Migration Survey 2006-2020 series Migrants employed by sex and current activity branch. Absolute values and percentages relating to the total of each sex. Units: absolute values in thousands of people Both genders Males Females Absolute value Percentage Absolute value Percentage Absolute value Percentage Total 2020 158.6 100.0 83.9 100.0 74.7 100.0 2019 222.1 100.0 125.0 100.0 97.1 100.0 2018 236.0 100.0 125.7 100.0 110.3 100.0 2017 185.4 100.0 105.9 100.0 79.5 100.0 2016 169.1 100.0 86.5 100.0 82.6 100.0 2015 190.4 100.0 99.2 100.0 91.2 100.0 2014 172.6 100.0 102.0 100.0 70.6 100.0 2013 129.5 100.0 68.9 100.0 60.6 100.0 2012 173.4 100.0 98.0 100.0 75.4 100.0 2011 195.7 100.0 108.4 100.0 87.3 100.0 2010 201.1 100.0 108.4 100.0 92.7 100.0 2009 249.1 100.0 134.8 100.0 114.3 100.0 2008 315.6 100.0 168.5 100.0 147.1 100.0 A: Agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing 2020 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.6 0.5 0.6 2019 7.5 3.4 5.0 4.0 2.5 2.6 2018 4.7 2.0 3.3 2.6 1.4 1.2 2017 6.3 3.4 5.8 5.5 0.5 0.6 2016 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 2015 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 2014 7.1 4.1 5.5 5.4 1.6 2.2 2013 2.5 1.9 2.2 3.1 0.3 0.5 2012 7.1 4.1 5.9 6.0 1.2 1.6 2011 6.8 3.5 6.2 5.7 0.6 0.7 2010 10.6 5.3 10.6 9.8 .. .. 2009 19.4 7.8 18.8 14.0 0.6 0.5 2008 9.1 2.9 6.6 3.9 2.5 1.7 B: Extractive industries 2020 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 .. .. 2019 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2018 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2017 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2016 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2015 2.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.0 2014 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2013 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2012 2.1 1.2 2.1 2.1 .. .. 2011 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2010 2.3 1.2 2.3 2.1 .. .. 2009 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2008 1.5 0.5 1.5 0.9 .. .. C: Manufacturing industries 2020 12.7 8.0 7.2 8.6 5.4 7.3 2019 16.1 7.3 10.9 8.7 5.2 5.4 2018 20.4 8.7 19.0 15.1 1.5 1.3 2017 20.6 11.1 17.6 16.6 3.0 3.8 2016 17.2 10.1 13.7 15.8 3.5 4.2 2015 12.9 6.8 8.0 8.0 4.9 5.4 2014 14.0 8.1 9.8 9.6 4.1 5.8 2013 18.4 14.2 15.6 22.6 2.8 4.7 2012 10.3 6.0 7.5 7.6 2.8 3.8 2011 16.3 8.3 8.7 8.1 7.6 8.7 2010 16.1 8.0 10.2 9.4 5.9 6.4 2009 23.9 9.6 17.2 12.7 6.8 5.9 2008 37.2 11.8 30.1 17.8 7.1 4.8 D/E: Energy, gas, water supply and waste management 2020 1.6 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.4 2019 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 .. .. 2018 4.1 1.7 3.9 3.1 0.2 0.2 2017 1.2 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.2 0.3 2016 2.3 1.4 2.3 2.6 .. .. 