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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2002). By quarters. Counties 2005
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 40,017 323 257 1,362 490 605 40,622 101.5
Alt Empordà 118,950 3,729 13,189 51,363 4,922 18,399 137,349 115.5
Alt Penedès 93,408 164 -54 716 -165 168 93,576 100.2
Alt Urgell 20,936 666 726 2,273 717 1,098 22,034 105.2
Alta Ribagorça 4,004 775 417 2,139 456 950 4,954 123.7
Anoia 105,376 -2,218 -2,640 -967 -2,855 -2,174 103,202 97.9
Bages 169,114 -1,461 -1,974 -4,953 -2,184 -2,652 166,462 98.4
Baix Camp 167,889 2,538 9,579 34,775 3,630 12,683 180,572 107.6
Baix Ebre 74,962 -410 -337 2,149 -56 337 75,299 100.4
Baix Empordà 120,302 8,010 19,275 89,475 7,971 31,319 151,621 126.0
Baix Llobregat 757,814 -25,017 -30,216 -44,031 -27,295 -31,749 726,065 95.8
Baix Penedès 79,967 13,545 13,658 69,352 11,166 27,044 107,011 133.8
Barcelonès 2,215,581 3,522 8,419 -201,612 14,566 -44,301 2,171,280 98.0
Berguedà 39,746 3 159 2,991 -89 772 40,518 101.9
Cerdanya 16,862 3,593 2,784 12,300 2,645 5,347 22,209 131.7
Conca de Barberà 20,057 676 927 2,394 611 1,156 21,213 105.8
Garraf 127,928 -1,321 -390 13,492 -1,438 2,615 130,543 102.0
Garrigues 19,974 -263 -363 104 -324 -216 19,758 98.9
Garrotxa 51,786 -309 -246 1,723 -136 249 52,035 100.5
Gironès 160,838 4,683 6,714 -1,300 6,476 4,084 164,922 102.5
Maresme 398,502 -11,688 1,144 40,747 -9,974 5,151 403,653 101.3
Montsià 64,181 -761 -756 1,872 -352 -2 64,179 100.0
Noguera 37,565 -306 -396 541 -352 -123 37,442 99.7
Osona 142,337 -310 -643 -2,828 -602 -1,108 141,229 99.2
Pallars Jussà 12,566 458 547 1,736 394 792 13,358 106.3
Pallars Sobirà 6,883 1,278 963 4,443 673 1,844 8,727 126.8
Pla d'Urgell 33,105 -450 -628 -673 -361 -512 32,593 98.4
Pla de l'Estany 27,905 -779 -686 -625 -622 -687 27,218 97.5
Priorat 9,665 90 115 1,113 94 359 10,024 103.7
Ribera d'Ebre 22,925 -643 -654 -984 -441 -686 22,239 97.0
Ripollès 26,400 925 866 4,852 926 1,884 28,284 107.1
Segarra 20,996 69 4 246 20 88 21,084 100.4
Segrià 183,954 5,295 6,331 -44 5,830 4,402 188,356 102.4
Selva 144,420 9,116 30,336 76,033 11,668 31,860 176,280 122.1
Solsonès 12,764 906 741 1,767 711 1,035 13,799 108.1
Tarragonès 212,520 22,290 55,440 125,399 27,236 57,748 270,268 127.2
Terra Alta 12,724 -281 -346 -206 -228 -267 12,457 97.9
Urgell 34,117 -302 -444 -99 -370 -308 33,809 99.1
Val d'Aran 9,219 5,156 1,142 4,947 1,926 3,284 12,503 135.6
Vallès Occidental 815,628 -2,993 -5,262 -50,367 -3,451 -15,666 799,962 98.1
Vallès Oriental 361,319 -4,290 -6,175 -9,852 -6,201 -6,677 354,642 98.2
Source: Idescat. Seasonal population estimates (base 2002).
Notes:
AFTE seasonal population: People in annual full time equivalents (AFTE).
AFTE population (%): Population AFTE (%) = Population AFTE / Resident population x 100.

Last update: April 17, 2012.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

AFTE seasonal population
The result of the balance between entries of population not resident in the municipality and exits of population resident in the municipality, measured as an annual average number of people per day (annual full time equivalents).
AFTE population
Population resident in a municipality, measured as the annual average of people per day (annual full time equivalents). It is the equivalent to the sum of the resident population and the entries of non resident population in the municipality minus the exits of the population resident in the municipality.
Resident population
Registered population in the municipality.

Methodological aspects

The seasonal population estimates constitute an estimation of the population burdens supported by each municipality and measure the number of people there are in a municipality as a yearly average and a quarterly average. The calculation includes people that have some sort of association or relation with the municipality, whether that is because they reside there, work there, study there or despite not having their regular residence there, spend some period of time there (holidays, summer breaks, weekends, etc.), either in their own homes or in those of friends and family or in tourist establishments (hotels, campsites, apartments, tourist accommodations, etc.). Movements without overnight stays due to work and studies are considered, and also due to tourism in the base 2021. In contrast, movements without overnight stays for other reasons (such as leisure, shopping or medical visits) are not considered.

The measurement unit for seasonal population estimates are annual full time equivalents. Every day that a person is present in a municipality equates to 1/365 annual full time equivalents (AFTE). So, for example, a person who spends a week's holiday in a municipality equates to 0.02 AFTE.

In 2022, Idescat improved the estimate of the seasonal population. The territorial disaggregation was expanded to offer results for all municipalities with 1,000 inhabitants and over (either registered or AFTE population). An estimate of overnight stays in tourist accommodations and an estimate of hikers for tourist purposes have been added. A new base 2021 has been established to collect these methodological changes.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.