Politics

Immigration: challenges and opportunities

Between 2019 and 2023, the number of migrants in OECD countries increased by almost 30%. This is, therefore, a global phenomenon that has been particularly intense both in Catalonia and in the country as a whole: three out of every four jobs created between 2019 and 2024 were filled by people born abroad. It is estimated that 31% of the working-age population in Catalonia and 42% of those between 30 and 44 years of age were born outside of Spain, and that 40% of the child population in Catalonia (between 0 and 4 years of age) has at least one parent born abroad. We are facing a structural change that demands an informed and calm debate, comparing opinions with facts.

Between 2019 and 2023, the number of migrants in OECD countries increased by almost 30%. This is, therefore, a global phenomenon that has been particularly intense both in Catalonia and in the country as a whole: three out of every four jobs created between 2019 and 2024 were filled by people born abroad. It is estimated that 31% of the working-age population in Catalonia and 42% of those between 30 and 44 years of age were born outside of Spain, and that 40% of the child population in Catalonia (between 0 and 4 years of age) has at least one parent born abroad.

We are facing a structural change that demands an informed and calm debate, comparing opinions with facts..