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Recent demographic data has recorded a noticeable shift in the distribution of the foreign population in the province of Seville, southern Spain, after Moroccans lost their position as the largest foreign community in this province, in a first that distinguishes it from the rest of the regions of the Andalusia region, where the Moroccan community still leads the foreign population scene.
A Spanish press report published by "El Debate" revealed that immigrants from Colombia have become the largest foreign community in the province of Seville, thus ending Moroccan dominance that lasted for years, while Moroccans continue to top the list of foreigners in 7 out of 8 Andalusian provinces, and they also constitute the foreign majority in 21 provinces nationwide. The report explained that the Colombian presence is concentrated mainly in the city of Seville without being limited to it, while the Moroccan community comes in second place, followed by communities from Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, while the Asian presence remains limited and does not constitute a majority except in some eastern neighborhoods of the city. At the level of population density, the report indicated that the municipality of San Juan de Aznalfarache tops the list in terms of the percentage of the foreign population with 17.5 percent, followed by Villamanrique de la Condesa with 12.8 percent, then the city of Seville with 11.7 percent, in an indication of the concentration of immigration in the surroundings of the regional capital. The city of Seville recorded during the year 2025 limited population growth of 1,973 people, bringing its population to 688,714 people, without being able to surpass the city of Zaragoza, which still precedes it in terms of population, despite the continuous decline in the number of Spaniards compared to a noticeable increase in the number of foreigners. According to the same data, the number of Colombians residing in Seville reached 7,696 people, compared to 5,701 Moroccans, 5,114 Nicaraguans, and 4,805 Venezuelans, while the number of Spaniards decreased by 0.65 percent during one year, and by 2.13 percent compared to the year 2021. At the regional level, the population of Andalusia increased during 2024 by 44,851 people, to stabilize at 8,676,713 people, and this increase is mainly due to the growth in the number of foreigners, which reached an additional 48,122 people, compared to a relative stability in the number of Spanish citizens, which reflects the increasing role of immigration in the demographic balance in the region.
