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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 2017
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 441 86 22 167 383 8 8 1,115
Alt Empordà 3,428 491 37 425 1,028 43 39 5,491
Alt Penedès 915 177 27 300 694 45 16 2,174
Alt Urgell 259 3,910 9 61 253 7 0 4,499
Alta Ribagorça 44 31 1 20 41 2 0 139
Anoia 1,240 213 37 365 812 47 12 2,726
Aran 339 21 2 32 40 4 0 438
Bages 2,300 604 82 511 1,176 72 79 4,824
Baix Camp 2,298 852 44 568 937 83 22 4,804
Baix Ebre 1,015 506 7 184 429 36 10 2,187
Baix Empordà 2,567 620 79 415 704 66 24 4,475
Baix Llobregat 6,917 1,189 195 1,625 3,640 445 164 14,175
Baix Penedès 1,231 516 23 231 319 50 9 2,379
Barcelonès 41,325 12,168 1,244 32,863 57,760 3,883 1,547 150,790
Berguedà 471 143 10 74 266 17 9 990
Cerdanya 447 190 5 39 194 8 5 888
Conca de Barberà 195 53 1 236 246 5 9 745
Garraf 1,603 497 37 604 986 99 52 3,878
Garrigues 172 69 4 89 130 5 2 471
Garrotxa 736 80 39 149 267 10 6 1,287
Gironès 3,460 399 156 874 1,478 106 61 6,534
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 4,363 1,091 342 1,442 2,776 261 96 10,371
Moianès 88 27 7 66 114 8 4 314
Montsià 760 182 12 116 277 9 3 1,359
Noguera 355 299 9 89 1,531 7 7 2,297
Osona 2,958 259 29 338 529 78 29 4,220
Pallars Jussà 150 208 17 40 712 5 0 1,132
Pallars Sobirà 154 209 1 12 155 4 3 538
Pla d'Urgell 321 122 15 85 330 11 4 888
Pla de l'Estany 246 39 10 66 108 11 1 481
Priorat 113 36 0 44 194 3 0 390
Ribera d'Ebre 288 32 0 90 232 1 7 650
Ripollès 334 70 7 97 149 26 8 691
Segarra 163 73 21 66 179 10 4 516
Segrià 2,255 993 124 949 1,747 83 34 6,185
Selva 1,893 411 76 438 835 85 19 3,757
Solsonès 289 78 3 24 80 0 0 474
Tarragonès 3,284 1,129 77 1,097 1,706 171 59 7,523
Terra Alta 105 44 2 35 74 3 3 266
Urgell 402 179 8 123 366 16 5 1,099
Vallès Occidental 7,475 2,090 342 2,932 5,054 566 372 18,831
Vallès Oriental 3,505 583 367 874 1,756 202 96 7,383
Catalonia 100,904 30,969 3,530 48,855 90,687 6,601 2,828 284,374
Metropolità 63,612 17,129 2,491 39,750 71,039 5,357 2,276 201,654
Comarques Gironines 12,664 2,110 404 2,464 4,569 347 158 22,716
Camp de Tarragona 6,331 2,156 144 2,112 3,466 270 98 14,577
Terres de l'Ebre 2,168 764 21 425 1,012 49 23 4,462
Ponent 3,668 1,735 181 1,401 4,283 132 56 11,456
Comarques Centrals 6,146 1,120 130 1,012 2,167 177 120 10,872
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,393 4,569 35 204 1,395 30 8 7,634
Penedès 4,922 1,386 124 1,487 2,756 239 89 11,003
Barcelona 73,149 19,037 2,719 41,994 75,562 5,723 2,476 220,660
Girona 13,069 2,212 408 2,498 4,719 351 163 23,420
Lleida 4,956 6,284 215 1,595 5,609 158 59 18,876
Tarragona 9,730 3,436 188 2,768 4,797 369 130 21,418
Source: Idescat. Population register of inhabitants residing abroad.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 6, 2017.

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.