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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2002). By quarters. Counties 2012
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 45,299 187 206 1,165 282 450 45,749 101.0
Alt Empordà 141,517 2,680 15,366 58,137 3,970 20,150 161,667 114.2
Alt Penedès 106,252 -761 -687 -732 -679 -704 105,548 99.3
Alt Urgell 21,386 625 1,079 3,017 775 1,370 22,756 106.4
Alta Ribagorça 4,235 724 636 2,191 404 992 5,227 123.4
Anoia 118,817 -4,283 -3,911 -2,503 -4,002 -3,672 115,145 96.9
Bages 186,084 -3,705 -4,368 -7,559 -3,525 -4,783 181,301 97.4
Baix Camp 193,535 -706 9,182 36,034 1,986 11,706 205,241 106.0
Baix Ebre 83,125 357 1,864 6,294 709 2,304 85,429 102.8
Baix Empordà 133,754 6,261 25,193 97,926 8,300 34,566 168,320 125.8
Baix Llobregat 806,799 -18,796 -23,190 -40,446 -18,205 -25,225 781,574 96.9
Baix Penedès 101,138 7,586 17,306 71,324 10,032 26,657 127,795 126.4
Barcelonès 2,254,052 66,777 43,285 -156,705 63,213 3,752 2,257,804 100.2
Berguedà 41,202 -149 1,076 4,471 312 1,444 42,646 103.5
Cerdanya 19,047 2,685 4,471 15,425 3,049 6,424 25,471 133.7
Conca de Barberà 21,148 474 925 2,430 560 1,093 22,241 105.2
Garraf 147,107 -5,750 -2,360 10,907 -4,760 -456 146,651 99.7
Garrigues 20,212 -38 10 392 -59 69 20,281 100.3
Garrotxa 55,855 746 756 2,530 467 1,089 56,944 101.9
Gironès 184,187 8,635 7,335 -1,126 7,049 5,355 189,542 102.9
Maresme 436,487 -13,612 6,438 43,921 -8,307 7,248 443,735 101.7
Montsià 72,121 -960 -497 3,004 -798 191 72,312 100.3
Noguera 40,200 -373 -148 693 -420 -55 40,145 99.9
Osona 154,588 -1,343 256 -2,713 -969 -1,206 153,382 99.2
Pallars Jussà 14,113 503 944 2,382 584 1,106 15,219 107.8
Pallars Sobirà 7,457 822 1,402 5,045 673 1,994 9,451 126.7
Pla d'Urgell 37,267 -785 -1,024 -1,211 -862 -971 36,296 97.4
Pla de l'Estany 31,463 -423 -482 -45 -535 -382 31,081 98.8
Priorat 9,971 272 558 1,443 336 661 10,632 106.6
Ribera d'Ebre 23,867 -239 -267 -369 -287 -289 23,578 98.8
Ripollès 26,268 1,753 2,520 7,934 1,987 3,537 29,805 113.5
Segarra 23,365 219 241 199 184 200 23,565 100.9
Segrià 209,965 5,948 4,797 -3,189 4,547 3,012 212,977 101.4
Selva 173,518 5,671 30,166 75,763 8,681 30,129 203,647 117.4
Solsonès 13,676 781 1,121 2,352 754 1,254 14,930 109.2
Tarragonès 251,282 17,870 57,136 126,219 23,921 56,463 307,745 122.5
Terra Alta 12,713 213 420 588 335 387 13,100 103.0
Urgell 36,975 -259 -272 -64 -354 -237 36,738 99.4
Val d'Aran 10,056 4,371 1,093 4,667 1,584 2,917 12,973 129.0
Vallès Occidental 898,173 -8,190 -17,292 -60,873 -9,264 -24,010 874,163 97.3
Vallès Oriental 402,632 -8,668 -9,897 -13,476 -8,587 -10,168 392,464 97.5
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: November 4, 2015.

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.