2015 1.4 0.7 1.4 1.4 .. .. 2014 3.5 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.6 2.2 2013 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.5 .. .. 2012 3.4 2.0 2.6 2.7 0.8 1.1 2011 1.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 2010 1.9 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.3 1.4 2009 2.4 1.0 2.0 1.5 0.4 0.4 2008 4.2 1.3 4.2 2.5 .. .. F: Construction 2020 7.7 4.8 7.1 8.5 0.5 0.7 2019 10.4 4.7 10.2 8.1 0.3 0.3 2018 17.1 7.2 16.0 12.7 1.1 1.0 2017 14.1 7.6 13.3 12.6 0.8 1.0 2016 4.8 2.8 4.8 5.5 .. .. 2015 5.2 2.8 5.2 5.3 .. .. 2014 9.9 5.7 9.7 9.5 0.2 0.3 2013 12.8 9.9 11.4 16.5 1.4 2.3 2012 12.7 7.3 12.4 12.6 0.4 0.5 2011 18.3 9.3 17.4 16.1 0.8 0.9 2010 16.5 8.2 16.5 15.3 .. .. 2009 15.1 6.1 13.5 10.0 1.7 1.5 2008 41.6 13.2 41.2 24.5 0.4 0.3 G: Wholesale and retail trade 2020 22.0 13.9 13.8 16.5 8.2 11.0 2019 26.0 11.7 17.8 14.2 8.2 8.4 2018 33.2 14.1 14.0 11.2 19.1 17.3 2017 29.5 15.9 16.1 15.2 13.4 16.9 2016 20.6 12.2 14.1 16.4 6.5 7.9 2015 37.3 19.6 21.1 21.2 16.2 17.8 2014 21.3 12.4 8.6 8.4 12.7 18.0 2013 16.9 13.1 4.6 6.7 12.3 20.3 2012 18.4 10.6 11.7 12.0 6.7 8.8 2011 19.9 10.2 9.3 8.6 10.6 12.1 2010 20.7 10.3 8.4 7.7 12.3 13.3 2009 32.1 12.9 15.7 11.7 16.4 14.4 2008 31.0 9.8 18.6 11.1 12.4 8.4 H: Transport and storage 2020 3.4 2.2 3.4 4.1 .. .. 2019 12.3 5.5 11.4 9.2 0.8 0.9 2018 12.7 5.4 8.6 6.8 4.1 3.7 2017 10.4 5.6 9.1 8.6 1.3 1.6 2016 10.2 6.0 7.6 8.8 2.6 3.1 2015 2.9 1.5 2.9 3.0 .. .. 2014 2.8 1.6 2.8 2.7 .. .. 2013 3.0 2.4 2.8 4.0 0.3 0.5 2012 8.7 5.0 6.1 6.2 2.5 3.4 2011 7.2 3.7 5.2 4.8 2.0 2.3 2010 7.4 3.7 5.4 4.9 2.0 2.2 2009 14.3 5.7 10.3 7.6 4.0 3.5 2008 10.2 3.2 6.2 3.7 4.1 2.8 I: Accommodation 2020 10.6 6.7 5.2 6.2 5.4 7.3 2019 32.7 14.7 18.8 15.0 13.9 14.3 2018 29.3 12.4 17.6 14.0 11.7 10.6 2017 31.3 16.9 11.9 11.2 19.5 24.5 2016 23.6 13.9 11.2 12.9 12.4 15.0 2015 34.7 18.2 16.6 16.7 18.1 19.9 2014 26.2 15.2 14.4 14.1 11.8 16.7 2013 7.9 6.1 2.1 3.0 5.8 9.6 2012 17.5 10.1 7.1 7.2 10.5 13.9 2011 19.7 10.1 7.5 6.9 12.1 13.9 2010 19.9 9.9 5.2 4.8 14.7 15.9 2009 22.8 9.2 9.0 6.7 13.8 12.1 2008 31.0 9.8 12.0 7.1 19.1 13.0 J: Information and communications 2020 8.4 5.3 6.7 7.9 1.7 2.3 2019 13.0 5.9 8.6 6.9 4.5 4.6 2018 13.2 5.6 8.6 6.8 4.6 4.2 2017 9.7 5.2 9.2 8.7 0.4 0.6 2016 14.1 8.3 7.0 8.1 7.1 8.6 2015 10.6 5.5 7.6 7.7 3.0 3.2 2014 16.6 9.6 15.2 14.9 1.4 1.9 2013 4.3 3.3 4.3 6.3 .. .. 2012 12.9 7.4 10.7 10.9 2.2 2.9 2011 10.4 5.3 9.3 8.6 1.1 1.3 2010 7.9 3.9 6.8 6.3 1.1 1.2 2009 10.2 4.1 4.6 3.4 5.5 4.8 2008 13.6 4.3 7.0 4.2 6.6 4.5 K: Financial and insurance activities 2020 1.2 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.3 2019 4.6 2.1 3.5 2.8 1.1 1.1 2018 3.7 1.5 0.7 0.5 3.0 2.7 2017 5.8 3.1 3.5 3.3 2.2 2.8 2016 3.6 2.1 0.7 0.8 2.9 3.5 2015 5.7 3.0 4.3 4.4 1.4 1.5 2014 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 2013 3.4 2.7 1.9 2.7 1.5 2.5 2012 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.4 2011 6.3 3.2 1.1 1.0 5.1 5.9 2010 2.8 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.1 2009 3.8 1.5 3.7 2.7 0.1 0.1 2008 8.6 2.7 2.3 1.4 6.3 4.3 L: Real estate activities 2020 1.3 0.8 .. .. 