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Geographical origin: Eastern Asia
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
54,393
1.10
6.95
-492
-0.90
2021
4,931,245
769,878
54,885
1.11
7.13
-1,529
-2.71
2020
4,963,975
783,097
56,414
1.14
7.20
2,937
5.49
2019
4,895,876
711,445
53,477
1.09
7.52
2,675
5.27
2018
4,849,691
657,951
50,802
1.05
7.72
1,892
3.87
2017
4,823,361
630,275
48,910
1.01
7.76
3,019
6.58
2016
4,793,592
608,078
45,891
0.96
7.55
2,878
6.69
2015
4,776,107
605,316
43,013
0.90
7.11
1,933
4.71
2014
4,774,561
644,119
41,080
0.86
6.38
569
1.40
2013
4,788,422
679,347
40,511
0.85
5.96
205
0.51
2012
4,798,143
696,112
40,306
0.84
5.79
1,581
4.08
2011
4,777,042
696,843
38,725
0.81
5.56
1,255
3.35
2010
4,763,715
708,013
37,470
0.79
5.29
1,092
3.00
2009
4,744,774
705,131
36,378
0.77
5.16
4,695
14.82
2008
4,686,681
656,030
31,683
0.68
4.83
3,342
11.79
2007
4,621,395
591,245
28,341
0.61
4.79
-2,263
-7.39
2006
4,611,469
572,531
30,604
0.66
5.35
5,112
20.05
2005
4,548,844
506,405
25,492
0.56
5.03
6,952
37.50
2004
4,461,975
418,504
18,540
0.42
4.43
3,687
24.82
2003
4,414,514
356,321
14,853
0.34
4.17
5,609
60.68
2002
4,288,128
245,399
9,244
0.22
3.77
2,575
38.61
2001
4,203,553
161,442
6,669
0.16
4.13
2,119
46.57
2000
4,147,357
106,952
4,550
0.11
4.25
..
..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
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