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Spain

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  • Population..............................................................................47,222,613 (2023 est.)
  • Population growth rate ..................................................................0.12% (2023 est.)
  • Birth rate.....................................................7.12 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Death rate................................................10.11 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Net migration rate...................................4.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Ethnic groups*..........................................Spanish 84.8%, Moroccan 1.7%, Romanian 1.2%, other 12.3% (2021 est.)

* Data represent population by country of birth

CIA World Factbook

Farmworkers in Murcia, Spain
Profile
April 18, 2023

A Pragmatic Bet: The Evolution of Spain’s Immigration System

Historically a country of emigration, Spain rapidly transitioned to become one of Europe’s major immigration destinations in just a few years. Remarkably, this evolution occurred with minimal political backlash, even as the country suffered through a crippling economic and labor crisis. This country profile examines the trends and policies that led to this astonishing development.

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Reports
October 2010

Migration and Immigrants Two Years after the Financial Collapse: Where Do We Stand?

Immigrants have been disproportionately hit by the global economic crisis that began in 2008 and now confront a number of challenges. The report, which has a particular focus on Germany, Ireland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and United States finds that the unemployment gap between immigrant and native workers has widened in many places.

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Reports
November 2009

The Binational Option: Meeting the Instructional Needs of Limited English Proficient Students

This report examines existing collaborative teacher exchange programs some U.S. states and districts have established with Mexico and Spain, and identifies such programs as a relatively unexplored, yet promising strategy for alleviating endemic teacher shortages and meeting the needs of LEP students.

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