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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2016). By quarters. Counties 2016
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 44,107 365 75 329 180 230 44,337 100.5
Alt Empordà 140,118 2,737 12,540 47,111 2,684 16,306 156,424 111.6
Alt Penedès 106,275 -3,569 -4,744 -4,833 -3,899 -4,255 102,020 96.0
Alt Urgell 20,548 -376 -345 813 -165 -7 20,541 100.0
Alta Ribagorça 3,867 602 352 1,650 321 737 4,604 119.1
Anoia 117,504 -4,882 -6,028 -6,345 -5,172 -5,617 111,887 95.2
Aran 9,930 4,631 434 3,760 1,294 2,517 12,447 125.3
Bages 174,381 -2,685 -3,994 -7,470 -2,792 -4,255 170,126 97.6
Baix Camp 188,358 830 10,356 33,337 1,266 11,466 199,824 106.1
Baix Ebre 78,977 1,225 2,102 9,015 1,023 3,337 82,314 104.2
Baix Empordà 132,598 6,050 18,721 80,661 4,828 27,635 160,233 120.8
Baix Llobregat 809,883 -22,250 -30,591 -55,085 -23,031 -32,832 777,051 95.9
Baix Penedès 99,813 8,122 9,467 47,493 6,624 17,982 117,795 118.0
Barcelonès 2,232,833 77,146 77,759 -81,918 86,391 39,483 2,272,316 101.8
Berguedà 39,178 -205 -252 3,067 -205 616 39,794 101.6
Cerdanya 17,704 2,784 1,664 7,681 1,828 3,490 21,194 119.7
Conca de Barberà 20,220 472 695 1,761 445 845 21,065 104.2
Garraf 146,876 -4,721 -3,875 3,783 -5,346 -2,528 144,348 98.3
Garrigues 19,090 -524 -658 -463 -541 -543 18,547 97.2
Garrotxa 55,999 -739 -1,169 -1,189 -715 -952 55,047 98.3
Gironès 186,178 6,833 7,223 895 7,514 5,547 191,725 103.0
Maresme 441,505 -16,872 -8,174 18,669 -16,787 -5,741 435,764 98.7
Moianès 13,209 -549 -647 64 -620 -433 12,776 96.7
Montsià 67,646 -572 -902 3,613 -731 351 67,997 100.5
Noguera 38,955 -973 -1,078 -525 -950 -857 38,098 97.8
Osona 155,641 -363 -1,008 -3,651 -14 -1,249 154,392 99.2
Pallars Jussà 13,453 -21 -48 992 -63 222 13,675 101.7
Pallars Sobirà 6,986 1,200 1,073 5,041 793 2,034 9,020 129.1
Pla d'Urgell 36,711 -1,367 -1,659 -1,771 -1,265 -1,507 35,204 95.9
Pla de l'Estany 31,561 -803 -966 -602 -803 -801 30,760 97.5
Priorat 9,381 246 298 1,171 223 479 9,860 105.1
Ribera d'Ebre 22,471 14 256 806 -18 256 22,727 101.1
Ripollès 25,101 1,090 922 5,922 990 2,246 27,347 108.9
Segarra 22,688 -251 -470 -807 -220 -438 22,250 98.1
Segrià 208,881 61 258 -6,457 563 -1,327 207,554 99.4
Selva 167,694 6,947 27,328 64,441 9,434 27,029 194,723 116.1
Solsonès 13,313 469 373 1,697 427 739 14,052 105.6
Tarragonès 249,565 14,769 45,261 98,957 18,185 44,317 293,882 117.8
Terra Alta 11,761 137 204 1,061 105 377 12,138 103.2
Urgell 36,059 -1,011 -1,322 -1,737 -961 -1,248 34,811 96.5
Vallès Occidental 904,240 -4,824 -11,733 -56,404 -3,887 -19,349 884,891 97.9
Vallès Oriental 401,338 -9,461 -13,537 -20,243 -10,357 -13,420 387,918 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.