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Internal emigration rate. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Internal migrations. Emigration rate. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1995 1990
Alt Camp 48.4 43.8 37.3 40.3 42.4 38.7 41.2 43.6 43.6 41.9 42.6 44.6 43.9 46.3 45.6 42.6 46.7 39.2 39.3 38.3 36.9 26.7 29.2 26.8 22.6 24.4 21.5 17.3
Alt Empordà 48.4 46.7 43.8 49.6 48.5 46.8 46.7 48.6 47.9 48.2 47.4 49.0 49.6 46.9 49.2 53.6 55.7 49.6 47.0 48.5 47.9 34.0 38.4 41.5 38.4 31.4 34.6 31.5
Alt Penedès 44.0 43.3 39.5 43.3 47.0 40.1 40.2 44.6 45.6 44.8 42.7 46.0 47.0 48.6 47.7 51.4 52.8 51.7 48.2 44.7 40.1 31.3 34.3 32.4 28.5 27.2 25.4 18.0
Alt Urgell 47.3 46.0 42.7 43.5 45.3 39.2 43.5 41.2 43.5 40.1 38.3 41.9 45.0 40.3 46.8 54.9 55.9 49.3 45.0 44.3 36.0 27.1 29.9 32.6 30.2 22.5 27.4 23.7
Alta Ribagorça 43.5 42.6 35.4 50.7 51.2 40.9 46.3 46.1 38.5 52.7 50.6 62.7 53.7 55.8 54.6 65.3 74.4 55.1 48.6 50.5 45.5 34.0 27.3 35.1 31.4 23.5 29.1 23.0
Anoia 48.5 46.3 42.1 43.5 42.5 43.6 42.0 44.5 47.4 46.3 46.1 46.7 47.9 45.5 46.1 49.0 53.4 50.1 46.4 44.4 38.8 31.9 30.7 32.0 28.6 25.7 24.7 17.4
Aran 54.7 65.9 49.0 61.3 57.4 58.8 57.3 63.3 61.8 54.6 62.3 67.3 66.9 72.0 75.2 73.8 80.1 72.4 68.3 59.8 64.1 57.8 45.9 53.4 44.5 36.7 42.1 34.1
Bages 38.9 40.2 34.0 38.9 37.1 36.1 34.4 36.1 37.1 37.7 38.8 38.7 39.1 39.3 39.3 39.8 41.8 38.6 35.2 33.5 31.6 23.1 25.0 24.4 24.5 20.0 21.2 16.1
Baix Camp 39.9 38.1 33.8 38.2 38.7 36.3 36.6 39.5 37.3 39.6 40.9 41.0 42.1 40.9 44.0 46.8 46.3 44.3 43.0 42.3 36.1 27.9 30.2 28.8 25.6 23.0 21.9 17.8
Baix Ebre 37.7 35.9 30.7 38.4 37.5 32.7 33.7 34.4 34.1 32.7 33.5 33.9 34.6 34.0 37.8 42.9 42.3 39.1 31.9 29.5 26.9 20.4 24.6 19.9 18.7 16.6 16.1 13.9
Baix Empordà 45.4 46.0 40.6 45.7 45.2 43.0 42.5 44.8 47.3 46.0 44.8 47.2 48.3 49.6 49.7 52.2 55.1 51.2 48.6 45.7 45.5 32.9 36.2 36.2 34.7 29.2 29.3 24.6
Baix Llobregat 43.3 45.3 39.0 42.4 41.9 38.7 37.6 39.4 39.7 40.4 41.4 41.4 44.1 43.0 44.5 48.9 54.3 55.0 52.9 51.9 46.5 37.7 36.9 36.1 34.1 30.8 30.6 22.6
Baix Penedès 60.3 61.7 51.3 62.2 62.7 58.6 59.1 64.8 64.5 67.2 66.2 67.6 67.3 66.5 66.0 67.8 72.4 70.2 67.2 68.8 58.9 48.0 50.0 45.8 44.4 40.6 39.9 32.0
Barcelonès 39.7 44.1 39.7 40.1 38.3 34.8 33.4 36.2 36.0 37.0 39.0 39.8 41.9 42.3 44.5 48.8 51.1 51.0 48.7 47.3 41.4 31.2 33.5 33.3 32.3 28.7 27.1 18.9
Berguedà 44.6 43.9 38.1 40.3 40.2 36.0 33.5 35.8 35.2 39.6 40.8 40.3 39.4 39.8 37.5 40.6 41.2 39.4 33.5 33.9 30.5 25.4 26.8 23.0 22.2 20.2 22.2 20.8
