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Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups

Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups Catalonia. 2014
Men Women Total
From 0 to 4 years 205,413 192,198 397,611
From 5 to 9 years 215,180 202,048 417,228
From 10 to 14 years 189,050 178,694 367,744
From 15 to 19 years 174,064 160,867 334,931
From 20 to 24 years 182,726 176,394 359,120
From 25 to 29 years 211,188 216,961 428,149
From 30 to 34 years 281,488 278,614 560,102
From 35 to 39 years 347,431 327,368 674,799
From 40 to 44 years 323,679 304,224 627,903
From 45 to 49 years 293,572 283,063 576,635
From 50 to 54 years 252,626 256,904 509,530
From 55 to 59 years 220,273 230,898 451,171
From 60 to 64 years 192,575 206,875 399,450
From 65 to 69 years 176,196 196,940 373,136
From 70 to 74 years 129,411 150,062 279,473
From 75 to 79 years 111,387 145,773 257,160
From 80 to 84 years 86,926 133,267 220,193
From 85 to 89 years 45,772 88,357 134,129
From 90 to 94 years 15,668 39,711 55,379
From 95 to 99 years 2,721 9,628 12,349
From 100 years and over 334 1,534 1,868
Total 3,657,680 3,780,380 7,438,060
Source: Idescat. Population Estimates.

Last update: March 28, 2017. Revised series on July 11, 2023.

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 on 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.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". 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 "..".