,895 10,735
Garrigues 13,085 5,943 23,889 19,720 9,553 72,190
Garrotxa 1,443 891 3,046 2,836 2,273 10,489
Gironès 4,525 2,591 8,121 7,724 4,725 27,686
Maresme 17,879 9,026 31,547 21,470 10,550 90,472
Montsià 39,785 19,361 70,645 56,270 29,583 215,644
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Osona 5,878 3,140 12,346 8,763 6,057 36,184
Pallars Jussà 3,149 1,788 6,460 5,347 3,788 20,532
Pallars Sobirà 14,505 6,982 24,249 20,203 10,923 76,862
Pla d'Urgell 905 626 2,244 1,951 1,498 7,224
Pla de l'Estany 524 265 1,247 1,140 665 3,841
Priorat 3,202 1,685 6,384 4,720 2,923 18,914
Ribera d'Ebre 3,014 1,527 4,800 4,039 2,279 15,659
Ripollès 716 388 1,547 1,422 1,124 5,197
Segarra 1,582 1,059 3,443 3,349 2,386 11,819
Segrià 1,838 1,021 3,739 3,850 2,625 13,073
Selva 2,152 1,116 4,095 2,943 1,741 12,047
Solsonès 17,635 9,714 36,112 26,193 14,489 104,143
Tarragonès 15,147 8,175 29,852 22,607 11,485 87,266
Terra Alta 1,179 609 2,119 1,875 1,157 6,939
Urgell 22,979 11,657 44,285 31,096 15,451 125,468
Val d'Aran 817 550 1,841 1,742 1,577 6,527
Vallès Occidental 3,200 1,666 5,973 4,825 3,059 18,723
Vallès Oriental 86,548 41,017 150,781 109,970 54,382 442,698
Catalonia 39,097 18,133 68,464 50,990 24,895 201,579
Metropolità 646,554 332,319 1,251,115 939,588 543,970 3,713,546
Comarques Gironines 401,950 208,302 793,438 583,715 342,471 2,329,876
Camp de Tarragona 66,162 34,695 122,207 95,512 52,321 370,897
Terres de l'Ebre 47,771 23,862 88,547 65,480 34,515 260,175
Ponent 15,105 8,468 31,070 24,131 17,283 96,057
Comarques Centrals 30,781 16,860 62,070 46,864 28,273 184,848
Alt Pirineu i Aran 34,840 16,995 62,136 52,214 30,332 196,517
Penedès 5,660 3,262 12,747 10,949 6,287 38,905
Barcelona 44,285 19,875 78,900 60,723 32,488 236,271
Girona 470,439 240,270 915,348 681,786 396,638 2,704,481
Lleida 67,404 35,298 124,958 97,646 53,322 378,628
Tarragona 36,363 20,110 74,207 57,583 34,760 223,023
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.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Population a 1 de gener. By sex and age groups. Women. Counties, areas and provinces 2012
0-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total
Alt Camp 3,730 2,036 6,524 5,509 4,254 22,053
Alt Empordà 11,552 6,057 21,177 17,198 12,605 68,589
Alt Penedès 9,654 4,282 16,689 12,689 9,324 52,638
Alt Urgell 1,459 886 3,131 2,773 2,241 10,490
Alta Ribagorça 267 155 619 503 419 1,963
Anoia 10,689 5,048 18,099 14,298 10,599 58,733
Bages 729 436 1,760 1,248 631 4,804
Baix Camp 15,024 7,422 27,522 23,171 20,093 93,232
Baix Ebre 17,299 8,788 30,330 23,866 16,017 96,300
Baix Empordà 6,120 3,495 11,429 10,026 8,889 39,959
Baix Llobregat 10,680 5,838 19,683 17,096 12,432 65,729
Baix Penedès 70,174 33,383 130,800 101,824 67,773 403,954
Barcelonès 8,854 4,129 15,718 12,252 8,432 49,385
Berguedà 152,236 91,167 356,801 296,659 268,546 1,165,409
Cerdanya 2,709 1,615 5,296 5,599 5,361 20,580
Conca de Barberà 1,368 680 2,952 2,419 1,591 9,010
Garraf 1,578 848 2,914 2,537 2,408 10,285
Garrigues 12,512 5,770 23,434 19,155 12,091 72,962
Garrotxa 1,233 783 2,442 2,465 2,658 9,581
Gironès 4,205 2,340 7,671 7,142 6,342 27,700
Maresme 16,804 8,527 30,089 21,594 14,556 91,570
Montsià 36,856 18,026 67,360 57,442 38,907 218,591
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Osona 5,409 3,144 10,784 8,331 7,306 34,974
Pallars Jussà 2,959 1,688 5,379 4,731 4,572 19,329
Pallars Sobirà 13,486 6,785 22,570 19,440 14,899 77,180
Pla d'Urgell 900 530 1,775 1,703 1,876 6,784
Pla de l'Estany 513 304 1,044 931 714 3,506
Priorat 3,031 1,603 5,472 4,238 3,744 18,088
Ribera d'Ebre 2,878 1,370 4,605 3,824 2,921 15,598
Ripollès 615 383 1,180 1,224 1,292 4,694
Segarra 1,550 999 2,915 3,129 2,895 11,488
Segrià 1,630 954 3,307 3,646 3,568 13,105
Selva 1,983 1,043 3,424 2,515 2,188 11,153
Solsonès 16,777 9,416 31,699 25,362 19,517 102,771
Tarragonès 14,099 7,428 26,598 21,073 13,966 83,164
Terra Alta 1,135 581 1,907 1,659 1,430 6,712
Urgell 21,424 11,318 40,756 30,700 19,936 124,134
Val d'Aran 733 461 1,430 1,568 1,792 5,984
Vallès Occidental 2,992 1,522 5,155 4,383 3,922 17,974
Vallès Oriental 81,372 38,981 145,536 112,336 73,890 452,115
Catalonia 36,313 16,921 64,706 50,035 31,607 199,582
Metropolità 605,531 317,142 1,182,682 958,293 738,204 3,801,852
Comarques Gironines 376,951 198,478 765,203 618,296 480,723 2,439,651
Camp de Tarragona 61,848 32,514 113,130 91,573 66,390 365,455
Terres de l'Ebre 44,646 23,373 81,704 63,836 43,907 257,466
Ponent 13,812 8,099 26,558 23,054 20,882 92,405
Comarques Centrals 28,975 16,055 53,571 43,694 36,601 178,896
Alt Pirineu i Aran 32,354 16,403 57,295 49,869 41,783 197,704
Penedès 5,236 2,991 11,281 9,577 7,472 36,557
Barcelona 41,709 19,229 73,940 58,394 40,446 233,718
Girona 441,037 229,385 878,836 712,612 553,019 2,814,889
Lleida 62,979 33,075 115,492 93,472 67,633 372,651
Tarragona 34,200 19,079 64,380 53,066 44,327 215,052
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.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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 "..".