Moroccans make up the largest group of foreigners contributing to the social security system in Spain, according to data from the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, published on Monday.
With 342,318 affiliated members at the end of November last year, Moroccans rank first among active foreigners paying social security contributions, ahead of Romanians (336,599 members), the ministry said in a press release.
They are followed by nationals of Colombia (220,892), Italy (193,162), Venezuela (170,925) and China (121,119), the same source added.
The number of foreign social security affiliates reached a new record, standing at 2,876,972 employees, the highest for any month in November, according to the Ministry. Men accounted for almost 1.6 million and women for 1.3 million.
As of late November, Spain’s social security system comprise of 899,749 members from EU countries (31.3%) and 1,977,223 from non-EU countries (68.7%). Since December 2019, the number of foreign contributors has risen by 34.6% to 748,663.
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