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Seasonal population estimates. By quarters. Counties

Seasonal population estimates (base 2021). By quarters. Counties 2021
AFTE seasonal population
Resident population Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total AFTE population AFTE population (%)
Alt Camp 45,045 136 -53 -640 -23 -158 44,887 99.6
Alt Empordà 143,762 4,490 15,794 69,358 10,615 25,220 168,982 117.5
Alt Penedès 110,172 -2,197 -3,102 -4,660 -3,606 -3,388 106,784 96.9
Alt Urgell 20,453 -265 95 1,973 373 576 21,029 102.8
Alta Ribagorça 3,945 332 591 2,363 732 1,015 4,960 125.7
Anoia 124,112 -4,373 -5,791 -7,112 -5,955 -5,810 118,302 95.3
Aran 10,372 1,422 620 4,571 2,826 2,374 12,746 122.9
Bages 180,962 -1,688 -3,740 -9,032 -3,400 -4,496 176,466 97.5
Baix Camp 195,098 -1,304 5,780 33,434 1,313 9,859 204,957 105.1
Baix Ebre 78,721 1,621 4,267 9,931 2,294 4,525 83,246 105.7
Baix Empordà 137,268 7,290 23,394 100,848 9,578 35,494 172,762 125.9
Baix Llobregat 833,312 -11,964 -23,284 -61,294 -22,089 -29,908 803,404 96.4
Baix Penedès 110,439 3,861 7,136 33,004 4,021 12,063 122,502 110.9
Barcelonès 2,280,967 24,506 -4,402 -153,161 49,836 -21,093 2,259,874 99.1
Berguedà 40,004 -248 484 3,137 38 881 40,885 102.2
Cerdanya 19,230 1,661 3,292 9,409 3,018 4,367 23,597 122.7
Conca de Barberà 20,104 397 781 1,136 348 664 20,768 103.3
Garraf 154,264 -2,583 -1,412 9,867 -2,059 996 155,260 100.6
Garrigues 19,010 -488 -588 -797 -634 -619 18,391 96.7
Garrotxa 59,163 -416 -536 -1,024 -482 -631 58,532 98.9
Gironès 196,768 6,652 7,128 3,930 8,167 6,387 203,155 103.2
Maresme 459,625 -10,809 -11,553 7,635 -13,896 -7,087 452,538 98.5
Moianès 14,243 -459 -389 181 -680 -332 13,911 97.7
Montsià 68,397 -452 -225 2,826 -684 356 68,753 100.5
Noguera 39,169 -839 -812 -776 -921 -812 38,357 97.9
Osona 164,077 29 -732 -4,385 -593 -1,425 162,652 99.1
Pallars Jussà 13,170 364 762 2,034 488 925 14,095 107.0
Pallars Sobirà 7,101 813 1,934 6,596 1,532 2,738 9,839 138.6
Pla d'Urgell 36,769 -851 -1,123 -1,856 -871 -1,155 35,614 96.9
Pla de l'Estany 32,876 -514 -566 -576 -670 -597 32,279 98.2
Priorat 9,239 129 369 1,140 280 479 9,718 105.2
Ribera d'Ebre 21,864 -96 -61 -306 -226 -179 21,685 99.2
Ripollès 25,449 735 2,037 6,086 1,482 2,607 28,056 110.2
Segarra 23,412 -24 -143 -881 -43 -273 23,139 98.8
Segrià 211,609 -548 -1,034 -8,816 663 -2,341 209,268 98.9
Selva 175,702 2,435 10,016 52,200 5,650 17,651 193,353 110.0
Solsonès 13,600 446 867 2,177 854 1,091 14,691 108.0
Tarragonès 262,001 7,846 22,912 80,446 17,397 32,349 294,350 112.3
Terra Alta 11,401 -80 146 603 -15 161 11,562 101.4
Urgell 37,276 -822 -1,203 -2,034 -889 -1,226 36,050 96.7
Vallès Occidental 937,422 -8,648 -19,546 -68,042 -16,919 -28,498 908,924 97.0
Vallès Oriental 415,789 -6,333 -11,183 -23,678 -11,658 -13,252 402,537 96.8
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.

Last update: May 16, 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.