Foreign population on 1 January. By nationality (continents)
Value | % over total | Variation (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,230,304 (b) Break in time series | 100.0 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
European Union | 286,384 (b) Break in time series | 23.3 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
Rest of Europe | 100,431 (b) Break in time series | 8.2 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
Africa | 320,034 (b) Break in time series | 26.0 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
North and Central America | 107,043 (b) Break in time series | 8.7 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
South America | 236,634 (b) Break in time series | 19.2 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
Asia and Oceania | 179,610 (b) Break in time series | 14.6 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
Stateless | 168 (b) Break in time series | 0.0 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
Units: Persons. | |||
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census. | |||
Note: From 2021, European Union data do not include data for the United Kingdom. | |||
(b) Break in time series. | |||
(z) Category not applicable. |
Value | % over total | Variation (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 5,402,702 (b) Break in time series | 100.0 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
European Union | 1,624,582 (b) Break in time series | 30.1 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
Rest of Europe | 573,666 (b) Break in time series | 10.6 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
Africa | 1,179,963 (b) Break in time series | 21.8 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
North and Central America | 425,489 (b) Break in time series | 7.9 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
South America | 1,115,058 (b) Break in time series | 20.6 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
Asia and Oceania | 480,832 (b) Break in time series | 8.9 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
Stateless | 3,112 (b) Break in time series | 0.1 (b) Break in time series | z Category not applicable |
Units: Persons. | |||
Source: INE. Annual Population Census. | |||
Note: From 2021, European Union data do not include data for the United Kingdom. | |||
(b) Break in time series. | |||
(z) Category not applicable. |
Last update: February 28, 2022. 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.
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