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External migrations. Immigrations. By age groups

External migrations. Immigrations. By age groups Catalonia. 2024
Value Percentage (%) Variation (%)
Spaniards Foreigners Total Spaniards Foreigners Total Spaniards Foreigners Total
From 0 to 14 years 5,109 27,988 33,097 17.0 11.4 12.0 -4.5 -3.6 -3.8
From 15 to 34 years 10,324 122,119 132,443 34.4 49.6 48.0 -4.4 4.5 3.8
From 35 to 59 years 11,156 79,249 90,405 37.1 32.2 32.7 -6.9 1.1 0.1
From 60 years and over 3,441 16,660 20,101 11.5 6.8 7.3 -8.7 0.9 -0.9
Total 30,030 246,016 276,046 100.0 100.0 100.0 -5.8 2.2 1.2
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Migrations and Changes of Residence Statistics.
External migrations. Immigrations. By age groups Spain. 2024
Value Percentage (%) Variation (%)
Spaniards Foreigners Total Spaniards Foreigners Total Spaniards Foreigners Total
From 0 to 14 years 26,704 156,477 183,181 18.5 13.7 14.2 -5.9 4.5 2.9
From 15 to 34 years 46,230 520,486 566,716 32.0 45.5 44.0 -4.6 6.9 5.9
From 35 to 59 years 53,069 380,206 433,275 36.8 33.2 33.6 -5.4 1.3 0.5
From 60 years and over 18,332 87,058 105,390 12.7 7.6 8.2 -8.6 0.7 -1.1
Total 144,335 1,144,227 1,288,562 100.0 100.0 100.0 -5.6 4.2 3.0
Source: INE. Migrations and Changes of Residence Statistics

Last update: April 9, 2026.

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.