Migration Survey 2006-2020 series Migrants employed by area of destination and current occupation. Units: absolute values in thousands of people Total 1 Directors and managers 2 Scientific and intellectual professionals and technicians 3 Technicians support professionals 4 Accountancy, administrative and other office employees 5 Workers in catering, personal, and protection services and salespersons 6 Skilled agricultural, livestock, forestry and fishing sector workers 7 Craftspersons and skilled workers in manufacturing and construction (except installation and machinery operators) 8 Installation and machinery operators and assemblers 9 Elementary occupations 0 Military occupations Total 2020 158.6 6.1 55.3 13.0 13.5 33.1 1.4 10.3 10.4 15.4 0.2 2019 222.1 6.2 59.5 28.5 15.7 50.6 1.3 19.3 5.5 33.9 1.4 2018 236.0 10.5 52.3 26.3 17.8 62.8 .. 20.5 10.9 33.2 1.7 2017 185.4 8.5 39.8 15.8 14.8 48.6 3.4 18.4 12.2 20.3 3.7 2016 169.1 7.5 35.0 29.0 15.7 38.2 0.6 8.7 10.9 20.5 3.0 2015 190.4 6.9 39.9 30.3 13.4 66.6 1.7 11.8 6.9 11.5 1.4 2014 172.6 4.0 41.3 20.9 9.6 41.0 6.7 15.5 6.8 23.9 2.9 2013 129.5 2.0 21.5 18.0 12.0 29.3 2.3 16.4 6.0 21.2 0.8 2012 173.4 4.8 39.4 23.0 18.6 39.6 1.7 12.7 8.7 21.2 3.7 2011 195.7 0.7 50.6 32.9 18.5 37.9 0.7 13.9 7.2 29.5 3.8 Northwest 2020 13.1 0.5 2.8 1.0 0.8 3.5 1.1 0.5 1.7 1.1 .. 2019 19.9 0.2 4.6 2.4 1.1 5.4 0.6 3.2 0.8 1.5 .. 2018 16.0 0.3 3.7 2.9 1.5 4.5 .. 0.4 1.4 1.2 .. 2017 18.8 0.6 3.5 2.9 2.0 6.4 0.3 1.0 0.8 1.2 .. 2016 15.0 .. 1.9 1.3 1.6 4.4 0.5 1.3 0.8 3.0 0.3 2015 14.5 0.5 2.3 2.0 2.2 5.0 .. 0.9 0.6 1.1 .. 2014 14.1 .. 3.3 1.4 1.9 3.8 0.3 0.8 0.8 1.9 .. 2013 11.7 0.6 0.8 1.8 1.0 1.9 .. 3.3 0.8 1.4 .. 2012 20.3 1.0 3.6 2.4 1.9 4.6 1.1 0.3 2.6 1.2 1.4 2011 11.6 .. 2.2 3.3 2.1 1.6 .. 1.4 .. 0.6 0.4 Northeast 2020 13.0 1.4 4.2 0.5 2.6 2.6 0.3 .. 0.6 0.8 .. 2019 19.4 1.4 5.4 0.6 2.3 5.8 .. 1.9 0.3 1.8 .. 2018 19.6 0.4 3.7 0.9 1.3 3.7 .. 4.7 0.5 4.2 .. 2017 12.0 0.5 0.7 0.3 3.3 2.8 .. 0.4 1.2 2.7 .. 2016 18.7 0.3 2.5 1.4 3.3 4.0 0.1 0.9 2.3 3.9 .. 2015 10.8 0.1 2.6 1.9 1.1 2.2 .. 0.4 1.3 1.2 .. 2014 12.7 0.7 4.5 2.0 0.9 3.6 .. .. .. 1.0 .. 2013 11.9 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.9 1.9 2.0 0.5 0.6 1.6 0.4 2012 17.9 0.5 5.7 1.2 2.1 4.1 .. 1.0 .. 2.8 0.4 2011 22.6 .. 4.5 3.7 2.1 4.1 0.3 2.5 2.9 2.2 0.3 Madrid 2020 36.7 2.0 19.4 .. 3.2 2.1 .. 3.0 .. 6.9 .. 2019 35.8 3.9 9.5 3.3 2.2 7.3 .. 1.9 .. 7.8 .. 2018 49.0 4.5 15.7 1.7 2.8 11.2 .. 2.1 .. 11.0 .. 2017 34.0 1.1 7.1 6.5 2.5 7.7 1.2 4.2 .. 2.1 1.7 2016 36.5 3.7 10.7 7.8 3.9 2.7 .. 1.1 3.1 2.0 1.5 2015 45.6 1.6 16.0 12.0 2.6 11.8 .. 1.7 .. .. .. 2014 36.4 1.5 10.5 2.4 .. 7.7 .. 