Migration Survey 2006-2012 series Migrants by sex, by type of habitat of destination, and by area of destination. Absolute values and percentages relating to the total of each area. Units: Absolute values in thousands of people Total Rural Urban Absolute value Percentage Absolute value Percentage Absolute value Percentage Both genders Total 2012 444.5 100.0 76.8 17.3 367.6 82.7 2011 464.7 100.0 136.6 29.4 328.1 70.6 2010 471.6 100.0 98.6 20.9 373.0 79.1 2009 524.9 100.0 104.9 20.0 420.0 80.0 2008 593.0 100.0 118.4 20.0 474.5 80.0 2007 766.6 100.0 160.1 20.9 606.4 79.1 2006 797.0 100.0 182.8 22.9 614.3 77.1 Northwest 2012 51.3 100.0 12.3 24.1 39.0 75.9 2011 41.2 100.0 7.2 17.4 34.0 82.6 2010 44.1 100.0 11.0 25.0 33.1 75.0 2009 55.0 100.0 20.1 36.5 34.9 63.5 2008 49.4 100.0 8.4 17.0 41.0 83.0 2007 60.4 100.0 5.1 8.4 55.4 91.6 2006 56.5 100.0 19.0 33.6 37.5 66.4 Northeast 2012 43.7 100.0 8.2 18.8 35.5 81.2 2011 43.7 100.0 9.4 21.4 34.3 78.6 2010 35.5 100.0 11.2 31.4 24.4 68.6 2009 44.2 100.0 9.9 22.3 34.3 77.7 2008 49.2 100.0 18.1 36.8 31.1 63.2 2007 63.0 100.0 13.5 21.5 49.5 78.5 2006 72.3 100.0 24.9 34.5 47.4 65.5 Madrid 2012 75.4 100.0 .. .. 75.4 100.0 2011 72.4 100.0 12.6 17.4 59.8 82.6 2010 61.9 100.0 2.0 3.2 59.9 96.8 2009 49.5 100.0 . . 49.5 100.0 2008 108.2 100.0 4.9 4.5 103.3 95.5 2007 87.3 100.0 . . 87.3 100.0 2006 97.0 100.0 2.2 2.2 94.8 97.8 Central 2012 42.2 100.0 20.8 49.4 21.3 50.6 2011 54.8 100.0 22.3 40.6 32.6 59.4 2010 43.7 100.0 14.3 32.7 29.4 67.3 2009 62.8 100.0 29.0 46.2 33.8 53.8 2008 69.2 100.0 35.5 51.3 33.7 48.7 2007 110.0 100.0 43.0 39.1 66.9 60.9 2006 101.6 100.0 39.1 38.5 62.4 61.5 East 2012 129.8 100.0 22.5 17.3 107.3 82.7 2011 147.2 100.0 55.4 37.6 91.8 62.4 2010 156.2 100.0 43.5 27.8 112.7 72.2 2009 200.3 100.0 27.9 13.9 172.4 86.1 2008 183.9 100.0 32.2 17.5 151.7 82.5 2007 273.7 100.0 58.7 21.4 215.1 78.6 2006 301.9 100.0 63.4 21.0 238.5 79.0 South 2012 77.5 100.0 10.0 12.9 67.5 87.1 2011 82.6 100.0 26.9 32.6 55.6 67.4 2010 79.9 100.0 13.1 16.4 66.8 83.6 2009 85.6 100.0 16.2 18.9 69.4 81.1 2008 89.3 100.0 15.4 17.2 73.9 82.8 2007 139.2 100.0 36.9 26.5 102.3 73.5 2006 127.9 100.0 23.6 18.4 104.4 81.6 Canarias 2012 24.6 100.0 3.0 12.0 21.6 88.0 2011 22.8 100.0 2.8 12.4 20.0 87.6 2010 50.2 100.0 3.5 6.9 46.8 93.1 