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Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents)

Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents) Catalonia. 2006
Value % over total Variation (%)
Total 913,757 100.0 14.4
European Union 132,850 14.5 21.2
Rest of Europe 101,145 11.1 22.8
Africa 248,753 27.2 10.9
North and Central America 48,458 5.3 12.6
South America 292,784 32.0 10.0
Asia and Oceania 89,701 9.8 22.2
Stateless 66 0.0 46.7
Units: Persons.
Source: Idescat, based on INE Continuous Population Register.
Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents) Spain. 2006
Value % over total Variation (%)
Total 4,144,166 100.0 11.1
European Union 918,886 22.2 18.6
Rest of Europe 690,970 16.7 19.7
Africa 785,279 18.9 10.0
North and Central America 178,115 4.3 3.8
South America 1,349,962 32.6 3.6
Asia and Oceania 220,281 5.3 16.4
Stateless 673 0.0 -6.7
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.