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External migrations. Immigrations. By age groups

External migrations. Immigrations. By age groups Catalonia. 2018
Value Percentage (%) Variation (%)
Spaniards Foreigners Total Spaniards Foreigners Total
From 0 to 15 years 3,846 21,286 25,132 24.8 13.2 14.2 -1.8 19.2 15.4
From 16 to 34 years 5,595 85,536 91,131 36.1 52.9 51.4 -3.4 18.3 16.7
From 35 to 54 years 4,156 42,295 46,451 26.8 26.2 26.2 -2.4 19.4 17.1
From 55 years and over 1,906 12,596 14,502 12.3 7.8 8.2 7.6 19.0 17.4
Total 15,503 161,713 177,216 100.0 100.0 100.0 -1.5 18.8 16.7
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Residential Variation Statistics.
External migrations. Immigrations. By age groups Spain. 2018
Value Percentage (%) Variation (%)
Spaniards Foreigners Total Spaniards Foreigners Total
From 0 to 15 years 20,474 95,699 116,173 23.0 14.2 15.3 2.2 19.3 15.9
From 16 to 34 years 28,090 316,845 344,935 31.6 47.2 45.3 5.1 21.4 19.9
From 35 to 54 years 25,712 185,880 211,592 28.9 27.7 27.8 9.4 22.4 20.7
From 55 years and over 14,584 73,520 88,104 16.4 10.9 11.6 13.4 20.2 19.0
Total 88,860 671,944 760,804 100.0 100.0 100.0 6.9 21.2 19.4
Source: INE. Residential Variation Statistics.

Last update: September 16, 2019. Revised series on September 23, 2020.

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.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.

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