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Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents)

Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents) Catalonia. 2007
Value % over total Variation (%)
Total 972,507 100.0 6.4
European Union 230,705 23.7 73.7
Rest of Europe 43,037 4.4 -57.5
Africa 253,016 26.0 1.7
North and Central America 49,655 5.1 2.5
South America 308,052 31.7 5.2
Asia and Oceania 87,994 9.0 -1.9
Stateless 48 0.0 -27.3
Units: Persons.
Source: Idescat, based on INE Continuous Population Register.
Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents) Spain. 2007
Value % over total Variation (%)
Total 4,519,554 100.0 9.1
European Union 1,708,517 37.8 85.9
Rest of Europe 187,210 4.1 -72.9
Africa 806,795 17.9 2.7
North and Central America 185,553 4.1 4.2
South America 1,408,785 31.2 4.4
Asia and Oceania 222,114 4.9 0.8
Stateless 580 0.0 -13.8
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.