Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Iberoam .- The Spanish people living abroad grew by 8.2% last year to reach 1.7 million

MADRID, 27 Abr. The number of people with Spanish nationality who live abroad has increased by 8.2 (128,655 people) percent in the last year to reach 1,702,778, according to data from the Register of Spanish Abroad (PERE) dated January 1, 2011. By continent, 61.6 percent (1,049,465) of residents abroad has fixed his residence in America, 35 percent (602,178) in Europe and 3 percent in the rest of the world (14,917 in Africa , 19,310 in Asia and 16,908 in Oceania).

Also, the largest increase recorded in the PERE in the last year has occurred in America with 102,764 people and in relative terms, this increase have starred in Asia and America with an increase of 10.9 percent in both cases. Foreign countries in which they reside most Spanish citizens are Argentina (345 866), France (189,909), Venezuela (173,456) and Germany (108,469), although there is increasing Spanish population resident in Cuba by 43.3 percent last year from 52,638 residents in 2010 to 75,433 in 2011.

Women represent 51.1 percent of these Spanish, while 48.9 percent are male, data similar to those of a year ago. By place of birth, most (56.8 percent) born in the country in which he lives, while 37.6 percent did in Spain and 4.8 percent in other countries. By age, 14.3 percent of those enrolled in the PERE have less than 16 years, 61.9 percent have 16 to 64 and 23.7 percent aged 65 or over.

By continent, 53.9 percent of children under 16 living in America and 41.1 percent in Europe. These percentages are similar for the age group 16 to 64 years, 59.4 percent live in America and 37.5 percent in Europe. It noted that 71.8 percent of those over 65 years living in America, while in Europe only makes up 26.3 percent.

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