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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2002). By quarters. Counties 2013
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 44,771 635 111 1,208 412 580 45,351 101.3
Alt Empordà 141,351 4,102 12,032 50,924 3,857 17,823 159,174 112.6
Alt Penedès 106,242 -557 -1,831 -1,747 -1,912 -1,532 104,710 98.6
Alt Urgell 21,128 829 940 3,713 875 1,587 22,715 107.5
Alta Ribagorça 4,097 830 595 2,546 478 1,114 5,211 127.2
Anoia 118,467 -3,630 -4,428 -2,590 -4,285 -3,732 114,735 96.8
Bages 185,718 -3,123 -4,424 -7,461 -3,548 -4,639 181,079 97.5
Baix Camp 193,455 2,750 8,657 37,018 2,389 12,763 206,218 106.6
Baix Ebre 81,514 1,325 1,509 6,613 976 2,608 84,122 103.2
Baix Empordà 133,787 9,499 20,609 93,080 8,170 33,012 166,799 124.7
Baix Llobregat 808,644 -16,832 -22,588 -39,882 -18,969 -24,662 783,982 97.0
Baix Penedès 101,100 12,805 12,455 70,568 9,855 26,539 127,639 126.3
Barcelonès 2,240,437 62,637 50,783 -154,587 69,198 6,441 2,246,878 100.3
Berguedà 40,555 641 832 5,668 513 1,934 42,489 104.8
Cerdanya 18,630 4,196 4,281 18,502 3,809 7,720 26,350 141.4
Conca de Barberà 20,992 733 784 2,487 726 1,184 22,176 105.6
Garraf 146,609 -4,223 -3,094 9,754 -5,013 -614 145,995 99.6
Garrigues 20,058 -62 -152 408 -39 46 20,104 100.2
Garrotxa 56,106 638 135 3,129 512 1,087 57,193 101.9
Gironès 185,085 7,354 5,296 -2,200 7,396 4,367 189,452 102.4
Maresme 437,431 -10,232 4,194 40,691 -9,687 6,356 443,787 101.5
Montsià 71,577 -479 -980 2,923 -626 213 71,790 100.3
Noguera 39,828 -281 -455 794 -353 -59 39,769 99.9
Osona 155,069 943 31 -2,757 679 -287 154,782 99.8
Pallars Jussà 13,607 989 1,026 3,150 850 1,506 15,113 111.1
Pallars Sobirà 7,330 1,027 1,209 5,491 797 2,148 9,478 129.3
Pla d'Urgell 37,249 -954 -1,221 -1,255 -951 -1,090 36,159 97.1
Pla de l'Estany 31,325 -371 -704 -226 -376 -432 30,893 98.6
Priorat 9,756 437 408 1,424 354 658 10,414 106.7
Ribera d'Ebre 23,477 -142 -320 -318 -243 -261 23,216 98.9
Ripollès 25,995 2,441 2,195 9,474 2,277 4,090 30,085 115.7
Segarra 22,971 304 160 309 254 247 23,218 101.1
Segrià 210,141 4,357 3,956 -3,082 4,826 2,545 212,686 101.2
Selva 173,128 7,218 26,570 72,655 9,096 28,966 202,094 116.7
Solsonès 13,621 951 927 2,627 828 1,334 14,955 109.8
Tarragonès 251,226 22,861 50,520 125,306 24,972 56,089 307,315 122.3
Terra Alta 12,310 431 403 674 379 467 12,777 103.8
Urgell 36,863 -384 -577 -118 -427 -374 36,489 99.0
Val d'Aran 10,090 4,247 837 4,746 1,763 2,887 12,977 128.6
Vallès Occidental 898,921 -8,631 -16,839 -62,275 -10,997 -24,839 874,082 97.2
Vallès Oriental 402,989 -7,733 -10,836 -13,831 -9,772 -10,566 392,423 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: 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.