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Population resident abroad as of 1 January. By sex. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Population resident abroad as of 1 January. By sex. Counties, areas and provinces 2025
Men Women Total
Alt Camp 787 742 1,529
Alt Empordà 4,223 3,979 8,202
Alt Penedès 1,871 1,675 3,546
Alt Urgell 2,421 2,401 4,822
Alta Ribagorça 68 84 152
Anoia 2,096 2,031 4,127
Aran 321 288 609
Bages 3,828 3,429 7,257
Baix Camp 3,806 3,668 7,474
Baix Ebre 1,862 1,725 3,587
Baix Empordà 3,629 3,379 7,008
Baix Llobregat 11,361 10,654 22,015
Baix Penedès 1,706 1,717 3,423
Barcelonès 104,103 102,306 206,409
Berguedà 695 631 1,326
Cerdanya 615 615 1,230
Conca de Barberà 429 445 874
Garraf 2,821 2,709 5,530
Garrigues 299 282 581
Garrotxa 1,265 1,040 2,305
Gironès 5,655 5,295 10,950
Lluçanès 70 87 157
Maresme 7,598 7,242 14,840
Moianès 214 193 407
Montsià 1,021 971 1,992
Noguera 1,353 1,409 2,762
Osona 3,711 3,169 6,880
Pallars Jussà 672 666 1,338
Pallars Sobirà 287 260 547
Pla d'Urgell 617 621 1,238
Pla de l'Estany 424 433 857
Priorat 221 233 454
Ribera d'Ebre 452 420 872
Ripollès 473 418 891
Segarra 342 324 666
Segrià 4,477 4,300 8,777
Selva 3,339 2,804 6,143
Solsonès 487 409 896
Tarragonès 5,876 5,407 11,283
Terra Alta 169 144 313
Urgell 815 797 1,612
Vallès Occidental 14,423 13,632 28,055
Vallès Oriental 6,784 5,959 12,743
Catalonia 207,686 198,993 406,679
Metropolità 144,328 139,850 284,178
Comarques Gironines 19,008 17,348 36,356
Camp de Tarragona 11,119 10,495 21,614
Terres de l'Ebre 3,504 3,260 6,764
Ponent 7,903 7,733 15,636
Comarques Centrals 9,079 7,988 17,067
Alt Pirineu i Aran 4,384 4,314 8,698
Penedès 8,361 8,005 16,366
Barcelona 159,559 153,709 313,268
Girona 19,526 17,855 37,381
Lleida 12,272 11,957 24,229
Tarragona 16,329 15,472 31,801
Source: Idescat, based on 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 Osona).

Last update: April 28, 2025.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Population residing abroad
Individuals who habitually live abroad, who are Spanish nationals, being or not their only nationality, and whose last municipality of registration is in Catalonia. The reference date is 1 January of each year.

Methodological aspects

The statistics on the population residing abroad are obtained from the Register of Inhabitants Residing Abroad and are considered as an official statistical activity. The reference date is 1 January of each year.

The Register of Inhabitants Residing Abroad is the administrative register of individuals who habitually live abroad, who are Spanish nationals, being or not their only nationality, and whose last municipality of registration is any of those in Catalonia. The reference date is 1 January of each year.

The Act 4/1996 of 10 January, modifying the Act 7/1985 of 2 April, which regulates the bases for the local ordinances in relation to the Municipal Population Register, establishes that the General State Administration shall create a Register of Spanish Inhabitants Residing Abroad. “The individuals registered in this Register are considered inhabitants of the Spanish municipality which figures in the data of their last registration solely for purposes of exercising the right to vote and are not considered in any case as inhabitants of the aforesaid municipality."

It is made up using the data existing in each Register of the Consular Office or Section of the Diplomatic Mission.

For further information about these statistics, you may check the methodology.