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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 2021
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 531 150 24 184 363 7 12 1,271
Alt Empordà 4,221 795 53 548 1,090 56 43 6,806
Alt Penedès 1,206 403 47 343 737 62 27 2,825
Alt Urgell 288 4,084 12 81 277 9 3 4,754
Alta Ribagorça 47 35 0 18 43 3 0 146
Anoia 1,619 443 45 416 826 61 22 3,432
Aran 396 36 3 46 51 5 0 537
Bages 2,906 1,064 117 565 1,223 71 93 6,039
Baix Camp 2,849 1,288 48 691 1,011 112 34 6,033
Baix Ebre 1,370 677 13 209 441 64 12 2,786
Baix Empordà 3,294 1,008 115 526 721 88 42 5,794
Baix Llobregat 8,029 2,952 291 2,080 3,858 539 239 17,988
Baix Penedès 1,353 824 20 281 308 63 19 2,868
Barcelonès 38,856 28,522 1,451 38,407 59,350 5,431 1,836 173,853
Berguedà 556 222 19 77 255 11 8 1,148
Cerdanya 540 228 2 46 202 13 5 1,036
Conca de Barberà 231 86 2 239 251 3 8 820
Garraf 1,737 888 57 745 1,026 125 62 4,640
Garrigues 186 102 3 87 135 8 2 523
Garrotxa 821 435 103 196 279 18 6 1,858
Gironès 4,228 1,406 241 1,042 1,569 125 77 8,688
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Maresme 4,611 2,520 479 1,659 2,816 285 156 12,526
Moianès 91 62 13 76 126 7 4 379
Montsià 846 364 9 154 275 22 8 1,678
Noguera 452 365 11 93 1,555 5 8 2,489
Osona 3,879 669 75 414 551 95 43 5,726
Pallars Jussà 237 227 10 45 708 5 1 1,233
Pallars Sobirà 153 204 0 23 162 4 4 550
Pla d'Urgell 421 168 29 102 337 9 5 1,071
Pla de l'Estany 269 163 16 85 122 12 4 671
Priorat 121 46 3 50 185 4 0 409
Ribera d'Ebre 343 60 1 108 227 8 5 752
Ripollès 371 143 5 105 117 24 12 777
Segarra 203 103 32 80 180 13 9 620
Segrià 2,563 1,588 211 1,125 1,755 102 48 7,392
Selva 2,166 1,039 216 533 905 116 29 5,004
Solsonès 364 136 5 24 99 3 2 633
Tarragonès 3,878 1,943 124 1,312 1,728 198 82 9,265
Terra Alta 113 51 8 46 78 6 3 305
Urgell 540 266 5 146 377 21 9 1,364
Vallès Occidental 8,500 4,584 525 3,576 5,270 663 459 23,577
Vallès Oriental 4,247 1,934 786 1,085 1,863 217 116 10,248
Catalonia 109,632 62,283 5,229 57,668 93,452 8,693 3,557 340,514
Metropolità 64,265 40,535 3,533 46,819 73,213 7,135 2,806 238,306
Comarques Gironines 15,370 4,989 749 3,035 4,803 439 213 29,598
Camp de Tarragona 7,610 3,513 201 2,476 3,538 324 136 17,798
Terres de l'Ebre 2,672 1,152 31 517 1,021 100 28 5,521
Ponent 4,365 2,592 291 1,633 4,339 158 81 13,459
Comarques Centrals 7,874 2,162 228 1,155 2,247 188 150 14,004
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,661 4,814 27 259 1,443 39 13 8,256
Penedès 5,815 2,526 169 1,774 2,848 310 130 13,572
Barcelona 76,231 44,259 3,905 49,443 77,895 7,565 3,065 262,363
Girona 15,868 5,122 749 3,078 4,962 452 218 30,449
Lleida 5,898 7,413 323 1,873 5,728 189 91 21,515
Tarragona 11,635 5,489 252 3,274 4,867 487 183 26,187
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 22, 2021.

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.