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40% of Catalans Believe that 'More than Half' of the Population Is Foreign (when the Real Figure Is 25%)

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45% of respondents on the barometer claim that their environment would be uncomfortable or very uncomfortable if one of the children had a relationship with a person of Maghreb or Arab origin.

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The number of Catalans who believe that the language is rarely spoken has been growing in the last two years and now exceeds 50%.

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45% of respondents on the barometer claim that their environment would be uncomfortable or very uncomfortable if one of the children had a relationship with a person of Maghreb or Arab origin.

·Barcelona, Spain
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53% of Catalans have the perception that Catalan is not currently used in Catalonia (compared to 9% who believe that much, 35% that quite and 2% that nothing), and 52% predict that in five years it will be used less than currently, according to a study by the Centre d’Estudis d’Opinió (CEO) of the Generalitat published on Thursday. This is the 2025 longitudinal survey of the Citizens’ Panel of Catalonia conducted between the last months of Octob…

·Spain
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Anti-immigration proclamations are making a dent in Catalonia. One out of every four people living in this community has been born outside Spain, but the perception among the indigenous population is that this figure is much higher. In fact, four out of ten Catalans (40%) believe that more than half of the population of Catalonia has been born abroad, according to the third edition of the Longitudinal Survey of the Centre d'Estudis d'Opinió (CEO…

·Granada, Spain
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Four out of ten Catalans believe that more than half of the population is an immigrant. A figure that has doubled since 2024 and is very far from reality. According to

62% of Catalans say they have not suffered discrimination, while 37% say they have. Among those who have felt discriminated against, the main reason is language, with 41%, followed by place of origin or nationality (39%). These are data from 2025, and do not show a significant change compared to those of 2023 and 2024. This is shown by the longitudinal survey of the Center for Opinion Studies (CEO), which collects the evolution of opinions, atti…

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La Vanguardia broke the news in Granada, Spain on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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