Barcelona is the first state to have more foreigners than Spaniards in a given age group

As has been repeated recently, this recent population increase is due to the arrival of immigrants settling in Spain. Moreover, the same statistics confirm that the number of residents born in the country decreased last year. But today, Spanish population born abroad In the third quarter of this year, 78,937 people arrived.

Foreign groups continue to emerge in Catalonia as well. According to the latest data, 8,186,259 people live in this region. This is an increase of 1.2% compared to one year ago. of Province of Barcelona It is home to a large proportion of the region’s population and those residing in other countries. Among them, there is one person who stands out.

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And Barcelona has become the first Spanish province to have more foreigners than locals registered in a certain age group. it is, Young people aged 30 to 34: Specifically, as of October 1, 2025, there are 196,654 foreign-born nationals and 195,666 Spanish nationals. If we consider other states, the closest to this scenario for this age group would still be Gerona and Lleida in Catalonia.

Statistics had already predicted this change in trends, among other things. July 2024since then the number of residents of the district began to increase significantly. Although not as drastic as the increase in foreigners, the decline in local residents has led to the current situation.

In any case, of the 392,320 young people in Barcelona between the ages of 30 and 34, 200,784 mencompared to 191,536 women. When it comes to nationality rather than place of birth, the numbers vary even more: 244,210 people have Spanish documents, compared to 148,110 foreigners.

On the other hand, Barcelona’s statistics also highlight that the number of players is decreasing rapidly. Under 15 years old born outside Spain (achieving around 13%, the lowest figure since this kind of data became available); On the contrary, the number of foreign-born people aged 65 and over continues to grow, accounting for almost one in five people in the country.

In fact, national statistics show similar behavior. The number of foreigners is increasing in almost every age group, with the most notable increase among people aged 25 to 39. Thus, at state level, 48.8% of residents aged 30 to 34 (1,034,574 out of 2,894,830 citizens) were born outside Spain, compared to 47.1% of residents aged 35 to 39.