The population in Spain has reached 48,446,594 inhabitants, according to the latest data offered by the INE corresponding to the figures for the third quarter of 2024.
According to the Continuous Population Statistics, in the third quarter this year the number of foreigners in Spain it increased by 101,568 peoplethe total figure being 6,735,487.
“The main nationalities of immigrants during the third quarter of 2024 were Colombian (with 34,600 arrivals in Spain), Moroccan (25,500) and Spanish (25,200),” underlines the INE. These nationalities are followed by Venezuelan (21,200), Peruvian (15,800), Italian (9,000), Argentine (7,300), Ukrainian (7,000), Romanian (5,700) and Honduran (5,600). This is data on the resident population as of October 1, 2024.
Foreign nationalities in Spain
On the other hand, in general terms, the available figures consulted by ABC in the month of September placed the foreign population in our country at an all-time high.
According to this data for the month of September, as published by this medium, The largest foreign nationality residing in Spain is Moroccanwhich exceeds one million according to the census. This is followed by the Colombian, Romanian, Venezuelan, Ecuadorian and Argentine.
Among the foreign population born in Spain, the Latin American population is the largest since represents 46% of that total, according to census figures.
Likewise, of the total foreign population, a good part of it is concentrated in the east of Spain. Provinces like Alicante have more than 25% of the population born outside of Spain, while at the other extreme are provinces like Badajoz that do not reach 5%.
The distribution of nationalities is also uneven depending on the province. Continuing with the previous example, in Alicante the one from the United Kingdom is the majority while in Badajoz it is the one from Romania. In global terms, Morocco is the majority foreign community in 23 of 50 provinces, in addition to Ceuta and Melilla.
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