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Why are there so many cockroaches in Spain? How the vile bugs thrive in southern Europe – as new research shows they are becoming resistant to insecticides

REPORTS of shocking cockroach infestations are nothing new in Spain, with its warm climate, long summers, and myriad of dense cityscapes rife with the kinds of food the critters love. But as

20 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Animals

Population of Marbella swells as thousands of expats move in: These are the areas most popular with foreign residents

MARBELLA’S population has seen a huge rise with thousands of new expats choosing the Costa del Sol. With sun, sea and sand all year round, it’s no wonder that Marbella has always

5 Dec, 2023 @ 12:56

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Fears over new tourist tax 'driving away' British tourists from Spain's Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

Alicante surpasses Sevilla to become Spain’s fourth most populated region

ALICANTE has become Spain’s fourth most populated city after gaining 44,180 new residents in the last year, according to Spain’s Institute of National Statistics (INE). With a total of 1,974,438 people, Alicante

9 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s Malaga population swells by 26,000 new residents in past year, majority being international arrivals

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] MALAGA has welcomed an impressive 26,000 residents over the past year, the majority of whom are foreigners. The population surge in Malaga shows no signs

9 Aug, 2023 @ 10:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Birth rates in Malaga decrease by 4.1%, resulting in negative natural growth for the population

In 2022, an average of 32.6 babies were born in hospitals daily compared to the previous year with a daily birth rate of 34. Over the course of the year, the figures

18 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga

Traveller For Spanish Population Trends Story

Spain has lost over 12,000 nationals while welcoming almost 150,000 foreigners this year’s first quarter

The number of Spanish nationals has decreased by 12,614 during this year’s first quarter, according to the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE). These figures contrast with the number of foreigners now living

23 May, 2023 @ 16:30

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Dramatic Scene Of Plaza España In Seville At Sunset

Political row breaks out as Zaragoza and Seville vie to be proclaimed the fourth-biggest city in Spain

A WAR OF WORDS has broken out between politicians in Seville and Zaragoza over which of the Spanish cities is the fourth-largest in the country. The row, which comes in the run-up

3 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Politics·Sevilla

Costa Blanca population reaches highest figure in a decade

Spain’s Costa Blanca reaches highest population in a decade

ALICANTE Province’s population has risen by 19,832 over a year according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE). The total- based on municipal padron registrations- is now 1,901,594. Last July, the INE

2 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Population growth in Malaga province sees over 21000 new inhabitants—exceeding the 1.7 million mark

THE province of Malaga has gained more than 21,000 inhabitants in 12 months and now exceeds the 1.7 million mark according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The most recent studies

23 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Ukrainians Nearly Overtake British As Largest Foreign Group In Multi National City On Spain's Costa Blanca

Ukrainians almost overhaul British as largest foreign group in multi-national city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE number of registered Ukrainians has increased substantially in Torrevieja since the start of the year, due to Russia’s invasion of the country in late February. Municipal padron figures show 4,596 Ukrainian

3 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Vox wants casual sex crackown in Spain

BY Livia Cockerell CASUAL sex and the ‘hypersexualisation’ of society is to blame for the the countries low birthrate, so says Juan Garcia-Gallardo, Vox’s deputy president of Castilla and Leon. According to

1 Jul, 2022 @ 20:30

Lead·Other News·Politics

Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with rise in breeding population

Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with much-needed population rise

SPAIN’S Marbled Duck population is bouncing back after serious concerns about its decline. Falling numbers in the 2010s led to the official declaration of the species as being of ‘critical conservation importance’

20 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Nature

Spain’s population drops during coronavirus pandemic for first time in four years

SPAIN’S population decreased for the first time in five years during 2020 with drop blamed on deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Preliminary figures released by Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE) on

20 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Fuengirola is fourth largest municipality in province of Spain’s Malaga

FUENGIROLA now has the fourth largest population in the province of Malaga. For the first time ever the municipality has exceeded 80,000 registered residents. With 82,000 people on the population census, Fuengirola

21 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain’s population could halve by end of century while African countries’ soar, says US study

A RECENT study has revealed that Spain’s population is expected to halve in 80 years while those in African countries such as Nigeria and Kenya will explode. The Lancet, a leading medical

17 Jul, 2020 @ 12:26

Spain among most densely populated countries in Europe, says new study

At first glance, Spain has a very sparse population, as little as 93 people per square kilometre

2 Jul, 2020 @ 16:50

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Spain’s population grows thanks to influx of immigrants

AN influx of immigrants has helped Spain’s population grow for the second year in a row. The number of people in Spain increased by 132,263 to 46.66 million on January 1 of

25 Jun, 2018 @ 17:25

Lead·Politics

New focus on food exports as Spanish population reducing

SPAIN’S food industry is ramping up exports in a bid to counter the country’s shrinking population. Since 2012, the number of citizens has been decreasing and is projected to shrivel from the

24 Dec, 2017 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Almeria has youngest population in Spain

The average age of the province is just 39.6 years

21 May, 2017 @ 19:36

Almeria·Lead·Other News

Brits drastically boosting population of struggling yet award-winning Frigiliana village

FOREIGNERS are drastically boosting the population of a struggling yet award-winning pueblo blanco. Brits, Morrocans, Germans and French are among the extranjeros who make up 33% of Frigiliana’s 3,000-strong community, which is

21 Jan, 2017 @ 13:00

Lead·Property

Stephen Hawking lays out biggest threats to mankind at conference in Tenerife

The renowned physicist was not optimisitic

9 Jul, 2016 @ 11:25

Celebrity·Environment

Spanish deaths exceed births in 2015 as youth head abroad for work

Age concern - Spain now has the world’s 10th oldest population

10 Dec, 2015 @ 10:38

Business & Finance

Spain’s British population booms

Britons in Spain are growing in number and bucking the general trend

14 Apr, 2015 @ 13:03

Lead·National News

Women outnumber men by over 21,000 in Malaga

And the trend continues along the Costa del Sol

9 Feb, 2015 @ 14:55

Lead·Malaga

Spanish government under fire for failing poverty-stricken children

Planned funds are just 0.18% of what is really needed

26 Jul, 2014 @ 08:30

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