Spain
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
8871000
Immigrant Population
18.5%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
1624000
Emigrant Population
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"Buyer's Remorse" on Immigration Policy
Spain legalized 560,000 migrants in 2005, but by 2008 unemployment was high and the country was offering them cash to leave.
Latin American Immigration to Southern Europe
By 2005-2006, Southern Europe had emerged as Latin American migration’s main European destination, shaped by history and labor demand.
The Merits and Limitations of Spain's High-Tech Border Control
Spain’s high-tech sea border control improved detection but also faced limits.
Trans-Saharan Migration to North Africa and the EU: Historical Roots and Current Trends
Trans-Saharan migration has grown since the 1990s due to Libyan policies and regional conflict.
Migrations Transsahariennes vers l'Afrique du Nord et l'UE: Origines Historiques et Tendances Actuelles
Née de dynamiques historiques et structurelles, la migration transsaharienne résiste aux politiques de fermeture des frontières européennes et nord-africaines.
Extreme Measures: What Migrants Are Willing to Do to Get in and What Governments Will Do to Stop Them
In 2005, 464 migrants died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a 41 percent increase over 2004; hundreds more died crossing the Mediterranean or breaching Spain's North African enclaves.
Challenges of Immigrant Integration: Muslims in Europe
The July 7 London bombings and weeks of rioting in France after two North African teens died in a Paris suburb made Muslim integration an urgent issue in Europe in 2005.
Regularizing Immigrants in Spain: A New Approach
Spain's 2005 regularization drew nearly 700,000 applications, making it the broadest yet.
The Changing Mosaic of Mediterranean Migrations
Southern Europe faced volatile, increasingly restrictive immigration policies as North Africa and the Balkans emerged as transit zones.
España: Hacia una nueva política migratoria
España pasó de emisora a receptora; en 2001 los residentes extranjeros sumaron 1,1 millones, impulsando reformas que culminaron en la Ley 4/2000 y el Plan Greco, lanzado en 2001.