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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2002). By quarters. Counties 2014
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 44,578 446 380 927 428 527 45,105 101.2
Alt Empordà 140,214 1,620 14,288 51,250 3,240 17,716 157,930 112.6
Alt Penedès 106,262 -2,255 -2,747 -3,223 -2,736 -2,748 103,514 97.4
Alt Urgell 20,878 700 1,279 3,739 887 1,646 22,524 107.9
Alta Ribagorça 3,873 678 859 2,564 540 1,165 5,038 130.1
Anoia 117,842 -4,349 -4,191 -2,500 -4,584 -3,904 113,938 96.7
Bages 184,403 -3,256 -3,857 -6,453 -3,374 -4,230 180,173 97.7
Baix Camp 190,249 1,078 14,415 40,134 2,823 14,644 204,893 107.7
Baix Ebre 80,637 91 1,150 3,244 45 1,104 81,741 101.4
Baix Empordà 132,886 5,291 24,000 90,044 7,533 31,911 164,797 124.0
Baix Llobregat 806,249 -18,813 -25,167 -43,584 -19,950 -26,976 779,273 96.7
Baix Penedès 100,262 7,353 16,556 64,093 8,290 24,168 124,430 124.1
Barcelonès 2,227,238 71,397 53,219 -129,426 73,822 16,698 2,243,936 100.7
Berguedà 40,039 68 1,326 5,677 526 1,907 41,946 104.8
Cerdanya 18,063 3,612 5,441 18,299 3,736 7,787 25,850 143.1
Conca de Barberà 20,723 398 879 1,982 462 932 21,655 104.5
Garraf 145,886 -6,351 -3,813 5,914 -5,913 -2,509 143,377 98.3
Garrigues 19,762 26 96 663 -131 160 19,922 100.8
Garrotxa 56,036 523 727 3,369 516 1,263 57,299 102.3
Gironès 185,085 7,770 7,049 -1,616 7,313 5,022 190,107 102.7
Maresme 437,919 -14,829 1,947 30,643 -10,908 1,839 439,758 100.4
Montsià 69,613 -748 -594 1,360 -858 -228 69,385 99.7
Noguera 39,376 -45 487 1,794 -199 518 39,894 101.3
Osona 154,897 294 84 -2,159 711 -256 154,641 99.8
Pallars Jussà 13,530 744 1,317 3,094 768 1,486 15,016 111.0
Pallars Sobirà 7,220 690 1,375 5,716 726 2,142 9,362 129.7
Pla d'Urgell 37,128 -751 -936 -942 -973 -889 36,239 97.6
Pla de l'Estany 31,554 -365 -401 -103 -433 -336 31,218 98.9
Priorat 9,550 271 538 1,173 334 581 10,131 106.1
Ribera d'Ebre 22,925 -278 -306 -785 -203 -404 22,521 98.2
Ripollès 25,700 1,888 3,106 9,585 2,227 4,199 29,899 116.3
Segarra 22,713 429 468 783 338 500 23,213 102.2
Segrià 209,768 5,737 5,760 -529 4,478 3,917 213,685 101.9
Selva 170,249 5,424 29,593 71,597 9,890 29,223 199,472 117.2
Solsonès 13,497 776 1,094 2,704 789 1,342 14,839 109.9
Tarragonès 250,306 16,858 56,649 117,004 23,803 53,720 304,026 121.5
Terra Alta 12,119 232 372 360 262 302 12,421 102.5
Urgell 36,526 -234 -228 379 -497 -142 36,384 99.6
Val d'Aran 9,993 3,692 1,262 4,911 1,470 2,822 12,815 128.2
Vallès Occidental 899,532 -9,158 -17,805 -59,710 -10,458 -24,434 875,098 97.3
Vallès Oriental 403,623 -9,498 -10,964 -13,259 -9,955 -10,928 392,695 97.3
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.