According to the National Institute of Statistics, the population of Spain in 2010 was 46,951,532 residents [10] . The population density, of 91.13 residents / km², is lower than that of most other Western European countries and its distribution throughout the territory is very irregular: the most densely populated areas are concentrated on the coast, the the Guadalquivir valley (and to a lesser extent the Ebro) and the metropolitan area of Madrid, while the rest of the interior is very weakly occupied.
Main cities in Spain
Town | Number of residents (in millions of residents) |
Madrid | 5 883 521 |
Barcelona | 3 150 380 |
Valencia | 1 810 663 |
Seville | 1 438 451 |
Ethnic groups
The Spanish are the product of the different peoples that have passed through the history of Spain, a country located in Europe according to TOPB2BWEBSITES, they are Caucasian, Mediterranean type, white skinned, black or brown hair and mostly straight (there are some with wavy or curly hair), the color of the eyes are usually mostly brown. Thus, the miscegenation, took place with Iberians and Basques with the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Alans (Iranians), Guanches (Berbers), as well as with components of Jewish origin from the mandatory conversions. There is a town, Coria del Río, where part of the crew of a ship from Japan settled.
Instead there is a group of Spaniards with blond hair, and blue eyes, and even some with red hair, the product of later migrations (from Germanic peoples: Visigoths, Swedes, Franks, Vikings, as well as a series of repopulations during colonization of Sierra Morena in the 18th century; Celtic peoples in the north of the peninsula)
It is estimated that there is 2% of gypsy origin (Gypsies in Spain)
Languages
In the third article of the Constitution:
- Castilian is the official Spanish language of the State. All Spaniards have the duty to know it and the right to use it.
- The other Spanish languages will also be official in the respective Autonomous Communities in accordance with their Statutes.
- The richness of the different linguistic modalities of Spain is a cultural heritage that will be the object of special respect and protection.
Languages: [11]
- Spanish language 38,400,000
- Catalan language 3,750,000 – co-official in Catalonia, the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands, protection in Aragon.
- It includes the LAPAO, the Valencian and the Balearic Islands.
- On January 19, 2016, the Generalitat of Catalonia will have to compensate a girl from Barcelona with 7.36 euros for each of the hours that the concerted school in which she was studying Early Childhood Education taught her in Catalan, following the instructions of the Government, In breach of their legal obligation to also use Spanish as a vehicular language, as the parents had claimed. [12]
- Galician language 2,340,000 – co-official in Galicia, protection El Bierzo.
- Euskera 468,000 – co-official in Euskadi and Navarra.
- Castu 200,000
- Spanish sign language 102,000
- Bable or Asturian 100,000, protection in Asturias.
- Caló 40,000
- Aragonese language 20,000
- Catalan sign language 18,000
- Fala 10,500
- Aranés 3,810, co-official in Valle de Arán
- Erromintxela 500
- Gomero whistle
Other languages:
- Educational:
- English
- French
- Greek
- Latin
- Immigration
- Arab
- len gua be re ber
- German
- Romanian
Religion
2006 estimates:
- Catholic Church in Spain: 77%
- Islam in Spain: 2.5%
- Protestantism 1%
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- ADRA, Adventist Agency for Development and Assistance Resources [3], 2007 member of the Coordinadora ONG para el Desarrollo España [13]
- Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church, 5,000 faithful, since 1868
- Evangelical Church in Germany, 11 seats [4]
- Church of Norway – Sjømannskirken, 7 seats [5]
- Church of Sweden 6 seats [6]
- Church of Denmark – Danske Sømands- og Udlandskirker, 3 seats [7]
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Others 19.5%
- Atheism
- Judaism – Judaism in Spain
- Buddhism – Buddhism in Spain
- Orthodox christians
- Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints (Mormons): 51,192 faithful, since 1966 [14]
2008 estimates:
- Catholic Church in Spain: 80.5%
- Agnostic: 8.9%
- Atheists: 7.6%
- Other Religions: 2.1%
Health
Public administrations:
