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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2016). By quarters. Counties 2015
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 44,306 299 10 368 315 243 44,549 100.5
Alt Empordà 139,838 2,546 14,542 51,783 3,845 18,306 158,144 113.1
Alt Penedès 106,168 -3,599 -4,535 -4,573 -3,764 -4,116 102,052 96.1
Alt Urgell 20,695 -362 -330 781 -364 -52 20,643 99.7
Alta Ribagorça 3,884 515 398 1,516 252 676 4,560 117.4
Anoia 117,444 -4,675 -5,602 -6,101 -4,969 -5,340 112,104 95.5
Aran 9,926 4,083 446 3,016 1,509 2,241 12,167 122.6
Bages 174,604 -2,075 -3,618 -6,981 -2,448 -3,783 170,821 97.8
Baix Camp 188,026 -1,106 9,941 34,856 1,503 11,372 199,398 106.0
Baix Ebre 79,748 503 1,537 7,190 662 2,472 82,220 103.1
Baix Empordà 132,355 5,925 20,769 82,825 6,105 29,080 161,435 122.0
Baix Llobregat 806,651 -20,853 -29,757 -52,423 -22,672 -31,506 775,145 96.1
Baix Penedès 99,934 6,313 11,042 48,009 6,433 18,040 117,974 118.1
Barcelonès 2,225,144 88,476 69,332 -69,522 90,068 44,193 2,269,337 102.0
Berguedà 39,517 -410 226 3,051 -129 701 40,218 101.8
Cerdanya 17,870 2,400 2,131 8,231 1,612 3,604 21,474 120.2
Conca de Barberà 20,482 298 636 1,856 446 814 21,296 104.0
Garraf 145,983 -5,221 -2,455 4,328 -4,658 -1,971 144,012 98.6
Garrigues 19,342 -474 -596 -328 -584 -501 18,841 97.4
Garrotxa 56,063 -774 -1,183 -711 -666 -835 55,228 98.5
Gironès 184,993 7,134 6,437 2,604 8,097 6,026 191,019 103.3
Maresme 439,512 -17,603 -6,789 18,022 -16,314 -5,578 433,934 98.7
Moianès 13,098 -502 -409 269 -497 -278 12,820 97.9
Montsià 68,524 -1,121 -1,390 2,338 -1,242 -358 68,166 99.5
Noguera 39,109 -920 -917 -316 -1,021 -786 38,323 98.0
Osona 154,925 -408 -1,234 -3,373 -268 -1,318 153,607 99.1
Pallars Jussà 13,609 -40 88 1,060 -106 251 13,860 101.8
Pallars Sobirà 7,060 772 1,113 4,943 645 1,885 8,945 126.7
Pla d'Urgell 37,053 -1,317 -1,722 -1,814 -1,535 -1,597 35,456 95.7
Pla de l'Estany 31,536 -787 -897 -298 -689 -671 30,865 97.9
Priorat 9,547 164 310 1,212 223 480 10,027 105.0
Ribera d'Ebre 22,723 -121 -117 465 -33 42 22,765 100.2
Ripollès 25,342 889 1,221 6,165 997 2,336 27,678 109.2
Segarra 22,647 -178 -454 -727 -327 -421 22,226 98.1
Segrià 209,324 521 -492 -5,936 94 -1,442 207,882 99.3
Selva 168,555 5,324 26,149 66,800 9,517 27,045 195,600 116.0
Solsonès 13,414 471 499 1,776 407 788 14,202 105.9
Tarragonès 249,939 10,622 43,672 93,437 17,704 41,494 291,433 116.6
Terra Alta 11,872 -106 48 707 2 165 12,037 101.4
Urgell 36,308 -903 -1,270 -1,581 -1,065 -1,205 35,103 96.7
Vallès Occidental 900,661 -2,680 -13,731 -53,134 -3,819 -18,447 882,214 98.0
Vallès Oriental 400,375 -9,509 -13,548 -19,436 -10,044 -13,137 387,238 96.7
Source: Idescat. Seasonal population estimates (base 2016).
Notes:
AFTE seasonal population: People in annual full time equivalents (AFTE).
AFTE population (%): Population AFTE (%) = Population AFTE / Resident population x 100.

Last update: November 23, 2017.

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.