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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2021). By quarters. Counties 2022
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 45,540 -180 -339 -411 -642 -402 45,138 99.1
Alt Empordà 144,926 7,317 38,627 87,438 11,136 36,313 181,239 125.1
Alt Penedès 110,929 -3,791 -5,033 -5,462 -4,331 -4,655 106,274 95.8
Alt Urgell 20,482 144 274 1,814 254 656 21,138 103.2
Alta Ribagorça 3,958 1,032 865 2,483 723 1,284 5,242 132.4
Anoia 125,065 -5,928 -7,762 -8,109 -6,516 -7,090 117,975 94.3
Aran 10,268 6,677 1,486 5,159 2,773 4,006 14,274 139.0
Bages 180,873 -2,780 -5,218 -9,703 -3,319 -5,286 175,587 97.1
Baix Camp 197,525 -930 19,953 50,755 852 17,735 215,260 109.0
Baix Ebre 79,636 2,303 5,958 12,718 2,161 5,791 85,427 107.3
Baix Empordà 138,517 7,394 46,120 121,194 9,827 46,380 184,897 133.5
Baix Llobregat 833,540 -20,959 -33,499 -64,710 -22,226 -35,568 797,972 95.7
Baix Penedès 112,460 3,916 12,428 44,548 4,718 16,480 128,940 114.7
Barcelonès 2,280,042 75,597 59,323 -116,382 95,153 28,106 2,308,148 101.2
Berguedà 40,279 -174 218 3,518 -35 901 41,180 102.2
Cerdanya 19,443 4,426 3,693 9,994 2,914 5,268 24,711 127.1
Conca de Barberà 20,176 269 818 2,372 361 961 21,137 104.8
Garraf 156,794 -4,030 1,414 13,120 -2,313 2,092 158,886 101.3
Garrigues 19,011 -741 -767 -792 -643 -724 18,287 96.2
Garrotxa 59,750 -950 -1,370 -1,386 -926 -1,147 58,603 98.1
Gironès 198,582 9,455 9,091 5,339 8,605 8,052 206,634 104.1
Maresme 462,213 -15,661 -2,376 26,316 -12,812 -1,048 461,165 99.8
Moianès 14,428 -731 -710 119 -808 -529 13,899 96.3
Montsià 68,744 -587 654 4,575 -945 918 69,662 101.3
Noguera 39,297 -1,253 -1,034 -894 -1,021 -1,026 38,271 97.4
Osona 165,229 102 -1,442 -5,059 -65 -1,635 163,594 99.0
Pallars Jussà 13,199 366 862 2,208 553 1,011 14,210 107.7
Pallars Sobirà 7,181 1,827 2,783 6,940 1,707 3,332 10,513 146.4
Pla d'Urgell 37,045 -1,146 -1,329 -2,014 -946 -1,334 35,711 96.4
Pla de l'Estany 32,941 -1,024 -1,045 -714 -1,047 -962 31,979 97.1
Priorat 9,238 225 760 1,755 328 770 10,008 108.3
Ribera d'Ebre 21,920 -170 -56 180 -347 -102 21,818 99.5
Ripollès 25,510 1,413 2,014 6,932 1,576 3,012 28,522 111.8
Segarra 23,601 -312 -328 -955 -58 -402 23,199 98.3
Segrià 212,388 1,005 664 -8,647 2,441 -1,034 211,354 99.5
Selva 177,542 1,934 30,051 77,922 7,140 29,407 206,949 116.6
Solsonès 13,632 645 1,000 2,351 779 1,206 14,838 108.8
Tarragonès 263,428 11,460 62,027 124,888 23,409 55,644 319,072 121.1
Terra Alta 11,408 -101 228 751 -111 193 11,601 101.7
Urgell 37,447 -1,188 -1,377 -2,147 -929 -1,390 36,057 96.3
Vallès Occidental 940,881 -8,104 -26,192 -73,282 -12,784 -30,372 910,509 96.8
Vallès Oriental 417,543 -11,554 -18,053 -26,950 -14,064 -17,724 399,819 95.8
Source: Idescat. Estimacions de població estacional (base 2021).
Notes:
AFTE seasonal population: People in annual full time equivalents (AFTE).
AFTE population (%): Population AFTE (%) = Population AFTE / Resident population x 100.

Last update: May 16, 2024.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

AFTE seasonal population
The result of the balance between entries of population not resident in the municipality and exits of population resident in the municipality, measured as an annual average number of people per day (annual full time equivalents).
AFTE population
Population resident in a municipality, measured as the annual average of people per day (annual full time equivalents). It is the equivalent to the sum of the resident population and the entries of non resident population in the municipality minus the exits of the population resident in the municipality.
Resident population
Registered population in the municipality.

Methodological aspects

The seasonal population estimates constitute an estimation of the population burdens supported by each municipality and measure the number of people there are in a municipality as a yearly average and a quarterly average. The calculation includes people that have some sort of association or relation with the municipality, whether that is because they reside there, work there, study there or despite not having their regular residence there, spend some period of time there (holidays, summer breaks, weekends, etc.), either in their own homes or in those of friends and family or in tourist establishments (hotels, campsites, apartments, habitatges d'ús turístic, etc.). S'han considerat els moviments sense pernoctació per raó de treball i estudis, i en la base 2021 també per turisme. En canvi, no s'han considerat els moviments sense pernoctació per altres motius (per exemple, lleure, compres o visites mèdiques).

The measurement unit for seasonal population estimates are annual full time equivalents. Every day that a person is present in a municipality equates to 1/365 annual full time equivalents (AFTE). So, for example, a person who spends a week's holiday in a municipality equates to 0.02 AFTE.

In 2022, Idescat improved the estimate of the seasonal population. The territorial disaggregation was expanded to offer results for all municipalities with 1,000 inhabitants and over (either registered or AFTE population). An estimate of overnight stays in tourist accommodations and an estimate of hikers for tourist purposes have been added. A new base 2021 has been established to collect these methodological changes.

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