8.3 3.5 2.6 .. 2013 16.0 .. 3.7 1.2 1.5 2.6 .. 1.6 .. 5.4 .. 2012 30.7 0.8 6.8 12.2 0.8 5.2 .. 3.9 .. 1.1 .. 2011 34.4 .. 13.2 9.4 2.0 3.4 .. 1.3 .. 5.0 .. Central 2020 22.2 1.4 6.3 2.6 1.3 4.7 .. 1.6 1.7 2.7 .. 2019 16.9 .. 2.6 2.6 1.2 2.8 .. 1.8 0.9 4.3 0.8 2018 22.6 0.4 4.8 3.0 2.3 6.1 .. 1.9 1.9 2.2 .. 2017 17.6 0.4 7.5 2.3 0.5 3.0 .. 2.9 0.2 0.6 0.2 2016 17.4 1.3 3.6 2.6 1.4 1.9 .. 0.9 2.1 3.4 0.5 2015 22.8 1.0 6.4 2.0 0.9 5.3 0.3 1.3 2.3 2.5 0.8 2014 20.3 0.2 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.8 2.8 3.2 0.3 3.8 0.4 2013 17.4 0.1 2.6 2.3 1.2 4.0 0.3 2.2 0.7 3.6 0.4 2012 16.7 0.8 5.1 1.2 1.3 3.7 0.2 1.1 0.9 2.4 0.2 2011 26.8 0.7 8.7 2.1 1.7 6.0 .. 2.9 2.1 1.9 0.8 East 2020 47.9 0.4 14.6 6.4 4.5 11.2 .. 2.1 5.5 3.3 .. 2019 80.3 .. 24.2 17.7 5.7 15.0 0.7 4.6 2.0 10.4 .. 2018 85.9 2.9 12.3 12.4 7.4 27.3 .. 9.6 5.3 8.6 .. 2017 69.0 5.8 15.8 3.2 3.7 17.6 1.2 5.9 5.4 9.9 0.4 2016 46.4 0.6 9.1 8.4 3.5 14.6 .. 2.7 1.5 6.0 .. 2015 67.5 2.3 8.9 7.9 4.1 34.0 1.4 4.6 1.5 2.2 0.6 2014 49.2 0.8 13.5 7.6 3.1 11.8 3.0 1.0 1.7 6.7 .. 2013 48.8 0.5 9.8 8.5 5.6 11.1 .. 6.6 1.5 5.3 .. 2012 56.5 0.9 10.9 2.8 11.6 15.1 0.4 3.1 5.3 5.0 1.5 2011 60.9 .. 12.4 6.4 6.2 15.2 0.4 5.2 2.3 12.8 .. South 2020 20.2 0.3 5.9 2.6 0.3 7.0 .. 3.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 2019 31.2 0.7 9.7 1.5 1.8 9.3 .. 4.3 0.5 2.8 0.7 2018 33.1 1.3 10.9 4.8 1.9 6.5 .. 1.8 1.7 2.5 1.7 2017 23.6 .. 4.4 0.4 2.3 4.1 .. 3.4 4.6 3.1 1.3 2016 26.6 1.5 4.7 6.4 1.6 9.5 .. 1.4 .. 0.7 0.7 2015 25.7 1.3 3.7 4.5 1.5 5.9 .. 2.9 1.3 4.6 .. 2014 23.7 0.3 5.6 3.9 1.3 5.0 0.6 0.9 .. 3.6 2.5 2013 18.7 .. 2.4 1.6 1.1 7.3 .. 1.6 2.4 2.3 .. 2012 25.3 0.7 5.2 3.2 0.9 5.9 .. 2.2 .. 7.0 0.3 2011 29.7 .. 8.5 4.0 3.6 6.7 .. 0.6 .. 5.1 1.2 Canarias 2020 5.5 .. 2.1 .. 0.8 2.1 .. .. 0.5 .. .. 2019 18.6 .. 3.5 0.5 1.4 5.2 .. 1.7 1.0 5.3 .. 2018 9.8 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.5 3.4 .. .. .. 3.5 .. 2017 10.4 .. 0.9 .. 0.5 7.1 0.7 0.5 .. 0.7 .. 2016 8.4 .. 2.5 1.2 0.6 1.1 .. 0.5 1.1 1.4 .. 2015 3.4 .. .. .. 1.0 2.4 .. .. .. .. .. 2014 16.1 0.4 1.8 1.7 .. 6.3 .. 1.2 0.5 4.3 .. 2013 5.0 .. 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.5 .. 0.7 .. 1.6 .. 2012 6.0 .. 2.0 .. .. 1.1 .. 1.2 .. 1.6 .. 2011 9.8 .. 1.1 4.1 0.8 1.0 .. .. .. 1.7 1.1 Notes: 1) Northwest: Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria Northeast: País Vasco, Navarra, La Rioja, Aragón Madrid: Madrid Central: Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura East: Cataluña, Comunidad Valenciana, Balears (Illes) South: Andalucía, Murcia, Ceuta, Melilla Canarias: Canarias Source: National Statistics Institute