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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 2011
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 219 64 7 96 245 7 4 642
Alt Empordà 2,105 379 12 268 665 21 20 3,470
Alt Penedès 368 136 10 144 386 8 4 1,056
Alt Urgell 184 3,489 1 24 134 0 1 3,833
Alta Ribagorça 37 29 0 10 37 0 0 113
Anoia 496 146 33 224 489 28 3 1,419
Bages 1,233 565 41 348 918 51 61 3,217
Baix Camp 1,128 630 28 304 572 38 12 2,712
Baix Ebre 563 443 8 110 272 20 7 1,423
Baix Empordà 1,122 495 24 207 381 35 6 2,270
Baix Llobregat 3,070 752 107 788 1,587 186 97 6,587
Baix Penedès 572 394 8 91 112 8 1 1,186
Barcelonès 26,522 9,063 943 19,070 38,349 2,384 1,027 97,358
Berguedà 234 137 8 34 159 10 4 586
Cerdanya 264 162 2 18 93 3 6 548
Conca de Barberà 122 46 1 149 162 0 4 484
Garraf 865 331 21 310 515 36 20 2,098
Garrigues 144 62 3 68 100 3 1 381
Garrotxa 272 57 7 76 158 8 1 579
Gironès 1,330 290 58 458 890 56 34 3,116
Maresme 2,447 805 130 743 1,620 119 40 5,904
Montsià 456 147 3 89 142 10 2 849
Noguera 224 282 10 61 987 3 5 1,572
Osona 741 159 8 200 330 50 21 1,509
Pallars Jussà 113 184 10 32 461 3 0 803
Pallars Sobirà 121 225 2 5 97 3 2 455
Pla d'Urgell 150 102 4 58 217 1 1 533
Pla de l'Estany 117 30 15 27 67 2 0 258
Priorat 98 26 0 22 131 2 0 279
Ribera d'Ebre 201 28 2 64 192 4 3 494
Ripollès 222 64 0 64 88 8 6 452
Segarra 53 65 7 41 109 4 4 283
Segrià 1,287 884 37 515 1,046 36 31 3,836
Selva 940 290 31 170 429 39 14 1,913
Solsonès 57 71 0 16 45 0 0 189
Tarragonès 1,756 871 41 596 919 71 25 4,279
Terra Alta 83 34 0 32 62 0 3 214
Urgell 161 164 2 56 222 6 2 613
Val d'Aran 206 16 0 9 21 1 0 253
Vallès Occidental 4,036 1,432 129 1,428 2,739 222 249 10,235
Vallès Oriental 1,239 390 69 413 656 90 51 2,908
Catalonia 55,558 23,939 1,822 27,438 56,804 3,576 1,772 170,909
Metropolità 38,547 12,909 1,409 22,896 45,852 3,045 1,488 126,146
Comarques Gironines 6,108 1,605 147 1,270 2,678 169 81 12,058
Camp de Tarragona 3,895 2,031 85 1,258 2,141 126 46 9,582
Terres de l'Ebre 1,303 652 13 295 668 34 15 2,980
Ponent 2,019 1,559 63 799 2,681 53 44 7,218
Comarques Centrals 2,761 1,078 90 822 1,941 139 89 6,920
Alt Pirineu i Aran 925 4,105 15 98 843 10 9 6,005
Barcelona 41,248 13,912 1,499 23,703 47,747 3,184 1,577 132,870
Girona 6,334 1,685 148 1,287 2,744 171 87 12,456
Lleida 2,778 5,659 77 895 3,504 61 47 13,021
Tarragona 5,198 2,683 98 1,553 2,809 160 61 12,562
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.