Colombians in Spain

The presence of Colombians in Spain dates back to Colombian independence from Spain.

Colombians in Spain
Total population
394,431 / 165,918 (2018)[lower-alpha 1]
Languages
Spanish
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Argentines in Spain
Uruguayans in Spain
  1. 394,431 is the size of the population in Spain born in Colombia (including those with Spanish citizenship). 165,918 is the size of the foreign population in Spain with Colombian citizenship (thus, with no Spanish citizenship).[1][2]

Numbers

The total number of Colombian-born residents in Spain as of 2020 is 513,583, out of which 239,452 hold Spanish citizenship and 274,131 hold Colombian citizenship.

In 2015 in Spain there were 145,490 Colombian nationals in Spain and 203,675 Colombian-born naturalized Spanish citizens. The total Colombian-born population in Spain for that year was 356,475 people. The overall Colombian population decreased significantly due to emigration as the result of Spain's protracted 2008-2016 economic crisis, increasing again over the past three years to record levels upon economic recovery.

Foreign population of Colombian citizenship in Spain
Vertical bar chart of foreign population of Colombian nationality in Spain between 1999 and 2018
  Population (1998-2017) Foreign population in Spain of Colombian nationality according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.[3]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Población (españoles/extranjeros) por País de Nacimiento, sexo y año". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. "Población extranjera por Nacionalidad, comunidades, Sexo y Año". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. "Población extranjera por Nacionalidad, comunidades, Sexo y Año". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
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