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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, areas and provinces 2010
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 201 61 10 81 207 3 6 569
Alt Empordà 1,889 369 16 239 596 21 22 3,152
Alt Penedès 323 131 9 136 341 14 3 957
Alt Urgell 182 3,402 1 20 117 1 0 3,723
Alta Ribagorça 35 30 0 10 29 0 0 104
Anoia 456 137 38 216 428 19 3 1,297
Bages 1,175 564 30 322 827 54 60 3,032
Baix Camp 1,027 597 23 269 501 44 10 2,471
Baix Ebre 524 419 12 108 237 12 8 1,320
Baix Empordà 998 462 24 177 332 31 4 2,028
Baix Llobregat 2,794 724 101 746 1,411 162 89 6,027
Baix Penedès 512 352 5 82 101 7 0 1,059
Barcelonès 24,915 8,692 900 16,490 34,874 2,165 939 88,975
Berguedà 218 132 10 37 137 7 3 544
Cerdanya 229 164 2 17 81 4 4 501
Conca de Barberà 117 47 1 124 130 0 4 423
Garraf 812 322 21 257 472 29 21 1,934
Garrigues 136 65 2 65 94 3 1 366
Garrotxa 253 58 3 68 133 6 1 522
Gironès 1,180 263 55 429 793 52 38 2,810
Maresme 2,266 770 97 654 1,396 98 37 5,318
Montsià 423 137 4 76 125 8 2 775
Noguera 209 261 13 52 860 2 4 1,401
Osona 650 147 13 179 276 45 21 1,331
Pallars Jussà 104 185 10 27 369 3 0 698
Pallars Sobirà 115 222 2 5 68 4 1 417
Pla d'Urgell 136 106 4 60 179 0 2 487
Pla de l'Estany 108 21 11 25 63 2 0 230
Priorat 87 17 0 18 106 2 0 230
Ribera d'Ebre 179 22 2 62 173 0 2 440
Ripollès 210 68 0 52 84 6 7 427
Segarra 51 72 3 37 100 3 4 270
Segrià 1,220 872 47 480 939 34 23 3,615
Selva 867 284 32 146 346 32 14 1,721
Solsonès 54 70 0 15 41 0 0 180
Tarragonès 1,576 840 33 496 818 60 23 3,846
Terra Alta 74 32 0 30 62 0 3 201
Urgell 146 164 2 59 202 7 2 582
Val d'Aran 195 15 0 7 18 0 0 235
Vallès Occidental 3,806 1,364 125 1,347 2,475 192 228 9,537
Vallès Oriental 1,148 367 66 372 572 76 44 2,645
Catalonia 51,600 23,027 1,727 24,092 51,113 3,208 1,633 156,400
Metropolità 36,064 12,370 1,319 20,002 41,541 2,736 1,361 115,393
Comarques Gironines 5,505 1,525 141 1,136 2,347 150 86 10,890
Camp de Tarragona 3,520 1,914 72 1,070 1,863 116 43 8,598
Terres de l'Ebre 1,200 610 18 276 597 20 15 2,736
Ponent 1,898 1,540 71 753 2,374 49 36 6,721
Comarques Centrals 2,553 1,050 91 769 1,709 125 87 6,384
Alt Pirineu i Aran 860 4,018 15 86 682 12 5 5,678
Barcelona 38,560 13,346 1,410 20,758 43,208 2,861 1,448 121,591
Girona 5,698 1,605 143 1,151 2,406 153 90 11,246
Lleida 2,622 5,552 84 837 3,039 58 37 12,229
Tarragona 4,720 2,524 90 1,346 2,460 136 58 11,334
Source: Idescat. Population register of inhabitants residing abroad.

Last update: May 12, 2011.

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.