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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 and Aran, areas and provinces 2016
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 403 74 17 157 366 6 7 1,030
Alt Empordà 3,178 466 35 397 986 50 38 5,150
Alt Penedès 770 169 22 279 669 40 15 1,964
Alt Urgell 241 3,829 10 51 235 4 0 4,370
Alta Ribagorça 45 31 1 15 39 2 0 133
Anoia 1,113 201 35 326 800 50 9 2,534
Aran 305 24 3 27 35 2 0 396
Bages 1,983 592 70 480 1,157 69 80 4,431
Baix Camp 2,038 827 38 502 882 78 22 4,387
Baix Ebre 925 485 9 170 412 32 9 2,042
Baix Empordà 2,258 612 65 369 668 56 20 4,048
Baix Llobregat 6,006 1,103 164 1,396 3,508 424 142 12,743
Baix Penedès 1,094 498 17 197 290 42 10 2,148
Barcelonès 38,353 11,423 1,169 30,454 55,611 3,513 1,453 141,976
Berguedà 404 143 11 63 256 18 6 901
Cerdanya 438 181 1 36 180 6 5 847
Conca de Barberà 177 50 0 233 230 5 8 703
Garraf 1,454 475 38 560 910 87 41 3,565
Garrigues 158 74 4 87 127 7 2 459
Garrotxa 619 74 31 141 261 15 3 1,144
Gironès 3,004 376 128 807 1,403 95 55 5,868
Lluçanès .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 3,955 1,013 279 1,302 2,660 229 84 9,522
Moianès 88 26 6 64 111 7 4 306
Montsià 689 173 5 109 260 11 3 1,250
Noguera 317 289 6 85 1,516 7 7 2,227
Osona 2,404 228 34 315 511 72 31 3,595
Pallars Jussà 147 203 14 38 678 4 0 1,084
Pallars Sobirà 145 214 0 13 148 4 3 527
Pla d'Urgell 297 120 15 81 311 6 5 835
Pla de l'Estany 216 39 13 58 98 8 1 433
Priorat 113 36 0 43 188 2 0 382
Ribera d'Ebre 264 31 0 90 235 2 6 628
Ripollès 317 70 7 100 144 21 8 667
Segarra 126 78 13 63 169 13 4 466
Segrià 2,045 960 86 826 1,692 74 37 5,720
Selva 1,650 386 63 384 794 75 19 3,371
Solsonès 239 79 3 22 79 0 0 422
Tarragonès 2,912 1,092 78 997 1,583 173 49 6,884
Terra Alta 100 45 1 33 76 1 3 259
Urgell 367 177 5 98 342 14 4 1,007
Vallès Occidental 6,664 1,941 286 2,615 4,807 508 347 17,168
Vallès Oriental 2,926 546 275 777 1,625 200 93 6,442
Catalonia 90,947 29,453 3,057 44,860 87,052 6,032 2,633 264,034
Metropolità 57,932 16,034 2,174 36,558 68,259 4,874 2,120 187,951
Comarques Gironines 11,242 2,023 342 2,256 4,354 320 144 20,681
Camp de Tarragona 5,643 2,079 133 1,932 3,249 264 86 13,386
Terres de l'Ebre 1,978 734 15 402 983 46 21 4,179
Ponent 3,310 1,698 129 1,240 4,157 121 59 10,714
Comarques Centrals 5,147 1,077 124 942 2,121 167 120 9,698
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,321 4,482 29 180 1,315 22 8 7,357
Penedès 4,374 1,326 111 1,350 2,614 218 75 10,068
Barcelona 66,112 17,856 2,389 38,630 72,625 5,217 2,305 205,134
Girona 11,635 2,118 342 2,288 4,492 323 149 21,347
Lleida 4,485 6,168 161 1,411 5,413 140 62 17,840
Tarragona 8,715 3,311 165 2,531 4,522 352 117 19,713
Source: Idescat. Population register of inhabitants residing abroad.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 25, 2016.

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.