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External migrations. Immigrations. By continent of origin Catalonia Value. Total
Rest of EU Rest of Europe Africa America Asia and Oceania Not stated Total
2022 29,090 (b) Break in time series 33,492 (b) Break in time series 28,750 (b) Break in time series 110,739 (b) Break in time series 20,497 (b) Break in time series 51,870 (b) Break in time series 274,438 (b) Break in time series
2021 21,680 11,756 17,401 53,929 13,584 31,315 149,665
2020 17,499 9,824 14,562 41,053 10,282 25,540 118,760
2019 30,002 9,672 26,585 85,251 20,878 31,455 203,843
2018 29,029 9,055 23,350 68,128 18,328 29,326 177,216
2017 29,004 8,382 14,282 58,126 14,893 27,191 151,878
2016 25,505 7,113 10,895 44,360 13,142 27,459 128,474
2015 24,153 7,061 8,185 31,639 10,618 32,334 113,990
2014 21,091 6,488 6,542 24,368 9,047 32,007 99,543
2013 16,372 5,002 6,841 18,999 8,833 29,861 85,908
2012 17,446 5,066 7,212 21,657 10,596 30,648 92,625
2011 22,289 5,725 9,996 28,008 14,191 37,937 118,146
2010 22,319 5,140 11,100 27,033 17,751 41,151 124,494
2009 22,652 5,203 16,076 31,037 14,166 36,118 125,252
2008 31,392 7,386 29,080 57,791 21,682 29,282 176,613
2007 49,938 9,464 29,954 69,826 18,512 24,039 201,733
2006 26,374 22,614 23,996 69,234 13,557 30,795 186,570
2005 17,530 18,675 25,608 44,876 13,523 42,724 162,936
2004 10,580 16,247 21,844 29,853 7,469 68,138 154,131
2003 6,438 9,579 14,454 26,609 2,800 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 59,880
2002 5,266 9,889 14,068 29,487 2,229 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 60,939
2001 7,334 2,945 13,303 21,283 1,455 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 46,320
2000 3,875 3,732 11,805 13,214 1,307 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 33,933
1999 3,653 1,575 5,303 5,247 727 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 16,505
1998 3,763 1,456 4,971 4,527 914 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 15,631
1997 3,009 1,225 3,505 2,793 500 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 11,032
1995 1,860 991 2,052 2,007 359 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,269
1994 1,530 737 1,607 1,213 274 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,361
1993 1,406 813 1,926 1,253 295 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,693
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. Total
Rest of EU Rest of Europe Africa America Asia and Oceania Not stated Total
2022 147,780 (b) Break in time series 143,390 (b) Break in time series 117,369 (b) Break in time series 548,806 (b) Break in time series 49,996 (b) Break in time series 251,553 (b) Break in time series 1,258,894 (b) Break in time series
2021 104,473 54,755 83,432 248,497 35,320 135,696 662,173
2020 80,100 57,528 58,547 192,200 26,572 108,671 523,618
2019 151,391 32,291 99,630 393,473 50,684 146,373 873,842
2018 146,929 30,621 86,580 317,844 45,378 133,452 760,804
2017 141,199 28,044 59,310 248,182 39,871 120,769 637,375
2016 129,915 25,029 45,499 184,989 35,199 113,943 534,574
2015 120,101 26,162 36,176 125,324 28,571 119,345 455,679
2014 110,384 22,861 30,431 98,957 25,545 111,769 399,947
2013 90,196 17,797 28,786 77,557 23,674 104,380 342,390
2012 99,955 17,856 31,221 88,195 26,623 106,665 370,515
2011 129,094 20,356 38,186 110,396 31,758 124,896 454,686
2010 131,277 18,821 42,042 107,986 35,889 128,428 464,443
2009 128,246 18,869 64,502 131,589 31,579 124,192 498,977
2008 172,449 25,129 105,530 234,718 46,215 141,968 726,009
2007 356,837 33,541 110,848 302,058 42,356 112,626 958,266
2006 145,661 161,428 92,277 285,527 32,820 123,131 840,844
2005 124,410 139,087 102,324 215,047 34,414 104,002 719,284
2004 113,835 137,059 90,969 189,267 27,737 125,694 684,561
2003 80,343 99,634 59,775 215,034 15,224 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 470,010
2002 69,890 98,318 56,132 246,070 12,850 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 483,260
2001 96,642 24,553 56,334 225,322 11,921 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 414,772
2000 49,766 51,112 55,219 195,136 11,235 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 362,468
1999 41,755 13,435 21,123 46,566 4,486 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 127,365
1998 30,777 8,669 13,911 24,487 3,383 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 81,227
1997 22,047 6,955 9,273 17,062 2,540 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 57,877
1995 11,855 5,228 5,634 11,240 2,135 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 36,092
1994 11,731 5,400 5,333 9,487 2,172 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 34,123
1993 10,537 6,345 4,771 9,476 1,897 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 33,026
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.

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