Spain: over 310K Moroccans affiliated to social security

Spain: over 310K Moroccans affiliated to social security
Tuesday 21 June 2022 - 12:14

A total of 310,619 Moroccans were affiliated to the social security system in Spain at the end of May, according to the Spanish Ministry of Labor, Migration and Social Security.

Moroccans remain at the top of the list of non-EU workers who pay social security contributions in Spain, followed by Colombians (112,349) and Venezuelans (111,683), according to the Ministry’s data, published on Tuesday.

The total number of foreigners affiliated to the Spanish social security system reached 2,426,625 people in the first five months of 2022, up 3% on April, or 72,111 more active people.

Of the total number of foreign workers paying into the Spanish social security system, 1,576,892 are from outside the European Union and 849,733 are from EU countries.

According to Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE), some 879,943 Moroccans were legally established in Spain up to January 1, 2022, an increase of 0.8% (+7,184 people) compared to January 1, 2021.

Moroccans have maintained their position as the first foreign community legally established in the Iberian country, representing 16% of foreigners established in Spain.

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