page_title: Romanians in Spain
section_title: Population
hierarchical_section_title: Romanians in Spain / Population
caption_attribution_description: English: Pie chart Romanian diaspora inside the EU between 2008 and 2012
context_page_description: Romanians in Spain form the second largest group of foreigners in the country, after Moroccans. As of 2014, they made up 15.6% of Spain's total foreign population of 4,676,022 people. Most of the immigration is for economic reasons. The linguistic similarities between Romanian and Spanish, as well as Romanians' Latin identity, are also a reason for the country's attractiveness.
context_section_description: Romanian diaspora in Spain is today the second Romanian diaspora in the EU, after that of Italy. In recent years, emigration to Southern Europe has started to slow down, with many Romanians now preferring Scandinavian counties such as Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, as well as the UK, Germany, and Ireland.
caption: Romanian diaspora inside the EU between 2008 and 2012.
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