Immigration to Spain

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Foreign-born population in Spain (2024)

Immigration to Spain increased significantly at the beginning of the 21st century. In 1998, immigrants accounted for 1.6% of the population, and by 2009, that number had risen to over 12%. Until 2014, the number of immigrants decreased due to the economic crisis, but since 2015, immigration to Spain has been on the rise,[2] especially after 2021, reaching 19.32% of the population today.[3]

As of 2025, there were 9,379,972 foreign-born people in Spain, making up to 19.11% of the population, including 5,308,314 (11.14%) born in a non-European country. Of these 6,852,348 (13.96%) did not have Spanish citizenship.[4] This makes Spain the 4th country in Europe by immigration numbers and the 10th worldwide. Spain attracts significant immigration from Latin America and Eastern Europe. The fastest-growing immigrant groups in 2017 were Venezuelans, Colombians, Italians, Ukrainians, and Argentines.[5]

During the early 21st century, the average year-on-year demographic growth set a new record with its 2003 peak variation of 2.1%, doubling the previous record reached in the 1960s when a mean year-on-year growth of 1% was experienced.[6] In 2005 alone, the immigrant population of Spain increased by 700,000 people.[7]

Spain accepted 478,990 new immigrant residents in just the first six months of 2022 alone. During these months, 220,443 people also emigrated from Spain, leaving a record-breaking net migration figure of 258,547.[8] More women than men chose to move to Spain during 2022; this is due to higher rates of emigration from Latin America.[8]

Currently

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Impact of immigration on the Spanish population pyramid
Foreign population in Spain[9][10][11]
Year Population % total
1981 198,042 0.52%
1986 241,971 0.63%
1991 360,655 0.91%
1996 542,314 1.37%
1998 637,085 1.60%
1999 748,954 1.86%
2000 923,879 2.28%
2001 1,370,657 3.33%
2002 1,977,946 4.73%
2003 2,664,168 6.24%
2004 3,034,326 7.02%
2005 3,730,610 8.46%
2006 4,144,166 9.27%
2007 4,519,554 9.9%
2008 5,268,762 11.4%
2009 5,648,671 12.1%
2010 5,747,734 12.2%
2011 5,751,487 12.2%
2012 5,736,258 12.1%
2013 5,546,238 11.8%
2014 5,023,487 10.7%
2015 4,729,644 10.1%
2016 4,618,581 9.9%
2017 4,572,807 9.8%
2018 4,663,726 10.0%
2019 5,023,279 10.7%
2020 5,434,153 11.5%
2021 5,440,148 11.5%
2022 5,542,932 11.7%
2023 6,089,620 12.7%
2024 6,735,487 13.8%

According to the United Nations, there were 5,947,106 immigrants in Spain in early 2018, 12.8% of the population of Spain.[12] According to the Spanish government, there were 5.6 million foreign residents in Spain in 2010; independent estimates put the figure 14% of total population (Red Cross, World Disasters Report 2006). According to the official 2011 census data, almost 800,000 were Romanian, 774,000 were Moroccan, 317,000 were Ecuadorian, 312,000 were British and 250,000 were Colombian [11]. Other important foreign communities are Bolivian (4.1%), German (3.4%), Italian (3.1%), Bulgarian (2.9%), Chinese (2.6%) and Argentine (2.5%). In 2005, a regularization programme increased the legal immigrant population by 700,000 people. Since 2000, Spain has experienced high population growth as a result of immigration flows, despite a birth rate that is only half of the replacement level.

According to Eurostat, in 2010, there were 6.4 million foreign-born residents in Spain, corresponding to 14.0% of the total population. Of these, 4.1 million (8.9%) were born outside the EU and 2.3 million (5.1%) were born in another EU Member State.[13]

As of 2005 Spain had the second highest immigration rates within the EU, just after Cyprus, and the second highest absolute net migration in the World (after the USA).[14]

Over 920,000 immigrants arrived in Spain during 2007, in addition to 802,971 in 2006, 682,711 in 2005, and 645,844 in 2004.[15]

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Two distinct groups can be identified: those immigrants (mostly in working age) originating from countries mostly located in Eastern Europe, South America or Africa, with lower purchasing power than Spain, comprising most of the immigrating population, and those (of whom many are retired) originating from northern European or other western countries with a higher GDP per capita than Spain.[17]

Immigrants from Europe

Immigrants from Europe make up a growing proportion of immigrants in Spain. The main countries of origin are Romania, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria.

