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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2002). By quarters. Counties 2007
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 42,586 153 269 1,182 188 444 43,030 101.0
Alt Empordà 129,158 2,916 17,533 54,832 5,953 20,448 149,606 115.8
Alt Penedès 98,856 -966 -613 123 -742 -540 98,316 99.4
Alt Urgell 21,566 529 974 2,539 774 1,207 22,773 105.6
Alta Ribagorça 4,123 753 706 2,536 474 1,121 5,244 127.2
Anoia 111,655 -3,722 -3,414 -1,858 -3,726 -3,180 108,475 97.2
Bages 176,846 -4,044 -4,489 -7,409 -4,164 -5,035 171,811 97.2
Baix Camp 180,196 701 10,102 34,868 1,806 11,915 192,111 106.6
Baix Ebre 78,590 -6 125 1,392 -26 349 78,939 100.4
Baix Empordà 126,450 6,504 25,608 95,416 9,822 34,549 160,999 127.3
Baix Llobregat 771,516 -25,729 -31,767 -46,762 -26,596 -32,833 738,683 95.7
Baix Penedès 90,891 9,163 18,787 73,302 10,552 28,067 118,958 130.9
Barcelonès 2,212,658 34,352 -114 -216,811 24,074 -40,361 2,172,297 98.2
Berguedà 40,479 -284 719 3,452 147 1,033 41,512 102.6
Cerdanya 17,744 2,773 4,357 14,577 2,954 6,182 23,926 134.8
Conca de Barberà 20,714 452 899 2,322 554 1,054 21,768 105.1
Garraf 136,328 -2,972 428 14,528 -2,402 2,434 138,762 101.8
Garrigues 19,979 -251 -260 194 -353 -170 19,809 99.2
Garrotxa 53,507 -615 -415 1,292 91 99 53,606 100.2
Gironès 169,624 7,964 7,103 -318 8,935 5,866 175,490 103.5
Maresme 414,081 -16,435 4,497 42,304 -10,893 5,000 419,081 101.2
Montsià 67,834 -621 -723 934 -508 -252 67,582 99.6
Noguera 38,596 -537 -461 373 -467 -268 38,328 99.3
Osona 147,138 -866 -1,147 -3,637 -945 -1,651 145,487 98.9
Pallars Jussà 13,467 420 818 2,089 509 961 14,428 107.1
Pallars Sobirà 7,191 1,021 1,502 5,147 738 2,118 9,309 129.4
Pla d'Urgell 34,976 -750 -1,020 -1,136 -666 -887 34,089 97.5
Pla de l'Estany 28,893 -641 -584 -284 -334 -461 28,432 98.4
Priorat 9,785 32 313 1,199 53 394 10,179 104.0
Ribera d'Ebre 23,319 -453 -578 -1,034 -530 -653 22,666 97.2
Ripollès 26,576 814 1,756 6,584 1,406 2,652 29,228 110.0
Segarra 21,703 103 54 161 136 98 21,801 100.4
Segrià 190,558 6,327 5,191 -1,458 6,513 4,164 194,722 102.2
Selva 157,674 8,744 35,035 80,009 12,685 34,243 191,917 121.7
Solsonès 13,401 773 1,034 1,996 866 1,166 14,567 108.7
Tarragonès 231,161 18,956 60,232 126,289 26,964 58,309 289,470 125.2
Terra Alta 12,719 -190 -236 -246 -244 -230 12,489 98.2
Urgell 35,015 -363 -430 -168 -353 -330 34,685 99.1
Val d'Aran 9,815 3,247 1,407 4,948 1,531 2,770 12,585 128.2
Vallès Occidental 845,942 -6,334 -16,790 -61,575 -9,820 -23,813 822,129 97.2
Vallès Oriental 377,198 -7,966 -9,209 -13,108 -8,537 -9,739 367,459 97.4
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.