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Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents)

Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents) Catalonia. 2000
Value % over total Variation (%)
Total 181,590 100.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
European Union 43,353 23.9 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Rest of Europe 7,607 4.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Africa 76,216 42.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
North and Central America 13,108 7.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
South America 26,930 14.8 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Asia and Oceania 14,337 7.9 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Stateless 39 0.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Persons.
Source: Idescat, based on INE Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents) Spain. 2000
Value % over total Variation (%)
Total 923,879 100.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
European Union 375,486 40.6 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Rest of Europe 54,884 5.9 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Africa 228,972 24.8 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
North and Central America 70,931 7.7 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
South America 135,904 14.7 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Asia and Oceania 57,281 6.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Stateless 413 0.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Persons.
Source: INE. Continuous Register Statistics.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: February 25, 2020. Revised series on February 24, 2023.

Methodological note

From 1998 to 2020, the source of this information is the Municipal Population Register (1 January of each year). It is an administrative register and each municipality is responsible for its creation, maintenance and management. The data constitutes proof of residence and address in the public domain, which authenticates it for any administrative purpose. Since 1996, it is a permanently updated register, from which official population figures are obtained: the Continuous Population Register.

As of 2021, the source of this information is the Population Census, which is carried out annually by the INE and provides the count of the population residing in the territory and its geographical distribution. It also provides information on the main demographic and social characteristics of the population, households and families.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.