The British authorities estimate that the real population of British citizens living in Spain is much bigger than Spanish official figures suggest, establishing them at about 1,000,000, about 800,000 being permanent residents.[18] Of these, according to the BBC and contrary to popular belief, only about 21.5% are over the age of 65.[19]

In fact, according to the Financial Times, Spain is the most favoured destination for West Europeans considering to move from their own country elsewhere in the EU.[20]

Social attitudes to immigration

Unlike other countries in the EU, Spain has not recorded any relevant anti-immigration about until fairly recently.[21] According to some analysts, the causes behind this are multiple. Drawing from the experience of many Spaniards during the 1960s and then again in the beginning of the 21st century when the crisis struck the country, there may be also a collective understanding that hardships force people to seek work abroad.[21]

A January 2004 survey by Spanish newspaper El País showed that the "majority" of Spaniards believe immigration was too high.[22] Small parties, such as Movimiento Social Español, openly campaign using nationalist or anti-immigrant rhetoric as do other small far-right parties such as National Democracy (Spain) and España 2000. These parties have never won national or regional parliamentary seats. However, while the far-right political party Vox has gained headlines for favouring tough stance against immigration, commentators have suggested that this has not translated into electoral success for them.[23][24]

According to an October 2024 survey for the El País newspaper and Cadena SER radio station, 57% of Spaniards believe there is "too much" immigration to Spain.[25]

Immigration by country of origin

Population by country of birth as of 31 December 2024:[26]

Country Population
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 1,092,892
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 856,616
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 599,769
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 532,456
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 448,643
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 415,987
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 378,924
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK 285,093
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Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of France.svg France 217,247
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 215,700
File:Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras 201,319
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File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 198,805
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 179,033
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 177,715
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File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 146,047
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 134,068
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 123,882
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 104,756
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 96,187
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 95,812
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 89,595
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 87,854
File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 87,786
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 79,581
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 76,638
File:Flag of the United States.svg USA 69,171
File:Flag of India.svg India 65,799
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 59,718
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 57,771
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Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 54,776
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 57,498

Recent trends

Countries with at least 10,000 people, immigrating each year.[27]
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Total 414,746 532,132 643,684 748,759
Place of Birth Year
2011[28][29]
Number %
Place of Birth in Reporting Country (Spain) 41,153,550
Place of Birth Not in Reporting Country 5,648,995
Other EU Member State 1,890,605
Outside EU but within Europe 239,880
Outside Europe/ Non-European 3,758,390
Africa 945,905
Asia 259,345
North America 41,220
Caribbean, South or Central America 2,265,685
Oceania 6,360
Total 46,815,910 100%
Foreign Population by Nationality[30] Number %
2022
TOTAL FOREIGNERS 5,542,932
EUROPE 2,205,961
EUROPEAN UNION 1,617,911
OTHER EUROPE 588,050
AFRICA 1,217,706
SOUTH AMERICA 1,173,900
CENTRAL AMERICA 368,461
NORTH AMERICA 76,628
ASIA 493,065
OCEANIA 3,580
Instituto Nacional de Estadística

Major immigration

This chart shows the numbers and difference of foreign nationals in Spain after 2000. European Union member states are indicated with the EU flag in regional European sub-divisions. The number of Latin American immigrants decreased massively after 2009 mostly due to the naturalization of hundreds of thousands of these citizens who achieved the Spanish citizenship and therefore do not count as immigrants anymore on the official statistics.[31] See the chart from below from the "Naturalizations" paragraph for further information.

