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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 2023
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 596 180 21 195 356 14 12 1,374
Alt Empordà 4,642 857 63 596 1,071 65 49 7,343
Alt Penedès 1,436 469 58 348 697 67 28 3,103
Alt Urgell 308 4,103 6 75 282 9 4 4,787
Alta Ribagorça 46 33 0 15 43 3 0 140
Anoia 1,833 496 53 430 813 65 28 3,718
Aran 409 31 4 46 62 5 1 558
Bages 3,344 1,137 104 594 1,193 68 93 6,533
Baix Camp 3,253 1,408 46 736 1,040 127 39 6,649
Baix Ebre 1,635 784 23 225 435 68 13 3,183
Baix Empordà 3,730 1,123 122 561 730 84 47 6,397
Baix Llobregat 8,989 3,472 320 2,322 3,884 587 264 19,838
Baix Penedès 1,493 890 19 299 301 80 23 3,105
Barcelonès 41,536 32,689 1,491 41,726 60,600 5,796 2,010 185,848
Berguedà 615 241 17 78 256 13 6 1,226
Cerdanya 615 252 3 58 194 13 5 1,140
Conca de Barberà 240 86 4 235 245 9 8 827
Garraf 1,955 984 52 798 1,062 135 71 5,057
Garrigues 189 105 3 85 140 9 2 533
Garrotxa 939 498 106 231 257 25 7 2,063
Gironès 4,807 1,698 256 1,113 1,537 142 82 9,635
Maresme 5,070 2,916 480 1,789 2,881 298 189 13,623
Moianès 96 66 6 75 117 8 4 372
Montsià 917 416 8 151 262 30 9 1,793
Noguera 510 372 15 105 1,512 4 9 2,527
Osona 4,303 817 97 443 554 107 53 6,374
Pallars Jussà 269 223 14 56 706 8 1 1,277
Pallars Sobirà 143 207 0 20 158 3 4 535
Pla d'Urgell 503 175 28 92 324 10 7 1,139
Pla de l'Estany 316 186 24 84 118 11 2 741
Priorat 135 48 5 50 178 3 0 419
Ribera d'Ebre 384 68 0 113 240 9 5 819
Ripollès 395 148 6 117 123 20 15 824
Segarra 239 118 36 85 170 12 9 669
Segrià 2,886 1,782 216 1,199 1,718 106 55 7,962
Selva 2,373 1,205 241 553 915 129 28 5,444
Solsonès 449 165 3 28 89 9 2 745
Tarragonès 4,318 2,196 121 1,415 1,716 212 91 10,069
Terra Alta 113 46 6 46 72 3 2 288
Urgell 648 276 9 150 372 18 8 1,481
Vallès Occidental 9,467 5,228 563 3,918 5,279 679 494 25,628
Vallès Oriental 5,008 2,263 899 1,191 1,848 239 133 11,581
Catalonia 121,152 70,457 5,548 62,446 94,550 9,302 3,912 367,367
Metropolità 70,098 46,591 3,753 50,959 74,543 7,599 3,090 256,633
Comarques Gironines 17,202 5,715 818 3,255 4,751 476 230 32,447
Camp de Tarragona 8,542 3,918 197 2,631 3,535 365 150 19,338
Terres de l'Ebre 3,049 1,314 37 535 1,009 110 29 6,083
Ponent 4,975 2,828 307 1,716 4,236 159 90 14,311
Comarques Centrals 8,905 2,436 232 1,218 2,209 206 158 15,364
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,790 4,849 27 270 1,445 41 15 8,437
Penedès 6,591 2,806 177 1,862 2,822 346 150 14,754
Barcelona 83,645 50,773 4,140 53,712 79,181 8,062 3,373 282,886
Girona 17,770 5,865 819 3,309 4,901 488 235 33,387
Lleida 6,653 7,697 336 1,960 5,623 197 102 22,568
Tarragona 13,084 6,122 253 3,465 4,845 555 202 28,526
Source: Idescat, based on data from the INE's Register of Spaniards Resident Abroad Statistic.

Last update: April 27, 2023.

PHRE

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Register of Inhabitants Residing Abroad (PHRE).

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.

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 "..".