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Geographical origin: Central America
Foreign population of selected origin
(1) Total
popul.
(2) Foreign
popul.
total
% of (1)
% of (2)
abs. var.
% var.
2022
4,938,404
783,185
50,359
1.02
6.43
1,191
2.42
2021
4,931,245
769,878
49,168
1.00
6.39
99
0.20
2020
4,963,975
783,097
49,069
0.99
6.27
8,434
20.76
2019
4,895,876
711,445
40,635
0.83
5.71
6,708
19.77
2018
4,849,691
657,951
33,927
0.70
5.16
4,722
16.17
2017
4,823,361
630,275
29,205
0.61
4.63
4,653
18.95
2016
4,793,592
608,078
24,552
0.51
4.04
2,521
11.44
2015
4,776,107
605,316
22,031
0.46
3.64
493
2.29
2014
4,774,561
644,119
21,538
0.45
3.34
-364
-1.66
2013
4,788,422
679,347
21,902
0.46
3.22
1,333
6.48
2012
4,798,143
696,112
20,569
0.43
2.95
2,219
12.09
2011
4,777,042
696,843
18,350
0.38
2.63
1,028
5.93
2010
4,763,715
708,013
17,322
0.36
2.45
925
5.64
2009
4,744,774
705,131
16,397
0.35
2.33
1,229
8.10
2008
4,686,681
656,030
15,168
0.32
2.31
2,645
21.12
2007
4,621,395
591,245
12,523
0.27
2.12
26
0.21
2006
4,611,469
572,531
12,497
0.27
2.18
1,778
16.59
2005
4,548,844
506,405
10,719
0.24
2.12
2,486
30.20
2004
4,461,975
418,504
8,233
0.18
1.97
1,926
30.54
2003
4,414,514
356,321
6,307
0.14
1.77
2,533
67.12
2002
4,288,128
245,399
3,774
0.09
1.54
1,180
45.49
2001
4,203,553
161,442
2,594
0.06
1.61
767
41.98
2000
4,147,357
106,952
1,827
0.04
1.71
..
..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
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