Social Security added an average of 73,524 foreign affiliates in May, a 2.4% increase from the previous month. For the first time, May 2025 closed with over three million foreign workers.
Specifically, the month ended with a record 3,070,831 foreign affiliates, according to the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.
Of these, 953,509 (31%) were from EU countries, while 2,117,322 (69%) came from non-EU countries. The largest groups were from Morocco (383,377), Romania (350,487), Colombia (236,442), Italy (210,041) and Venezuela (190,320).
In seasonally adjusted terms, foreign membership fell by 11,375 contributors (-0.28%), down to 2,972,086 members.
The Ministry highlighted that 41% of jobs created over the past three years are held by workers from abroad. There are now 1.4 million more foreign workers than a decade ago, an increase of 84.6%, rising to 118% for non-EU nationals. Among EU citizens, the growth stands at 56.5%.
“The number of foreign workers registered also reflects the positive signs we’re seeing across the labour market as a whole: temporary employment has fallen to historic lows and sectors growing above average, such as those with high added value, are becoming more diverse,” emphasised the Minister of Inclusion, Elma Saiz.
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