Migration in Spain

As described in the "European context" section, Spain is a territory particularly involved in the migration waves towards Europe, as it is one of the countries of entry to the European Union. According to IOM in Spain there is a little bit less than 1 migrant for 1000 person of which 51.2% are women and 14.9% are children.

General statistics

Asylum seekers in Spain

Nationalities

Asylum request outcomes

Outcomes per nationality

Asylum seekers per region

Migration in Barcelona

Barcelona is Spain's second largest city and the capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is a multicultural hub in Europe and is home to over 300,000 foreigners from different parts of the world. The graph below shows the nationalities of the biggest groups of foreigners living in Barcelona.

The OCC Barcelona office is located in El Born, which is one of the neighbourhoods in the district of Ciutat Vella. In the graph below, we can see that Ciutat Vella (which includes El Born, El Raval, El Gotico, and La Barceloneta) has the highest percentage of foreign inhabitants in relation to its total population.

You can read more about the intercultural approach to migration in Barcelona here.