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Tuesday, May 30, 2006
More Foreign Residents Choose Tenerife
The number of foreigners resident in Tenerife increased more than double the amount that it did in Gran Canaria during 2004, according to data from the Canarian Institute of Statistics (Istac). From January 1, 2004 to Jan 1, 2005, a total of 36,479 foreigners registered in the islands, principally; English, Germans and Italians. Seventy percent of all new inhabitants of the islands during 2004 were foreign. New registrations of foreigners in Tenerife during 2004 amounted to 17,340, against the 8,191 in Gran Canaria, raising the total on the western island from 84,606 to 101,946 - an increase of 20.4%.
In the Canary Islands as a whole, there were a total of 222,260 foreign residents, of whom 102,509 were Europeans. This is a 19.6% increase on the previous year. The largest number of new registrations in the period were English (4,487), followed by Germans, Italians, Moroccans, Venezuelans, Columbians, Argentinians and Uraguans. Though there are still more German residents in total (28,957) than English (25,013), 16,460 of the latter who live in Tenerife, 2,309 in Gran Canaria and 4,091 in Lanzarote.
The Canary Islands' foreign resident league table is led by:
1. 28,957 Germans
2. 25,013 English
3. 21,096 Columbians
4. 15,044 Italians
5. 14,984 Moroccans
6. 13,301 Venezuelans
7. 11,446 Argentinians
8. 10,110 Cubans
Meanwhile, Scandinavians seem to prefer Gran Canaria, with 1,049 Norwegians choosing the eastern island, against just 291 in Tenerife. The same occurs with Swedish nationals, who, of a total of 2,079 who live in the islands, 1,007 do so in Gran Canaria and 808 in Tenerife.
By continent, new residents from Europe occupy first place with an increment of 16,952 in 2004. From America came 12,304 newly registered, Africa (5,102), Asia (2,084) and Oceana, just sweet 16.
Among curiosities in the statistics, is that one singular citizen of Vanuatu - an archipelago situated to the north of Australia - has made their home on the Canary Island of El Hierro.
Los extranjeros residentes en Tenerife subieron el doble que en Gran Canaria