2009 27.5 100.0 1.9 6.8 25.6 93.2 2008 43.7 100.0 3.9 8.9 39.8 91.1 2007 33.0 100.0 2.9 8.8 30.0 91.2 2006 39.8 100.0 10.6 26.6 29.2 73.4 Males Total 2012 219.8 100.0 31.2 14.2 188.6 85.8 2011 213.9 100.0 62.2 29.1 151.7 70.9 2010 232.8 100.0 48.2 20.7 184.7 79.3 2009 265.9 100.0 63.3 23.8 202.5 76.2 2008 286.1 100.0 65.2 22.8 220.9 77.2 2007 376.9 100.0 74.5 19.8 302.4 80.2 2006 376.8 100.0 81.5 21.6 295.4 78.4 Northwest 2012 25.7 100.0 4.8 18.9 20.8 81.1 2011 18.6 100.0 2.6 14.2 16.0 85.8 2010 21.9 100.0 5.8 26.7 16.0 73.3 2009 34.4 100.0 14.6 42.3 19.9 57.7 2008 24.3 100.0 4.7 19.4 19.6 80.6 2007 25.6 100.0 2.0 7.7 23.6 92.3 2006 31.0 100.0 10.8 34.8 20.3 65.2 Northeast 2012 18.1 100.0 2.8 15.4 15.4 84.6 2011 21.2 100.0 6.2 29.2 15.0 70.8 2010 17.1 100.0 5.1 30.0 11.9 70.0 2009 20.9 100.0 4.2 20.3 16.6 79.7 2008 25.6 100.0 11.4 44.4 14.3 55.6 2007 28.9 100.0 6.3 21.9 22.6 78.1 2006 35.0 100.0 11.3 32.3 23.7 67.7 Madrid 2012 35.2 100.0 .. .. 35.2 100.0 2011 34.0 100.0 7.5 21.9 26.5 78.1 2010 35.9 100.0 2.0 5.6 33.9 94.4 2009 20.1 100.0 . . 20.1 100.0 2008 51.8 100.0 2.0 3.9 49.8 96.1 2007 41.0 100.0 . . 41.0 100.0 2006 41.4 100.0 . . 41.4 100.0 Central 2012 19.7 100.0 9.3 47.2 10.4 52.8 2011 27.9 100.0 9.4 33.8 18.5 66.2 2010 22.6 100.0 6.2 27.5 16.4 72.5 2009 35.3 100.0 17.7 50.2 17.6 49.8 2008 37.1 100.0 18.2 48.9 18.9 51.1 2007 51.8 100.0 20.2 38.9 31.7 61.1 2006 46.6 100.0 14.9 32.0 31.7 68.0 East 2012 69.8 100.0 10.5 15.0 59.3 85.0 2011 62.0 100.0 22.7 36.6 39.3 63.4 2010 69.1 100.0 19.1 27.6 50.1 72.4 2009 97.6 100.0 15.3 15.6 82.3 84.4 2008 83.0 100.0 20.2 24.3 62.8 75.7 2007 151.9 100.0 33.8 22.2 118.2 77.8 2006 138.7 100.0 29.4 21.2 109.4 78.8 South 2012 37.7 100.0 3.8 10.1 33.9 89.9 2011 40.4 100.0 12.0 29.8 28.4 70.2 2010 45.4 100.0 9.0 19.9 36.3 80.1 2009 42.1 100.0 10.0 23.8 32.0 76.2 2008 41.1 100.0 5.8 14.2 35.3 85.8 2007 62.8 100.0 9.9 15.8 52.9 84.2 2006 67.9 100.0 10.6 15.6 57.3 84.4 Canarias 2012 13.6 100.0 .. .. 