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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 2012
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 232 63 10 106 277 7 5 700
Alt Empordà 2,351 396 18 286 727 13 23 3,814
Alt Penedès 400 155 7 175 435 20 6 1,198
Alt Urgell 200 3,615 1 27 151 4 1 3,999
Alta Ribagorça 39 27 0 12 40 1 0 119
Anoia 587 157 33 234 555 33 5 1,604
Bages 1,338 567 42 390 980 54 62 3,433
Baix Camp 1,222 665 33 330 599 45 17 2,911
Baix Ebre 611 455 4 125 298 21 6 1,520
Baix Empordà 1,271 502 39 218 420 42 10 2,502
Baix Llobregat 3,437 787 118 858 1,800 218 102 7,320
Baix Penedès 617 413 11 103 123 11 1 1,279
Barcelonès 28,475 9,454 1,011 21,401 41,540 2,680 1,091 105,652
Berguedà 260 139 8 45 172 9 4 637
Cerdanya 317 160 1 17 112 3 6 616
Conca de Barberà 124 45 0 174 177 1 6 527
Garraf 933 341 23 357 595 48 19 2,316
Garrigues 149 68 1 78 101 3 1 401
Garrotxa 313 57 12 87 178 7 1 655
Gironès 1,536 297 69 522 983 65 36 3,508
Maresme 2,681 822 136 841 1,771 140 50 6,441
Montsià 490 148 2 90 148 9 2 889
Noguera 245 286 7 64 1,123 6 4 1,735
Osona 870 167 11 213 364 61 20 1,706
Pallars Jussà 120 191 9 35 496 3 0 854
Pallars Sobirà 124 220 1 7 111 3 2 468
Pla d'Urgell 182 108 4 67 230 2 1 594
Pla de l'Estany 129 31 13 32 74 4 0 283
Priorat 102 29 0 21 145 2 0 299
Ribera d'Ebre 216 31 0 71 205 5 3 531
Ripollès 232 67 0 74 91 8 7 479
Segarra 52 69 6 48 118 4 4 301
Segrià 1,428 905 50 566 1,157 42 35 4,183
Selva 1,036 300 33 206 488 41 15 2,119
Solsonès 68 76 1 17 47 0 0 209
Tarragonès 1,907 897 54 653 985 84 27 4,607
Terra Alta 85 37 2 31 66 0 3 224
Urgell 191 169 1 69 259 9 2 700
Val d'Aran 222 20 0 10 21 1 0 274
Vallès Occidental 4,336 1,469 160 1,567 2,942 274 257 11,005
Vallès Oriental 1,372 415 90 445 775 84 55 3,236
Catalonia 60,500 24,820 2,021 30,672 61,879 4,067 1,889 185,848
Metropolità 40,301 12,947 1,515 25,112 48,828 3,396 1,555 133,654
Comarques Gironines 6,868 1,650 184 1,425 2,961 180 92 13,360
Camp de Tarragona 3,587 1,699 97 1,284 2,183 139 55 9,044
Terres de l'Ebre 1,402 671 8 317 717 35 14 3,164
Ponent 2,247 1,605 69 892 2,988 66 47 7,914
Comarques Centrals 2,536 949 62 665 1,563 124 86 5,985
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,022 4,233 12 108 931 15 9 6,330
Penedès 2,537 1,066 74 869 1,708 112 31 6,397
Barcelona 44,685 14,469 1,639 26,526 51,927 3,620 1,671 144,537
Girona 7,145 1,730 184 1,442 3,044 183 98 13,826
Lleida 3,064 5,838 82 1,000 3,885 79 50 13,998
Tarragona 5,606 2,783 116 1,704 3,023 185 70 13,487
Source: Idescat. Population register of inhabitants residing abroad.

Last update: May 9, 2012.

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.