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 The populations of certain countries in Europe are expected to grow by 2100, but there will be a big drop on average across Europe, new predictions reveal. So which countries will see a population growth? https://www.thelocal.es/20260425/revealed-the-countries-in-europe-that-will-buck-the-trend-and-grow-in-population Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:32:03 +0200 revealed-the-countries-in-europe-that-will-buck-the-trend-and-grow-in-population The number of people acquiring the citizenship of a European country has increased massively compared to a decade ago. Experts say that the trend has accelerated in recent years due various factors. https://www.thelocal.es/20260403/why-more-and-more-people-are-acquiring-citizenship-in-european-countries Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:09:12 +0200 why-more-and-more-people-are-acquiring-citizenship-in-european-countries In 2025, people born outside the European Union made up about 10 percent of the EU’s 450 million population. But which countries have the largest share of foreign-born residents? https://www.thelocal.es/20260324/which-countries-in-europe-have-the-biggest-share-of-foreign-residents Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:20:44 +0100 which-countries-in-europe-have-the-biggest-share-of-foreign-residents As immigration becomes an increasing topic of debate in Spanish politics and society, the country's foreign born population has hit a new milestone, government data reveals. https://www.thelocal.es/20260212/spains-foreign-born-population-reaches-10-million-for-first-time Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:38:29 +0100 spains-foreign-born-population-reaches-10-million-for-first-time The population of Spain has hit a record high of 49.3 million people thanks once again to the arrival of more migrants, counteracting the country's rock-bottom birth rates and spearheading the current economic boom. https://www.thelocal.es/20250808/spains-population-keeps-increasing-thanks-to-immigration Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:15:44 +0200 spains-population-keeps-increasing-thanks-to-immigration The population of the European Union has grown by over a million in the last year thanks to immigration. Here's a breakdown of how the population has grown or shrunk in different European countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20250727/in-numbers-how-the-populations-of-european-countries-have-changed Sun, 27 Jul 2025 13:36:44 +0200 in-numbers-how-the-populations-of-european-countries-have-changed Europe's population is getting older and its set to shrink in many countries. One of the keys to sustaining societies and economies will be the integration of immigrants into the workforce, the author of a new study tells Claudia Delpero. https://www.thelocal.es/20250427/integrate-immigrants-how-europe-can-deal-with-its-population-challenge Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:48:54 +0200 integrate-immigrants-how-europe-can-deal-with-its-population-challenge EU countries granted citizenship to more than a million residents in 12 months, so which countries are naturalising the most foreigners? https://www.thelocal.es/20250308/which-countries-in-europe-grant-more-citizenships Sat, 08 Mar 2025 15:42:25 +0100 which-countries-in-europe-grant-more-citizenships The number of babies born in the EU was down 5.4 percent to 3.67 million in 2023, the largest drop in decades, official data showed Friday, underscoring the bloc's demographic issues. https://www.thelocal.es/20250308/eu-sees-record-drop-in-births-data-shows Sat, 08 Mar 2025 10:36:35 +0100 eu-sees-record-drop-in-births-data-shows With many countries in Europe imposing new or tougher language requirements for residency or citizenship, experts say it's no surprise given the rise of nationalist parties and the importance of language to national identity. https://www.thelocal.es/20250306/social-glue-why-its-no-surprise-european-states-are-toughening-language-requirements Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:47:31 +0100 social-glue-why-its-no-surprise-european-states-are-toughening-language-requirements Spain's national birthrate hit a record low in 2023, falling to its lowest level since records began over eight decades ago, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20240221/in-2023-spain-logged-lowest-birthrate-in-8-decades Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:01:56 +0100 in-2023-spain-logged-lowest-birthrate-in-8-decades Spain's population passed 48 million in 2022 and now counts more than six million foreign nationals, whose numbers jumped last year, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20231213/spains-population-hits-48-million-with-surge-in-foreign-nationals Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:37:24 +0100 spains-population-hits-48-million-with-surge-in-foreign-nationals Figures from Spain's national statistics body (INE) have revealed that foreign nationals accounted for a staggering 97.48 percent of the population growth recorded in Spain between July 2022 and July 2023. https://www.thelocal.es/20230906/foreigners-account-for-almost-100-of-spains-population-increase Wed, 06 Sep 2023 11:54:00 +0200 foreigners-account-for-almost-100-of-spains-population-increase Many Non-EU nationals, including Britons since Brexit, need to make sure they don't go over the 90-day rule in the EU/Schengen area. But how many people are turned away at European borders because they overstayed? https://www.thelocal.es/20230521/how-many-travellers-are-turned-away-at-european-borders-because-of-90-day-limit Sun, 21 May 2023 14:19:07 +0200 how-many-travellers-are-turned-away-at-european-borders-because-of-90-day-limit The population of Europe has been steadily increasing in recent years but it is soon set to peak and then go into decline. We explain why and also the countries in Europe where you are most likely to live to a hundred years old. https://www.thelocal.es/20230416/why-is-the-population-of-europe-set-to-shrink Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:53:29 +0200 why-is-the-population-of-europe-set-to-shrink The dwindling population in certain areas of the country is becoming an increasing problem in Spain and the Spanish government has revealed the regions where the number of inhabitants has decreased the most in the last 10 years. https://www.thelocal.es/20230206/the-spanish-regions-where-the-population-has-declined-the-most Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:03:58 +0100 the-spanish-regions-where-the-population-has-declined-the-most Data from Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE) has revealed the two poorest neighbourhoods in Spain, where inhabitants earn the lowest amount of income in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20230130/revealed-these-are-spains-poorest-neighbourhoods Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:40:55 +0100 revealed-these-are-spains-poorest-neighbourhoods The number of foreigners registered as autónomo in Spain continued to grow in 2022, but how many are there, which countries do they come from and what industries do they work in? https://www.thelocal.es/20230120/in-stats-where-are-spains-foreign-self-employed-workers-from Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:14:45 +0100 in-stats-where-are-spains-foreign-self-employed-workers-from The populations of countries across Europe are changing, with some increasing whilst others are falling. Populations are also ageing meaning the EU is having to react to changing demographics. https://www.thelocal.es/20220726/how-europes-population-is-changing-and-what-the-eu-is-doing-about-it Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:29:56 +0200 how-europes-population-is-changing-and-what-the-eu-is-doing-about-it The Spanish population is ageing with over 65s representing 20 per cent of the population for the first, news statistics show. https://www.thelocal.es/20220712/spains-over-65s-exceed-20-percent-of-the-population-for-the-first-time Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:05:22 +0200 spains-over-65s-exceed-20-percent-of-the-population-for-the-first-time