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Spanish Exile in numbers
200,000, 700,000 or 2,000,000?
It’s difficult to determine the exact number of Spaniards that have emigrated due to the economic crisis. Although it’s true that in the beginning the political leaders tried to make light of the situation with expressions like “external mobility”, whilst denying the existence of a “brain drain”, now, with objective figures attesting to the decline of Spain’s population, they are beginning to timidly recognize the true dimension of the problem.
This is how we're leaving
Some figures on the new wave of Spanish emigration

Amparo González Ferrer’s 700,000
To try to estimate a more realistic figure, Amparo González compared the INE's figures with the figures for the arrival of Spaniards in the UK and Germany.

The INE Statistics
The INE statistics are useless for knowing exactly how many people have gone, but they point to a trend: the number of people leaving Spain keeps growing.

Carmen González’ 40,000
The 40,000 migrants accounted for by Carmen González refer only to the Spaniards born in Spain who have bothered to register in a consulate abroad.

Where do Spaniards Emigrate?
Contrary to what most people may think, more young Spaniards are emigrating to the U.K. than to Germany.

Where do they emigrate the most?
Spaniards from Valencia en Baleares lead the list of Spanish provinces with the highest numbers of emigration in 2013.

What ages emigrate
What ages are the people that emigrate? Mainly people between the ages of 25-40 are emigrating from Spain.

Is there a Brain Drain?
The authorities want to deny that there is a brain drain, but the fact is that about 90% of young Spaniards residing abroad are university graduates, especially holders of Bachelors and Masters degrees.

Return to Spain
More than half of the Spanish emigrées do not know when or iof they will return to Spain or if they will stya in their new country to save up some money.

Migrants’ Perception of Spain
The bad economic situation in their country perceived by the youth in Spain is one of the key triggers for emigration. The majority thinks that the situation is "very bad" or "bad"