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Distribution by countries of the subcontinent. 2021 Catalonia Geographical origin: Western Africa
Men Women National population % of subcontinent's total population % of total foreign population
Senegal 18,432 5,876 24,308 35.10 1.98
Gambia, the 11,662 3,495 15,157 21.88 1.23
Mali 6,316 1,733 8,049 11.62 0.65
Ghana 5,118 2,374 7,492 10.82 0.61
Nigeria 3,425 2,918 6,343 9.16 0.52
Guinea 2,917 1,170 4,087 5.90 0.33
Mauritania 1,195 280 1,475 2.13 0.12
Côte d'Ivoire 560 282 842 1.22 0.07
Guinea-Bissau 562 221 783 1.13 0.06
Burkina Faso 184 89 273 0.39 0.02
Sierra Leone 87 29 116 0.17 <0.01
Niger 58 29 87 0.13 <0.01
Togo 56 29 85 0.12 <0.01
Cape Verd 36 32 68 0.10 <0.01
Benin 40 27 67 0.10 <0.01
Liberia 19 12 31 0.04 <0.01
Total subcontinent 50,667 18,596 69,263 100.00 ..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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