Census of Immigrant Population in Spain in 2006

[Menydh]

The numbers of resident foreigners in Spain rose above 4 million in 2006

El Mundo
February 9, 2006

The number of immigrants resident in Spain has risen for the first time above the limit of four million registered, which represents a 9.3% of the population, according to data released by the INE (National Statistics Institute).

The last census on January 1, 2006, revealed the existance of 4,145,000 aliens out of a total population in Spain of 44,709,000, which is a relative annual variation of 11.1%.

In 2001, the number of foreigners registered in the census was around 1,371,000, or 3.3% of the total population in Spain; in 2002, the foreign population rose to 1,978,000, or 4.7%; in 2003, it rose to 2,664,000, or 6.2%; in 2004, the increase was to 3,034,000, or 7%; in 2005, 3,730,000 or 8.5%.

In only six years, the percentage of foreigners resident in Spain has increased from 2.3% in 2000 (924,000) to 9.3% in 2006 (4,145,000).

By gender, 53.5% of the registered foreigners in 2006 are males and 46.5% females.

The mean age of the foreigners is 33 years old, against 41 years old of the Spanish native population.

Percentage of immigrants in Spain
(by autonomous territories)


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[Susi]

Why is Catalonia (is that it?) so popular with immigrants?

[Menydh]

Catalonia and Madrid are the most industrialised territories, followed by Valencia. The difference between Catalonia and Madrid here may lie in the Europeans resident in the coastal areas.

Andalusia is a case apart, since it is not industry (except for the tourist industry) but agriculture that attracts immigrants there.

Or that would be my analysis at first sight. However, I've looked at the news article again and the percentages per provinces give a different picture.

The highest percentages of immigrants per provinces are in Alicante (Valencia), Almeria (Andalusia), Girona (Catalonia), The Balearic Islands, Murcia.

Alicante's biggest industry is tourism and it also has a high number of European residents. In Almeria and in Murcia it is agriculture. In the Balearic Islands it's tourism. Girona is the one that makes less sense. It does have agriculture and tourism. But it is probably due to the fact that it is the gate of entry of immigrants through Europe..

The funny thing is that EU's policies are directed towards the destruction of the agricultural sector here, with food products in Europe depending increasingly more on exports from third countries.

Thank you for making me notice.

[Susi]

Stop relying on exports from Canuckistan.

Thanks for the explanations, Mynydd.

[Erasmus]

Which the most popular in Canada, Susi?

[Menydh]

Originally Posted by Susi

Stop relying on exports from Canuckistan.

Not sure which food products are being imported from Canada, if any. Meat perhaps?

Those third countries which I refer to are countries like Morocco and Turkey, which enjoy a special trade status.

[Susi]

Originally Posted by Erasmus

Which the most popular in Canada, Susi?

Places? Toronto, Montréal, and Vancouver have about half of all immigrants in Canada. I think more than half. But the three most popular provinces are probably Ontario and Québec (being at the centre of pretty much everything), but not in the North of either of these two, mostly in the south... And British Columbia, because it borders on the Pacific Ocean

Originally Posted by Mynydd

Not sure which food products are being imported from Canada, if any. Meat perhaps?

Fields, Mynydd, endless fields... where wheat is not born.. it is grown. And maple syrup.

Those third countries which I refer to are countries like Morocco and Turkey, which enjoy a special trade status.

Are you sure the food from there is safe?