Cerdanya 60.1 51.4 44.3 57.2 54.3 47.0 52.9 54.2 59.2 63.9 67.0 51.2 50.5 56.5 57.6 62.2 63.5 60.5 53.5 56.3 50.5 37.3 34.4 38.3 38.6 32.2 39.8 30.5
Conca de Barberà 35.4 35.6 33.3 39.2 41.6 33.4 31.0 39.2 37.7 38.6 38.1 42.4 45.5 44.8 45.1 40.8 49.1 39.6 36.7 38.7 33.9 24.7 28.8 20.5 21.4 15.5 20.7 17.6
Garraf 47.3 48.1 41.1 48.3 48.8 45.2 45.1 45.2 47.3 45.7 46.3 47.4 49.1 49.9 49.0 50.9 54.4 53.6 55.1 50.2 45.0 35.1 37.1 36.8 34.8 29.3 28.1 20.5
Garrigues 40.1 36.2 30.1 35.6 37.0 33.1 37.6 36.5 38.7 37.1 34.1 35.8 38.0 36.8 37.7 42.2 38.3 39.0 34.7 35.2 31.9 22.2 23.9 21.2 19.2 17.3 16.9 15.3
Garrotxa 39.5 35.5 31.5 36.4 34.4 33.6 33.6 36.6 36.2 35.4 35.0 36.4 41.0 38.7 37.3 37.9 41.2 37.0 32.4 34.1 30.1 25.5 24.2 22.9 21.2 18.5 17.9 19.6
Gironès 47.0 49.7 45.8 50.4 49.2 45.0 43.7 48.3 48.4 49.6 50.7 53.3 52.8 53.1 52.4 59.6 61.3 54.0 52.4 49.7 44.8 34.2 36.7 38.6 36.4 30.9 31.6 25.5
Maresme 45.2 46.1 39.8 44.7 43.8 41.4 40.0 42.6 43.4 43.6 44.6 43.1 43.9 43.1 43.5 48.7 52.5 52.3 50.5 47.5 44.7 35.3 37.3 36.8 35.4 31.0 27.8 22.1
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Montsià 37.9 37.0 34.1 38.6 35.3 34.5 33.6 38.1 36.3 34.8 37.0 39.6 37.1 36.1 37.7 39.8 39.2 36.9 32.0 32.5 31.1 23.6 21.7 18.7 17.0 14.8 15.7 11.7
Noguera 40.1 39.7 31.7 39.5 39.2 38.1 35.8 38.7 38.6 40.1 39.5 39.1 41.6 35.5 39.8 47.4 49.2 45.3 41.5 33.9 30.6 23.4 22.8 20.6 23.7 21.1 19.3 12.7
Osona 42.6 39.0 35.8 41.0 38.9 36.0 36.3 37.1 36.3 37.5 36.4 37.6 38.9 38.6 37.8 40.7 43.8 42.2 38.9 36.0 34.8 27.1 27.5 28.9 25.0 23.2 21.7 18.1
Pallars Jussà 55.9 44.8 55.1 60.7 69.4 66.3 68.9 69.3 56.3 50.9 73.2 79.9 56.3 50.3 48.7 56.7 49.0 42.7 40.4 41.3 34.8 29.9 30.3 30.7 29.0 29.4 24.9 21.5
Pallars Sobirà 55.5 49.8 38.9 55.6 57.9 47.6 44.4 45.6 44.0 51.3 49.5 54.8 59.7 48.7 61.0 64.3 68.2 63.8 60.9 55.4 52.6 38.2 27.0 25.9 26.2 24.0 25.5 27.8
Pla d'Urgell 39.5 36.6 30.6 39.3 39.5 38.1 37.1 36.9 37.7 38.6 37.9 38.2 41.3 40.2 39.3 52.8 49.7 44.6 44.4 38.8 35.3 25.3 21.0 25.2 21.1 18.5 19.3 14.2
Pla de l'Estany 36.7 38.1 32.9 39.1 38.1 33.2 33.9 35.5 39.7 34.2 36.5 37.6 37.3 36.5 38.5 40.5 39.9 41.2 37.4 41.2 37.5 30.7 34.1 32.1 26.5 21.8 26.6 22.3
Priorat 45.2 42.5 37.6 43.5 39.9 34.5 33.5 40.9 38.0 36.8 42.8 39.0 42.5 37.9 34.0 42.3 43.9 39.2 34.9 36.5 31.1 23.6 23.7 23.8 19.2 20.3 22.1 18.4
Ribera d'Ebre 40.9 39.7 32.6 39.8 39.4 38.9 38.1 37.3 36.8 34.2 36.7 35.7 40.4 36.8 35.7 41.3 39.2 39.2 36.6 35.1 27.9 25.0 27.3 24.6 21.4 19.2 20.3 19.6
Ripollès 45.7 40.4 32.1 37.7 35.2 36.4 33.1 36.1 36.2 36.3 35.6 38.5 37.2 43.4 41.1 38.2 39.2 40.7 34.3 33.7 33.1 29.5 24.1 23.7 22.3 20.3 20.8 21.5
