Residents of Lanzarote’s population born outside Spain now represent 22.2% of the total, based on figures released for 2018.
The total foreigners number 33,000. Looking at each continent:
Europe
This is the most numerous group, as you would expect, totalling 18,000:
- 5,100 from UK
- 3,800 Italians
- 2,500 from Germany
- 1,200 Romanians
South America
There are about 7,100 people from South America living on the island:
- 2,800 from Colombia
Africa
About 5,000 Africans live here:
- 3,700 from Morocco
Asia
A total of 2,700
- 1600 from China
Oceana
Only 12, and all of them from Australia!
By municipality, Arrecife has the most foreigners, then Tias, closely followed by Yaiza. Tinajo and Haria have the fewest.
More reading: Ten Random Facts About The Population of Lanzarote.
