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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2002). By quarters. Counties 2011
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 45,189 265 378 1,162 215 506 45,695 101.1
Alt Empordà 140,428 2,538 15,395 53,229 5,001 19,145 159,573 113.6
Alt Penedès 105,670 -849 -653 -573 -651 -672 104,998 99.4
Alt Urgell 22,008 536 1,021 2,839 898 1,324 23,332 106.0
Alta Ribagorça 4,284 714 753 2,084 436 1,001 5,285 123.4
Anoia 118,509 -4,308 -4,012 -2,740 -4,159 -3,800 114,709 96.8
Bages 185,865 -3,771 -4,438 -7,654 -3,892 -4,945 180,920 97.3
Baix Camp 191,947 326 9,551 34,798 1,491 11,607 203,554 106.0
Baix Ebre 82,634 620 1,959 5,758 593 2,227 84,861 102.7
Baix Empordà 133,116 6,527 24,841 94,805 8,696 33,886 167,002 125.5
Baix Llobregat 803,705 -19,393 -23,908 -39,775 -19,809 -25,808 777,897 96.8
Baix Penedès 101,115 7,631 17,270 70,272 9,480 26,294 127,409 126.0
Barcelonès 2,246,280 62,800 39,990 -150,986 61,210 2,641 2,248,921 100.1
Berguedà 41,540 -203 853 3,911 320 1,237 42,777 103.0
Cerdanya 18,783 2,626 3,969 13,536 2,904 5,778 24,561 130.8
Conca de Barberà 21,290 526 924 2,283 606 1,086 22,376 105.1
Garraf 146,469 -6,165 -3,391 9,779 -5,041 -1,168 145,301 99.2
Garrigues 20,306 -31 33 460 22 127 20,433 100.6
Garrotxa 55,597 449 723 2,344 881 1,077 56,674 101.9
Gironès 182,916 8,093 7,705 324 8,199 6,005 188,921 103.3
Maresme 434,897 -14,384 5,190 42,017 -9,731 5,899 440,796 101.4
Montsià 72,261 -681 -358 2,642 -701 228 72,489 100.3
Noguera 40,231 -429 -84 729 -250 10 40,241 100.0
Osona 154,204 445 346 -2,684 465 -366 153,838 99.8
Pallars Jussà 14,374 288 791 1,986 491 895 15,269 106.2
Pallars Sobirà 7,548 818 1,416 4,878 810 1,991 9,539 126.4
Pla d'Urgell 37,265 -787 -930 -1,047 -699 -852 36,413 97.7
Pla de l'Estany 31,169 -399 -277 109 -362 -242 30,927 99.2
Priorat 10,087 268 571 1,361 330 633 10,720 106.3
Ribera d'Ebre 23,889 -80 -129 -456 -151 -206 23,683 99.1
Ripollès 26,393 1,491 2,337 6,977 1,854 3,158 29,551 112.0
Segarra 23,191 220 223 273 229 236 23,427 101.0
Segrià 207,633 6,207 5,715 -1,158 6,247 4,298 211,931 102.1
Selva 172,280 5,785 32,667 75,182 9,978 30,998 203,278 118.0
Solsonès 13,808 715 889 2,213 806 1,159 14,967 108.4
Tarragonès 250,142 18,564 58,326 127,449 24,625 57,438 307,580 123.0
Terra Alta 12,847 280 370 470 237 341 13,188 102.7
Urgell 37,396 -339 -310 19 -222 -201 37,195 99.5
Val d'Aran 10,192 3,805 989 4,413 1,221 2,589 12,781 125.4
Vallès Occidental 892,260 -8,320 -17,063 -59,806 -9,324 -23,819 868,441 97.3
Vallès Oriental 399,900 -8,736 -10,000 -13,451 -8,708 -10,248 389,652 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: November 4, 2015.

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.