Spanish immigration to Germany

Ethnic group

Spaniards in Germany

Distribution of Spanish citizens in Germany (2021)

Total population
600,000 (with Spaniards ancestry) [1] 181,640 (Spaniards citizens)[2][failed verification]
Regions with significant populations
Berlin * Frankfurt * Munich * Hamburg * Cologne
Languages
German * Spanish
Religion
Major Catholicism * Others
Related ethnic groups
Spaniards * Other European peoples
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Languages

* Spanish (AKA Castilian)

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Spanish Germans (Spanish: Españoles en Alemania; German: Spanier in Deutschland) are any citizen or resident of Germany who is of Spanish ancestral origin. Between 1960-1973 up to 600,000 Spaniards emigrated to Germany.[1]

## Notable people

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List of Spaniards in Germany: Mario Gomez, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Gonzalo Castro, Francisco Copado, Curro Torres, Enrique Sánchez Lansch, Marc Gallego, Stefan Ortega, Joselu, Daniel Brühl, Aarón (footballer), Oscar Corrochano, Stephanie zu Guttenberg, Alberto Mendez, Vanessa Petruo, Alexandra Sanchez, Santiago Ziesmer, Sercan Sararer, Marcos Alvarez, Marcel Titsch-Rivero, Gabi Delgado-López.

## Spaniards in Germany per Bundesland (1980 to 2020)

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## Spaniards in Germany per County (Kreise) (2001 to 2020)

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## Population over time

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Spaniards in Germany  Year | Population[3]

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1980 | 179,952
1985 | 152,781
1990 | 135,498
1995 | 132,283
2000 | 129,471
2005 | 107,778
2010 | 105,401
2015 | 155,918
2020 | 181,640
Number of Spaniards in larger cities

# | City | People
1. | Berlin | 15,045
2. | Munich | 9,414
3. | Frankfurt | 7,261
4. | Hamburg | 6,040
5. | Düsseldorf | 4,477
6. | Cologne | 4,154
7. | Dortmund | 3,623
8. | Bonn | 3,282
9. | Stuttgart | 3,233
10. | Hanover | 2,846
11. | Essen | 1,931
12. | Nuremberg | 1,872
13. | Mannheim | 1,764
14. | Wiesbaden | 1,538
15. | Karlsruhe | 1,513

## See also

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* Germany portal
* Spain portal

* Germany–Spain relations
* Spanish diaspora
* Immigration to Germany

## References

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1. ^ a b "50 Jahre spanische Einwanderung in der BRD". Retrieved 2024-03-10.
2. ^ "Migration und Integration". Statistisches Bundesamt.
3. ^ "Destatis Statistisches Bundesamt". Retrieved 2024-03-10.

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Spanish diaspora

By country|

| Africa|

* Equatorial Guinea
* South Africa

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Asia|

* Philippines

Europe|

* France
* Germany
* Netherlands
* Sweden
* United Kingdom

North America|

* Belize
* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Asturian
* Basque
* Canarian (in Louisiana)
* Catalan
* Galician

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand
* US areas of Oceania
* Hawaii

South America|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

See also|

* Conquest of the Canary Islands
* Isleño

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Ethnic groups in Germany

Germans

Traditional|

* Bavarians
* Danes
* Franconians
* Frisians
* Jews
* Poles
* Romani
* Silesians
* Sinti
* Sorbs
* Swabians

Immigrants and expatriates|

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Immigration to Germany

From Europe|

* Albanians
* Bosniaks
* Britons
* Irish
* Bulgarians
* Croatians
* Greeks
* Hungarians
* Italians
* Latvians
* Lithuanians
* Macedonians
* Montenegrins
* Poles
* Portuguese
* Romanians
* Russians
* Serbs
* Spaniards
* Ukrainians

From the Middle East|

* Armenians
* Assyrians
* Azerbaijanis
* Georgians
* Lazs
* Iranians
* Iraqis
* Kurds (Yazidis)
* Lebanese
* Syrians
* Turks

From Africa|

* Eritreans
* Ghanaians
* Moroccans
* Somalis

From Asia-Pacific|

* Australians
* Afghans
* Chinese
* Filipinos
* Indians
* Japanese
* Düsseldorf
* Koreans
* Nepalis
* Pakistanis
* Tamils
* Vietnamese
* Berlin

From the Americas|

* Americans
* Brazilians
* Mexicans

Other|

* Afro-Germans
* Arabs
* Roma

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Immigration to Germany

From Europe|

* Albanians
* Bosniaks
* Britons
* Irish
* Bulgarians
* Croatians
* Greeks
* Hungarians
* Italians
* Latvians
* Lithuanians
* Macedonians
* Montenegrins
* Poles
* Portuguese
* Romanians
* Russians
* Serbs
* Spaniards
* Ukrainians

From the Middle East|

* Armenians
* Assyrians
* Azerbaijanis
* Georgians
* Lazs
* Iranians
* Iraqis
* Kurds (Yazidis)
* Lebanese
* Syrians
* Turks

From Africa|

* Eritreans
* Ghanaians
* Moroccans
* Somalis

From Asia-Pacific|

* Australians
* Afghans
* Chinese
* Filipinos
* Indians
* Japanese
* Düsseldorf
* Koreans
* Nepalis
* Pakistanis
* Tamils
* Vietnamese
* Berlin

From the Americas|

* Americans
* Brazilians
* Mexicans

Other|

* Afro-Germans
* Arabs
* Roma

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