Nearly 880,000 Moroccans legally established in Spain

Nearly 880,000 Moroccans legally established in Spain
Monday 25 April 2022 - 18:59

Some 879,943 Moroccans were legally established in Spain by January 1st, 2022, up by 0.8%% (+ 7,184 people) compared to January 1st, 2021, according to the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Moroccans thus remain the first foreign community legally established in the country, said the same source, noting that Moroccans represent 16% of foreigners established in Spain.

Romanians (623,097 people) come second, followed by Colombians (312,915), British (290,372), Italians (273,889), Chinese (223,591) and Venezuelans (210,750).

On January 1st, 2022, Spain had 47,435,597 inhabitants, an increase of 50,490 people compared to January 1st, 2021, according to INE.

Of this total, 41,923,039 people are of Spanish nationality, down by 21,920 compared to January 1st, 2021, while 5,512,558 are foreigners.

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