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Population resident abroad as of 1 January. By continent. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Population resident abroad as of 1 January. By continent. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2025
European Union Rest of Europe Africa North and Central America South America Asia Oceania Total
Alt Camp 665 204 26 217 366 37 14 1,529
Alt Empordà 5,239 902 60 686 1,192 76 47 8,202
Alt Penedès 1,716 522 53 402 732 91 30 3,546
Alt Urgell 326 4,097 12 94 275 12 6 4,822
Alta Ribagorça 54 30 0 19 46 3 0 152
Anoia 2,127 533 35 476 838 87 31 4,127
Aran 453 41 3 49 59 2 2 609
Bages 3,810 1,239 107 655 1,265 77 104 7,257
Baix Camp 3,737 1,548 61 852 1,113 122 41 7,474
Baix Ebre 1,952 836 15 237 471 58 18 3,587
Baix Empordà 4,129 1,229 112 647 741 102 48 7,008
Baix Llobregat 10,131 3,995 306 2,695 4,009 610 269 22,015
Baix Penedès 1,674 933 34 356 308 95 23 3,423
Barcelonès 45,413 36,484 1,596 47,503 66,516 6,770 2,127 206,409
Berguedà 675 254 7 111 259 15 5 1,326
Cerdanya 681 266 1 64 193 19 6 1,230
Conca de Barberà 271 91 4 235 252 13 8 874
Garraf 2,153 1,076 40 894 1,138 160 69 5,530
Garrigues 203 108 5 93 159 11 2 581
Garrotxa 1,045 557 101 265 310 22 5 2,305
Gironès 5,543 1,928 243 1,336 1,640 170 90 10,950
Lluçanès 67 33 0 17 32 7 1 157
Maresme 5,559 3,150 419 2,020 3,136 366 190 14,840
Moianès 112 79 5 79 115 13 4 407
Montsià 1,011 467 14 181 268 42 9 1,992
Noguera 573 371 18 115 1,665 12 8 2,762
Osona 4,644 935 126 477 551 92 55 6,880
Pallars Jussà 292 223 23 58 733 7 2 1,338
Pallars Sobirà 147 204 0 21 167 4 4 547
Pla d'Urgell 564 189 25 104 337 11 8 1,238
Pla de l'Estany 345 212 39 103 141 14 3 857
Priorat 154 51 3 62 180 3 1 454
Ribera d'Ebre 422 78 0 119 242 9 2 872
Ripollès 426 155 7 138 124 29 12 891
Segarra 283 119 26 86 134 15 3 666
Segrià 3,221 1,901 247 1,319 1,918 117 54 8,777
Selva 2,696 1,319 259 718 982 131 38 6,143
Solsonès 512 169 0 56 145 10 4 896
Tarragonès 4,896 2,419 149 1,618 1,855 251 95 11,283
Terra Alta 122 52 3 48 77 7 4 313
Urgell 726 290 20 161 387 19 9 1,612
Vallès Occidental 10,520 5,736 633 4,448 5,451 753 514 28,055
Vallès Oriental 5,700 2,533 923 1,296 1,879 280 132 12,743
Catalonia 134,989 77,558 5,760 71,130 102,401 10,744 4,097 406,679
Metropolità 77,351 51,923 3,878 57,975 81,040 8,779 3,232 284,178
Comarques Gironines 19,423 6,302 821 3,893 5,130 544 243 36,356
Camp de Tarragona 9,723 4,313 243 2,984 3,766 426 159 21,614
Terres de l'Ebre 3,507 1,433 32 585 1,058 116 33 6,764
Ponent 5,570 2,978 341 1,878 4,600 185 84 15,636
Comarques Centrals 9,938 2,723 249 1,396 2,373 215 173 17,067
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,953 4,861 39 305 1,473 47 20 8,698
Penedès 7,524 3,025 157 2,114 2,961 432 153 16,366
Barcelona 92,618 56,562 4,250 61,072 85,914 9,321 3,531 313,268
Girona 20,050 6,469 822 3,949 5,282 561 248 37,381
Lleida 7,417 7,848 379 2,184 6,073 225 103 24,229
Tarragona 14,904 6,679 309 3,925 5,132 637 215 31,801
Source: Idescat, based on data from the INE's Register of Spaniards Resident Abroad Statistic.
Note: As of May 2023, the data are presented according to the current territorial distribution (in accordance with Law 7/2023, on the creation of El Lluçanès county, which also territorially modifies El Bages and Osona).

Last update: April 28, 2025.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Population residing abroad
Individuals who habitually live abroad, who are Spanish nationals, being or not their only nationality, and whose last municipality of registration is in Catalonia. The reference date is 1 January of each year.

Methodological aspects

The statistics on the population residing abroad are obtained from the Register of Inhabitants Residing Abroad and are considered as an official statistical activity. The reference date is 1 January of each year.

The Register of Inhabitants Residing Abroad is the administrative register of individuals who habitually live abroad, who are Spanish nationals, being or not their only nationality, and whose last municipality of registration is any of those in Catalonia. The reference date is 1 January of each year.

The Act 4/1996 of 10 January, modifying the Act 7/1985 of 2 April, which regulates the bases for the local ordinances in relation to the Municipal Population Register, establishes that the General State Administration shall create a Register of Spanish Inhabitants Residing Abroad. “The individuals registered in this Register are considered inhabitants of the Spanish municipality which figures in the data of their last registration solely for purposes of exercising the right to vote and are not considered in any case as inhabitants of the aforesaid municipality."

It is made up using the data existing in each Register of the Consular Office or Section of the Diplomatic Mission.

For further information about these statistics, you may check the Methodology.

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