Demographics
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4948 | 37,650 | 71,580 | 241,978 | 279,779 | 261,310 |
Over 22% of the city's residential population was born outside of Spain, (mainly in Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Morocco). However the city has a large number of permanent or non-permanent residents from other countries of the European Union. Its population in the 2006 census consisted of 78% born in Spain (52% in Catalonia) and broke down as follows:
- Spain 207,930
- The Americas 35,628
- Africa 7,935
- Asia 5,375
- Europe (non-EU) 2,428
- European Union 2,004
- Oceania 10
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