Population development in Spain has been more and more pushed by migration in recent times, and new information from Spain’s nationwide stats physique reveals simply the place persons are going.
New census information has revealed the Spanish cities that skilled the best inhabitants development within the final 12 months, with conventional vacationer hotspots main the best way.
According to the Annual Population Census printed on Tuesday by Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE), the resident inhabitants on 1 January 2025 stood at 49,128,297 individuals, 508,602 greater than on the identical date in 2024, which represents a rise of round 1 %.
Of the 49.1 million inhabitants recorded within the census, 42.2 million have been Spanish nationals (85.9 %) and 6.9 million have been overseas nationals (14.1 %), which is 6.3 % greater than the earlier 12 months.
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The resident inhabitants in Spain grew in all areas of the nation besides Extremadura, significantly in Mediterranean coastal cities well-known amongst vacationers and foreigners.Â
Perhaps that is unsurprising as Spain’s inhabitants development in recent times has itself been pushed by migration, with demographic traits which means foreigners within the nation are making up a bigger and bigger proportion of the inhabitants.
According to INE information, the cities of Torrevieja (+4.9 %), GandÃa (+3.6 %) and Benidorm (+3.5 %) have been the Spanish cities with the best inhabitants development final 12 months, three lengthy established vacationer locations within the widespread southeastern nook of the nation.
L’Hospitalet de Llobregat in Catalonia, Lanzarote’s capital of Arrecife within the Canary Islands, Colmenar Viejo and Valdemoro in Madrid, Elda in Alicante, Ibiza Town within the Balearics and Granadilla de Abona in Tenerife accomplished the highest ten positions for the municipalities with the biggest inhabitants will increase.
The largest declines have been in Cádiz (-1 %), Fuengirola in Málaga (-0.9 %) and Talavera de la Reina in Toledo (-0.9 %).
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On a regional stage, the biggest will increase have been in Catalonia (+111,895) the Valencian Community (+105,897) and Madrid (+104,618).
Spanish press company EFE notes that in relative phrases, nevertheless, the biggest will increase have been within the Valencian Community (+2 %) and in Madrid and the Balearic Islands (+1.5 % will increase in each).
The provinces with the best development have been Castellón, Alicante and Guadalajara (+2 % in all three), whereas the biggest decreases have been recorded in Zamora (-0.4 %), Córdoba and Jaén (-0.1 % in each).
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