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Population as of 1 January. By sex and age groups

Population as of 1 January. By sex and age groups Catalonia. 2024
Men Women Total
From 0 to 4 years 153,030 145,415 298,445
From 5 to 9 years 192,344 181,415 373,759
From 10 to 14 years 219,823 205,507 425,330
From 15 to 19 years 234,882 217,213 452,095
From 20 to 24 years 233,011 214,794 447,805
From 25 to 29 years 238,311 226,208 464,519
From 30 to 34 years 252,492 244,591 497,083
From 35 to 39 years 259,939 259,078 519,017
From 40 to 44 years 302,946 299,243 602,189
From 45 to 49 years 348,923 336,547 685,470
From 50 to 54 years 316,719 309,401 626,120
From 55 to 59 years 281,611 283,786 565,397
From 60 to 64 years 235,486 254,018 489,504
From 65 to 69 years 198,147 224,358 422,505
From 70 to 74 years 164,304 196,140 360,444
From 75 to 79 years 138,800 178,346 317,146
From 80 to 84 years 88,159 123,578 211,737
From 85 to 89 years 55,003 95,074 150,077
From 90 to 94 years 24,404 55,472 79,876
From 95 to 99 years 4,950 16,065 21,015
From 100 years and over 414 2,284 2,698
Total 3,943,698 4,068,533 8,012,231
Source: Idescat. Population Estimates.

Last update: May 15, 2024.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Intercensal population estimates
Calculation of the population by sex and age that connects two censuses. Intercensal estimates replace postcensal once you have the results of a new census of population, and provide final series of population between two censuses.
Postcensal population estimates
Calculation of the population by sex and age in the years after the last census. The postcensal estimates provide the series of population from the last census available, that are calculated adding the natural movement and migration that are recorded annually.

Methodological aspects

The basic information on the population as of 1 January and the population structure indicatorsare obtained from the Population Estimates.

The Population Estimates are statistical operations produced annually that provide a headcount of the resident population within Catalonia and its distribution by sex and age. The time reference for the postcensal population estimates is 1st January.

The postcensal population estimates are calculated based on the last available census and the demographic shifts from the corresponding year (birth, death and migration). The information they provide enable us to find out the levels of demographic growth and the shift in the population pyramid on a yearly basis. It also enables us to reliably calculate the demographic, social and economic indicators in which the population groups are the reference denominator, especially when these denominators must be disaggregated according to the features of sex and age.

The early postcensal estimates aim to provide a statistical estimation of the population classified by sex and age as early as possible with respect to the reference date. They are calculated in the second quarter of the year based on the provisional data for demographic flows. The results are kept updated until replaced by the Definitive Post-Census Estimates, calculated once figures for births, deaths and migrations are available for the year of reference.

By taking a new population census tally, the annual figures of the population estimates can be revised in the interim between two censuses, and from this the intercensal population estimates are generated. The production of intercensal estimates, then, consists of retroactively correcting the postcensal population estimates with the aid of the data from the new census. The level of disaggregation of the data is the same as for the postcensal estimates.

When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".