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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 2014
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 306 67 15 121 338 9 6 862
Alt Empordà 2,805 412 19 340 869 25 27 4,497
Alt Penedès 552 169 15 226 570 29 11 1,572
Alt Urgell 213 3,697 1 35 211 3 0 4,160
Alta Ribagorça 43 28 0 12 40 2 0 125
Anoia 823 175 28 269 688 50 8 2,041
Bages 1,634 571 48 453 1,115 71 70 3,962
Baix Camp 1,561 762 42 384 753 75 19 3,596
Baix Ebre 708 476 12 162 358 18 6 1,740
Baix Empordà 1,683 552 32 274 545 46 12 3,144
Baix Llobregat 4,477 920 132 1,021 2,616 300 112 9,578
Baix Penedès 806 455 13 141 199 33 6 1,653
Barcelonès 32,967 10,524 1,035 25,580 48,634 3,010 1,296 123,046
Berguedà 303 143 11 55 224 12 3 751
Cerdanya 385 175 2 28 136 4 5 735
Conca de Barberà 159 45 0 210 211 1 7 633
Garraf 1,153 396 34 459 775 65 28 2,910
Garrigues 158 77 1 87 118 4 2 447
Garrotxa 404 61 18 113 235 11 3 845
Gironès 2,043 329 127 636 1,210 66 51 4,462
Maresme 3,248 917 181 1,062 2,218 190 63 7,879
Montsià 561 160 6 103 199 9 5 1,043
Noguera 273 287 6 70 1,312 8 5 1,961
Osona 1,383 188 18 255 436 70 23 2,373
Pallars Jussà 124 199 17 34 588 5 0 967
Pallars Sobirà 144 220 0 11 136 2 3 516
Pla d'Urgell 241 115 10 66 255 3 4 694
Pla de l'Estany 161 35 16 42 80 4 0 338
Priorat 114 34 1 29 169 3 0 350
Ribera d'Ebre 226 32 1 84 222 4 4 573
Ripollès 268 71 2 93 107 13 7 561
Segarra 69 69 10 56 150 7 4 365
Segrià 1,706 924 73 706 1,410 49 38 4,906
Selva 1,268 332 56 292 660 54 20 2,682
Solsonès 146 76 3 21 66 0 0 312
Tarragonès 2,320 996 67 800 1,261 100 45 5,589
Terra Alta 98 42 0 32 74 0 3 249
Urgell 251 175 3 86 302 6 7 830
Val d'Aran 264 22 2 16 24 1 0 329
Vallès Occidental 5,298 1,677 225 1,960 3,841 382 294 13,677
Vallès Oriental 1,944 472 159 545 1,158 133 80 4,491
Catalonia 73,290 27,077 2,441 36,969 74,513 4,877 2,277 221,444
Metropolità 47,934 14,510 1,732 30,168 58,467 4,015 1,845 158,671
Comarques Gironines 8,632 1,792 270 1,790 3,706 219 120 16,529
Camp de Tarragona 4,460 1,904 125 1,544 2,732 188 77 11,030
Terres de l'Ebre 1,593 710 19 381 853 31 18 3,605
Ponent 2,698 1,647 103 1,071 3,547 77 60 9,203
Comarques Centrals 3,466 978 80 784 1,841 153 96 7,398
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,173 4,341 22 136 1,135 17 8 6,832
Penedès 3,334 1,195 90 1,095 2,232 177 53 8,176
Barcelona 53,779 16,147 1,886 31,884 62,275 4,311 1,988 172,270
Girona 8,973 1,880 271 1,817 3,808 223 125 17,097
Lleida 3,679 5,981 127 1,202 4,646 91 63 15,789
Tarragona 6,859 3,069 157 2,066 3,784 252 101 16,288
Source: Idescat. Population register of inhabitants residing abroad.

Last update: April 28, 2014.

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.