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Municipal distribution. 2021
Metropolità
Geographical origin: Northern America
Foreign population of selected origin
(1) Foreign population
total
% vert.
% of (1)
Barcelona
337,637
5,669
72.30
1.68
Sant Cugat del Vallès
11,958
381
4.86
3.19
Castelldefels
13,899
152
1.94
1.09
Hospitalet de Llobregat, l'
58,596
134
1.71
0.23
Terrassa
29,699
112
1.43
0.38
Sabadell
28,969
96
1.22
0.33
Badalona
32,977
78
0.99
0.24
Mataró
22,355
70
0.89
0.31
Esplugues de Llobregat
5,980
68
0.87
1.14
Sant Just Desvern
2,198
67
0.85
3.05
Cerdanyola del Vallès
5,500
66
0.84
1.20
Santa Coloma de Gramenet
25,506
45
0.57
0.18
Masnou, el
2,493
36
0.46
1.44
Cornellà de Llobregat
13,863
33
0.42
0.24
Rubí
9,928
28
0.36
0.28
Gavà
5,181
28
0.36
0.54
Montgat
1,170
25
0.32
2.14
Granollers
8,697
24
0.31
0.28
Vilassar de Mar
1,458
23
0.29
1.58
Sant Pol de Mar
627
22
0.28
3.51
Sant Adrià de Besòs
5,490
21
0.27
0.38
Cabrils
904
21
0.27
2.32
Alella
1,112
21
0.27
1.89
Sant Boi de Llobregat
8,332
20
0.26
0.24
Premià de Mar
3,633
19
0.24
0.52
Sant Joan Despí
2,789
18
0.23
0.65
Sant Feliu de Llobregat
3,549
18
0.23
0.51
Sant Andreu de Llavaneres
1,185
18
0.23
1.52
Garriga, la
1,295
18
0.23
1.39
Molins de Rei
1,598
17
0.22
1.06
Viladecans
5,432
16
0.20
0.29
Sant Quirze del Vallès
1,028
16
0.20
1.56
Prat de Llobregat, el
6,066
16
0.20
0.26
Montcada i Reixac
5,055
16
0.20
0.32
Sant Vicenç de Montalt
713
13
0.17
1.82
Argentona
677
13
0.17
1.92
Ametlla del Vallès, l'
507
13
0.17
2.56
Sant Celoni
2,007
12
0.15
0.60
Pineda de Mar
4,125
12
0.15
0.29
Canet de Mar
1,294
12
0.15
0.93
Arenys de Mar
1,832
12
0.15
0.66
Premià de Dalt
959
11
0.14
1.15
Matadepera
310
11
0.14
3.55
Martorell
5,101
11
0.14
0.22
Calella
3,489
11
0.14
0.32
Tordera
1,767
10
0.13
0.57
Barberà del Vallès
2,513
10
0.13
0.40
Mollet del Vallès
5,912
9
0.11
0.15
Franqueses del Vallès, les
2,111
9
0.11
0.43
Corbera de Llobregat
1,366
9
0.11
0.66
Torrelles de Llobregat
320
8
0.10
2.50
Santa Perpètua de Mogoda
2,554
8
0.10
0.31
Sant Pere de Vilamajor
267
8
0.10
3.00
Pallejà
727
8
0.10
1.10
Canovelles
3,169
8
0.10
0.25
Cabrera de Mar
320
8
0.10
2.50
Santa Maria de Palautordera
867
7
0.09
0.81
Vilassar de Dalt
541
7
0.09
1.29
Olesa de Montserrat
2,176
7
0.09
0.32
Montornès del Vallès
1,799
7
0.09
0.39
Dosrius
335
7
0.09
2.09
Castellar del Vallès
1,139
7
0.09
0.61
Malgrat de Mar
2,267
6
0.08
0.26
Caldes de Montbui
1,362
6
0.08
0.44
Begues
521
6
0.08
1.15
Arenys de Munt
652
6
0.08
0.92
Vacarisses
306
5
0.06
1.63
Tiana
460
5
0.06
1.09
Teià
497
5
0.06
1.01
Sant Climent de Llobregat
155
5
0.06
3.23
Parets del Vallès
1,266
5
0.06
0.39
Llinars del Vallès
810
5
0.06
0.62
Cardedeu
1,176
5
0.06
0.43
Aiguafreda
141
5
0.06
3.55
Vallirana
959
4
0.05
0.42
Santa Susanna
509
4
0.05
0.79
Santa Coloma de Cervelló
337
4
0.05
1.19
Palau-solità i Plegamans
944
4
0.05
0.42
Lliçà d'Amunt
484
4
0.05
0.83
Caldes d'Estrac
507
4
0.05
0.79
Bigues i Riells del Fai
416
4
0.05
0.96
Other municipalities
24,780
69
0.88
0.28
Metropolità
753,605
7,841
100.00
1.04
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
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