Tag: population
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...
Spain’s Malaga population swells by 26,000 new residents in past year, majority being international arrivals
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MALAGA has welcomed an impressive 26,000 residents over the past year, the majority of whom are foreigners.
The population...
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...
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...
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...
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-...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
Stephen Hawking lays out biggest threats to mankind at conference in Tenerife
The renowned physicist was not optimisitic
Spanish deaths exceed births in 2015 as youth head abroad for work
Age concern - Spain now has the world’s 10th oldest population
Spain’s British population booms
Britons in Spain are growing in number and bucking the general trend
Spanish government under fire for failing poverty-stricken children
Planned funds are just 0.18% of what is really needed