Skip to main content

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 2022
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 575 169 20 197 370 10 12 1,353
Alt Empordà 4,488 852 72 570 1,091 59 47 7,179
Alt Penedès 1,337 446 51 353 719 62 27 2,995
Alt Urgell 296 4,111 10 77 280 9 4 4,787
Alta Ribagorça 46 35 0 17 41 2 0 141
Anoia 1,724 476 51 423 833 63 26 3,596
Aran 411 35 2 48 57 8 1 562
Bages 3,145 1,120 126 574 1,209 74 99 6,347
Baix Camp 3,058 1,352 47 718 1,019 119 40 6,353
Baix Ebre 1,506 743 16 223 440 77 13 3,018
Baix Empordà 3,579 1,076 123 559 729 93 49 6,208
Baix Llobregat 8,576 3,306 314 2,222 3,867 594 251 19,130
Baix Penedès 1,417 871 20 296 319 75 21 3,019
Barcelonès 40,429 31,186 1,486 39,957 60,262 5,755 1,963 181,038
Berguedà 583 231 16 81 271 13 7 1,202
Cerdanya 585 234 4 50 203 12 5 1,093
Conca de Barberà 233 88 5 236 246 4 8 820
Garraf 1,834 952 56 765 1,056 141 67 4,871
Garrigues 196 104 9 88 142 9 2 550
Garrotxa 883 469 117 220 270 24 7 1,990
Gironès 4,554 1,557 268 1,075 1,583 131 86 9,254
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 4,854 2,789 478 1,748 2,903 304 178 13,254
Moianès 91 67 8 81 129 8 4 388
Montsià 884 406 7 152 267 28 9 1,753
Noguera 483 369 14 101 1,549 4 9 2,529
Osona 4,129 770 87 428 569 102 48 6,133
Pallars Jussà 261 227 19 53 718 5 1 1,284
Pallars Sobirà 147 199 0 22 161 3 4 536
Pla d'Urgell 443 173 32 104 341 10 5 1,108
Pla de l'Estany 296 170 26 90 117 13 4 716
Priorat 137 48 5 50 184 4 0 428
Ribera d'Ebre 363 61 1 114 242 8 6 795
Ripollès 374 148 5 108 124 24 13 796
Segarra 224 115 34 80 177 12 9 651
Segrià 2,735 1,719 229 1,176 1,747 99 50 7,755
Selva 2,285 1,160 235 556 925 121 31 5,313
Solsonès 396 151 2 28 96 5 1 679
Tarragonès 4,115 2,096 140 1,363 1,740 202 89 9,745
Terra Alta 117 49 9 48 79 5 3 310
Urgell 587 276 7 149 374 19 9 1,421
Vallès Occidental 8,984 5,017 564 3,786 5,292 657 492 24,792
Vallès Oriental 4,640 2,178 911 1,150 1,878 231 131 11,119
Catalonia 116,000 67,601 5,626 60,136 94,619 9,198 3,831 357,011
Metropolità 67,507 44,500 3,753 48,876 74,257 7,541 3,015 249,449
Comarques Gironines 16,459 5,432 846 3,178 4,839 465 237 31,456
Camp de Tarragona 8,118 3,753 217 2,564 3,559 339 149 18,699
Terres de l'Ebre 2,870 1,259 33 537 1,028 118 31 5,876
Ponent 4,668 2,756 325 1,698 4,330 153 84 14,014
Comarques Centrals 8,438 2,351 243 1,192 2,267 203 159 14,853
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,746 4,841 35 267 1,460 39 15 8,403
Penedès 6,194 2,709 174 1,824 2,879 340 141 14,261
Barcelona 80,318 48,532 4,148 51,568 78,980 8,004 3,293 274,843
Girona 16,997 5,574 848 3,224 5,000 476 242 32,361
Lleida 6,280 7,612 360 1,947 5,733 186 95 22,213
Tarragona 12,405 5,883 270 3,397 4,906 532 201 27,594
Source: Idescat, based on data from the INE's Register of Spaniards Resident Abroad Statistic.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 25, 2022.

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.