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Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents)

Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents) Catalonia. 2005
Value % over total Variation (%)
Total 798,904 100.0 24.3
European Union 109,606 13.7 32.8
Rest of Europe 82,355 10.3 28.2
Africa 224,383 28.1 21.6
North and Central America 43,027 5.4 23.5
South America 266,054 33.3 19.8
Asia and Oceania 73,434 9.2 34.3
Stateless 45 0.0 21.6
Units: Persons.
Source: Idescat, based on INE Continuous Population Register.
Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents) Spain. 2005
Value % over total Variation (%)
Total 3,730,610 100.0 22.9
European Union 774,953 20.8 31.5
Rest of Europe 577,300 15.5 25.7
Africa 713,974 19.1 23.2
North and Central America 171,604 4.6 18.9
South America 1,302,889 34.9 16.5
Asia and Oceania 189,169 5.1 31.7
Stateless 721 0.0 24.1
Units: Persons.
Source: INE. Continuous Register Statistics.

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.