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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2002). By quarters. Counties 2008
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 44,178 285 332 1,295 255 546 44,724 101.2
Alt Empordà 135,413 4,926 14,535 54,123 4,284 19,559 154,972 114.4
Alt Penedès 101,758 -714 -748 42 -698 -519 101,239 99.5
Alt Urgell 21,942 647 776 2,621 657 1,165 23,107 105.3
Alta Ribagorça 4,332 968 467 2,410 429 1,069 5,401 124.7
Anoia 114,810 -3,689 -4,141 -2,364 -4,015 -3,554 111,256 96.9
Bages 181,346 -4,249 -4,820 -7,819 -4,206 -5,286 176,060 97.1
Baix Camp 187,403 833 8,228 32,291 555 10,528 197,931 105.6
Baix Ebre 81,304 -313 166 2,226 -428 402 81,706 100.5
Baix Empordà 130,738 11,006 21,298 98,300 8,852 34,960 165,698 126.7
Baix Llobregat 781,749 -24,482 -27,615 -44,799 -22,027 -29,802 751,947 96.2
Baix Penedès 95,644 12,359 12,885 71,384 9,808 26,681 122,325 127.9
Barcelonès 2,235,578 13,536 17,537 -214,624 27,103 -39,529 2,196,049 98.2
Berguedà 41,488 100 284 3,883 157 1,108 42,596 102.7
Cerdanya 18,658 3,862 3,408 14,848 2,948 6,270 24,928 133.6
Conca de Barberà 21,161 676 963 2,408 679 1,187 22,348 105.6
Garraf 140,412 -2,436 -1,498 13,560 -3,147 1,636 142,048 101.2
Garrigues 20,350 -33 -62 254 -160 -7 20,343 100.0
Garrotxa 54,437 297 378 2,569 478 933 55,370 101.7
Gironès 175,148 7,620 8,297 -835 7,069 5,471 180,619 103.1
Maresme 420,521 -12,172 771 42,665 -11,200 5,091 425,612 101.2
Montsià 71,058 -982 -938 1,200 -1,038 -457 70,601 99.4
Noguera 39,507 -197 -256 221 -513 -196 39,311 99.5
Osona 150,139 -575 -609 -3,319 -226 -1,175 148,964 99.2
Pallars Jussà 13,715 789 885 2,295 549 1,132 14,847 108.2
Pallars Sobirà 7,446 1,239 1,145 4,898 615 1,982 9,428 126.6
Pla d'Urgell 36,069 -612 -782 -1,164 -755 -828 35,241 97.7
Pla de l'Estany 29,645 -318 -357 -163 -299 -287 29,358 99.0
Priorat 9,869 291 379 1,378 299 594 10,463 106.0
Ribera d'Ebre 23,844 -544 -449 -918 -380 -572 23,272 97.6
Ripollès 26,831 1,583 1,729 7,035 1,507 2,966 29,797 111.0
Segarra 22,337 181 166 116 88 128 22,465 100.6
Segrià 197,391 5,319 6,194 -2,778 4,489 3,294 200,685 101.7
Selva 164,646 11,238 32,404 77,339 11,437 33,124 197,770 120.1
Solsonès 13,685 959 978 2,101 756 1,194 14,879 108.7
Tarragonès 241,549 20,971 53,507 123,751 24,917 55,846 297,395 123.1
Terra Alta 12,885 61 112 1 87 58 12,943 100.4
Urgell 36,064 -285 -346 -284 -444 -351 35,713 99.0
Val d'Aran 10,194 4,237 907 4,626 1,736 2,868 13,062 128.1
Vallès Occidental 862,369 -10,836 -13,524 -62,235 -9,158 -24,050 838,319 97.2
Vallès Oriental 386,465 -8,077 -9,499 -13,506 -8,291 -9,872 376,593 97.4
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.