Alicante - Population

Population

The official population of Alicante in 2011 was 334,329 inhabitants and 771,061 in the metropolitan area "Alicante-Elche". About 15% of the population is foreign, most of them immigrants from Argentina, Ecuador, and Colombia who have arrived in the previous 10 years. There are also immigrants from other countries such as Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Morocco, many of whom are under illegal alien status and therefore are not accounted for in official population figures. The real percentage of foreign residents is higher, since the Alicante metropolitan area is home to many Northern European retirees who are officially still residents of their own countries. In the same pattern, a sizable number of permanent residents are Spanish nationals who officially still live in Madrid, the Basque provinces, or other areas of the country.

Historical population
(1250-2011)
Year Population Year Population Year Population
1250 2,500 1797 19,313 1930 71,271
1350 3,250 1803 21,447 1940 89,198
1418 1,539 1857 27,550 1950 101,791
1609 5,040 1860 31,162 1960 121,832
1646 6,174 1877 34,926 1970 181,550
1717 11,019 1887 40,115 1981 245,963
1735 12,604 1897 49,463 1991 265,473
1754 14,394 1900 50,495 2001 288,481
1768 17,213 1910 55,116 2010 334,418
1786 17,345 1920 63,382 2011 334,329
Foreign population
(official data, 2011)
Nationality Population
Colombia 4,545
Morocco 4,036
Romania 3,989
Algeria 3,699
Ecuador 3,544
Italy 3,126
Argentina 2,748
France 2,404
Bulgaria 1,378
Russia 1,300

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