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External migrations. Emigrations. By age groups

External migrations. Emigrations. By age groups Catalonia. 2024
Value Percentage (%) Variation (%)
Spaniards Foreigners Total Spaniards Foreigners Total Spaniards Foreigners Total
From 0 to 14 years 5,147 9,097 14,244 15.2 8.0 9.7 -8.2 -2.9 -4.9
From 15 to 34 years 11,860 46,561 58,421 34.9 41.2 39.7 1.7 0.8 1.0
From 35 to 59 years 12,906 45,759 58,665 38.0 40.5 39.9 -3.3 1.5 0.4
From 60 years and over 4,030 11,656 15,686 11.9 10.3 10.7 -0.7 10.9 7.6
Total 33,943 113,073 147,016 100.0 100.0 100.0 -2.1 1.7 0.8
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Migrations and Changes of Residence Statistics.
External migrations. Emigrations. By age groups Spain. 2024
Value Percentage (%) Variation (%)
Spaniards Foreigners Total Spaniards Foreigners Total Spaniards Foreigners Total
From 0 to 14 years 20,459 47,506 67,965 14.9 9.1 10.3 -1.0 0.4 0.0
From 15 to 34 years 46,858 194,194 241,052 34.0 37.0 36.4 9.8 11.7 11.3
From 35 to 59 years 54,152 213,889 268,041 39.3 40.8 40.5 9.9 10.5 10.4
From 60 years and over 16,250 68,986 85,236 11.8 13.2 12.9 13.5 3.0 4.9
Total 137,719 524,575 662,294 100.0 100.0 100.0 8.5 8.9 8.8
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.