Moroccans Remain Largest Foreign Community in Spain, Government Data Shows

In this community of Moroccans in Spain, made up mainly of young people whose average age does not exceed 33 years, women account for 44%. For EU nationals living in Spain, the average age is higher. It is 54 years old among the British, 49 years old among the Germans and a little less among the Pakistanis.

In 2020, the foreign population in Spain increased by more than 2%, well below the 19% recorded over the past ten years combined, the Ministry of Inclusion points out, stressing that this situation is due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the mobility restrictions decreed everywhere in the world. The number of foreign residents has recorded "the lowest year-on-year increase since 2016," it is reported.

Two-thirds of foreigners live in four Spanish autonomous communities: Catalonia, Madrid, Andalusia and Valencia. In total, 57% of the foreign population in Spain is concentrated in seven provinces, namely: Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, Malaga, Valencia, the Balearic Islands and Murcia.