Spain's Population on Verge of Reaching 50 Million
Foreign-born residents drove the increase, with Spain adding 104,178 people in the second quarter and reaching 49,801,559 residents, the INE said.
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Spain's population on verge of reaching 50 million
Spain’s population reached a record 49.8 million in the second quarter of 2026, the country’s official stats body announced on Thursday, with more than 100,000 new residents added to the census in just three months.
The population resident in Spain increased by 104,178 people during the second quarter of the year and stood at 49,801,559 inhabitants on July 1, 2026. Thus it marks a...
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The population born abroad is greater than that of foreign nationality, due to the processes of acquiring Spanish nationality
The population resident in Spain increased by 104,178 people during the second quarter of the year to a total of 49,801,559 inhabitants to 1 July , representing the maximum value of the historical series, thanks to the increase of those born abroad. Thus, the population growth estimated in annual terms was 444,205 people , according to the Continuous Population Statistics published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), colle…
One out of five residents has been born abroad while the birth continues to plummet.
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