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Immigrations, emigrations and net migrations rate. By sex. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Total migrations. Immigrations, emigrations, and net migrations rate. By sex. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Catalonia
Immigrations Emigrations Net migrations rate
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
2022 166,375 158,170 324,545 93,780 78,084 171,864 72,595 80,086 152,681
2021 108,597 93,256 201,853 91,059 76,168 167,227 17,538 17,088 34,626
2020 86,884 74,664 161,548 61,007 52,988 113,995 25,877 21,676 47,553
2019 136,767 119,455 256,222 75,637 66,688 142,325 61,130 52,767 113,897
2018 120,393 107,176 227,569 69,900 61,145 131,045 50,493 46,031 96,524
2017 105,616 98,798 204,414 77,039 65,863 142,902 28,577 32,935 61,512
2016 92,801 86,865 179,666 71,577 58,967 130,544 21,224 27,898 49,122
2015 89,178 79,566 168,744 78,125 64,520 142,645 11,053 15,046 26,099
Source:
2015-2021: Idescat, based on the INE's Residential Variation Statistics.
2022: Idescat, based on the INE Migrations and Changes of Residence Statistics.

Last update: March 25, 2024.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Total emigration
Delistings recorded in the Municipal Population Register in a given year due to changes of residence to another municipality in Catalonia, the rest of Spain and abroad.
Total immigration
Registrations recorded in the Municipal Population Register in a given year due to changes of residence from another municipality in Catalonia, the rest of Spain and abroad.
Total migration rate
Corresponds to the total number of net migrations (internal and international migration).

Methodological aspects

Residential Variation Statistics (RVS) are compiled by the INE from information regarding registrations and delistings due to changes of residence registered in the Municipal Registers, with variation dates from the reference year.

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.

Yearly residential variation statistics do not refer to the number of people changing residence, but rather to the number of changes made, as a citizen may change residence from one municipality to another more than once a year.

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