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Monday, June 04, 2007
More foreigners than Spaniards in 2006
The percentage of Spaniards - not Canarian born - registered in the Canary Islands increased by 0.94% between January 1, 2005 and January 1, 2006, while the percentage of foreigners registered in the islands grew by 5% during the same period.
Unfortunately, the figures don't tell us how many of these are EU citizens and how many come from farther afield.
At January 1st, 2006, the total population of the Canary Islands, the latest official figure, was 1,995,833.
The Canaries are in sixth place in the league table of Spanish communities with the most foreigners (11.7%), just two points above the national average.
The Tenerife municipality of Santiago del Teide, with half of it's population being foreign, holds seventh place in the list of districts of more than 10,000 inhabitants, with the largest proportion of foreign residents. Adeje also figures on that list, in 9th position, with 45% of its inhabitants being foreign residents.
The average age of the Canary Islands population was 37.7 years old, 15.1% of the population was aged 14 years and under, while 12.35% were aged 65 years and above on January 1st, 2006.
Más residentes extranjeros que peninsulares en 2006
