Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Persons from 16 to 64 years old who were born abroad, according to the main reason they came to live in Spain, by sex and country of birth.
Units: Absolute values (thousands) and percentages

	Total	Work	Family reasons (it includes start a family)	To study	Other reasons (*)	Does not know	
absolute value	
    Both sexes	
        Total	4,695.3	2,086.9	2,068.3	119.7	385.0	35.5	
        European Union (EU-28)	1,427.5	598.0	649.5	33.6	139.8	6.6	
        Rest of Europe	204.4	67.2	111.0	5.4	19.0	1.9	
        Latin America	1,932.2	887.3	804.0	50.5	175.6	14.8	
        Rest of the World	1,131.2	534.5	503.8	30.1	50.6	12.1	
    Males	
        Total	2,208.0	1,148.5	808.8	59.4	173.9	17.4	
        European Union (EU-28)	712.2	336.7	278.4	13.0	80.4	3.6	
        Rest of Europe	83.4	36.0	40.8	..	5.7	1.0	
        Latin America	814.8	393.2	330.6	21.6	60.0	9.4	
        Rest of the World	597.5	382.6	159.0	24.8	27.8	3.4	
    Women	
        Total	2,487.3	938.4	1,259.5	60.3	211.0	18.1	
        European Union (EU-28)	715.3	261.3	371.0	20.6	59.3	3.0	
        Rest of Europe	120.9	31.2	70.1	5.4	13.3	0.9	
        Latin America	1,117.4	494.0	473.4	28.9	115.6	5.5	
        Rest of the World	533.7	151.8	344.9	5.4	22.8	8.8	
percentage	
    Both sexes	
        Total	100.00	44.45	44.05	2.55	8.20	0.76	
        European Union (EU-28)	100.00	41.89	45.50	2.36	9.79	0.46	
        Rest of Europe	100.00	32.87	54.29	2.63	9.30	0.91	
        Latin America	100.00	45.92	41.61	2.62	9.09	0.77	
        Rest of the World	100.00	47.25	44.54	2.66	4.47	1.07	
    Males	
        Total	100.00	52.02	36.63	2.69	7.88	0.79	
        European Union (EU-28)	100.00	47.27	39.10	1.83	11.29	0.51	
        Rest of Europe	100.00	43.11	48.92	..	6.80	1.17	
        Latin America	100.00	48.26	40.57	2.65	7.37	1.15	
        Rest of the World	100.00	64.04	26.60	4.14	4.65	0.56	
    Women	
        Total	100.00	37.73	50.64	2.42	8.49	0.73	
        European Union (EU-28)	100.00	36.53	51.87	2.88	8.29	0.42	
        Rest of Europe	100.00	25.80	58.00	4.44	11.03	0.73	
        Latin America	100.00	44.21	42.37	2.59	10.34	0.49	
        Rest of the World	100.00	28.45	64.62	1.01	4.28	1.64	
Notes:
1) (*) It also includes 'to be refugee or to search international protection'
Source: National Statistics Institute