Segarra 46.9 37.3 31.6 40.0 40.3 37.5 38.1 40.6 35.8 35.2 34.7 36.7 37.5 39.4 41.7 52.5 60.3 54.9 53.9 50.9 46.2 32.3 27.1 30.3 25.2 22.0 23.2 24.5
Segrià 34.7 33.9 30.9 33.7 33.5 33.1 33.4 34.7 34.7 34.3 36.4 36.2 38.7 37.3 39.3 45.6 46.1 46.3 41.9 33.1 27.7 19.7 20.9 23.7 22.2 17.5 18.7 14.9
Selva 43.2 43.4 37.9 44.2 41.6 42.2 41.3 44.2 46.8 46.6 46.3 47.4 47.3 48.4 47.4 50.8 51.5 50.7 47.9 46.8 41.6 31.4 31.9 30.8 30.0 25.5 25.9 22.6
Solsonès 39.8 31.8 29.6 38.9 35.5 37.4 36.4 42.6 45.2 38.0 31.2 38.0 36.3 36.3 36.2 38.2 35.0 38.5 32.6 33.9 22.5 23.2 17.4 18.1 18.6 16.5 19.5 16.4
Tarragonès 46.7 47.4 40.8 47.0 46.8 43.6 43.6 47.6 46.0 46.5 49.7 50.5 51.4 47.9 50.1 53.8 54.3 48.8 43.4 43.7 37.9 28.1 33.2 29.8 28.8 25.4 27.4 22.6
Terra Alta 33.9 25.9 22.5 30.1 28.2 20.5 25.5 26.8 24.8 27.1 23.1 23.6 25.6 21.4 24.6 31.1 31.6 25.3 21.1 19.7 19.4 14.1 19.2 12.7 15.8 10.3 10.7 9.8
Urgell 39.0 38.0 29.9 35.0 34.4 34.3 34.0 37.3 35.5 38.8 36.9 40.7 40.5 39.4 38.6 46.3 49.1 49.7 46.1 42.4 37.9 25.3 25.0 28.7 25.2 17.5 18.7 15.9
Vallès Occidental 36.7 38.3 32.9 36.4 35.3 33.3 32.7 34.0 34.5 35.1 35.3 35.5 37.0 36.5 36.8 41.3 44.2 42.1 42.0 38.9 35.6 28.0 27.9 27.4 26.1 22.4 22.7 17.6
Vallès Oriental 47.0 47.2 40.9 47.4 45.6 42.9 43.4 45.9 47.5 47.0 46.8 46.8 48.2 48.7 47.7 52.3 58.5 57.3 56.1 54.8 50.0 40.3 40.6 41.3 37.6 33.5 33.1 23.1
Catalonia 42.0 43.5 38.3 41.8 40.7 37.9 37.1 39.5 39.7 40.2 41.2 41.8 43.3 42.9 44.0 48.1 50.9 49.5 47.2 45.4 40.7 31.4 32.7 32.3 30.7 27.0 26.4 19.8
Metropolità 40.9 43.7 38.4 40.8 39.5 36.5 35.4 37.7 38.0 38.7 39.9 40.2 42.4 42.3 43.5 47.9 51.2 50.7 49.1 47.2 42.2 32.8 34.0 33.7 32.2 28.5 27.3 19.7
Comarques Gironines 45.1 45.1 40.6 46.0 44.5 42.7 42.0 44.9 46.0 45.8 45.7 47.6 48.0 48.1 48.0 51.8 53.6 49.5 46.7 45.7 42.7 32.2 34.1 34.7 32.6 27.5 28.6 25.0
Camp de Tarragona 43.9 43.2 37.6 42.9 43.1 39.9 40.1 43.8 42.1 43.1 45.2 45.9 50.2 48.4 50.0 52.3 53.7 49.4 46.1 46.1 39.8 30.3 33.7 30.7 28.6 25.8 26.0 21.1
Terres de l'Ebre 37.9 36.2 31.7 38.1 36.3 33.4 33.7 35.6 34.7 33.3 34.5 35.6 35.7 34.3 36.6 40.7 40.0 37.3 31.7 30.6 28.0 21.7 23.5 19.6 18.2 15.8 16.5 13.6
Ponent 37.3 35.6 30.9 35.5 35.4 34.5 34.6 36.1 35.8 36.0 36.7 37.2 39.4 37.7 39.3 46.9 47.6 46.4 42.9 36.0 31.3 22.2 22.5 24.7 22.9 18.6 19.4 15.6
Comarques Centrals 41.2 40.0 35.0 39.9 38.2 36.2 35.2 36.8 36.9 37.9 37.8 38.4 41.0 40.5 40.2 42.2 44.8 42.3 38.6 36.7 33.8 26.4 26.9 27.1 25.1 22.1 22.1 17.4
Alt Pirineu i Aran 53.8 50.1 45.5 54.0 55.1 49.7 52.6 53.3 52.0 51.7 56.8 57.0 53.3 52.0 55.4 61.0 62.0 55.6 50.9 49.9 44.8 35.2 31.0 33.5 31.4 26.5 29.4 24.7
