"Immigration grows faster in Spain than in Europe"
It rises slightly more than the European average. But it's far from the fastest-growing country.
Between 2015 and 2024, the share of foreign population in Spain went from 9.59% to 13.37%.
In the EU27 it also rose, from 6.7% to 9.59%. The difference exists but doesn't make Spain a unique case.
Increase in Spain
+3.78
points 2015-2024
Increase in the EU
+2.89
points 2015-2024
Spain's rank
11
of 31 in growth
Share of foreign population: Spain vs EU27
Source: Eurostat — migr_pop1ctz
Countries with largest increase 2015-2024 (points)
Source: Eurostat — migr_pop1ctz
What the data says
1 Spain grows above the European average on this indicator.
2 But it doesn't top the table: several countries grew much more than Spain over the same period.
The accurate headline isn't "Spain like no other", but "Spain grows slightly above average — but it's not an extreme outlier".
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