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Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents)

Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents) Catalonia. 2004
Value % over total Variation (%)
Total 642,846 100.0 18.4
European Union 82,527 12.8 8.7
Rest of Europe 64,229 10.0 35.5
Africa 184,496 28.7 11.7
North and Central America 34,845 5.4 14.8
South America 222,051 34.5 25.2
Asia and Oceania 54,661 8.5 16.7
Stateless 37 0.0 -11.9
Units: Persons.
Source: Idescat, based on INE Continuous Population Register.
Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents) Spain. 2004
Value % over total Variation (%)
Total 3,034,326 100.0 13.9
European Union 589,155 19.4 0.2
Rest of Europe 459,196 15.1 31.3
Africa 579,372 19.1 10.8
North and Central America 144,364 4.8 5.9
South America 1,118,055 36.8 19.3
Asia and Oceania 143,603 4.7 10.5
Stateless 581 0.0 -7.9
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.