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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 and Aran, areas and provinces 2019
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 515 101 22 179 377 13 10 1,217
Alt Empordà 3,973 548 56 484 1,083 56 40 6,240
Alt Penedès 1,126 192 44 313 740 63 27 2,505
Alt Urgell 302 4,019 13 67 269 7 0 4,677
Alta Ribagorça 48 31 0 17 40 2 0 138
Anoia 1,530 241 51 404 820 64 18 3,128
Aran 373 22 4 47 52 6 0 504
Bages 2,853 621 110 543 1,217 66 87 5,497
Baix Camp 2,756 924 56 643 990 85 31 5,485
Baix Ebre 1,296 515 13 205 432 41 11 2,513
Baix Empordà 3,124 663 104 488 705 86 34 5,204
Baix Llobregat 8,354 1,327 278 1,912 3,829 470 213 16,383
Baix Penedès 1,447 550 23 264 327 55 19 2,685
Barcelonès 47,460 13,379 1,433 36,381 59,047 4,692 1,727 164,119
Berguedà 545 146 17 80 258 12 8 1,066
Cerdanya 503 208 2 43 189 11 6 962
Conca de Barberà 228 50 1 245 244 1 9 778
Garraf 1,893 508 48 699 1,006 104 59 4,317
Garrigues 196 72 2 87 131 5 2 495
Garrotxa 969 92 57 182 280 19 6 1,605
Gironès 4,397 475 220 969 1,525 115 70 7,771
Lluçanès .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 5,135 1,202 457 1,572 2,804 281 130 11,581
Moianès 94 25 10 73 119 9 4 334
Montsià 886 194 15 138 280 17 7 1,537
Noguera 429 309 13 92 1,554 9 7 2,413
Osona 3,764 274 48 390 557 77 40 5,150
Pallars Jussà 189 221 11 42 727 5 0 1,195
Pallars Sobirà 168 203 3 15 155 5 4 553
Pla d'Urgell 412 123 18 95 330 13 9 1,000
Pla de l'Estany 301 51 15 81 124 10 3 585
Priorat 122 37 4 52 188 4 0 407
Ribera d'Ebre 330 37 2 98 232 2 6 707
Ripollès 386 82 6 103 141 24 11 753
Segarra 211 66 32 77 179 12 4 581
Segrià 2,694 1,010 173 1,044 1,774 103 42 6,840
Selva 2,394 451 152 495 875 106 25 4,498
Solsonès 366 77 7 26 87 6 0 569
Tarragonès 3,997 1,206 112 1,209 1,753 180 81 8,538
Terra Alta 115 42 2 43 75 3 3 283
Urgell 509 190 6 146 374 16 4 1,245
Vallès Occidental 9,071 2,364 464 3,357 5,348 624 428 21,656
Vallès Oriental 4,511 676 572 979 1,838 194 115 8,885
Catalonia 119,972 33,524 4,676 54,379 93,075 7,673 3,300 316,599
Metropolità 74,559 18,959 3,205 44,214 72,923 6,261 2,613 222,734
Comarques Gironines 15,544 2,362 610 2,802 4,733 416 189 26,656
Camp de Tarragona 7,618 2,318 195 2,328 3,552 283 131 16,425
Terres de l'Ebre 2,627 788 32 484 1,019 63 27 5,040
Ponent 4,451 1,770 244 1,541 4,342 158 68 12,574
Comarques Centrals 7,673 1,152 191 1,113 2,235 172 139 12,675
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,583 4,704 33 231 1,432 36 10 8,029
Penedès 5,917 1,471 166 1,666 2,839 284 123 12,466
Barcelona 86,326 20,951 3,532 46,701 77,576 6,655 2,855 244,596
Girona 16,003 2,483 610 2,844 4,884 425 196 27,445
Lleida 5,951 6,434 284 1,758 5,717 192 72 20,408
Tarragona 11,692 3,656 250 3,076 4,898 401 177 24,150
Source: Idescat, based on data from the INE's Register of Spaniards Resident Abroad Statistic.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 29, 2019.

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.