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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 2015
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 367 72 19 134 352 8 6 958
Alt Empordà 3,004 448 33 360 916 50 34 4,845
Alt Penedès 645 171 10 249 633 41 13 1,762
Alt Urgell 236 3,729 6 37 228 3 0 4,239
Alta Ribagorça 43 29 0 15 39 2 0 128
Anoia 931 184 28 301 751 47 7 2,249
Bages 1,842 583 54 480 1,185 75 75 4,294
Baix Camp 1,769 786 40 432 831 84 21 3,963
Baix Ebre 810 481 15 172 381 19 7 1,885
Baix Empordà 1,931 567 53 328 604 49 18 3,550
Baix Llobregat 5,144 1,004 137 1,185 3,050 324 118 10,962
Baix Penedès 923 476 13 168 237 42 7 1,866
Barcelonès 35,509 10,953 1,097 27,998 52,404 3,274 1,359 132,594
Berguedà 348 139 12 55 246 15 4 819
Cerdanya 410 180 2 33 159 6 5 795
Conca de Barberà 172 49 0 223 220 2 8 674
Garraf 1,306 430 38 496 855 69 35 3,229
Garrigues 159 74 1 85 127 6 2 454
Garrotxa 509 71 19 124 244 13 3 983
Gironès 2,472 343 125 709 1,323 69 46 5,087
Maresme 3,602 967 221 1,139 2,447 213 64 8,653
Montsià 612 162 6 107 227 8 5 1,127
Noguera 298 286 6 81 1,386 11 5 2,073
Osona 1,829 201 23 279 503 68 32 2,935
Pallars Jussà 128 201 14 40 627 4 0 1,014
Pallars Sobirà 146 220 0 11 141 3 3 524
Pla d'Urgell 271 116 11 70 279 5 3 755
Pla de l'Estany 170 38 13 52 100 4 1 378
Priorat 111 34 0 32 182 2 0 361
Ribera d'Ebre 252 31 1 91 228 5 5 613
Ripollès 299 68 7 98 120 20 8 620
Segarra 95 75 15 62 156 6 4 413
Segrià 1,887 926 87 766 1,549 58 37 5,310
Selva 1,460 365 58 329 732 66 17 3,027
Solsonès 199 76 3 20 68 0 0 366
Tarragonès 2,590 1,038 78 887 1,423 145 42 6,203
Terra Alta 101 43 1 32 76 0 3 256
Urgell 287 183 3 86 323 10 4 896
Val d'Aran 290 19 2 22 34 2 0 369
Vallès Occidental 5,961 1,792 248 2,198 4,376 432 313 15,320
Vallès Oriental 2,433 512 210 647 1,449 178 92 5,521
Catalonia 81,551 28,122 2,709 40,633 81,211 5,438 2,406 242,070
Metropolità 52,649 15,228 1,913 33,167 63,726 4,421 1,946 173,050
Comarques Gironines 9,845 1,900 308 2,000 4,039 271 127 18,490
Camp de Tarragona 5,009 1,979 137 1,708 3,008 241 77 12,159
Terres de l'Ebre 1,775 717 23 402 912 32 20 3,881
Ponent 2,997 1,660 123 1,150 3,820 96 55 9,901
Comarques Centrals 4,218 999 92 834 2,002 158 111 8,414
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,253 4,378 24 158 1,228 20 8 7,069
Penedès 3,805 1,261 89 1,214 2,476 199 62 9,106
Barcelona 59,543 16,932 2,078 35,026 67,899 4,735 2,112 188,325
Girona 10,209 1,994 309 2,029 4,161 277 132 19,111
Lleida 4,092 6,024 149 1,300 4,994 111 58 16,728
Tarragona 7,707 3,172 173 2,278 4,157 315 104 17,906
Source: Idescat. Population register of inhabitants residing abroad.

Last update: April 30, 2015.

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.