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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2021). By quarters. Counties 2023 (p)
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 46,076 -292 -688 -300 -195 -381 45,695 99.2
Alt Empordà 146,766 8,039 43,581 84,154 14,180 37,656 184,422 125.7
Alt Penedès 112,460 -4,190 -5,504 -5,899 -4,721 -5,066 107,394 95.5
Alt Urgell 20,762 381 207 1,637 97 601 21,363 102.9
Alta Ribagorça 4,019 1,390 819 2,408 584 1,305 5,324 132.5
Anoia 126,752 -6,189 -8,043 -8,639 -6,995 -7,460 119,292 94.1
Aran 10,496 6,929 1,677 5,868 2,854 4,312 14,808 141.1
Bages 183,265 -3,118 -5,334 -10,237 -4,082 -5,710 177,555 96.9
Baix Camp 201,647 -1,445 22,022 53,106 3,426 19,362 221,009 109.6
Baix Ebre 81,334 1,848 4,780 13,183 2,526 5,584 86,918 106.9
Baix Empordà 141,329 7,354 48,800 115,627 12,510 46,315 187,644 132.8
Baix Llobregat 840,572 -20,682 -33,928 -68,481 -23,396 -36,795 803,777 95.6
Baix Penedès 115,701 4,384 14,550 50,681 7,931 19,491 135,192 116.8
Barcelonès 2,313,975 100,760 73,048 -117,412 95,242 37,436 2,351,411 101.6
Berguedà 40,618 -300 275 3,148 -313 728 41,346 101.8
Cerdanya 19,885 4,374 4,245 11,044 3,805 5,878 25,763 129.6
Conca de Barberà 20,480 233 1,093 3,651 391 1,342 21,822 106.6
Garraf 159,124 -3,782 2,047 12,618 -2,395 2,180 161,304 101.4
Garrigues 18,935 -668 -783 -725 -742 -730 18,205 96.1
Garrotxa 61,363 -734 -1,074 -1,383 -585 -950 60,413 98.5
Gironès 201,615 9,616 10,524 4,081 11,172 8,740 210,355 104.3
Lluçanès 5,679 -131 -101 72 -112 -67 5,612 98.8
Maresme 467,398 -15,242 3,770 30,672 -10,561 2,272 469,670 100.5
Moianès 14,668 -873 -902 -206 -1,056 -761 13,907 94.8
Montsià 70,244 -831 -364 4,378 -650 630 70,874 100.9
Noguera 39,567 -1,255 -1,171 -820 -1,343 -1,137 38,430 97.1
Osona 161,827 181 -1,359 -5,525 -94 -1,700 160,127 98.9
Pallars Jussà 13,409 559 804 2,224 624 1,053 14,462 107.9
Pallars Sobirà 7,288 2,164 2,520 6,928 1,406 3,268 10,556 144.8
Pla d'Urgell 37,737 -1,053 -1,530 -2,147 -1,409 -1,542 36,195 95.9
Pla de l'Estany 33,194 -860 -588 -356 -567 -603 32,591 98.2
Priorat 9,360 204 761 1,904 349 809 10,169 108.6
Ribera d'Ebre 22,040 -293 -305 77 -258 -202 21,838 99.1
Ripollès 25,780 1,808 2,095 7,030 1,769 3,196 28,976 112.4
Segarra 22,517 -167 -386 -1,040 -295 -477 22,040 97.9
Segrià 215,476 2,136 739 -9,055 1,060 -1,287 214,189 99.4
Selva 182,614 2,818 36,590 74,496 9,571 30,986 213,600 117.0
Solsonès 15,146 687 885 2,121 553 1,059 16,205 107.0
Tarragonès 270,237 13,289 69,688 132,390 28,803 61,268 331,505 122.7
Terra Alta 11,473 -157 115 934 -5 223 11,696 101.9
Urgell 37,960 -1,080 -1,487 -2,302 -1,260 -1,544 36,416 95.9
Vallès Occidental 949,026 -8,834 -24,576 -73,926 -10,938 -29,586 919,440 96.9
Vallès Oriental 422,149 -13,559 -20,260 -29,267 -16,111 -19,819 402,330 95.3
Source: Idescat. Estimacions de població estacional (base 2021).
Notes:
AFTE seasonal population: People in annual full time equivalents (AFTE).
AFTE population (%): Population AFTE (%) = Population AFTE / Resident population x 100.
(p) Provisional data.

Last update: December 11, 2024.

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.