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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 2018
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 477 96 23 170 389 12 8 1,175
Alt Empordà 3,652 514 49 473 1,065 48 42 5,843
Alt Penedès 1,017 190 32 315 722 52 23 2,351
Alt Urgell 272 3,979 15 66 257 6 0 4,595
Alta Ribagorça 48 30 1 17 41 2 0 139
Anoia 1,399 226 43 396 795 57 18 2,934
Aran 362 23 4 39 44 5 0 477
Bages 2,588 612 77 531 1,206 73 84 5,171
Baix Camp 2,534 890 43 597 974 83 30 5,151
Baix Ebre 1,189 511 12 197 437 37 11 2,394
Baix Empordà 2,852 653 85 469 716 77 30 4,882
Baix Llobregat 7,614 1,250 243 1,776 3,758 454 201 15,296
Baix Penedès 1,361 533 25 248 324 58 16 2,565
Barcelonès 44,577 12,914 1,362 34,891 59,021 4,294 1,656 158,715
Berguedà 521 143 17 73 270 16 9 1,049
Cerdanya 478 196 2 42 190 13 5 926
Conca de Barberà 214 52 1 244 246 1 9 767
Garraf 1,754 516 43 654 993 95 55 4,110
Garrigues 179 69 4 85 126 5 1 469
Garrotxa 841 84 39 178 278 16 6 1,442
Gironès 3,949 442 196 928 1,523 112 65 7,215
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 4,793 1,159 394 1,565 2,805 284 116 11,116
Moianès 88 25 7 72 117 9 5 323
Montsià 835 188 13 125 289 16 6 1,472
Noguera 387 301 6 88 1,545 5 6 2,338
Osona 3,404 271 47 372 549 85 38 4,766
Pallars Jussà 165 214 14 44 723 6 0 1,166
Pallars Sobirà 162 206 1 15 151 4 3 542
Pla d'Urgell 349 123 14 90 337 12 6 931
Pla de l'Estany 281 47 10 78 107 9 3 535
Priorat 115 35 1 48 190 4 0 393
Ribera d'Ebre 309 35 2 93 234 2 6 681
Ripollès 369 72 8 100 149 24 13 735
Segarra 181 71 25 72 176 11 4 540
Segrià 2,440 997 145 1,005 1,747 96 39 6,469
Selva 2,155 432 105 471 886 96 25 4,170
Solsonès 324 77 3 28 78 0 0 510
Tarragonès 3,705 1,167 90 1,147 1,758 183 66 8,116
Terra Alta 104 42 2 40 72 3 3 266
Urgell 449 188 12 135 372 20 3 1,179
Vallès Occidental 8,352 2,268 399 3,189 5,228 622 416 20,474
Vallès Oriental 4,011 624 419 936 1,837 202 108 8,137
Catalonia 110,856 32,465 4,033 52,102 92,725 7,209 3,135 302,525
Metropolità 69,372 18,223 2,818 42,371 72,704 5,856 2,498 213,842
Comarques Gironines 14,099 2,244 492 2,697 4,724 382 184 24,822
Camp de Tarragona 7,045 2,240 158 2,206 3,557 283 113 15,602
Terres de l'Ebre 2,437 776 29 455 1,032 58 26 4,813
Ponent 3,985 1,749 206 1,475 4,303 149 59 11,926
Comarques Centrals 6,973 1,137 150 1,076 2,221 185 135 11,877
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,487 4,648 37 223 1,406 36 8 7,845
Penedès 5,458 1,448 143 1,599 2,778 260 112 11,798
Barcelona 80,109 20,194 3,083 44,770 77,298 6,241 2,728 234,423
Girona 14,532 2,351 492 2,736 4,872 392 190 25,565
Lleida 5,372 6,371 246 1,687 5,642 177 62 19,557
Tarragona 10,843 3,549 212 2,909 4,913 399 155 22,980
Source: Idescat. Population register of inhabitants residing abroad.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 19, 2018.

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.