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Population resident abroad on 1 January. By continent. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Population resident abroad on 1 January. By continent. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2024
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 625 185 22 204 365 28 13 1,442
Alt Empordà 4,906 872 52 640 1,109 67 52 7,698
Alt Penedès 1,567 493 51 370 686 71 33 3,271
Alt Urgell 316 4,103 10 84 277 11 8 4,809
Alta Ribagorça 48 33 0 14 43 3 0 141
Anoia 2,004 511 44 447 808 79 30 3,923
Aran 431 39 3 51 54 1 2 581
Bages 3,622 1,196 101 647 1,241 76 101 6,984
Baix Camp 3,515 1,486 52 790 1,057 130 43 7,073
Baix Ebre 1,832 812 19 227 447 65 17 3,419
Baix Empordà 3,919 1,181 115 602 723 102 51 6,693
Baix Llobregat 9,639 3,731 308 2,492 3,975 585 267 20,997
Baix Penedès 1,598 910 23 333 306 88 24 3,282
Barcelonès 43,449 34,639 1,579 44,551 62,895 6,450 2,090 195,653
Berguedà 647 247 8 97 258 17 6 1,280
Cerdanya 638 265 2 62 188 16 6 1,177
Conca de Barberà 259 88 6 231 246 9 8 847
Garraf 2,082 1,049 45 845 1,108 151 68 5,348
Garrigues 189 103 3 88 149 10 2 544
Garrotxa 982 531 99 249 283 20 7 2,171
Gironès 5,196 1,796 271 1,220 1,582 151 84 10,300
Lluçanès 67 28 0 16 36 6 1 154
Maresme 5,324 3,054 427 1,884 2,982 341 190 14,202
Moianès 103 75 6 77 117 8 4 390
Montsià 968 444 11 165 256 35 7 1,886
Noguera 537 369 16 116 1,501 6 8 2,553
Osona 4,411 864 114 452 513 98 53 6,505
Pallars Jussà 289 225 13 58 707 8 2 1,302
Pallars Sobirà 147 208 0 19 156 4 4 538
Pla d'Urgell 529 179 32 97 322 10 7 1,176
Pla de l'Estany 320 197 31 86 128 15 3 780
Priorat 151 49 2 53 177 3 0 435
Ribera d'Ebre 398 73 0 117 240 9 2 839
Ripollès 404 150 7 124 126 23 13 847
Segarra 248 118 28 79 127 12 7 619
Segrià 3,038 1,861 241 1,253 1,775 111 55 8,334
Selva 2,521 1,260 261 618 956 127 37 5,780
Solsonès 481 174 1 44 134 10 4 848
Tarragonès 4,587 2,296 133 1,542 1,773 252 98 10,681
Terra Alta 117 50 3 45 75 6 3 299
Urgell 682 282 16 154 369 17 8 1,528
Vallès Occidental 10,032 5,492 582 4,183 5,383 734 511 26,917
Vallès Oriental 5,387 2,420 931 1,273 1,851 247 131 12,240
Catalonia 128,205 74,138 5,668 66,699 97,504 10,212 4,060 386,486
Metropolità 73,858 49,358 3,828 54,397 77,137 8,357 3,189 270,124
Comarques Gironines 18,248 5,987 836 3,539 4,907 505 247 34,269
Camp de Tarragona 9,137 4,104 215 2,820 3,618 422 162 20,478
Terres de l'Ebre 3,315 1,379 33 554 1,018 115 29 6,443
Ponent 5,223 2,912 336 1,787 4,243 166 87 14,754
Comarques Centrals 9,441 2,599 234 1,333 2,302 216 169 16,294
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,869 4,873 28 288 1,425 43 22 8,548
Penedès 7,114 2,926 158 1,981 2,854 388 155 15,576
Barcelona 88,327 53,791 4,196 57,333 81,849 8,863 3,485 297,844
Girona 18,833 6,152 837 3,594 5,052 520 252 35,240
Lleida 6,995 7,802 364 2,065 5,661 204 108 23,199
Tarragona 14,050 6,393 271 3,707 4,942 625 215 30,203
Source: Idescat, based on data from the INE's Register of Spaniards Resident Abroad Statistic.
Note: As of May 2023, the data are presented according to the current territorial distribution (in accordance with Law 7/2023, on the creation of El Lluçanès county, which also territorially modifies El Bages and Osona).

Last update: April 22, 2024.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Population residing abroad
People that habitually live abroad, that are Spanish nationals, whether or not this is their only nationality, and the municipality in which they were last recorded in the Municipal census of inhabitants is a municipality in Catalonia. The reference date is January 1 of each year.

Methodological aspects

The statistics on the population residing abroad are obtained from the Census of inhabitants residing abroad. This is an official statistical activity, covered by Law 2/2006, of March 6, under the name of Census of Catalan residents abroad. The objective is to find out the number and basic characteristics of the Catalans residing abroad on the basis of an exploitation of the Census of Spanish residents abroad, on January 1 of each year.

The Population register of inhabitants residing abroad is the administrative register of persons that habitually live abroad, are of Spanish nationality, whether or not that is their only nationality, and the last municipality in which they were registered was any of those that there are in Catalonia. The objective is to obtain tabulations of the number and basic characteristics of Catalans residing abroad on the basis of an initial exploitation of the Population register of Spaniards residing abroad in relation to persons for whom the last municipality for which they were registered was in Catalonia. The reference date is January 1 of each year.

Law 4/1996, of January 10, which modifies Law 7/1985, of April 2, to regulate the bases for the local regime in relation to the Municipal population register, established that the General state administration should produce a Population register of Spaniards residing abroad. "Persons registered in this register are considered inhabitants of the municipality that figures in the data of their last registration only for purposes of exercising the right to vote, and do not form part, in any cases, of the population of the aforesaid municipality."

It is constituted using data existing in the Register of each consular office or consular section of diplomatic missions. On this issue, Royal decree 3425/2000, of December 15, on the registration of Spaniards in the registers of consular offices abroad, states:

Article 1. The Consular Register

1. In order to comply with their functions, consular offices and, if relevant, consular sections of diplomatic missions of Spain maintain a Register of Spanish nationals living in their respective consular regions, whether regular inhabitants or there in transit.

2. The Consular Register will include two categories of persons registered: residents and non residents.

3. Considered residents shall be Spaniards that habitually reside in the consular region and those that move their habitual residence there. Those registered as residents will be included in the Population register of Spaniards residing abroad and those that are adults will also be included in the corresponding Electoral roll of absent residents.

Article 2. Obligatory registration

1. Spaniards that habitually reside abroad and those that move their habitual residence there must register in the Registry at the consular office or consular section of the diplomatic mission corresponding to their circumscription.

2. The father or mother must request the registration of minor children under their parental custody, if they are in their company. The same obligation is incurred by tutors or guardians with respect to minors under their own custody. The content and procedures for forming and updating the Population register of Spaniards residing abroad are indicated in the Regulation on the population and territorial demarcation of local entities.

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