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The total number of Colombian-born residents in Spain as of 2020 is 513,583, out of which 239,452 hold Spanish citizenship and 274,131 hold Colombian citizenship. In 2015 in Spain there were 145,490 Colombian nationals in Spain and 203,675 Colombian-born naturalized Spanish citizens.
Colombian migrants in Spain are the largest group of Latin Americans in the country. [2] As of 2018, 610,871 residents of Madrid were born in Latin America. [11] Migrants from Brazil – the sole Portuguese-speaking country in Latin America – are particularly notable in Galicia, where the native language is close to their own. [12] [13] [14]
This makes Spain the 4th country in Europe by immigration numbers and the 10th worldwide. Spain attracts significant immigration from Latin America and Eastern Europe. The fastest-growing immigrant groups in 2017 were Venezuelans, Colombians, Italians, Ukrainians, and Argentines. [5]
After several years of decline since a peak in 2010, the population of Spain born in Latin America has grown again since 2016. In 2019, 3,114,076 Spanish people born in South, Central America or the Caribbean (excluding Puerto Rico) had been legally residing in Spain for the last 12 months, compared to 2,340,247 in 2016 and 2,459,098 in 2010.
In what has become a hotspot for African migrants, local officials in Spain’s Cueta enclave said that at least 2,700 migrants reached the enclave in a single day setting a new record.
As of 2024, there were 8,915,831 foreign-born people in Spain, making up to 18.31% of the Spanish population [41] Of these, 6,581,028 (13.51%) didn't have Spanish citizenship. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] This makes Spain one of the world's preferred destinations to immigrate to , being the 4th country in Europe by immigration numbers and the 10th worldwide.
The submarine, which departed from Colombia, is similar to those intercepted by authorities in previous operations in northwestern Spain in 2019 — when three metric tons of cocaine were ...
The number of Colombians claiming asylum in the UK has soared, prompting the Government to impose visa rules on visitors from the country. The changes, which came into force at 3pm on Tuesday ...