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Distribution by countries of the subcontinent. 2022 Catalonia Geographical origin: Western Africa
Men Women National population % of subcontinent's total population % of total foreign population
Senegal 18,760 6,006 24,766 35.06 2.00
Gambia, the 12,054 3,489 15,543 22.01 1.26
Mali 6,522 1,756 8,278 11.72 0.67
Ghana 5,323 2,597 7,920 11.21 0.64
Nigeria 3,405 2,894 6,299 8.92 0.51
Guinea 2,783 1,181 3,964 5.61 0.32
Mauritania 1,217 286 1,503 2.13 0.12
Côte d'Ivoire 548 300 848 1.20 0.07
Guinea-Bissau 584 214 798 1.13 0.06
Burkina Faso 176 96 272 0.39 0.02
Sierra Leone 88 25 113 0.16 <0.01
Togo 54 26 80 0.11 <0.01
Cape Verd 45 34 79 0.11 <0.01
Niger 47 28 75 0.11 <0.01
Benin 44 23 67 0.09 <0.01
Liberia 19 8 27 0.04 <0.01
Total subcontinent 51,669 18,963 70,632 100.00 ..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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