Spanish immigration to Germany

Spanish Germans (Spanish: Españoles en Alemania; German: Spanier in Deutschland) are any citizen or resident of Germany who is of Spanish ancestral origin. Between 1960-1973 up to 600,000 Spaniards emigrated to Germany.[1]

Spaniards in Germany
Distribution of Spanish citizens in Germany (2021)
Total population
600,000 (with Spaniards ancestry) [1] 181,640 (Spaniards citizens)[2][failed verification]
Regions with significant populations
Berlin · Frankfurt · Munich · Hamburg · Cologne
Languages
German · Spanish
Religion
Major Catholicism · Others
Related ethnic groups
Spaniards · Other European peoples

Notable people

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List of Spaniards in Germany: Mario Gomez, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Gonzalo Castro, Francisco Copado, Curro Torres, Enrique Sánchez Lansch, Marc Gallego, Stefan Ortega, Joselu, Daniel Brühl, Aarón (footballer), Oscar Corrochano, Stephanie zu Guttenberg, Alberto Mendez, Vanessa Petruo, Alexandra Sanchez, Santiago Ziesmer, Sercan Sararer, Marcos Alvarez, Marcel Titsch-Rivero, Gabi Delgado-López.

Spaniards in Germany per Bundesland (1980 to 2020)

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Spaniards in Germany per County (Kreise) (2001 to 2020)

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Population over time

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Spaniards in Germany
Year Population[3]
1980 179,952
1985 152,781
1990 135,498
1995 132,283
2000 129,471
2005 107,778
2010 105,401
2015 155,918
2020 181,640
Number of Spaniards in larger cities
# City People
1. Berlin 15,045
2. Munich 9,414
3. Frankfurt 7,261
4. Hamburg 6,040
5. Düsseldorf 4,477
6. Cologne 4,154
7. Dortmund 3,623
8. Bonn 3,282
9. Stuttgart 3,233
10. Hanover 2,846
11. Essen 1,931
12. Nuremberg 1,872
13. Mannheim 1,764
14. Wiesbaden 1,538
15. Karlsruhe 1,513

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "50 Jahre spanische Einwanderung in der BRD". Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  2. ^ "Migration und Integration". Statistisches Bundesamt.
  3. ^ "Destatis Statistisches Bundesamt". Retrieved 2024-03-10.