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Population resident abroad on 1 January. By continent. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Population resident abroad on 1 January. By continent. Counties, areas and provinces 2009
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 189 60 8 76 188 9 6 536
Alt Empordà 1,737 349 12 223 518 18 21 2,878
Alt Penedès 290 127 4 118 296 10 3 848
Alt Urgell 174 3,318 1 20 106 1 0 3,620
Alta Ribagorça 38 28 0 7 22 0 0 95
Anoia 393 142 42 198 364 19 3 1,161
Bages 1,110 565 31 293 741 52 57 2,849
Baix Camp 961 577 23 246 447 45 9 2,308
Baix Ebre 509 400 9 84 227 9 8 1,246
Baix Empordà 873 439 19 165 292 33 4 1,825
Baix Llobregat 2,601 693 76 669 1,268 140 85 5,532
Baix Penedès 456 323 5 78 90 5 0 957
Barcelonès 23,479 8,398 785 14,318 31,803 1,821 884 81,488
Berguedà 216 129 11 30 137 7 2 532
Cerdanya 208 163 2 15 66 2 3 459
Conca de Barberà 111 45 0 91 109 0 4 360
Garraf 784 313 13 237 411 24 21 1,803
Garrigues 125 69 1 66 77 3 1 342
Garrotxa 243 55 1 64 110 6 2 481
Gironès 1,085 255 44 383 734 37 36 2,574
Maresme 2,084 741 77 600 1,245 95 35 4,877
Montsià 417 130 7 62 119 6 2 743
Noguera 198 270 12 52 734 1 4 1,271
Osona 583 144 16 158 238 33 21 1,193
Pallars Jussà 98 184 10 28 300 1 0 621
Pallars Sobirà 106 219 2 5 59 3 1 395
Pla d'Urgell 131 108 4 58 150 0 2 453
Pla de l'Estany 105 19 10 24 51 3 0 212
Priorat 86 14 0 19 93 2 0 214
Ribera d'Ebre 174 21 1 64 154 1 2 417
Ripollès 193 64 0 41 73 2 5 378
Segarra 51 68 1 30 92 3 3 248
Segrià 1,146 881 33 415 860 28 20 3,383
Selva 824 269 28 132 302 29 11 1,595
Solsonès 51 71 0 13 37 0 0 172
Tarragonès 1,488 825 32 451 730 50 19 3,595
Terra Alta 77 30 0 27 58 0 4 196
Urgell 135 164 2 46 185 5 1 538
Val d'Aran 198 15 0 4 18 0 0 235
Vallès Occidental 3,605 1,354 106 1,229 2,251 187 225 8,957
Vallès Oriental 1,049 371 57 351 478 71 38 2,415
Catalonia 48,381 22,410 1,485 21,190 46,233 2,761 1,542 144,002
Metropolità 33,892 11,997 1,118 17,522 37,752 2,348 1,291 105,920
Comarques Gironines 5,060 1,450 114 1,032 2,080 128 79 9,943
Camp de Tarragona 3,291 1,844 68 961 1,657 111 38 7,970
Terres de l'Ebre 1,177 581 17 237 558 16 16 2,602
Ponent 1,786 1,560 53 667 2,098 40 31 6,235
Comarques Centrals 2,353 1,051 100 692 1,517 111 83 5,907
Alt Pirineu i Aran 822 3,927 15 79 571 7 4 5,425
Barcelona 36,190 12,974 1,218 18,201 39,233 2,459 1,374 111,649
Girona 5,235 1,526 116 1,047 2,128 130 82 10,264
Lleida 2,488 5,485 66 744 2,657 45 32 11,517
Tarragona 4,468 2,425 85 1,198 2,215 127 54 10,572
Source: Idescat. Population register of inhabitants residing abroad.

Last update: May 12, 2011.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Population residing abroad
People that habitually live abroad, that are Spanish nationals, whether or not this is their only nationality, and the municipality in which they were last recorded in the Municipal census of inhabitants is a municipality in Catalonia. The reference date is January 1 of each year.

Methodological aspects

The statistics on the population residing abroad are obtained from the Census of inhabitants residing abroad. This is an official statistical activity, covered by Law 2/2006, of March 6, under the name of Census of Catalan residents abroad. The objective is to find out the number and basic characteristics of the Catalans residing abroad on the basis of an exploitation of the Census of Spanish residents abroad, on January 1 of each year.

The Population register of inhabitants residing abroad is the administrative register of persons that habitually live abroad, are of Spanish nationality, whether or not that is their only nationality, and the last municipality in which they were registered was any of those that there are in Catalonia. The objective is to obtain tabulations of the number and basic characteristics of Catalans residing abroad on the basis of an initial exploitation of the Population register of Spaniards residing abroad in relation to persons for whom the last municipality for which they were registered was in Catalonia. The reference date is January 1 of each year.

Law 4/1996, of January 10, which modifies Law 7/1985, of April 2, to regulate the bases for the local regime in relation to the Municipal population register, established that the General state administration should produce a Population register of Spaniards residing abroad. "Persons registered in this register are considered inhabitants of the municipality that figures in the data of their last registration only for purposes of exercising the right to vote, and do not form part, in any cases, of the population of the aforesaid municipality."

It is constituted using data existing in the Register of each consular office or consular section of diplomatic missions. On this issue, Royal decree 3425/2000, of December 15, on the registration of Spaniards in the registers of consular offices abroad, states:

Article 1. The Consular Register

1. In order to comply with their functions, consular offices and, if relevant, consular sections of diplomatic missions of Spain maintain a Register of Spanish nationals living in their respective consular regions, whether regular inhabitants or there in transit.

2. The Consular Register will include two categories of persons registered: residents and non residents.

3. Considered residents shall be Spaniards that habitually reside in the consular region and those that move their habitual residence there. Those registered as residents will be included in the Population register of Spaniards residing abroad and those that are adults will also be included in the corresponding Electoral roll of absent residents.

Article 2. Obligatory registration

1. Spaniards that habitually reside abroad and those that move their habitual residence there must register in the Registry at the consular office or consular section of the diplomatic mission corresponding to their circumscription.

2. The father or mother must request the registration of minor children under their parental custody, if they are in their company. The same obligation is incurred by tutors or guardians with respect to minors under their own custody. The content and procedures for forming and updating the Population register of Spaniards residing abroad are indicated in the Regulation on the population and territorial demarcation of local entities.