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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2002). By quarters. Counties 2006
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 41,081 414 520 1,359 139 607 41,688 101.5
Alt Empordà 123,983 2,923 16,376 53,479 4,760 19,518 143,501 115.7
Alt Penedès 96,779 -613 -406 184 -561 -351 96,428 99.6
Alt Urgell 21,257 392 898 2,392 728 1,099 22,356 105.2
Alta Ribagorça 4,074 729 612 2,305 408 1,020 5,094 125.0
Anoia 109,198 -3,304 -3,003 -1,681 -3,191 -2,811 106,387 97.4
Bages 173,236 -1,999 -2,576 -6,643 -3,045 -3,639 169,597 97.9
Baix Camp 173,539 990 12,049 35,654 2,511 12,867 186,406 107.4
Baix Ebre 76,368 -73 307 1,983 10 555 76,923 100.7
Baix Empordà 124,055 6,132 24,783 94,256 8,491 33,600 157,655 127.1
Baix Llobregat 767,967 -25,712 -31,369 -47,034 -26,116 -32,725 735,242 95.7
Baix Penedès 85,756 9,179 18,677 71,244 10,934 27,632 113,388 132.2
Barcelonès 2,226,913 25,153 -8,362 -218,226 17,370 -46,658 2,180,255 97.9
Berguedà 40,064 -281 644 3,418 263 1,025 41,089 102.6
Cerdanya 17,235 3,363 4,213 13,501 2,837 5,991 23,226 134.8
Conca de Barberà 20,388 497 1,027 2,233 474 1,053 21,441 105.2
Garraf 133,117 -2,907 393 13,453 -1,423 2,409 135,526 101.8
Garrigues 20,032 -322 -229 184 -255 -148 19,884 99.3
Garrotxa 52,834 -387 -233 1,470 -469 106 52,940 100.2
Gironès 166,079 6,575 5,893 -823 6,821 4,586 170,665 102.8
Maresme 409,125 -16,012 4,055 42,627 -10,739 5,089 414,214 101.2
Montsià 65,333 -665 -426 1,617 -436 11 65,344 100.0
Noguera 38,394 -403 -161 550 -484 -133 38,261 99.6
Osona 145,790 -709 -1,056 -3,362 -641 -1,459 144,331 99.0
Pallars Jussà 12,648 414 864 2,023 517 957 13,605 107.6
Pallars Sobirà 7,067 1,123 1,527 4,758 791 2,059 9,126 129.1
Pla d'Urgell 34,171 -648 -708 -903 -604 -705 33,466 97.9
Pla de l'Estany 28,557 -708 -790 -546 -690 -695 27,862 97.6
Priorat 9,796 16 323 1,187 49 394 10,190 104.0
Ribera d'Ebre 23,046 -505 -574 -966 -533 -638 22,408 97.2
Ripollès 26,366 767 1,477 5,921 1,023 2,313 28,679 108.8
Segarra 21,781 -16 31 127 -13 23 21,804 100.1
Segrià 187,326 5,766 5,829 -668 5,930 4,277 191,603 102.3
Selva 151,477 8,202 35,527 79,195 12,042 33,849 185,326 122.4
Solsonès 13,050 835 1,022 1,911 788 1,144 14,194 108.8
Tarragonès 222,444 17,721 60,237 130,374 26,028 58,842 281,286 126.4
Terra Alta 12,715 -250 -272 -265 -291 -270 12,445 97.9
Urgell 34,638 -506 -335 -132 -429 -355 34,283 99.0
Val d'Aran 9,554 4,626 1,707 5,298 1,367 3,223 12,777 133.7
Vallès Occidental 836,077 -2,670 -14,741 -58,814 -6,963 -21,003 815,074 97.5
Vallès Oriental 371,387 -6,578 -7,888 -12,245 -7,263 -8,577 362,810 97.7
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.