Indians in Spain

Indians in Spain
Total population
57,000+ (2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Madrid, Barcelona, Ceuta, Melilla, Canary Islands, Palma de Mallorca, valencia, girona, alicante
Languages
Spanish, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Sindhi, Punjabi, English, Catalan, Valencian, Basque, Urdu
Related ethnic groups
Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin, Indian Americans, British Indians

Indians in Spain form one of the smaller populations of the Indian diaspora. According to the statistics of India's Ministry of External Affairs, they number only 35,000, or 0.07% of the population of Spain.[2] 2009 statistics of Spain's Instituto Nacional de Estadística showed 35,686 Indian citizens in Spain; this figure does not include persons of Indian origin holding other citizenships.[3] Most Indians originally migrated to Spain from Africa, while others came from India and even Japan and Southeast Asia.[4] The overwhelming majority of Indians in Spain live in the Barcelona area (over 26,000 as of 2019). [citation needed] According to data from 2021, Indians in Spain number more than 57,000 (0.12% of the total population).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Población (Españoles/Extranjeros) por país de nacimiento y sexo".
  2. ^ Singhvi 2000, p. 137
  3. ^ INE 2009
  4. ^ Singhvi 2000, p. 154