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Citizens of Ukraine (5,771) become the residents with the greatest presence in the municipal census, ahead of Russia (4,932) and the United Kingdom (4,815), which for the first time is no longer the country with the highest number of foreign registrants in Torrevieja
09.01.2023
After the two countries of the extinct USSR and the United Kingdom are Colombian residents (3,139), who for the second consecutive year are ahead of the stable and historic Moroccan population (2,262), followed by Romanians (1,481), Bulgarians (1,432), Swedes (1,402), Belgians (1,236), Italians (1,079) and Germans (1,031)
The city of Torrevieja has begun the year 2023 with a total of 91,731 inhabitants registered in its census, according to the statistical data of population and evolution of the Municipal Register of the City Council, of which 54.45% are of Spanish origin (49,952). , while 45.55% (41,779) are residents from a total of 121 countries on five continents. It should be noted that in a single year, from January 2022 to January 2023, the municipal register has increased by 4,640 inhabitants, going from 87,091 to the 91,731 recorded today.
The number of registered men amounts to 44,624 (48.65%), while 47,107 (51.35%) are women, having recorded in 2022 a greater number of registered women than men, mainly due to the massive arrival of women from Ukraine due to the invasion of Russia in February of last year.
From these data provided by the Department of Census and Statistics of the Torrevejense consistory, it can be verified that citizens from
For the first time in the history of the city, Ukraine (5,771) became the residents with the greatest presence in the municipal census, ahead of Russia (4,932) and the United Kingdom (4,815), which is no longer the country with the highest number of registered foreigners in Torrevieja.
After the two countries of the extinct USSR and the United Kingdom are Colombian residents (3,139), who for the second consecutive year are ahead of the stable and historic Moroccan population (2,262), followed by Romanians (1,481), Bulgarians (1,432), Swedes (1,402), Belgians (1,236), Italians (1,079), Germans (1,031), Chinese (775), Algerians (738), Poles (709), Brazilians (639), Norwegians (586), Argentines (589), Finns (551), French (534), Lithuanians (479), Venezuelans (479), Indians (473), Belarusians (470) and the Netherlands (417), Cubans (347) and Irish (307).
In total, Torrevieja has registered international residents from up to 121 countries, including citizens of Switzerland, Hungary, Slovenia, Macedonia, Denmark, Austria, Cyprus, Malta, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador. , Guatemala, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Honduras, Mexico, United States of America, Cape Verde, Guinea, Nigeria, Gabon, Gambia, South Africa, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Egypt, Nepal, Madagascar, Mauritius, Philippines, Israel , Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Thailand, Australia, Japan, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Vietnam, Sri-Lanka, Malaysia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan or Suriname, etc.
In relation to the distribution of the population registered in the Torrevieja census according to their age, the number of children and young people under 20 years of age amounts to 16,953. Likewise, the number of Torrevejenses between 20 and 40 years old amounts to 19,791; from 40 to 60 years there are 27,844 registered; from 60 to 80 years old, a total of 22,004; and from 80 to 100 years, the number of registered is 5,116; while the residents in Torrevieja with 100 or more years of age amounts to 23, of which 5 are men and 18 women.
With these data, the city of Torrevieja continues to be the third city with the largest number of inhabitants in the province of Alicante and the fifth in the Valencian Community, only behind the three provincial capitals (Valencia, Alicante and Castellón) and Elche.