| Total population |
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| 761,000+ |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Andalusia, Valencian Community, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands |
| Languages |
| Religion |
| Related ethnic groups |
British migration to Spain is a phenomenon that has increased rapidly since the late 1990s and now consists of an estimated 761,000 people.[1]
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In 2007, the officially registered British-born population of Spain numbered 315,000[2] (though various estimates place the true figure significantly higher, ranging from 700,000 to more than 1,000,000[3][4][5][6]), constituting 8.09% of the foreign population and making Britain the fourth most common country from which migrants to Spain originate (behind Morocco, Romania, and Ecuador).
According to the data collected by the INE, the distribution of Britons in Spain is as follows[7]
| Location | Population |
|---|---|
| Valencia | 82,214 |
| Andalusia | 63,472 |
| Canary Islands | 24,742 |
| Balearic Islands | 14,744 |
| Catalonia | 13,747 |
| Murcia | 9,708 |
| Other regions | 9,564 |
| Madrid | 6,650 |
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