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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2016). By quarters. Counties 2018
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 44,065 40 -144 -118 52 -51 44,014 99.9
Alt Empordà 140,569 2,729 16,317 50,603 3,446 18,377 158,946 113.1
Alt Penedès 108,122 -4,276 -5,166 -5,654 -4,745 -4,958 103,164 95.4
Alt Urgell 20,224 -329 -306 833 -308 -13 20,211 99.9
Alta Ribagorça 3,774 914 475 1,840 463 926 4,700 124.5
Anoia 119,089 -5,524 -6,364 -6,255 -5,710 -5,955 113,134 95.0
Aran 9,983 4,517 447 3,621 1,437 2,488 12,471 124.9
Bages 176,485 -1,888 -3,101 -7,375 -2,262 -3,674 172,811 97.9
Baix Camp 188,841 -2,301 10,424 31,083 273 9,945 198,786 105.3
Baix Ebre 77,868 517 2,629 8,068 962 3,049 80,917 103.9
Baix Empordà 133,461 6,450 23,803 87,782 6,395 31,262 164,723 123.4
Baix Llobregat 819,168 -22,770 -32,433 -61,335 -23,867 -35,166 784,002 95.7
Baix Penedès 102,409 4,841 10,455 44,583 5,647 16,466 118,875 116.1
Barcelonès 2,254,642 79,056 71,020 -112,737 83,494 29,910 2,284,552 101.3
Berguedà 39,104 -501 -233 2,781 -355 443 39,547 101.1
Cerdanya 17,882 3,028 2,049 7,946 1,916 3,731 21,613 120.9
Conca de Barberà 20,103 311 744 2,101 396 892 20,995 104.4
Garraf 149,103 -6,588 -4,441 3,037 -6,559 -3,604 145,499 97.6
Garrigues 18,771 -550 -627 -756 -698 -661 18,110 96.5
Garrotxa 56,613 -716 -1,508 -1,588 -835 -1,162 55,451 97.9
Gironès 190,786 8,363 7,431 1,067 7,918 6,070 196,856 103.2
Maresme 447,824 -20,331 -3,181 18,108 -17,822 -5,714 442,110 98.7
Moianès 13,432 -597 -470 561 -570 -262 13,170 98.0
Montsià 67,083 -1,197 -643 3,187 -1,054 76 67,159 100.1
Noguera 38,708 -1,112 -1,142 -1,085 -1,265 -1,137 37,571 97.1
Osona 158,334 192 -268 -3,202 276 -749 157,585 99.5
Pallars Jussà 13,091 -66 148 979 -92 245 13,336 101.9
Pallars Sobirà 6,934 1,144 1,433 5,379 779 2,193 9,127 131.6
Pla d'Urgell 36,740 -1,141 -1,427 -2,005 -1,219 -1,444 35,296 96.1
Pla de l'Estany 32,006 -697 -1,035 -647 -880 -831 31,175 97.4
Priorat 9,296 69 278 1,065 154 393 9,689 104.2
Ribera d'Ebre 21,964 -386 -208 -61 -336 -250 21,714 98.9
Ripollès 25,000 991 1,058 5,858 923 2,229 27,229 108.9
Segarra 22,822 -248 -436 -1,167 -370 -553 22,269 97.6
Segrià 208,638 803 1,010 -8,867 174 -1,690 206,948 99.2
Selva 169,029 4,964 28,149 65,618 8,282 26,819 195,848 115.9
Solsonès 13,392 554 536 1,598 387 767 14,159 105.7
Tarragonès 252,790 9,581 52,460 96,869 18,721 44,531 297,321 117.6
Terra Alta 11,483 -69 145 853 21 236 11,719 102.1
Urgell 36,243 -971 -1,313 -2,290 -1,199 -1,452 34,791 96.0
Vallès Occidental 917,905 -4,800 -13,517 -64,186 -6,297 -22,340 895,565 97.6
Vallès Oriental 406,289 -10,304 -13,986 -23,012 -11,962 -14,837 391,452 96.3
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 20, 2019.

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.