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Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents)

Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents) Catalonia. 2021
Value % over total Variation (%)
Total 1,230,304 (b) Break in time series 100.0 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
European Union 286,384 (b) Break in time series 23.3 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Rest of Europe 100,431 (b) Break in time series 8.2 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Africa 320,034 (b) Break in time series 26.0 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
North and Central America 107,043 (b) Break in time series 8.7 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
South America 236,634 (b) Break in time series 19.2 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Asia and Oceania 179,610 (b) Break in time series 14.6 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Stateless 168 (b) Break in time series 0.0 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Units: Persons.
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.
Note: From 2021, European Union data do not include data for the United Kingdom.
(b) Break in time series.
(z) Category not applicable.
Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents) Spain. 2021
Value % over total Variation (%)
Total 5,402,702 (b) Break in time series 100.0 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
European Union 1,624,582 (b) Break in time series 30.1 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Rest of Europe 573,666 (b) Break in time series 10.6 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Africa 1,179,963 (b) Break in time series 21.8 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
North and Central America 425,489 (b) Break in time series 7.9 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
South America 1,115,058 (b) Break in time series 20.6 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Asia and Oceania 480,832 (b) Break in time series 8.9 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Stateless 3,112 (b) Break in time series 0.1 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Units: Persons.
Source: INE. Annual Population Census.
Note: From 2021, European Union data do not include data for the United Kingdom.
(b) Break in time series.
(z) Category not applicable.

Last update: February 28, 2022. 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.