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External migrations. Immigrations. By continent of origin Catalonia Value. Foreigners
Rest of EU Rest of Europe Africa America Asia and Oceania Not stated Total
2022 26,739 (b) Break in time series 31,506 (b) Break in time series 27,805 (b) Break in time series 101,720 (b) Break in time series 19,400 (b) Break in time series 39,699 (b) Break in time series 246,869 (b) Break in time series
2021 19,274 9,926 16,664 45,804 12,509 31,313 135,490
2020 15,667 8,315 14,121 35,928 9,442 25,537 109,010
2019 26,533 8,886 25,868 75,196 19,713 31,449 187,645
2018 25,679 8,276 22,643 58,543 17,251 29,321 161,713
2017 25,413 7,532 13,646 48,566 13,798 27,188 136,143
2016 22,390 6,408 10,399 36,612 12,326 27,457 115,592
2015 21,382 6,389 7,719 25,661 9,908 32,332 103,391
2014 18,960 5,831 6,169 20,117 8,431 32,003 91,511
2013 14,778 4,456 6,487 15,893 8,265 29,857 79,736
2012 15,972 4,388 6,908 18,782 10,128 30,645 86,823
2011 20,757 5,000 9,651 24,677 13,672 37,933 111,690
2010 20,962 4,455 10,839 23,996 17,353 41,151 118,756
2009 21,287 4,493 15,846 28,535 13,733 36,118 120,012
2008 29,886 6,477 28,852 54,962 21,266 29,282 170,725
2007 48,427 8,463 29,721 66,978 18,035 24,039 195,663
2006 24,756 21,341 23,819 66,534 13,076 30,795 180,321
2005 16,074 17,564 25,389 42,618 13,016 42,714 157,375
2004 9,451 15,403 21,704 27,862 7,148 68,137 149,705
2003 5,422 8,879 14,299 24,374 2,602 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 55,576
2002 4,401 9,253 13,946 27,090 2,057 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 56,747
2001 6,651 2,505 13,226 19,826 1,291 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 43,499
2000 2,855 3,007 11,683 11,856 1,142 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 30,543
1999 2,571 874 5,168 4,070 613 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 13,296
1998 2,754 768 4,877 3,469 794 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 12,662
1997 1,984 524 3,391 1,983 406 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,288
1995 1,071 259 1,963 1,374 308 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,975
1994 831 156 1,526 765 236 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,514
1993 669 175 1,843 730 213 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,630
Source:
1993-2021: Idescat, based on the INE's Residential Variation Statistics.
2022: Idescat, based on the INE Migrations and Changes of Residence Statistics.
(b) Break in time series.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
External migrations. Immigrations. By continent of origin Spain Value. Foreigners
Rest of EU Rest of Europe Africa America Asia and Oceania Not stated Total
2022 133,404 (b) Break in time series 132,909 (b) Break in time series 112,816 (b) Break in time series 497,199 (b) Break in time series 45,680 (b) Break in time series 198,466 (b) Break in time series 1,120,474 (b) Break in time series
2021 90,559 44,819 79,781 204,201 30,928 135,668 585,956
2020 69,511 49,324 56,109 163,531 22,576 108,655 469,706
2019 130,937 28,562 95,714 337,199 45,639 146,350 784,401
2018 127,416 26,909 82,955 260,420 40,818 133,426 671,944
2017 122,542 24,071 55,967 195,536 35,386 120,750 554,252
2016 112,791 21,756 42,440 140,935 31,202 113,880 463,004
2015 104,474 23,327 33,371 91,905 25,156 119,291 397,524
2014 97,571 20,288 27,989 74,313 22,665 111,730 354,556
2013 79,744 15,484 26,485 59,742 21,261 104,320 307,036
2012 89,730 15,447 29,168 70,836 24,327 106,602 336,110
2011 118,284 17,751 36,121 89,992 29,300 124,834 416,282
2010 121,668 16,456 40,514 90,252 34,016 128,428 431,334
2009 118,586 16,370 62,973 117,362 29,859 124,192 469,342
2008 161,414 21,971 104,186 218,255 44,434 141,968 692,228
2007 344,821 28,420 109,615 284,772 40,280 112,626 920,534
2006 133,595 156,126 91,158 268,482 30,479 123,131 802,971
2005 112,832 134,280 101,295 198,091 32,238 103,975 682,711
2004 102,037 132,181 89,991 170,055 25,888 125,692 645,844
2003 69,924 95,113 58,807 191,577 14,103 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 429,524
2002 60,700 93,889 55,156 221,580 11,760 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 443,085
2001 90,802 21,923 55,797 214,349 11,177 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 394,048
2000 40,067 45,927 54,241 180,316 10,330 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 330,881
1999 31,895 8,432 20,248 34,863 3,684 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 99,122
1998 21,921 3,814 13,118 15,724 2,618 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 57,195
1997 13,728 2,193 8,389 9,323 1,983 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 35,616
1995 5,452 1,004 5,027 6,304 1,752 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 19,539
1994 5,420 1,276 4,704 5,394 1,757 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 18,551
1993 4,058 973 4,253 4,693 1,384 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 15,361
Source:
1993-2021: INE. Residential Variation Statistics.
2022: INE. Migrations and Changes of Residence Statistics
(b) Break in time series.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: March 25, 2024.

Methodological note

Since 2005, the Residential Variation Statistics (EVR) by INE provides information on emigrations abroad.

As of 2006, part of the emigration abroad recorded by the EVR corresponds to removals due to expiry. These removals arise because of the legislative amendment introduced by Organic Law 14/2003 on foreigners to Law 7/1985, of 2 April, regulating the bases of local regime, which establishes that non-EU foreigners without authorization of permanent residence have the obligation to renew their registration every two years. If this renewal does not take place, town councils must declare the registration expired.

For citizens of the European Union (and non-EU citizens with a permanent residence permit), a new residency verification procedure was established in 2009, the effectiveness of which, as it is not a procedure established by law, is conditioned to the actions of town councils.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.