Spain: Moroccans Lead Foreign Social Security Affiliates in 2024

Spain: Moroccans Lead Foreign Social Security Affiliates in 2024
Friday 17 January 2025 - 14:51

The number of Moroccans affiliated to the social security system in Spain at the end of December 2024 amounted to 342,318, the highest-contributing foreign workers.

According to statistics from the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, published on Friday, Moroccans continue to dominate this ranking, followed by Romanians (336,599), Colombians (220,892), Italians (193,162) and Venezuelans (170,925) .

The total number of foreign workers affiliated to Spanish social security stood at 2,880,818 in December, with an average of 212,042 more foreign affiliates in 2024, registering an increase of 7.9% on 2023.

Of these foreign workers contributing to Spanish social security, 1,986,146 are from non-EU countries (69%), while 894,672 are from EU countries (31%).

Similarly, 72,376 Ukrainians are registered with the social security system, 25,117 more (+53.1%) than in January 2022, when war broke out in Ukraine.

Over the past 12 months, five sectors of activity have posted growth in excess of 10%, including transport and storage (16%), administrative activities and auxiliary services (11%), water supply (10.8%), sanitary activities (10.3%) and agriculture, animal husbandry, hunting, forestry and fishing (10.1%), the Ministry said.

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