13.6 100.0 2011 9.9 100.0 1.8 17.8 8.1 82.2 2010 20.9 100.0 0.9 4.2 20.1 95.8 2009 15.6 100.0 1.5 9.8 14.1 90.2 2008 23.2 100.0 2.9 12.5 20.3 87.5 2007 14.9 100.0 2.4 16.2 12.5 83.8 2006 16.2 100.0 4.5 27.8 11.7 72.2 Females Total 2012 224.7 100.0 45.6 20.3 179.0 79.7 2011 250.9 100.0 74.4 29.7 176.5 70.3 2010 238.7 100.0 50.4 21.1 188.4 78.9 2009 259.0 100.0 41.6 16.0 217.4 84.0 2008 306.9 100.0 53.3 17.4 253.6 82.6 2007 389.7 100.0 85.6 22.0 304.1 78.0 2006 420.2 100.0 101.3 24.1 318.9 75.9 Northwest 2012 25.6 100.0 7.5 29.2 18.1 70.8 2011 22.6 100.0 4.5 20.1 18.0 79.9 2010 22.2 100.0 5.2 23.2 17.1 76.8 2009 20.5 100.0 5.5 26.7 15.0 73.3 2008 25.1 100.0 3.7 14.7 21.4 85.3 2007 34.9 100.0 3.1 8.9 31.8 91.1 2006 25.5 100.0 8.2 32.2 17.3 67.8 Northeast 2012 25.5 100.0 5.4 21.2 20.1 78.8 2011 22.5 100.0 3.2 14.1 19.4 85.9 2010 18.4 100.0 6.0 32.7 12.4 67.3 2009 23.3 100.0 5.6 24.2 17.7 75.8 2008 23.6 100.0 6.7 28.5 16.8 71.5 2007 34.1 100.0 7.2 21.1 26.9 78.9 2006 37.4 100.0 13.6 36.5 23.7 63.5 Madrid 2012 40.3 100.0 .. .. 40.3 100.0 2011 38.4 100.0 5.1 13.4 33.3 86.6 2010 26.1 100.0 . . 26.1 100.0 2009 29.3 100.0 . . 29.3 100.0 2008 56.4 100.0 2.9 5.1 53.5 94.9 2007 46.3 100.0 . . 46.3 100.0 2006 55.6 100.0 2.2 3.9 53.4 96.1 Central 2012 22.5 100.0 11.5 51.4 10.9 48.6 2011 27.0 100.0 12.8 47.6 14.1 52.4 2010 21.1 100.0 8.1 38.3 13.0 61.7 2009 27.6 100.0 11.3 41.0 16.3 59.0 2008 32.1 100.0 17.4 54.1 14.8 45.9 2007 58.1 100.0 22.9 39.4 35.2 60.6 2006 54.9 100.0 24.2 44.1 30.7 55.9 East 2012 60.0 100.0 12.0 20.0 48.0 80.0 2011 85.2 100.0 32.7 38.4 52.5 61.6 2010 87.1 100.0 24.4 28.0 62.6 72.0 2009 102.8 100.0 12.6 12.3 90.1 87.7 2008 100.9 100.0 12.0 11.9 88.9 88.1 2007 121.8 100.0 24.9 20.5 96.9 79.5 2006 163.1 100.0 34.0 20.8 129.1 79.2 South 2012 39.8 100.0 6.2 15.7 33.6 84.3 2011 42.2 100.0 14.9 35.3 27.3 64.7 2010 34.5 100.0 4.1 11.8 30.4 88.2 2009 43.6 100.0 6.2 14.2 37.4 85.8 2008 48.2 100.0 9.5 19.8 38.6 80.2 2007 76.4 100.0 27.0 35.4 49.4 64.6 2006 60.1 100.0 13.0 21.6 47.1 78.4 Canarias 2012 11.0 100.0 3.0 27.0 8.0 73.0 2011 12.9 100.0 1.1 8.3 11.9 91.7 2010 29.3 100.0 2.6 8.8 26.7 91.2 2009 11.9 100.0 0.4 3.0 11.6 97.0 2008 20.6 100.0 1.0 4.9 19.5 95.1 2007 18.1 100.0 0.5 2.8 17.6 97.2 2006 23.6 100.0 6.1 25.9 17.5 74.1 Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy 1) The rural habitat groups the municipalities with a number equal or less than 10,000 inhabitants while the urban habitat groups the municipalities in which a number of persons live above this figure. Northeast: 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