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External migrations. Immigrations. By age groups

External migrations. Immigrations. By age groups Catalonia. 2023
Value Percentage (%) Variation (%)
Spaniards Foreigners Total Spaniards Foreigners Total
From 0 to 14 years 5,347 29,044 34,391 16.8 12.1 12.6 0.4 -12.6 -10.8
From 15 to 34 years 10,795 116,827 127,622 33.8 48.5 46.8 15.4 -0.7 0.4
From 35 to 59 years 11,980 78,364 90,344 37.6 32.5 33.1 22.0 -1.8 0.8
From 60 years and over 3,770 16,518 20,288 11.8 6.9 7.4 22.8 2.3 5.6
Total 31,892 240,753 272,645 100.0 100.0 100.0 15.7 -2.5 -0.7
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Migrations and Changes of Residence Statistics.
External migrations. Immigrations. By age groups Spain. 2023
Value Percentage (%) Variation (%)
Spaniards Foreigners Total Spaniards Foreigners Total
From 0 to 14 years 28,384 149,710 178,094 18.6 13.6 14.2 -2.1 -9.5 -8.4
From 15 to 34 years 48,446 486,681 535,127 31.7 44.3 42.8 14.2 -0.8 0.4
From 35 to 59 years 56,086 375,143 431,229 36.7 34.2 34.5 14.3 -1.0 0.7
From 60 years and over 20,047 86,494 106,541 13.1 7.9 8.5 12.0 1.3 3.2
Total 152,963 1,098,028 1,250,991 100.0 100.0 100.0 10.5 -2.0 -0.6
Source: INE. Migrations and Changes of Residence Statistics

Last update: May 21, 2025.

Methodological note

Since 2005, the Residential Variation Statistics (EVR) by INE provides information on emigrations abroad.

As of 2006, part of the emigration abroad recorded by the EVR corresponds to removals due to expiry. These removals arise because of the legislative amendment introduced by Organic Law 14/2003 on foreigners to Law 7/1985, of 2 April, regulating the bases of local regime, which establishes that non-EU foreigners without authorization of permanent residence have the obligation to renew their registration every two years. If this renewal does not take place, town councils must declare the registration expired.

For citizens of the European Union (and non-EU citizens with a permanent residence permit), a new residency verification procedure was established in 2009, the effectiveness of which, as it is not a procedure established by law, is conditioned to the actions of town councils.

For further information about these statistics, you may check the methodology.