- Ministry of Health and Social Policy [8]
- National Health System [9]
- Observatory of Health and Women [10]
Medical associations:
- Spanish Association of Health Law (AEDS) [11]
- Health Economics Association [12]
- Spanish Association of Hematology and Hemotherapy [13]
- Spanish Association of Medical Biopathology [14]
- Spanish Association of Digestive Ultrasound [15]
- Spanish Association of Occupational Medicine Specialists [16]
- Spanish Association of Speech Therapy, Phoniatrics and Audiology [17]
- Spanish Association of Mycology [18], 1977
- Spanish Association of Micro surgery [19]
- Spanish Association of Neuropsychiatry [20]
- Spanish Association of Pediatrics [21]
- Spanish Association of Behavioral Psychology [22]
- Spanish Association of Vaccination [23]
- Spanish Association Against Cancer [24]
- Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver [25]
- Spanish Association for the Study of Menopause [26]
- Spanish Association for Cancer Research [27]
- Association for the Fight Against Kidney Diseases [28]
- Health Education Association-ALEZEIA [29]
- Federation of Associations of Midwives of Spain [30]
Associations of patients:
- Association of Crohn’s and Colotis Ulcerosa Patients [31]
- Spanish Association of People Affected by Lymphomas [32]
- Spanish Association of Allergy to Latex [33]
- Association of Cochlear Implants of Spain [34]
- National Association for the Defense and Help of People Affected by Hepatitis C [35]
- Crystal Bones Association of Spain [36]
Nursing:
- General Council of Nursing (CGE) [37], 1902
- Spanish Association of Teaching Nursing (AEED)
- Spanish Association of Specialized Nursing in Spinal Cord Injury (ASELME) [38]
- Spanish Association of Surgical Nursing [39]
- Spanish Association of Nursing in Anesthesia, Resuscitation and Pain Therapy [40]
- National Association of Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing [41]
- Spanish Association of Cardiology Nursing [42]
- Spanish Association of Nursing in Otolaryngology [43]
- Spanish Association of Digestive Pathology Nursing [44]
- Spanish Association of Nursing in Traumatology and Orthopedics [45]
- Spanish Association of Nursing at Work and Occupational Health [46]
- Spanish Association of Nursing Abroad-ADEX [47]
- Nursing Education and Health Association [48]
- National Association of Nursing Directors [49]
- National Association of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing [50]
- National Association for Dermatological Nursing and Research on Impaired Skin Integrity [51]
- Association of Graduates of Nursing in Nutrition and Dietetics [52]
- Federation of Community Nursing in Primary Care [53]
- Spanish Society of Neurological Nursing [54]
- Spanish Society of Intensive Nursing and Coronary Units [55]
- Spanish Society for Burn Nursing and Plastic Surgery [56]
- Spanish Society of Interventional Nursing Radiology [57]
- Spanish Society of Geriatric and Gerontological Nursing [58]
- Spanish Society of Neonatal Nursing [59]
- Spanish Society of Radiological Nursing [60]
- Spanish Society of Ophthalmological Nursing [61]
Diseases:
- There are about 50,000 to 10,000 diagnosed and treated for hepatitis C [15]
On January 1, 2015, the health VAT increased from 10% to 21% [16]
Unions:
- Nursing Union, SATSE [62], 1979
- Foundation for the Development of Nursing [63], 1989
- Union of Nursing Technicians, SAE [64], 1988
- Foundation for the Training and Advancement of Nursing (FAE) [65], 1994
- CSI-F [66]
- Federation of Health and Social and Health Sectors of Workers’ Commissions (FSS-CCOO) [67] [68]
- Federation of Public Services of the General Union of Workers (FSP-UGT) [69]
Health NGOs:
Member organizations of the Coordinadora de ONGD España [70]
- AMREF Flying Doctors [71]
- CIC – Interhospital Cooperation Council [72]
- Spanish Red Cross [73]
- Fontilles for a world without leprosy [74]
- Pharmacists Without Borders of Spain [75]
- Farma Mundi [76]
- Doctors of the World [77]
- Prosalus [78]
- Save the Children [79]
Migration
- Emigration:
- Spaniards in Andorra
- Spaniards in France
- Spaniards in Ireland
- Spaniards in Portugal
- Spaniards in the United Kingdom
- Spaniards in Morocco
- Immigration:
- Andorrans in Spain
- British in Spain
- French in Spain
- Irish in Spain
- Portuguese in Spain
- Moroccans in Spain
Others
- Women’s Institute [80]
- Youth Institute [81]