Penedès 49.8 49.7 43.3 49.1 49.9 46.6 46.3 49.2 50.8 50.2 49.7 51.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Barcelona 41.3 43.6 38.4 41.1 39.9 36.9 35.9 38.1 38.5 39.1 40.1 40.5 42.3 42.2 43.2 47.4 50.7 50.0 48.2 46.3 41.5 32.3 33.4 33.1 31.6 27.9 26.9 19.5
Girona 45.4 45.2 40.6 46.2 44.6 42.7 42.1 45.0 46.1 46.1 45.9 47.7 48.0 48.2 48.3 52.1 53.8 49.8 46.8 45.9 42.9 32.3 34.1 34.7 32.7 27.6 28.8 25.1
Lleida 39.4 37.4 32.8 38.0 38.2 36.9 37.1 38.7 38.1 37.9 39.2 40.2 41.3 39.5 41.4 48.5 49.2 47.3 43.6 37.8 32.7 24.0 23.4 25.6 23.8 19.4 20.5 16.8
Tarragona 44.8 44.1 38.1 44.3 44.1 40.8 41.1 44.6 43.2 43.8 45.3 46.2 46.8 45.0 46.8 49.5 50.4 46.4 42.5 42.2 36.8 28.1 31.1 27.8 25.8 23.1 23.4 18.9
Source:
1990-2021: Idescat. Population estimates and statistics for residential variations (EVR).
2022: Idescat. Population Estimates; INE. Migrations and Changes of Residence Statistics.
Note: Emigration per 1,000 inhabitants.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: March 25, 2024.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Internal migration
Change of residence between two municipalities of Catalonia, or between a municipality in Catalonia and another in Spain.
Internal emigration rate
Quotient between the internal emigrations in a given year and the population halfway through the period. It is expressed in so many per thousand.

Methodological aspects

The statistics Migratory Movements provides information on people's movement due to a change in residence from one municipality in Catalonia to another, whether in Catalonia, the rest of Spain or abroad. Idescat bases this operation on the additions and removals due to changes in residence registered in municipal registers, with variation dates from the reference year.

From the year 2022 the source is the Statistics on Migrations and Changes of Residence by INE, while from 1998 to 2021 the source was the Statistics on Residential Variations by INE. Migration balances and flows within Catalonia and with the rest of Spain are comparable with the previous series, but the flows of external migration are higher with the new source.

The main characteristics analysed are sex, age and nationality.

Migratory movement refers to the displacement of an individual due to a change in residence, as well as the characteristics of this migration. The information contained comprises only inter-municipal changes and, as such, changes in residence within the same municipality are excluded.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.