https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed New demographic projections suggest big changes to Spanish society in the coming decades, with the country set to rely more heavily on migration to keep the economy running as the birth rate among Spaniards drops and life expectancy rises. https://www.thelocal.es/20221017/older-and-more-diverse-what-spains-population-will-be-like-in-50-years Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:57:13 +0200 older-and-more-diverse-what-spains-population-will-be-like-in-50-years Spain's resident population grew by almost 400,000 in 2019, an increase stemming from immigration which counteracts the issue of the country's ageing local population. https://www.thelocal.es/20200608/spains-population-hits-record-47-million-for-the-first-time-thanks-to-immigration Mon, 08 Jun 2020 19:06:56 +0200 spains-population-hits-record-47-million-for-the-first-time-thanks-to-immigration Sarnago lost its last resident 37 years ago but Jose Maria Carrascosa and his association are trying hard to revive the village, an uphill battle in one of Spain's most depopulated regions. https://www.thelocal.es/20170310/spain-struggles-to-repopulate-its-deserted-rural-interior Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:13:52 +0100 spain-struggles-to-repopulate-its-deserted-rural-interior The population of Spain fell for the third year running in 2014 as people left the crisis-hit country to seek a better future elsewhere. https://www.thelocal.es/20150626/spain-population-drops-with-exodus-abroad Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:26:10 +0200 spain-population-drops-with-exodus-abroad A new report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has revealed that Spain has a much lower percentage of young people as part of its total population than most other countries in the world but that it excels in access to education. https://www.thelocal.es/20141119/un-spain-has-fewer-young-people-than-rest-of-world Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:27:00 +0100 un-spain-has-fewer-young-people-than-rest-of-world Spain's population will shrink by 5.6 million in the next 50 years with much of the population aged over 65 and living alone, new official forecasts released on Tuesday warn. https://www.thelocal.es/20141028/spains-population-will-age-shrink-and-live-alone Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:41:00 +0100 spains-population-will-age-shrink-and-live-alone In only nine years Spain could have one million fewer children under the age of 10 if the country’s falling birth rate and population exodus aren’t addressed, the UN body warns. https://www.thelocal.es/20140624/one-million-fewer-children-in-spain-in-2023-unicef Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:17:00 +0200 one-million-fewer-children-in-spain-in-2023-unicef With British and German expats leaving Spain in record numbers in 2013, The Local looks at the reasons for the exodus and ask if the dream of a better life in Spain really is dead in the water. https://www.thelocal.es/20140429/is-now-the-right-time-to-leave-spain-expat-exodus-sun-dream Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:42:00 +0200 is-now-the-right-time-to-leave-spain-expat-exodus-sun-dream Spain lost nearly 200,000 registered foreign residents in 2012 as the country's economic crisis continued to bite, official figures released on Friday show. https://www.thelocal.es/20140117/spains-expat-exodus-continues-200000-fewer Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:23:00 +0100 spains-expat-exodus-continues-200000-fewer One in seven Spanish pensioners is living in poverty and less than 50 percent of people aged 55 to 64 in the country are working according to a new global study on the living conditions of older people. https://www.thelocal.es/20131001/poverty-trap-threatens-spains-ageing-population Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:18:00 +0200 poverty-trap-threatens-spains-ageing-population Spain's new-wave working immigrants are predominantly female, aged between 35 and 64, and better qualified than their pre-crisis counterparts, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20130618/report-reveals-changing-face-of-spains-foreigners Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:46:00 +0200 report-reveals-changing-face-of-spains-foreigners Spain's population declined in 2012 for the first time in 17 years and the departure of foreigners from the country is partly responsible. https://www.thelocal.es/20130422/expat-goodbyes-bring-down-spanish-population Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:00:00 +0200 expat-goodbyes-bring-down-spanish-population