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Half of all immigrants who arrived in Spain between 2002 and 2024 ended up leaving again, study finds

SPAIN’s foreign-born population is booming, but only 50% of migrants end up staying in the country after their move abroad. Since 2002, Spain has seen

14 May, 2026 @ 12:10

Alicante·Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News·Valencia

Spain’s infrastructure was built for 40 million but groans under population of 50 million – plus 100 million tourists

BOOMING population and record tourism are stretching Spain’s resources to leave its inhabitants navigating overcrowded cities and rising costs. Choosing to holiday, retire or start

11 May, 2026 @ 18:30

Lead·Madrid·National News·Other News·Travel News

Good news alert: Madrid records more births than deaths for the first time in six years – but there’s a catch

FOR the first time in six years, Madrid has recorded more births than deaths – although the capital’s population is still decreasing. In 2025, 27,097

1 May, 2026 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·Madrid

Spain hits record population of almost 50 million, mainly driven by immigration

SPAIN’S population reached a record high of 49,315,949 on July 1, 2025, according to provisional data from the National Statistics Institute (INE). This marks an

7 Aug, 2025 @ 12:58

Lead·National News

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

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,

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).

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 tips@theolivepress.es MALAGA has welcomed an impressive 26,000 residents over the past year, the majority of whom are foreigners. The

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

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

23 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead

Gem in Spain’s Andalucia is among the top 100 must-visit destinations for 2025, according to Forbes

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.

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-

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

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

3 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Half of all immigrants who arrived in Spain between 2002 and 2024 ended up leaving again, study finds

Spain’s infrastructure was built for 40 million but groans under population of 50 million – plus 100 million tourists

Good news alert: Madrid records more births than deaths for the first time in six years – but there’s a catch

Spain hits record population of almost 50 million, mainly driven by immigration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spain’s Costa Blanca reaches highest population in a decade

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

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

Vox wants casual sex crackown in Spain

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

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

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

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

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

Spain’s population grows thanks to influx of immigrants

New focus on food exports as Spanish population reducing

Almeria has youngest population in Spain

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

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

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

Pedro Sanchez to visit Pope Leo at the Vatican this month before historic papal visit to Spain

Britain’s 12 most wanted fugitives in Spain: The murderers, fraudsters and drug traffickers hiding out in expat communities

Six weeks of roadworks along Marbella junctions of AP-7 have begun — here are the dates and times to avoid

Calls for crackdown on reckless drivers around Marbella’s Golden Mile who make ‘dangerous U-turns and swerve across multiple lanes’

WATCH: Tragedy on the Costa del Sol as dolphin dies on Mijas beach despite team of vets’ best efforts to save stricken animal

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