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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2002). By quarters. Counties 2003
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 37,744 -106 -27 968 -156 151 37,895 100.4
Alt Empordà 110,743 2,608 17,814 55,294 4,872 20,274 131,017 118.3
Alt Penedès 86,306 421 686 1,733 773 913 87,219 101.1
Alt Urgell 20,106 153 594 1,667 467 723 20,829 103.6
Alta Ribagorça 3,687 491 632 2,304 493 987 4,674 126.8
Anoia 98,581 -1,620 -1,204 409 -1,467 -962 97,619 99.0
Bages 161,561 -1,445 -2,136 -4,651 -2,027 -2,578 158,983 98.4
Baix Camp 156,312 -406 9,462 31,775 1,494 10,617 166,929 106.8
Baix Ebre 70,373 -713 -438 382 -706 -400 69,973 99.4
Baix Empordà 112,553 5,752 24,598 94,535 8,004 33,402 145,955 129.7
Baix Llobregat 730,111 -23,203 -28,179 -38,617 -26,262 -29,198 700,913 96.0
Baix Penedès 69,083 8,276 16,831 65,562 9,777 25,219 94,302 136.5
Barcelonès 2,192,450 17,608 -18,910 -216,260 9,363 -52,766 2,139,684 97.6
Berguedà 38,955 -378 340 2,605 -104 631 39,586 101.6
Cerdanya 15,540 2,097 3,395 11,175 2,040 4,695 20,235 130.2
Conca de Barberà 19,401 413 824 1,966 417 909 20,310 104.7
Garraf 117,436 -967 2,621 16,625 -524 4,472 121,908 103.8
Garrigues 19,315 -488 -240 210 -250 -182 19,133 99.1
Garrotxa 49,625 -325 28 1,716 -126 323 49,948 100.6
Gironès 149,297 4,489 3,600 -1,289 4,686 2,847 152,144 101.9
Maresme 377,608 -12,300 6,382 43,298 -9,376 7,116 384,724 101.9
Montsià 60,728 -1,155 -1,426 463 -1,099 -830 59,898 98.6
Noguera 35,705 -479 18 742 -176 27 35,732 100.1
Osona 135,871 570 5 -2,141 250 -340 135,531 99.8
Pallars Jussà 12,563 137 572 1,477 359 641 13,204 105.1
Pallars Sobirà 6,396 921 1,218 4,161 606 1,732 8,128 127.1
Pla d'Urgell 30,934 -765 -678 -643 -391 -603 30,331 98.0
Pla de l'Estany 26,720 -707 -745 -356 -697 -635 26,085 97.6
Priorat 9,335 -87 184 980 8 279 9,614 103.0
Ribera d'Ebre 22,464 -674 -850 -1,292 -818 -917 21,547 95.9
Ripollès 26,138 240 805 4,556 408 1,517 27,655 105.8
Segarra 19,710 -50 150 387 164 165 19,875 100.8
Segrià 173,092 3,304 4,196 -641 5,268 3,107 176,199 101.8
Selva 131,730 6,908 31,360 74,289 11,460 31,125 162,855 123.6
Solsonès 12,047 396 713 1,413 574 779 12,826 106.5
Tarragonès 196,387 14,535 53,116 117,121 21,778 51,802 248,189 126.4
Terra Alta 12,322 -350 -402 -480 -373 -410 11,912 96.7
Urgell 32,498 -391 -90 215 -116 -81 32,417 99.8
Val d'Aran 8,373 3,956 1,376 4,611 1,484 2,845 11,218 134.0
Vallès Occidental 773,800 1,379 -4,708 -45,336 2,923 -11,576 762,224 98.5
Vallès Oriental 340,546 -2,750 -3,744 -6,888 -3,432 -4,233 336,313 98.8
Source: Idescat. Seasonal population estimates (base 2002).
Notes:
AFTE seasonal population: People in annual full time equivalents (AFTE).
AFTE population (%): Population AFTE (%) = Population AFTE / Resident population x 100.

Last update: April 17, 2012.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

AFTE seasonal population
The result of the balance between entries of population not resident in the municipality and exits of population resident in the municipality, measured as an annual average number of people per day (annual full time equivalents).
AFTE population
Population resident in a municipality, measured as the annual average of people per day (annual full time equivalents). It is the equivalent to the sum of the resident population and the entries of non resident population in the municipality minus the exits of the population resident in the municipality.
Resident population
Registered population in the municipality.

Methodological aspects

The seasonal population estimates constitute an estimation of the population burdens supported by each municipality and measure the number of people there are in a municipality as a yearly average and a quarterly average. The calculation includes people that have some sort of association or relation with the municipality, whether that is because they reside there, work there, study there or despite not having their regular residence there, spend some period of time there (holidays, summer breaks, weekends, etc.), either in their own homes or in those of friends and family or in tourist establishments (hotels, campsites, apartments, tourist accommodations, etc.). Movements without overnight stays due to work and studies are considered, and also due to tourism in the base 2021. In contrast, movements without overnight stays for other reasons (such as leisure, shopping or medical visits) are not considered.

The measurement unit for seasonal population estimates are annual full time equivalents. Every day that a person is present in a municipality equates to 1/365 annual full time equivalents (AFTE). So, for example, a person who spends a week's holiday in a municipality equates to 0.02 AFTE.

In 2022, Idescat improved the estimate of the seasonal population. The territorial disaggregation was expanded to offer results for all municipalities with 1,000 inhabitants and over (either registered or AFTE population). An estimate of overnight stays in tourist accommodations and an estimate of hikers for tourist purposes have been added. A new base 2021 has been established to collect these methodological changes.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.