Spain granted record 300,000 citizenships in 2025, citing demographic needs
Spain granted citizenship to nearly 300,000 foreigners in 2025, the highest figure since records began in 2013, according to the National Statistics Institute. Authorities attribute this welcoming approach to migrants to the need to offset an aging population and labor shortages. The largest groups of new citizens were from Morocco, Colombia, and Venezuela.
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