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From other countries

Europe

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Africa

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Central America

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North America

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Asia

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Oceania

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Comparison with other countries from European Union

According to Eurostat 47.3 million people lived in the European Union in 2010 who were born outside their resident country. This corresponds to 9.4% of the total EU population. Of these, 31.4 million (6.3%) were born outside the EU and 16.0 million (3.2%) were born in another EU member state. The largest absolute numbers of people born outside the EU were in Germany (6.4 million), France (5.1 million), the United Kingdom (4.7 million), Spain (4.1 million), Italy (3.2 million), and the Netherlands (1.4 million).[13]

Country Total population (millions) Total Foreign-born (millions) % Born in other EU state (millions) % Born in a non EU state (millions) %
Germany 81.802 9.812 12.0 3.396 4.2 6.415 7.8
France 64.716 7.196 11.1 2.118 3.3 5.078 7.8
United Kingdom 62.008 7.012 11.3 2.245 3.6 4.767 7.7
Spain 45.989 6.422 14.0 2.328 5.1 4.094 8.9
Italy 60.343 4.798 8.0 1.592 2.6 3.205 5.3
Netherlands 16.575 1.832 11.1 0.428 2.6 1.404 8.5
Greece 11.305 1.256 11.1 0.315 2.8 0.940 8.3
Sweden 9.340 1.337 14.3 0.477 5.1 0.859 9.2
Austria 8.367 1.276 15.2 0.512 6.1 0.764 9.1
Belgium 10.666 1.380 12.9 0.695 6.5 0.685 6.4
Portugal 10.637 0.793 7.5 0.191 1.8 0.602 5.7
Denmark 5.534 0.500 9.0 0.152 2.8 0.348 6.3
EU 27 501.098 47.348 9.4 15.980 3.2 31.368 6.3

Irregular migration

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Regarding the governance of the migration of Sub-Saharan people from Morocco (and Western Sahara) into Spain (which include crossings into the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, as well as a sea route to the Canary Islands), the Moroccan and Spanish authorities follow necropolitical forms of border control which are complemented with the favouring of the idea of "advancing borders" by reaching deals with origin or transit countries such as Guinea Conakry, Mali, Ivory Coast, and Gambia.[35]

On 9 October 2024, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez urged the European Parliament to speed up the implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum to alleviate the migration crisis in the Canary Islands,[36] which had seen the illegal arrival of a record number of 46,843 migrants, mostly from Senegal, Mali and Morocco (up from 39,910 in 2023).[37] Sánchez tried to push through a law that would introduce mandatory distribution of migrants among Spanish regions in order to alleviate pressure in the Canary Islands.[38]

The Sánchez government planned to legalize around 900,000 undocumented migrants by 2027.[39]

Naturalizations

From 2005 to 2022 alone, more than 2.2 million foreigners were granted Spanish citizenship through naturalization.[40]

Since the end of the 20th century the number of foreigners who have obtained Spanish nationality has grown steadily, as Spain has been the EU country with the biggest number of approved naturalizations since 2010 until 2015. 1 out of 4 naturalizations made in the European Union in 2014 were belonging to Spain. Most of these naturalizations went to citizens coming from Latin America (which explains the massive decrease of these citizens counting as immigrants in Spain) mainly from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, although Morocco was amongst the top 3 as well.[41] After 4 years being the first, Spain dropped to the 3rd position in 2015 due to the stricter laws to naturalize citizens. Still, 114.351 foreigners became Spanish citizens in 2015, the majority being Latin Americans.[42]

New Spanish nationals by naturalization, 2005-2021[43][44][45]
Year
Naturalizations
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2006 62,339
2007 71,810
2008 84,170
2009 79,597
2010 123,721
2011 114,599
2012 115,557
2013 261,295
2014 205,880
2015 114,351
2016 150,944
2017 66,498
2018 90,774
2019 98,954
2020 126,266
2021 202,336
2022 181,581

Immigration detention

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Crime rates

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See also

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  34. Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  35. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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  40. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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