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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2002). By quarters. Counties 2009
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 45,001 340 202 1,124 218 456 45,457 101.0
Alt Empordà 138,501 3,406 13,920 53,642 4,531 19,010 157,511 113.7
Alt Penedès 104,353 -852 -653 -146 -729 -580 103,773 99.4
Alt Urgell 22,037 269 646 2,620 647 1,057 23,094 104.8
Alta Ribagorça 4,375 770 567 2,295 456 1,028 5,403 123.5
Anoia 117,114 -4,125 -3,945 -2,839 -4,296 -3,808 113,306 96.8
Bages 184,642 -4,842 -5,137 -8,676 -4,519 -5,820 178,822 96.8
Baix Camp 189,226 4 7,861 30,928 561 9,877 199,103 105.2
Baix Ebre 81,724 -40 990 3,435 169 1,133 82,857 101.4
Baix Empordà 132,973 9,914 20,808 96,508 9,299 34,312 167,285 125.8
Baix Llobregat 793,655 -21,752 -23,921 -44,576 -21,567 -28,069 765,586 96.5
Baix Penedès 98,861 10,759 14,052 70,555 9,454 26,321 125,182 126.6
Barcelonès 2,251,600 21,297 21,528 -208,385 32,749 -33,863 2,217,737 98.5
Berguedà 41,744 -76 607 3,877 272 1,188 42,932 102.8
Cerdanya 18,656 3,696 3,533 14,538 3,034 6,215 24,871 133.3
Conca de Barberà 21,502 629 872 2,254 655 1,105 22,607 105.1
Garraf 143,066 -3,125 -1,347 13,170 -3,675 1,296 144,362 100.9
Garrigues 20,479 -213 -167 316 -101 -29 20,450 99.9
Garrotxa 55,339 281 430 2,041 400 770 56,109 101.4
Gironès 179,742 6,977 6,801 -1,205 7,394 4,931 184,673 102.7
Maresme 426,565 -13,325 1,857 41,070 -10,649 4,857 431,422 101.1
Montsià 72,189 -1,104 -903 1,428 -929 -388 71,801 99.5
Noguera 40,213 -723 -516 363 -466 -316 39,897 99.2
Osona 152,411 -112 -157 -3,129 89 -842 151,569 99.4
Pallars Jussà 13,840 444 778 2,093 545 983 14,823 107.1
Pallars Sobirà 7,625 888 1,245 4,938 623 1,947 9,572 125.5
Pla d'Urgell 37,044 -1,092 -1,094 -1,204 -878 -1,046 35,998 97.2
Pla de l'Estany 30,153 -366 -291 -144 -313 -290 29,863 99.0
Priorat 10,024 345 460 1,410 366 650 10,674 106.5
Ribera d'Ebre 24,004 -283 -136 -742 -174 -336 23,668 98.6
Ripollès 26,821 1,486 1,775 6,922 1,446 2,904 29,725 110.8
Segarra 22,825 -55 2 182 106 63 22,888 100.3
Segrià 203,279 2,585 3,036 -3,328 4,283 1,743 205,022 100.9
Selva 169,389 6,941 31,818 76,440 10,262 31,463 200,852 118.6
Solsonès 13,759 723 819 2,086 683 1,086 14,845 107.9
Tarragonès 247,827 18,663 51,493 116,478 22,823 52,508 300,335 121.2
Terra Alta 12,943 137 286 196 256 216 13,159 101.7
Urgell 36,670 -793 -686 -307 -549 -574 36,096 98.4
Val d'Aran 10,295 3,320 1,020 4,455 1,396 2,540 12,835 124.7
Vallès Occidental 878,893 -10,842 -15,310 -64,766 -12,387 -26,003 852,890 97.0
Vallès Oriental 394,061 -8,684 -9,345 -14,555 -9,029 -10,442 383,619 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.