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Distribution by countries of the subcontinent

Distribution by countries of the subcontinent Catalonia. 2025 Geographical origin: Western Africa
Men Women National population % of subcontinent's total population % of total foreign population
Senegal 21,663 6,735 28,398 36.57 1.86
Gambia, the 13,695 3,594 17,289 22.26 1.14
Mali 7,033 1,875 8,908 11.47 0.58
Ghana 5,343 2,976 8,319 10.71 0.55
Nigeria 3,557 2,771 6,328 8.15 0.42
Guinea 2,773 1,119 3,892 5.01 0.26
Mauritania 1,389 374 1,763 2.27 0.12
Côte d'Ivoire 639 366 1,005 1.29 0.07
Guinea-Bissau 639 275 914 1.18 0.06
Burkina Faso 234 77 311 0.40 0.02
Niger 80 40 120 0.15 <0.01
Sierra Leone 86 29 115 0.15 <0.01
Benin 69 26 95 0.12 <0.01
Cape Verd 44 40 84 0.11 <0.01
Togo 53 31 84 0.11 <0.01
Liberia 27 10 37 0.05 <0.01
Total subcontinent 57,324 20,338 77,662 100.00 ..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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