Moroccan Community Leads Foreign Population Surge in Malaga, Spain

According to the municipal register of Malaga, the city has 39,265 regularly registered foreign citizens, from 148 countries around the world. Among this large foreign community, Moroccans are the most numerous, with 9,456 nationals, including 5,414 men and 4,042 women, reports El Español. They are followed by Ukrainians, with 4,488 citizens (1,725 men and 2,763 women), the Chinese, with 3,638 citizens (1,874 men and 1,764 women), the Paraguayans, with more than 3,400 citizens, the Italians, with more than 3,000 citizens and the Colombians with more than 2,300 citizens.

The city of the Costa del Sol also has foreigners from Vietnam (13), New Zealand (4), the United Arab Emirates (4), Madagascar (5), Afghanistan (3), Palestine (38), etc. Over the past decade, Morocco was already one of the largest foreign communities in Malaga, with 8,778 citizens. At the time, Ukraine had 3,313, or 1,175 less than today, and the Chinese numbered 2,373, or 1,300 more.