As recorded by the source, Moroccans ranked as the foreign nationality with more residents in Spain in 2023, closely followed by Romanians. After years of losing its foreign population, Spain’s immigration figures started to pick up in 2015, with the number of people that moved to the Mediterranean country surpassing the number of foreigners that decided to leave.

A matter of balance The net migration rate of Spain changed its course mainly due to the great inflow of foreigners that move to reside in the Mediterranean country. Spain’s immigration flow slowed down after the 2008 financial crisis, albeit the number of foreigners that opted to change their residence saw a significant growth in the last years. In 2022, Colombians ranked first as the foreign nationality that most relocated to Spain, distantly followed by Moroccans and Ukranians.

Spain does not have the highest number of immigrants in Europe In recent years, the European Union confronted a rising number of refugees arriving from the Middle East. Migration figures show that Germany accommodated approximately 15 million foreign-born citizens, ranking it as the country that most hosted immigrants in Europe in 2022. By comparison, Spain’s foreign population stood slightly over seven million, positioning the Western Mediterranean country third on the European list of foreign-born population. Unfortunately, thousands of persons have died ore gone missing trying to reach Spanish territory, as more and more irregular migrants opt to use dangerous maritime routes to arrive at Southern Europe from Africa's coasts.

Migration Statistic: Immigration flow from abroad by year, country of origin and nationality (Spanish/foreign). Annual. National.

In 2023, the number of Moroccan immigrants with Spanish citizenship who arrived in the Mediterranean country was approximately ******, making this national group the most numerous. Venezuela and Colombia ranked second and third, with ****** and ****** Spanish nationals respectively.

Number of immigrants in Barcelona by year and nationality group by the Municipal Register of Inhabitants

Basic Demographic Indicators: Percentage of births by nationality (Spanish/Foreign) of the mother, by order of birth. Annual. National.

Estadística de Migraciones y Cambios de Residencia: Immigration from abroad by province capital, year, country of birth (Spain/foreign) and nationality (Spanish/foreign). Annual. Municipalities.

As of July 2024, out of the 48.80 million residents of Spain, approximately 6.6 million individuals were foreign residents. Spanish-born residents accounted for 42 million in 2024, a figure that has been declining since 2020, in contrast to the foreign-born population, which has been gradually increasing.

In 2023, The United Kingdom ranked as the top one country with a share of ** percent of the total expat population being British, followed by the United States and Germany, with a share of ** percent and * percent respectively.

Table of INEBase Population by sex, municipalities, nationality (Spanish/foreigner) and age (large groups). Annual. Continuous Register Statistics

Migration Statistic: Emigration flow abroad by year, year of arrival to Spain, and nationality. Annual. National.

Population of Barcelona aggregated by group of nationality (Spain, part of EU or other) and sex according to the Municipal Register of Inhabitants on January 1 of each year

This section presents statistical information on the educational variables collected in the Labor Force Survey of the National Institute of Statistics, as well as in the Community Labor Force Survey of Eurostat. The indicators of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (2021-2030) derived from these sources are highlighted. The information is presented disaggregated by autonomous community and by European Union country, according to the source used, and with temporal evolutions since 2002. The results are obtained as annual averages of quarterly data, so the information is updated annually, as the four quarters of the LFS are available, as well as the results derived from the Eurostat community survey. From the 2014 results of the LFS, the new National Classification of Education, CNED-2014, based on the International Standard Classification of Education, ISCED-2011, applied in the LFS, is applied; and from 2016, the update of the sectors/fields of study of both classifications (CNED-F and ISCED-F) is applied. These changes in the classifications involve a break in series for some of the tables, as indicated in the accompanying notes. Publication date: February 7, 2025 (Click on the links to access the EDUCAbase Information System).

In 2024, the Spanish net income was ****** euros, while non-EU citizens in Spain had a net income of ******euros. In all years analyzed, citizens from non-EU countries earned less than the EU citizens in Spain.

This section presents statistical information on the educational variables that are collected in the Labour Force Survey of the National Institute of Statistics, as well as in the Community Labour Force Survey (Eurostat). The indicators of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (2021-2030) that derive from these sources are highlighted. The information is presented disaggregated by autonomous community and by country of the European Union, according to the source used, and with temporary developments since 2002.Line break The results are obtained as annual averages of quarterly data, so the information is updated annually, as the four quarters of the EPA are available, as well as the results derived from the Community survey of Eurostat. From the 2014 results of the EPA, the new National Classification of Education, CNED-2014, based on the International Standard Classification of Education, ISCED-2011, applied in the LFS, is applied; and from 2016, the update of the sectors/fields of study of both classifications (CNED-F and ISCED-F) is applied. These changes in the rankings represent a series break for some of the tables, as indicated in the accompanying notes.

Censo de Población: Population by gender, age (year to year) and nationality (Spanish/foreign) (province capitals and main cities). Annual. Municipalities.

Table of INEBase Population by sex, municipalities, nationality (Spanish/foreigner) and age (large groups). Annual. Continuous Register Statistics

Table of INEBase Population by gender and nationality (Spanish/foreign). Annual. Municipalities. Censo de Población

Table of INEBase Population by year of arrival in Spain, year of arrival in the municipality, sex, age (major groups) and nationality (Spanish/foreign) (Provincial capitals and main cities). Annual. Municipalities. Censo de Población

******** ranked as the country of origin of the largest immigration group arriving into Spain in 2023, as revealed by the latest data. Over ******* people migrated from the South American country to Spain that year. The second largest group was comprised by ********* with around ******* newcomers. A matter of balance The net migration rate of Spain changed its course mainly due to the great inflow of foreigners that move to reside in the Mediterranean country. Spain’s immigration flow slowed down after the 2008 financial crisis, albeit the number of foreigners that opted to change their residence saw a significant growth in the last years. In 2023, Moroccans ranked first as the foreign nationality residing Spain, followed by people from Romania and the Colombians. Spain does not have the highest number of immigrants in Europe In recent years, the European Union confronted a rising number of refugees arriving from the Middle East and Africa. Migration figures show that Germany accommodated approximately ** million foreign-born citizens, ranking it as the country that most hosted immigrants in Europe in 2023. By comparison, Spain’s foreign population stood over ***** million, positioning the Western Mediterranean country third on the European list of foreign-born population. Unfortunately, thousands of persons have died or gone missing trying to reach Spanish territory, as more and more irregular migrants opt to use dangerous maritime routes to arrive at Southern Europe from Africa's coasts.

Population of Barcelona aggregated by group of nationality (Spain, part of EU or other), sex and five-year age groups according to the Municipal Register of Inhabitants on January 1 of each year