Moroccans in Spain

Moroccans in Spain
المغاربة في إسبانيا
Marroquíes en España
Morocco Spain
Total population
981,823 INE 2022 born in Morocco (2022)[1][2]
Languages
Moroccan Arabic, Berber, Haketia, Spanish, French
Religion
Sunni Islam, with minorities of Judaism, Christianity and Irreligion[3]

Moroccans in Spain (Arabic: المغاربة في إسبانيا; Spanish: Marroquíes en España) formed 16.4% of the 4,549,858 foreigners in Spain as of 1 January 2017.[4] They are again the largest foreign group in Spain, after they were surpassed temporarily by Romanians in 2007.[5][6][7] In 2003, they were estimated to make up about 6% of all Moroccans abroad.[8] In 2022 the number of Morrocans increase to 981,823[9][10]

  1. ^ "Población por comunidades y provincias, país de nacimiento, edad (Grupos quinquenales) y sexo". Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Población por país de nacimiento, comunidades y provincias, sexo y edad (hasta 100 y más)". Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ^ Ambach, Bettina (18 March 2004), "Spain's Muslims: Living on Society's Edge", Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 8 December 2008, retrieved 24 March 2009
  4. ^ Urra, Susana (27 April 2017). "Spain's population declines for fifth year in a row". El País. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. ^ INE 2009
  6. ^ INE 2007
  7. ^ INE 2008
  8. ^ Khaldi 2003, p. 141
  9. ^ "Población por comunidades y provincias, país de nacimiento, edad (Grupos quinquenales) y sexo". Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Población por país de nacimiento, comunidades y provincias, sexo y edad (hasta 100 y más)". Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.