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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2016). By quarters. Counties 2017
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 43,995 486 -168 214 31 132 44,127 100.3
Alt Empordà 139,705 2,185 18,317 53,196 3,893 19,509 159,214 114.0
Alt Penedès 106,930 -4,033 -4,500 -5,216 -4,284 -4,508 102,422 95.8
Alt Urgell 20,296 -385 -33 854 -173 81 20,377 100.4
Alta Ribagorça 3,827 846 600 1,852 444 938 4,765 124.5
Anoia 118,277 -5,497 -6,035 -6,907 -5,693 -6,042 112,235 94.9
Aran 9,985 3,863 1,114 4,148 1,704 2,687 12,672 126.9
Bages 175,095 -2,565 -3,528 -7,216 -1,720 -3,752 171,343 97.9
Baix Camp 187,471 143 11,723 34,156 774 11,749 199,220 106.3
Baix Ebre 78,180 930 2,835 9,758 1,108 3,659 81,839 104.7
Baix Empordà 132,906 4,584 25,645 89,658 6,224 31,696 164,602 123.8
Baix Llobregat 813,996 -22,702 -30,368 -58,367 -23,284 -33,791 780,205 95.8
Baix Penedès 100,850 6,190 12,934 50,651 6,836 19,241 120,091 119.1
Barcelonès 2,248,227 93,695 76,234 -98,295 77,256 36,842 2,285,069 101.6
Berguedà 39,013 -646 211 2,987 -267 588 39,601 101.5
Cerdanya 17,623 2,550 2,324 8,183 2,090 3,790 21,413 121.5
Conca de Barberà 20,036 460 758 2,589 333 1,035 21,071 105.2
Garraf 147,504 -6,221 -2,768 3,307 -5,755 -2,840 144,664 98.1
Garrigues 18,975 -551 -454 -545 -535 -522 18,453 97.2
Garrotxa 56,184 -660 -1,284 -1,373 -714 -1,013 55,171 98.2
Gironès 188,083 8,824 7,057 2,423 8,428 6,592 194,675 103.5
Maresme 444,046 -20,380 -2,184 21,245 -16,368 -4,314 439,732 99.0
Moianès 13,279 -675 -493 185 -589 -388 12,891 97.1
Montsià 67,491 -592 -549 4,135 -944 514 68,005 100.8
Noguera 38,726 -1,035 -630 -537 -969 -779 37,947 98.0
Osona 156,572 703 311 -3,651 277 -586 155,986 99.6
Pallars Jussà 13,280 -107 268 1,034 31 311 13,591 102.3
Pallars Sobirà 6,947 994 1,713 5,494 887 2,284 9,231 132.9
Pla d'Urgell 36,614 -1,292 -1,343 -1,937 -1,215 -1,443 35,171 96.1
Pla de l'Estany 31,738 -792 -928 -540 -861 -790 30,948 97.5
Priorat 9,345 200 448 1,297 194 534 9,879 105.7
Ribera d'Ebre 22,203 -40 -8 327 -247 -3 22,200 100.0
Ripollès 24,999 811 1,426 6,019 981 2,326 27,325 109.3
Segarra 22,736 -271 -289 -945 -237 -438 22,298 98.1
Segrià 208,059 969 1,891 -6,833 1,509 -524 207,535 99.7
Selva 167,837 2,900 29,682 68,121 7,990 27,236 195,073 116.2
Solsonès 13,360 456 685 1,728 449 825 14,185 106.2
Tarragonès 250,488 12,305 53,924 104,825 19,129 47,721 298,209 119.1
Terra Alta 11,634 1 313 1,164 54 380 12,014 103.3
Urgell 36,028 -917 -986 -1,881 -851 -1,164 34,864 96.8
Vallès Occidental 910,031 -1,667 -12,729 -60,840 -4,541 -20,085 889,946 97.8
Vallès Oriental 403,259 -9,936 -12,559 -21,486 -10,562 -13,643 389,616 96.6
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 22, 2018.

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.