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Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups. Total. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Catalonia
0-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total
2023 1,204,209 776,522 2,071,284 2,320,784 1,529,164 7,901,963
2022 1,207,899 739,331 2,049,618 2,266,807 1,498,168 7,761,823
2021 1,226,989 722,114 2,098,573 2,226,629 1,475,591 7,749,896
2020 1,248,242 707,458 2,132,552 2,179,215 1,465,289 7,732,756
2019 1,251,354 679,025 2,136,014 2,123,775 1,439,721 7,629,889
2018 1,253,657 657,924 2,145,929 2,078,569 1,417,602 7,553,681
2017 1,253,473 644,532 2,171,233 2,039,670 1,395,856 7,504,764
2016 1,252,554 631,420 2,197,339 1,999,469 1,374,889 7,455,671
2015 1,250,858 624,460 2,236,715 1,960,987 1,357,618 7,430,638
Source: Idescat. Population Estimates.
Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups. Men. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Catalonia
0-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total
2023 620,282 403,688 1,045,719 1,159,671 657,863 3,887,223
2022 622,058 383,871 1,036,472 1,133,411 644,361 3,820,173
2021 631,993 375,141 1,061,670 1,111,759 634,260 3,814,823
2020 643,333 367,485 1,078,107 1,085,707 629,725 3,804,357
2019 645,081 350,661 1,077,929 1,056,203 618,104 3,747,978
2018 646,454 338,358 1,082,147 1,032,915 607,797 3,707,671
2017 646,280 331,548 1,096,250 1,013,086 597,583 3,684,747
2016 645,783 324,727 1,111,449 991,899 587,988 3,661,846
2015 644,868 321,213 1,132,802 971,493 579,746 3,650,122
Source: Idescat. Population Estimates.
Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups. Women. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Catalonia
0-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total
2023 583,927 372,834 1,025,565 1,161,113 871,301 4,014,740
2022 585,841 355,460 1,013,146 1,133,396 853,807 3,941,650
2021 594,996 346,973 1,036,903 1,114,870 841,331 3,935,073
2020 604,909 339,973 1,054,445 1,093,508 835,564 3,928,399
2019 606,273 328,364 1,058,085 1,067,572 821,617 3,881,911
2018 607,203 319,566 1,063,782 1,045,654 809,805 3,846,010
2017 607,193 312,984 1,074,983 1,026,584 798,273 3,820,017
2016 606,771 306,693 1,085,890 1,007,570 786,901 3,793,825
2015 605,990 303,247 1,103,913 989,494 777,872 3,780,516
Source: Idescat. Population Estimates.

Last update: February 19, 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 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 "..".