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Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Population on 1 January. By sex and age groups. Total. Counties, areas and provinces Catalonia
0-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total
2011 1,235,382 659,376 2,483,341 1,864,676 1,259,078 7,501,853
2010 1,212,235 672,220 2,512,017 1,834,303 1,231,269 7,462,044
2009 1,186,271 686,744 2,535,530 1,799,417 1,208,643 7,416,605
2008 1,148,714 689,541 2,509,425 1,764,575 1,186,058 7,298,313
2007 1,110,066 689,101 2,456,314 1,717,890 1,173,363 7,146,734
2006 1,072,862 694,701 2,395,824 1,670,554 1,160,996 6,994,937
2005 1,037,366 705,451 2,329,021 1,639,014 1,135,840 6,846,692
2004 1,006,396 718,470 2,252,175 1,577,991 1,138,265 6,693,297
2003 976,522 745,445 2,175,912 1,528,762 1,132,099 6,558,740
2002 976,522 745,445 2,175,912 1,528,762 1,132,099 6,558,740
2001 927,613 779,799 1,994,129 1,465,675 1,086,089 6,253,305
Source: Idescat. Population Estimates.
Population a 1 de gener. By sex and age groups. Men. Counties, areas and provinces Catalonia
0-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total
2011 637,957 336,995 1,284,549 922,715 533,376 3,715,592
2010 625,462 343,233 1,303,834 906,737 520,343 3,699,609
2009 611,220 351,295 1,321,401 888,017 509,678 3,681,611
2008 591,288 352,602 1,307,754 870,029 498,692 3,620,365
2007 571,197 351,475 1,277,003 846,024 492,768 3,538,467
2006 552,148 354,648 1,243,140 822,679 487,073 3,459,688
2005 533,512 359,985 1,203,443 807,050 474,921 3,378,911
2004 517,409 366,390 1,156,086 777,179 476,597 3,293,661
2003 501,678 381,176 1,112,704 753,038 473,959 3,222,555
2002 480,663 390,191 1,046,085 729,685 460,948 3,107,572
2001 476,672 399,439 1,009,679 720,571 453,450 3,059,811
Source:
2001: Idescat. Population Estimates.
2002: Idescat. 2001 Population census.
2003-2011: Idescat. Population Estimates.
Population a 1 de gener. By sex and age groups. Women. Counties, areas and provinces Catalonia
0-15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total
2011 597,425 322,381 1,198,792 941,961 725,702 3,786,261
2010 586,773 328,987 1,208,183 927,566 710,926 3,762,435
2009 575,051 335,449 1,214,129 911,400 698,965 3,734,994
2008 557,426 336,939 1,201,671 894,546 687,366 3,677,948
2007 538,869 337,626 1,179,311 871,866 680,595 3,608,267
2006 520,714 340,053 1,152,684 847,875 673,923 3,535,249
2005 503,854 345,466 1,125,578 831,964 660,919 3,467,781
2004 488,987 352,080 1,096,089 800,812 661,668 3,399,636
2003 474,844 364,269 1,063,208 775,724 658,140 3,336,185
2002 474,844 364,269 1,063,208 775,724 658,140 3,336,185
2001 450,941 380,360 984,450 745,104 632,639 3,193,494
Source: Idescat. Population Estimates.

Last update: March 28, 2017.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Intercensal population estimates
Calculation of the population by sex and age that connects two censuses. Intercensal estimates replace postcensal once you have the results of a new census of population, and provide final series of population between two censuses.
Postcensal population estimates
Calculation of the population by sex and age in the years after the last census. The postcensal estimates provide the series of population from the last census available, that are calculated adding the natural movement and migration that are recorded annually.

Methodological aspects

The basic information on the population on 1 January and the population structure indicatorsare obtained from the Population Estimates.

The Population Estimates are statistical operations produced annually that provide a headcount of the resident population within Catalonia and its distribution by sex and age. The time reference for the postcensal population estimates is 1st January.

The postcensal population estimates are calculated based on the last available census and the demographic shifts from the corresponding year (birth, death and migration). The information they provide enable us to find out the levels of demographic growth and the shift in the population pyramid on a yearly basis. It also enables us to reliably calculate the demographic, social and economic indicators in which the population groups are the reference denominator, especially when these denominators must be disaggregated according to the features of sex and age.

The early postcensal estimates aim to provide a statistical estimation of the population classified by sex and age as early as possible with respect to the reference date. They are calculated in the second quarter of the year based on the provisional data for demographic flows. The results are kept updated until replaced by the Definitive Post-Census Estimates, calculated once figures for births, deaths and migrations are available for the year of reference.

By taking a new population census tally, the annual figures of the population estimates can be revised in the interim between two censuses, and from this the intercensal population estimates are generated. The production of intercensal estimates, then, consists of retroactively correcting the postcensal population estimates with the aid of the data from the new census. The level of disaggregation of the data is the same as for the postcensal estimates.

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