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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 2020
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 549 100 21 185 364 9 11 1,239
Alt Empordà 4,305 568 52 525 1,090 55 42 6,637
Alt Penedès 1,298 202 41 326 731 65 27 2,690
Alt Urgell 319 4,062 11 75 284 8 2 4,761
Alta Ribagorça 49 31 0 18 39 2 0 139
Anoia 1,667 251 45 404 829 70 20 3,286
Aran 390 26 5 45 52 4 0 522
Bages 3,129 656 110 563 1,222 72 90 5,842
Baix Camp 2,936 977 48 687 990 92 32 5,762
Baix Ebre 1,415 527 16 220 442 46 12 2,678
Baix Empordà 3,390 679 111 512 728 82 38 5,540
Baix Llobregat 8,989 1,373 296 2,038 3,888 509 236 17,329
Baix Penedès 1,520 567 18 274 321 59 19 2,778
Barcelonès 50,692 13,845 1,445 37,774 59,544 5,255 1,797 170,352
Berguedà 594 152 21 72 253 11 7 1,110
Cerdanya 530 214 2 44 196 10 6 1,002
Conca de Barberà 246 54 2 242 248 1 8 801
Garraf 2,004 524 52 748 1,022 125 63 4,538
Garrigues 204 80 1 86 132 6 2 511
Garrotxa 1,066 100 86 192 280 20 5 1,749
Gironès 4,822 481 233 1,028 1,563 113 76 8,316
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 5,512 1,284 486 1,621 2,830 286 144 12,163
Moianès 100 33 11 77 123 8 4 356
Montsià 923 198 10 149 274 18 6 1,578
Noguera 441 324 15 95 1,564 8 8 2,455
Osona 4,019 288 73 398 558 90 41 5,467
Pallars Jussà 216 218 9 45 709 4 1 1,202
Pallars Sobirà 165 197 0 24 160 5 4 555
Pla d'Urgell 446 125 19 98 337 10 6 1,041
Pla de l'Estany 354 50 19 88 121 13 4 649
Priorat 121 35 3 50 190 4 0 403
Ribera d'Ebre 341 36 1 107 227 5 7 724
Ripollès 398 92 5 99 120 23 10 747
Segarra 219 69 30 81 184 16 8 607
Segrià 2,917 1,019 188 1,107 1,776 103 47 7,157
Selva 2,572 470 195 519 897 112 26 4,791
Solsonès 389 75 5 25 97 5 0 596
Tarragonès 4,342 1,267 122 1,254 1,770 182 77 9,014
Terra Alta 122 38 8 45 79 3 3 298
Urgell 556 198 8 144 375 20 5 1,306
Vallès Occidental 9,866 2,522 511 3,494 5,309 660 454 22,816
Vallès Oriental 4,983 715 748 1,052 1,866 206 112 9,682
Catalonia 129,116 34,722 5,082 56,630 93,784 8,395 3,460 331,189
Metropolità 80,069 19,754 3,487 45,992 73,492 6,916 2,743 232,453
Comarques Gironines 16,907 2,440 701 2,963 4,799 418 201 28,429
Camp de Tarragona 8,194 2,433 196 2,418 3,562 288 128 17,219
Terres de l'Ebre 2,801 799 35 521 1,022 72 28 5,278
Ponent 4,783 1,815 261 1,611 4,368 163 76 13,077
Comarques Centrals 8,295 1,211 219 1,134 2,250 188 142 13,439
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,669 4,748 27 251 1,440 33 13 8,181
Penedès 6,398 1,522 156 1,740 2,851 317 129 13,113
Barcelona 92,848 21,842 3,839 48,566 78,167 7,355 2,994 255,611
Girona 17,388 2,558 701 3,005 4,956 428 208 29,244
Lleida 6,365 6,523 293 1,846 5,756 193 83 21,059
Tarragona 12,515 3,799 249 3,213 4,905 419 175 25,275
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 17, 2020.

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.