Places with the largest share of foreign residents

This ranking orders the places in our sample by the share of residents who hold a foreign nationality, from the highest to the lowest.

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Places with the largest share of foreign residents

Sample: 110 places; 110 have a value. Census date: 2025.

Places with the largest share of foreign residents
#	Municipality	Share of foreign residents¹	Foreign residents²	Population (annual census)³
1	Rojales	68.1%	11,914	17,488
2	San Fulgencio	66.8%	6,616	9,906
3	Benahavís	61.9%	6,044	9,765
4	Benitachell	61.5%	3,093	5,026
5	Algorfa	59.2%	2,218	3,749
6	San Miguel de Salinas	57.1%	4,202	7,364
7	Teulada	56.4%	7,299	12,932
8	Calp	54.1%	14,857	27,440
9	Benijófar	52.3%	1,934	3,696
10	Finestrat	50.5%	5,042	9,980
11	l'Alfàs del Pi	50.4%	10,614	21,046
12	Torrevieja	49.5%	49,699	100,470
13	Jávea	47.5%	14,625	30,817
14	Pilar de la Horadada	40%	9,749	24,359
15	Benissa	39.5%	4,941	12,524
16	Los Montesinos	39.3%	2,264	5,759
17	Torrox	39.2%	8,554	21,795
18	Altea	39.1%	9,659	24,731
18	Manilva	39.1%	7,047	18,044
20	Guardamar del Segura	38.5%	7,139	18,541
21	Fuengirola	37.5%	31,808	84,857
22	Mazarrón	37.1%	13,229	35,642
23	Los Alcázares	36.8%	7,418	20,163
24	Orihuela	36.7%	30,946	84,279
25	Benidorm	34.8%	26,862	77,211
26	Casares	33.6%	3,019	8,984
27	Mijas	32.5%	30,618	94,320
28	Marbella	31%	49,813	160,478
29	Nerja	30%	6,616	22,062
29	Torre-Pacheco	30%	12,362	41,158
31	Benalmádena	29.2%	23,035	78,787
32	Dénia	29.1%	13,844	47,568
33	Estepona	28.6%	22,778	79,593
34	San Pedro del Pinatar	26.1%	7,772	29,726
35	Gandia	26%	21,521	82,909
36	Almoradí	25.5%	5,827	22,874
37	Santa Pola	24.5%	9,719	39,622
37	Villajoyosa	24.5%	9,188	37,578
39	San Javier	24%	8,722	36,385
40	Alhaurín el Grande	23.3%	6,440	27,610
41	Coín	22.8%	6,026	26,474
41	Oliva	22.8%	6,113	26,820
43	el Campello	22.5%	7,112	31,567
44	Torremolinos	21.9%	15,610	71,270
45	Lorca	21.4%	21,147	98,613
45	Xirivella	21.4%	6,890	32,178
47	Archena	21.3%	4,432	20,795
48	Alicante	21%	76,685	365,586
49	Cullera	20.7%	5,101	24,621
50	Jumilla	19.9%	5,470	27,434
51	València	19.4%	163,356	841,558
52	Sagunto	19%	13,949	73,416
53	Alhama de Murcia	18.8%	4,557	24,227
54	Burjassot	18.2%	7,616	41,743
55	Totana	17.8%	6,087	34,162
56	Mislata	17.5%	8,210	47,003
57	Alfafar	16.9%	3,756	22,266
58	Puçol	16.8%	3,636	21,685
59	Alzira	16.5%	8,018	48,604
59	Torrent	16.5%	15,045	91,353
61	Carcaixent	15.5%	3,384	21,893
62	Sant Joan d'Alacant	15.2%	4,058	26,772
63	Crevillent	14.7%	4,552	30,880
63	Alboraya	14.7%	3,871	26,324
63	Silla	14.7%	3,007	20,484
66	Manises	14.6%	4,765	32,747
67	Bétera	14.5%	4,139	28,605
68	Elche	14.4%	35,421	245,575
68	Moncada	14.4%	3,198	22,252
70	Sueca	14.3%	4,226	29,544
71	Xàtiva	14.2%	4,404	30,925
72	Paterna	13.9%	10,511	75,805
73	Llíria	13.8%	3,525	25,613
73	Ontinyent	13.8%	5,067	36,847
75	Catarroja	13.6%	4,148	30,612
76	Águilas	13.3%	5,035	37,761
77	Murcia	13.2%	63,217	477,631
78	Molina de Segura	13%	10,194	78,210
79	Mutxamel	12.9%	3,689	28,689
80	Quart de Poblet	12.5%	3,368	26,939
81	Requena	12.4%	2,613	21,050
82	Alcoy	12.3%	7,556	61,613
83	La Unión	12.2%	2,608	21,318
83	Algemesí	12.2%	3,444	28,248
85	Alcantarilla	12%	5,272	43,791
85	Cartagena	12%	26,382	220,400
87	Málaga	11.7%	69,892	597,173
88	Picassent	11.6%	2,689	23,157
89	Vélez-Málaga	11.5%	10,125	87,798
89	Yecla	11.5%	4,196	36,398
91	Elda	11.2%	6,198	55,554
92	Riba-roja de Túria	11.1%	2,741	24,609
93	Novelda	11%	2,915	26,612
94	Aldaia	10.8%	3,753	34,644
95	la Pobla de Vallbona	10.6%	2,937	27,777
96	Ibi	10.5%	2,600	24,662
96	Villena	10.5%	3,648	34,729
98	Paiporta	10.3%	2,902	28,237
99	Cieza	10.1%	3,571	35,452
99	Alaquàs	10.1%	3,078	30,352
101	Caravaca de la Cruz	9.9%	2,603	26,236
102	Alhaurín de la Torre	9.6%	4,370	45,324
103	San Vicente del Raspeig	9%	5,456	60,428
104	Aspe	8.8%	1,965	22,354
105	Rincón de la Victoria	8.7%	4,567	52,355
105	Las Torres de Cotillas	8.7%	1,974	22,814
107	Cártama	7.5%	2,182	29,264
108	Antequera	6.7%	2,797	41,823
109	Ronda	5.8%	1,940	33,708
110	Petrer	4.4%	1,497	34,035

Share of foreign residents: Measured for the municipality · Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE: www.ine.es, 2025. Updated 17/10/2026.
Foreign residents: Measured for the municipality · Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE: www.ine.es, 2025. Updated 17/10/2026.
Population (annual census): Measured for the municipality · Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE: www.ine.es, 2025. Updated 17/10/2026.

Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE: www.ine.es. Updated 17/10/2026.

How it is calculated

The share is the number of residents with a foreign nationality divided by the total population, both from the same table of the National Statistics Institute's annual population census (INE, Censos anuales), so numerator and denominator count the same people on the same date.

It counts nationality, not country of birth: a foreigner who has become a Spanish citizen counts as Spanish, and so does a child born abroad to Spanish parents. It also counts only people who live here and are registered. Owners who spend part of the year on the coast without registering, a large group in resort towns, are not in the figure, so the real foreign presence in winter can be higher.

INE breaks the figure down only for some nationalities, such as British, French, Ukrainian or Romanian; others are grouped by continent. The place page shows the nationalities available for each town.

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