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Statistics on Migrations and Changes of Residence. Year 2022 20 December 2023

Spain had positive net external migration in 2022, amounting to 727,005 people, the highest in 10 years. By autonomous community, the highest net external migration occurred in Catalonia (158,546), Comunidad de Madrid (135,620) and Comunitat Valenciana (113,402). The cities of Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia had the highest net migration, thanks to the net incoming population from abroad, despite recording negative internal net migrations (with other municipalities).

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Estadística de migraciones y cambios de residencia - 2021 y 2022
Indicator Note Value Variación anual (%)
External Migration Balance 727,005 280.4
Spaniards -2,704 86.4
Foreign nationals 729,709 245.9
Municipality changes 1,725,546 3.3
Spaniards 1,273,672 2.5
Foreign nationals 451,874 5.6
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2021 y 2022 Published: 20/12/2023
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The Statistics on Migrations and Changes of Residence offers a statistical estimate of migration flows in Spain, by each autonomous community, province, and municipality in relation to foreign countries, as well as internal migrations within Spain.

Results are broken down by gender, age, nationality, and country of birth, as well as by migration origin and destination, maintaining full consistency with population Censuses.

The data obtained are transmitted nationally and internationally as the official records of Spain’s migration flows for all purposes.