1.3 1.8 2019 0.3 0.1 .. .. 0.3 0.3 2018 4.8 2.1 0.3 0.2 4.5 4.1 2017 2.4 1.3 2.0 1.9 0.4 0.5 2016 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2015 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.3 2014 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2013 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 .. .. 2012 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2011 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.8 .. .. 2010 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 .. .. 2009 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 2008 .. .. .. .. .. .. M: Professional, scientific and technical activities 2020 12.3 7.8 5.2 6.2 7.1 9.5 2019 16.3 7.3 10.3 8.3 5.9 6.1 2018 7.1 3.0 0.9 0.7 6.2 5.6 2017 6.8 3.7 2.5 2.4 4.3 5.4 2016 6.4 3.8 4.0 4.7 2.3 2.8 2015 11.4 6.0 7.4 7.5 4.0 4.4 2014 9.7 5.6 6.2 6.1 3.5 4.9 2013 6.5 5.0 1.3 1.8 5.2 8.6 2012 10.1 5.8 4.4 4.5 5.7 7.6 2011 11.1 5.7 8.3 7.6 2.8 3.2 2010 12.2 6.1 6.1 5.6 6.1 6.6 2009 13.1 5.2 6.6 4.9 6.4 5.6 2008 16.1 5.1 6.9 4.1 9.2 6.3 N: Administrative and support service activities 2020 8.2 5.1 2.2 2.7 5.9 7.9 2019 8.5 3.8 1.5 1.2 7.0 7.2 2018 8.8 3.7 3.2 2.5 5.6 5.1 2017 7.7 4.2 2.7 2.5 5.0 6.3 2016 7.5 4.5 2.9 3.3 4.7 5.7 2015 14.1 7.4 4.5 4.6 9.6 10.5 2014 7.7 4.4 6.5 6.3 1.2 1.7 2013 11.0 8.5 6.9 10.0 4.1 6.7 2012 9.8 5.6 5.6 5.7 4.2 5.6 2011 5.8 3.0 0.4 0.3 5.4 6.2 2010 12.0 6.0 4.4 4.0 7.6 8.2 2009 12.7 5.1 6.5 4.8 6.2 5.4 2008 12.7 4.0 3.9 2.3 8.9 6.0 O/P/Q: Public admin defence and social secur educ. health and veterinar. activ social serv. 2020 50.5 31.8 21.8 26.0 28.7 38.4 2019 39.8 17.9 16.0 12.8 23.8 24.5 2018 49.3 20.9 21.9 17.4 27.3 24.8 2017 27.4 14.8 9.6 9.1 17.8 22.4 2016 30.6 18.1 12.2 14.1 18.4 22.3 2015 32.5 17.1 10.9 11.0 21.6 23.7 2014 27.6 16.0 12.8 12.6 14.7 20.9 2013 22.4 17.3 11.0 16.0 11.4 18.9 2012 38.2 22.0 12.5 12.7 25.7 34.1 2011 57.1 29.2 29.0 26.8 28.1 32.2 2010 41.7 20.7 24.1 22.2 17.6 19.0 2009 32.2 12.9 16.1 12.0 16.0 14.0 2008 47.2 15.0 16.6 9.8 30.6 20.8 R/S/T/U: Other services 2020 16.6 10.5 8.1 9.6 8.6 11.5 2019 34.1 15.4 10.5 8.4 23.7 24.4 2018 27.6 11.7 7.8 6.2 19.9 18.0 2017 12.1 6.5 1.6 1.5 10.5 13.2 2016 26.0 15.4 5.7 6.6 20.3 24.6 2015 17.5 9.2 7.6 7.6 10.0 11.0 2014 25.0 14.5 7.8 7.6 17.2 24.3 2013 18.9 14.6 3.6 5.2 15.4 25.4 2012 19.8 11.4 8.2 8.4 11.6 15.4 2011 14.1 7.2 4.1 3.8 9.9 11.4 2010 28.8 14.3 5.8 5.4 23.0 24.8 2009 46.1 18.5 10.0 7.4 36.1 31.6 2008 51.5 16.3 11.5 6.8 40.0 27.2 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute